ITALIAN MUSIC FOR GUITAR AND PIANO - GOLD CD (with free 2015 CD version)

€ 21,90

New remastering of the CD ITALIAN MUSIC FOR GUITAR AND PIANO (you will receive the free CD of 2015 and so you can discover the sound differences between the two editions) ITALIAN MUSIC FOR PIANOFORTE AND GUITAR It is generally believed that the union between pianoforte and guitar presents a complicated rebus for composers and musicians alike: the acoustics and approach of these two instruments make them too unbalanced to be blended, too different in levels of volume and too divergent in their "thought processes" or construction of harmonies. In short, when played together, the pianoforte and guitar tend to prove almost incompatible. Furthermore, if the guitar lacks amplification support, even at a minimal level, the pianoforte needs to be played almost always with extreme delicacy. Despite these factors and the usual perceptions, many composers, above all in the twentieth century, have achieved splendid results with the masterful use of the ‘full’ and ‘thin’ sounds of the respective instruments, by paying particular attention to a non-conventional dialogue between them, subtle composition and, of course, a good dose of instinct, which is never a bad thing. The disk in your hands proves these triumphs and contains a collection of original works for guitar and pianoforte composed between 1950 and today, both from renowned and less renowned Italian composers. The journey begins back in 1950 with one of the composers whose name, intentionally or not, is synonymous with the guitar, namely the Florentine Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895-1968) who wrote Fantasia op. 145 in two brief witty movements dedicating it to Andrés Segovia and his pianist wife Francesca ‘Paquita’ Madriguera Rodon. A miracle of balance that recalls the inescapable French influences while displaying its exuberant and personal inspiration from opera, it oscillates between an atmosphere that pays homage to Spain and an entirely Italian, or rather Tuscan lyricism. Another two-part composition entitled Fantasia consists of a single movement written in October 1979 by Brescian composer Franco Margola (1908-1992), that was dedicated to the duo formed by guitarist Guido Margaria and his wife, Emilia. Although this quiet, neo-Baroque piece does not integrate the two instruments to the same level as that of Mario Castelnuovo Tedesco, it still succeeds in creating a dialogue between the two instruments, cleverly alternating rather than overlapping the two sounds. From a stylistic viewpoint, Margola drifts between hints of Bach and pleasant flashes of eighteenth century Italy. Another track dedicated to the Margaria duo is the short piece entitled Improvviso, composed between November 1979 and the spring of 1980, not too different from the atmospheres of the former track, making it seem like an appendix in triple time that mixes the initial mazurka with a persistent neo-Baroque ensemble. Fantasia is yet another piece dedicated to the Margaria duo, and was written in 1980 by Carlo Mosso (1931-1995), who spent his early years in France before settling in Piedmont. This piece is meditative and restless, rigid, rich in archaisms yet at the same time modern and intentionally rough, built on a handful of melodic cells that are linked together and in certain points are reminiscent of the works of Frank Martin from Switzerland and the popular Italian composer Gian Francesco Malipiero. The piece entitled Divertimento a due was composed by Padua-born Adrano Lincetto (1936-1996) and is divided into three movements (Molto lento. Poco mosso – Allegro molto – Finale. Molto moderato and cantabile. Allegro vivo). Beyond any doubt, it is less enigmatic and a far cry from modern and postmodern complications, in its intricate modal style with numerous seventh chords. This rich compilation ends with two tracks that were written specifically for and dedicated to Lapo Vannucci and Luca Torrigiani. Il silenzio del tempo by Turin composer, Luigi Giachino (1962), was written in 2015 and is a suite in four movements, with notes of jazz and whispers of other, almost impressionist styles. In a six-minute track, the totally different Winter Time, written by Sicilian composer Giuseppe Crapisi (1967) proposes a blend of bold, repetitive and headstrong gestures typical of a minimalist yet more melanchonic style. In this case, the two instruments rarely alternate but often blend their sounds, now delicate, now rhythmic, in a largely contemporary key. Ennio Speranza    

ITALIAN MUSIC FOR GUITAR AND PIANO - GOLD CD (with free 2015 CD version)

