Tony
Pagliuca was Le Orme's keyboardist until 1990. In the early nineties
he went solo following a personal artistic path and since then ha has
released six albums so far. His last work, “Après Midi –
Ormeggiando”, was recorded between 2007 and 2010 with the
supervision of Le Orme's historic producer Gianpiero Reverberi and
features twelve tracks from Le Orme's repertoire re-interpreted for
piano solo. The album was finally self released in 2010 with an
elegant packaging featuring an art cover taken from a painting by
Walter Mac Mazzieri, Canzoniere notturno. Well, in my opinion the art
cover depicts in a very effective way the mood of this charming work
full of delicate nuances and evocative, nocturnal passages.
The
opener “Gioco di bimba” sets the atmosphere. From the very first
notes you can realize that this is not just an unplugged album or the
fruit of a nostalgia operation. The music respects the feeling of the
original pieces but explores new melodic solutions drawing beautiful
games of lights and shadows.
The
following “Aliante” is the only track recorded live and it's
taken from a concert in Florence in November 2009. “Venerdì” is
an instrumental piece originally released in 1981 and this “naked”
version, purified from the sounds of the eighties, in my opinion adds
new perspectives and colours with an excellent result...
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| Tony Pagliuca 2010 |
Just
imagine to sit in a café in San Marco Square, in Venice, and let the
music stir your fantasy, unveiling hidden melodies and unexpected
rhythmical solutions... “Verità nascoste”, “Aspettando l'alba”,
“Immagini”, “La fabbricante d'angeli”, “Era inverno”, “Se
io lavoro”, “Cemento armato”, “Sguardo verso il cielo”,
“Collage”. The music flows away as in a beautiful dream and if
you like Le Orme's historic works I'm sure you'll enjoy all this new
instrumental versions as well. Have a try!
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