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Release Information

Appignani: The Last Bard

ComposerAlessandro Appignani
Format1 CD Jewelcase
Cat. Number9235
EAN Code5029365923521
ViolinGianluca Turconi
ViolaYoko Kanamaru
CelloWolfgang Emanuel Schmidt
PianoAlessandro Appignani
Recording ArtistQuartetto d’archi di Torino
Sound EngineerPeter Ghirardini

 
About this release
Italian composer Alessandro Appignani began to play piano and cello as a small child, and was later drawn to composition, with a keen interest in the avant-garde of the 20th century. Alfred Schnittke is cited by Appignani as a composer who both inspired and influenced him. He studied piano with Marco Fumo, Hans Graf and Lazar Berman. His music is personal and as poetical as the titles might suggest.

Other information:
- First recordings of music by this young Italian composer
- Booklet notes
- Recordings made in 2009 and 2010
- Alessandro Appignani, an Italian contemporary musician and composer, identifies as "The Last Bard", the person giving voice to the deepest human emotions, from the ancient times of the Gilgamesh Saga to the present world, man's journey on an epic scale.

 
Tracklisting
1. Piano Quintet: The Angel Fall09:16
2. Piano Quintet: Brazil02:27
3. The Last Bard for String Quartet04:55
4. L'Aleph, 26 Visions for Solo Piano07:25
5. Mediterranean Song, Canzona I for Viola and Piano02:27
6. A Window in the Wood, Suite for Viola: I. Praeludium01:22
7. A Window in the Wood, Suite for Viola: II. L’oiseau Lyre02:33
8. A Window in the Wood, Suite for Viola: III. Giddy Dance02:04
9. A Window in the Wood, Suite for Viola: IV. Gavotta01:30
10. A Window in the Wood, Suite for Viola: V. Comme une gigue01:29
11. La Coscienza D'Orfeo for Violin, Cello and Piano01:53
12. Hvareno for String Quartet03:58
13. The Green Island, Canzona II for Cello and Piano03:13
14. Das Schloss for Solo Cello06:09
15. Scuatu for String Quartet02:28