Alessandro Appignani, Yoko Kanamaru, Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt, Quartetto d’archi di Torino - Appignani: The Last Bard (2011)

Tracklist

01. Piano Quintet: I. The Angel Fall
02. Piano Quintet: II. Brazil
03. The Last Bard for String Quartet
04. L'Aleph, 26 Visions for Solo Piano
05. Mediterranean Song for Viola and Piano: Canzona No. 1
06. A Window in the Wood, Suite for Viola: I. Praeludium
07. A Window in the Wood, Suite for Viola: II. L'oiseau lyre
08. A Window in the Wood, Suite for Viola: III. Giddy Dance
09. A Window in the Wood, Suite for Viola: IV. Gavotta
10. A Window in the Wood, Suite for Viola: V. Comme une gigue
11. La Coscienza d'Orfeo for Violin, Cello and Piano
12. Hvareno for String Quartet
13. The Green Island, Canzona No. 2 for Cello and Piano
14. Das Schloss for Solo Cello
15. Scuatu for String Quartet



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.

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