€ 21,90

New remastering of the CD ITALIAN MUSIC FOR GUITAR AND PIANO (you will receive the free CD of 2015 and so you can discover the sound differences between the two editions) ITALIAN MUSIC FOR PIANOFORTE AND GUITAR It is generally believed that the union between pianoforte and guitar presents a complicated rebus for composers and musicians alike: the acoustics and approach of these two instruments make them too unbalanced to be blended, too different in levels of volume and too divergent in their "thought processes" or construction of harmonies. In short, when played together, the pianoforte and guitar tend to prove almost incompatible. Furthermore, if the guitar lacks amplification support, even at a minimal level, the pianoforte needs to be played almost always with extreme delicacy. Despite these factors and the usual perceptions, many composers, above all in the twentieth century, have achieved splendid results with the masterful use of the ‘full’ and ‘thin’ sounds of the respective instruments, by paying particular attention to a non-conventional dialogue between them, subtle composition and, of course, a good dose of instinct, which is never a bad thing. The disk in your hands proves these triumphs and contains a collection of original works for guitar and pianoforte composed between 1950 and today, both from renowned and less renowned Italian composers. The journey begins back in 1950 with one of the composers whose name, intentionally or not, is synonymous with the guitar, namely the Florentine Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895-1968) who wrote Fantasia op. 145 in two brief witty movements dedicating it to Andrés Segovia and his pianist wife Francesca ‘Paquita’ Madriguera Rodon. A miracle of balance that recalls the inescapable French influences while displaying its exuberant and personal inspiration from opera, it oscillates between an atmosphere that pays homage to Spain and an entirely Italian, or rather Tuscan lyricism. Another two-part composition entitled Fantasia consists of a single movement written in October 1979 by Brescian composer Franco Margola (1908-1992), that was dedicated to the duo formed by guitarist Guido Margaria and his wife, Emilia. Although this quiet, neo-Baroque piece does not integrate the two instruments to the same level as that of Mario Castelnuovo Tedesco, it still succeeds in creating a dialogue between the two instruments, cleverly alternating rather than overlapping the two sounds. From a stylistic viewpoint, Margola drifts between hints of Bach and pleasant flashes of eighteenth century Italy. Another track dedicated to the Margaria duo is the short piece entitled Improvviso, composed between November 1979 and the spring of 1980, not too different from the atmospheres of the former track, making it seem like an appendix in triple time that mixes the initial mazurka with a persistent neo-Baroque ensemble. Fantasia is yet another piece dedicated to the Margaria duo, and was written in 1980 by Carlo Mosso (1931-1995), who spent his early years in France before settling in Piedmont. This piece is meditative and restless, rigid, rich in archaisms yet at the same time modern and intentionally rough, built on a handful of melodic cells that are linked together and in certain points are reminiscent of the works of Frank Martin from Switzerland and the popular Italian composer Gian Francesco Malipiero. The piece entitled Divertimento a due was composed by Padua-born Adrano Lincetto (1936-1996) and is divided into three movements (Molto lento. Poco mosso – Allegro molto – Finale. Molto moderato and cantabile. Allegro vivo). Beyond any doubt, it is less enigmatic and a far cry from modern and postmodern complications, in its intricate modal style with numerous seventh chords. This rich compilation ends with two tracks that were written specifically for and dedicated to Lapo Vannucci and Luca Torrigiani. Il silenzio del tempo by Turin composer, Luigi Giachino (1962), was written in 2015 and is a suite in four movements, with notes of jazz and whispers of other, almost impressionist styles. In a six-minute track, the totally different Winter Time, written by Sicilian composer Giuseppe Crapisi (1967) proposes a blend of bold, repetitive and headstrong gestures typical of a minimalist yet more melanchonic style. In this case, the two instruments rarely alternate but often blend their sounds, now delicate, now rhythmic, in a largely contemporary key. Ennio Speranza    

ITALIAN MUSIC FOR GUITAR AND PIANO - GOLD CD (with free 2015 CD version)

