Weke: Music for Piano & Strings | Vincenzo Cipriani

Vincenzo Cipriani at the piano in his own compositions and tributes to the Beatles and Piazzolla. Nine tracks with strings, voices and guest soloists.

Formats and editions

CD and digital file, 44.1 kHz · 16bit. Velut Luna CVLD199.

Musicians

Vincenzo Cipriani — piano; Treble Singers Chorus San Matteo; Anna Cipriani — treble; Antonio Di Marzio — cello; Francesco Sacco — violin; Anuhel — vocals; Giovanni Leonetti — double bass; Maria Maddalena Notarstefano — soprano; Vito Soranno — sax.

Recording

Original recording: Chiesa di San Felice delle Suore Francescane di Gesù Crocifisso, Gravina in Puglia (Bari) — 2009-11

Programme

01 - Weke
02 - Elio
03 - Insanity
04 - Walking Dreaming
05 - From Dawn to Dusk
06 - Dies Irae
07 - Goodnight
08 - Ave Maria
09 - Inverno

Listening notes

Piano and a small string orchestra form the core of Vincenzo Cipriani’s project, conceived as music for images in the tradition of Rota and Morricone. Original works meet Lennon–McCartney’s Good Night, with children’s choir and Anna Cipriani, and tributes to Piazzolla: Ave Maria with Maria Maddalena Notarstefano and Inverno with Vito Soranno. Recorded by Marc Keno; analogue mixing and mastering by Marco Lincetto on a Neve 80-series console.

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