Stravinsky - Piano Conversations | Dynamic CDS7947

Stravinsky - Piano Conversations

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Label: Dynamic

Cat No: CDS7947

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Instrumental

Release Date: 15th April 2022

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Writing for the piano was the focal point of Stravinsky’s composing activity, despite the small number of works he wrote explicitly for the instrument. This programme testifies to this by creating a dialogue both between the pieces themselves, and the interpreter’s conversation with the composer through his music. Russian soul meets the jazzy bustle of Paris and New York, neo-Classical and Baroque reminiscence converses with the rhythmic and harmonic spice of Stravinsky’s modernity, and the poised antiquity of Apollon musagète encounters Le Sacre du printemps.

Luigi Palombi graduated in Piano and Composition from the Conservatory of Milan under the guidance of Mariagrazia Grauso and Sonia Bo. He has appeared in concert at prestigious venues, such as: Teatro dal Verme (Milan), Pinacoteca di Brera (Milan), Teatro Filodrammatici (Milan) Teatro dell’Elfo (Milan), Castelvecchio (Verona), Scenario Pubblico (Catania); and for music institutions such as: La Società dei Concerti (Milan), Società del Quartetto (Milan), Società Umanitaria (Milan), Festival MiTo Settembre Musica (Milan), Festival Umberto Giordano (Baveno). His intellectual curiosity has led him to explore music in all its expressions, from the chamber field, with the Secret Theatre instrumental ensemble at the 24th Fadjr International Music Festival in Iran (2008), to the orchestral one, with the Jazz Discovery Ensemble. For the theatre, he wrote the music for the shows “Et incarnatus est: W.A. Mozart - Tema con divagazioni” and “Parole Mute” (Enriquez Prize 2009).

As a soloist, he has performed for artists such as Ennio Morricone and Nicola Piovani. He composed the soundtrack for the Human 4d version of Davide Sibaldi’s film “In guerra”. In March 2017 the music magazine Amadeus made available for download his solo recital “Sogno di un valzer - una società in ballo”. With the label Dynamic he also published “Duke Ellington - Piano Works” (2015), where he interprets Duke Ellington’s piano output, “Cinema” (2018), dedicated to original piano soundtracks, and “Fake Bach - A Journey into Bach Arrangements” (2021), recorded at RSI (Radio Svizzera Italiana).

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