€ 21,90

New remastering of the CD ITALIAN MUSIC FOR GUITAR AND PIANO (you will receive the free CD of 2015 and so you can discover the sound differences between the two editions) ITALIAN MUSIC FOR PIANOFORTE AND GUITAR It is generally believed that the union between pianoforte and guitar presents a complicated rebus for composers and musicians alike: the acoustics and approach of these two instruments make them too unbalanced to be blended, too different in levels of volume and too divergent in their "thought processes" or construction of harmonies. In short, when played together, the pianoforte and guitar tend to prove almost incompatible. Furthermore, if the guitar lacks amplification support, even at a minimal level, the pianoforte needs to be played almost always with extreme delicacy. Despite these factors and the usual perceptions, many composers, above all in the twentieth century, have achieved splendid results with the masterful use of the ‘full’ and ‘thin’ sounds of the respective instruments, by paying particular attention to a non-conventional dialogue between them, subtle composition and, of course, a good dose of instinct, which is never a bad thing. The disk in your hands proves these triumphs and contains a collection of original works for guitar and pianoforte composed between 1950 and today, both from renowned and less renowned Italian composers. The journey begins back in 1950 with one of the composers whose name, intentionally or not, is synonymous with the guitar, namely the Florentine Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895-1968) who wrote Fantasia op. 145 in two brief witty movements dedicating it to Andrés Segovia and his pianist wife Francesca ‘Paquita’ Madriguera Rodon. A miracle of balance that recalls the inescapable French influences while displaying its exuberant and personal inspiration from opera, it oscillates between an atmosphere that pays homage to Spain and an entirely Italian, or rather Tuscan lyricism. Another two-part composition entitled Fantasia consists of a single movement written in October 1979 by Brescian composer Franco Margola (1908-1992), that was dedicated to the duo formed by guitarist Guido Margaria and his wife, Emilia. Although this quiet, neo-Baroque piece does not integrate the two instruments to the same level as that of Mario Castelnuovo Tedesco, it still succeeds in creating a dialogue between the two instruments, cleverly alternating rather than overlapping the two sounds. From a stylistic viewpoint, Margola drifts between hints of Bach and pleasant flashes of eighteenth century Italy. Another track dedicated to the Margaria duo is the short piece entitled Improvviso, composed between November 1979 and the spring of 1980, not too different from the atmospheres of the former track, making it seem like an appendix in triple time that mixes the initial mazurka with a persistent neo-Baroque ensemble. Fantasia is yet another piece dedicated to the Margaria duo, and was written in 1980 by Carlo Mosso (1931-1995), who spent his early years in France before settling in Piedmont. This piece is meditative and restless, rigid, rich in archaisms yet at the same time modern and intentionally rough, built on a handful of melodic cells that are linked together and in certain points are reminiscent of the works of Frank Martin from Switzerland and the popular Italian composer Gian Francesco Malipiero. The piece entitled Divertimento a due was composed by Padua-born Adrano Lincetto (1936-1996) and is divided into three movements (Molto lento. Poco mosso – Allegro molto – Finale. Molto moderato and cantabile. Allegro vivo). Beyond any doubt, it is less enigmatic and a far cry from modern and postmodern complications, in its intricate modal style with numerous seventh chords. This rich compilation ends with two tracks that were written specifically for and dedicated to Lapo Vannucci and Luca Torrigiani. Il silenzio del tempo by Turin composer, Luigi Giachino (1962), was written in 2015 and is a suite in four movements, with notes of jazz and whispers of other, almost impressionist styles. In a six-minute track, the totally different Winter Time, written by Sicilian composer Giuseppe Crapisi (1967) proposes a blend of bold, repetitive and headstrong gestures typical of a minimalist yet more melanchonic style. In this case, the two instruments rarely alternate but often blend their sounds, now delicate, now rhythmic, in a largely contemporary key. Ennio Speranza    

Papier-Maché - GOLD CD

€ 21,90

UNA STORIA MISTERIOSA “Don Antonio, non dovete portare nella tomba il segreto delle vostre chitarre…” “…mi è impossibile tramandarlo ai posteri” Quello della Papier-Mâché di Torres è stato un caso unico nella storia della liuteria non solo chitarristica: Antonio de Torres (1817-1892), considerato oggi lo Stradivari delle sei corde, fu il primo e, che si sappia, l’unico a costruire nel 1862 un esemplare di strumento Papier-Mâché. Questa chitarra, paradossalmente, a dispetto della sua apparente umiltà, restituisce un mondo sonoro affascinante, misterioso e unico. Dal momento che l’originale, conservato al Museo della Musica di Barcellona, non e’ più in grado di esprimere la propria voce, l’album ha lo scopo di far riscoprire e rivivere le peculiari caratteristiche timbriche e sonore di questo interessante strumento attraverso l’utilizzo di due copie ad esso ispirate. Il liutaio Fabio Zontini ha raccolto la sfida lanciata da Torres e da quasi vent’anni si occupa della costruzione di copie Papier-Mâché. I due esemplari utilizzati da Federica Artuso per la registrazione sono stati realizzati tra aprile e settembre 2023 e pesano entrambi (incredibilmente) appena 995 grammi. Montano inoltre corde in budello naturale. Zontini ha quindi tracciato una sorta di collegamento con il grande Torres, cogliendo una specie di esperimento-prototipo del liutaio andaluso, e provando con successo a diffonderlo ai giorni nostri. La Papier-Mâché è una sorta di contraddizione vivente proprio per la contrapposizione tra il materiale povero di cui è fatta e il risultato sonoro artisticamente sorprendente. E ispirandosi a questa contrapposizione, è stato registrato un programma emblematico di quel paradosso che incarna l’identità della chitarra, sempre in bilico tra l’anima povera, autentica e popolare da un lato e l’Olimpo della musica colta dall’altro. Le musiche qui registrate sono tutte di chitarristi-compositori che sono vissuti all’epoca della chitarra di cartone o che hanno avuto a che fare con gli strumenti di Torres. Questi chitarristi sono parte di quella tradizione esecutiva e di quella poetica sonora di cui la Papier-Mâché è emblema. Alcuni dei brani, pur essendo stati scritti da compositori non chitarristi, fanno parte di quel repertorio in cui più si identificano le sei corde. Arcas e Parga* tentarono di elevare la chitarra a strumento colto, senza riuscire ad emanciparsi totalmente dalle reminiscenze flamenche. Il loro stile si adatta perfettamente all’essenzialità arcaica del suono della Papier-Mâché e le loro musiche, pur fortemente radicate nel linguaggio popolare, ci conducono poco per volta allo stile borghese e salottiero di Garcia Tolsa* e di Tarrega, allievi di Arcas. La loro musica non è più soltanto per coloro a cui scorre nelle vene sangue flamenco o per quelli che ritengono l’opera lirica l’unica musica colta. È musica che piace agli intellettuali e, se ammette qualche danza, lo fa a patto che sia da salotto. Dal punto di vista dei musicisti, a differenza dei suoi predecessori, Tarrega riesce a confezionare gli slanci espressivi in forme totalmente compiute. Miguel Llobet, allievo di Tarrega, è noto come compositore soprattutto per la sua versione chitarristica delle Canciones populares catalanas. Nella parte di programma che lo riguarda si propone anche un repertorio di cui non è autore, ma che lo rappresenta fedelmente e dove si colgono tutte le novità portate dal suo estro creativo, che fanno emergere ciò che della chitarra è più caratteristico. Maria Luisa Anido fu allieva di Llobet, nonché sua partner in duo di chitarre. La musicista argentina fu una tra gli ultimi chitarristi negli anni ’50 ad utilizzare le corde in budello -ormai difficilmente reperibili- e, tra l’altro, fu proprietaria proprio della Torres di Tarrega (1864, FE17). Anido è l’emblema dell’immagine della chitarra come spartiacque tra il mondo della musica folklorica e quella della musica colta, contrapposizione che probabilmente non si risolverà mai completamente. Ce lo dimostrano le sue irresistibili trascrizioni dai grandi classici come Bach, Mozart, Tchaikowsky e i suoi brani sudamericani, pulsanti di energia indigena. I brani di Parga e Garcia Tolsa non sono contenuti nella versione in vinile. Leggi tutto sul nostro blog DISPONIBILE ANCHE IN:  LP 180gr. su Top Clear Vinyl -  BUNDLE

Double Time - GOLD CD

€ 21,90

Double Time (GOLD CD) Oscar Del Barba, Piano Solo Inside this CD there are some recordings that concern two different moments of my musical life. Tracks 1 to 5 were recorded in 2018 and the next four in 2012. The first ones are about very famous songs, “classical” standards of jazz while the other pieces are my compositions and two improvisations, not based on a pre-existing theme. So two important aspects of the musical vision of a jazz player: the improvisational aspect and the one related to the composition that often intertwine and coexist not always in a “peaceful” way. I mean, the two things inside me have always been a little conflicted, but in the end, one cannot exist without the other. A special thanks to my family that bears me and supports me for years; a big thanks to Luca Remelli without which this cd could not have been released; thanks to Marco Lincetto for his work and his role as a cultural popularizer, always attentive to the quality of its productions. Thanks to Giancarlo Roberti, to all those who have made me grow musically until today. Oscar Del Barba HD MASTER FILE: HERE

Gira l'anima (GOLD CD)

€ 21,90

Gira l'anima (GOLD CD) Tiziana Cappellino, voice and piano Pietro Ballestrero, guitars Two artists with a very personal style and a strong sensibility. The passion for the musicality and rhythms of Brazil on the one hand and the vitality of jazz on the other gives rise to a meeting in which voice, guitar and piano are intertwined creating fresh arrangements, contamination of styles and worlds. Refined harmonies and improvisation are inextricably linked to the search for the beauty and simplicity of the melodies, be they instrumental, where the sung parts are vocalized without a text, or through real poems, verses put into music. The voice of Cappelino, a Steinway Concert Grand, that has almost a century and the acoustic guitars of Ballestrero, enhanced by the exceptional fidelity of the recording of Marco Lincetto, as usual captured strictly live in the studio, lead the listener on a journey through the different souls that fascinate the authors. From their original songs to themes of great composers such as Pat Metheny or Egberto Gismonti, interspersed with real Brazilian songs with the text translated into Italian, a piece of Noa, and in closing the beautiful "Cara" by Lucio Dalla.

Frequency Of Humanity - CD 24k Gold

€ 21,90

  Frequency Of Humanity CD 24k Gold MARTIAN NOISE are two brothers, Gabriele Lucchin, 19, and Niccolò Lucchin, 17. And they are also the Black Swan of the Italian music world today. Two young virtuosos of their respective instruments, deep and refined connoisseurs of the epic of the great Prog of the origins, that of the 70s, born and raised between Great Britain and Italy. For them, and thanks to their family tradition, Emerson Lake & Palmer, Yes, Genesis, Rick Wakeman, Pink Floyd, Alan Parsons Project, etc. are the daily bread with which they grew and were formed, acquiring an encyclopedic and deep culture of that sound world, thus defining their own original aesthetics of Music. It was therefore inevitable to arrive at this FREQUENCY (of Humanity), which far from representing a sad derivative clone of the works of the Masters, takes up the stylistic elements, with calligraphic respect, However, offering Music really new and for our days absolutely innovative, fresh and regenerating, in a stagnant ocean of banality, non-Muslim vulgarly predicative. And they also assume the responsibility of proposing an entire album without voices, without singing, without those "words" that today seem to be the only reason for attraction for a too large audience, who has given up the evocative pleasure of pure music to the nth degree. Well, they think MARTIAN NOISE to awaken attention! From a technical point of view the unavoidable choice has been to use for their performances ONLY analog instruments directly from the 70s and 80s; as well as most of the work flow of recording, mix and mastering has been realized in the analog domain. No computer, no sampler, no software was used in the execution phase. And the title of the album, and the cover image, somehow want to point this way, where Humanity, Humanism, overcomes and defeats the dystopian technocratic technicality of today. A tear of vital light in the night of the circuits and bits.