Ludovico Einaudi

Dr Gradus

Just wondering,

Any other fans of his?

shell022

yup, me. I think he's amazing. went to see him abou three years ago in the helix. wow.

funky penguin

I love him for being my gateway into classical music. Still like to ocassionally listen to his music.

However, I don't think I could hack a whole concert of his music, I'd imagine I'd get very bored.

Dr Gradus

Yeh i thought the same thing, went to see hin the NCH earlier in the month and i have to say i was very very impressed. The place was booked to capacity and he deservedly got two standing ovations.

TimmyTarmac

It's fairly bland stuff in my view. When i first heard Le Onde or I Giorni,it certainly was fresh for a while but a lot of his compositions sound to me like the same tune over and over and over and over again. Aural chewing gum.
In fairness in his album Divenire, he uses production and the Liverpool Philharmonic in a lot of the tracks which gives some badly needed texture.
Einaudi is the grandson of a former Italian president and a one trick pony.

wet-paint

I heard I Giorni about a year ago on Lyric, and said I had to remember that name.

I love his stuff. He's not as religiously minimal as say Glass or Reich, but more melodious. I like him.
Agreed with Divinere though, the fuller sound works wonders. Primavera is a particular favourite of whoever does the soundtracks at Top Gear.

Dr Gradus

I agree that tune does tend to pop up a lot!

I listen to a fair bit of philip glass as well, but i just feel drawn to einaudi more, it seems so much more accessible. I can see where some people would find the music repetitive, but it emphasises the importance of expressive playing and really bringing out the melody even in the most simple of phrases.

mikemac

I like it and have all the albums.
In fact, I only heard about him from this forum!

And then after that recognized some of the music from TV ad's.
Never been to a classical concert but I know what I like

The Nice Jumper

Yep heard this chap being interviewed on lyric a while ago. Love his music but couldn't find it as I couldn't remember his name/spelling. Thanks for that!

Deathwish4

Won't pretend I know anything about the Piano, but his music works beautifully in the below film/programme.

Fuori dal mondo (This Is England)
Dietro Casa (This Is England)
Earth Prelude (Britain In a Day)

dannyc31

one of my favourite composers. his stuff is the material i'd aspire to play one day. i'm only doing grade 2 piano at the moment so i've a bit to go

does anyone know if he will be playing any gigs in the uk or ireland in 2013?

Dr Gradus

He's playing a few concerts in England in April to promote his new album 'In a Time-lapse'. Only got a listen to it today, really really nice so far!

tazzo

He's very good, although I understand the connotations on him being a one trick pony. That said, he has been an awful lot of people's route to classical music or classically inspired music. He does have an ear for melody.

air

Came across him first on the sound track to "The Mountain" - most viewed video on vimeo.com and well worth a look.
Nuvole Bianche still my favourite track although have not listened to all of his albums yet.

dannyc31

He's very good, although I understand the connotations on him being a one trick pony. That said, he has been an awful lot of people's route to classical music or classically inspired music. He does have an ear for melody

this is what gets me. if you have your own style or a sound you have created yourself and you excel in it, you get called a 1 trick pony. the guy is genius when it comes to melody and knowing what works, hell you only have to see every second tv commercial features a sample of one of his pieces.

when i started getting into beethoven i did not know his whole piano reportoire, i still dont but i turned on Lyric fm one morning to be captivated by a song they were playing, my first instinct was "that sounds like Beethoven" and i was right it was a Beethoven piece. does that make Beethoven a one trick pony when it comes to his piano sonatas or does it more likely mean that this is his sound and when you write music and create a sound it comes from the heart and soul and not your brain & finger tips. one of the greatest forms of expression we have as humans we should cheerish it not criticise it.

fanki na pengin

Deathwish4 wrote: »

Won't pretend I know anything about the Piano, but his music works beautifully in the below film/programme.

Fuori dal mondo (This Is England)
Dietro Casa (This Is England)
Earth Prelude (Britain In a Day)

Agreed! It definitely worked well in 'This Is England'.

Reoil

I've been a fan since 1998. Seen him twice now - once in the Helix, once in the Ulster Hall. Nice guy.
Getting sick of hearing his music everywhere on TV nowadays though.

dannyc31

yeah i hate when a really good artist with a loyal following starts to get mainstream. seen an advert for his latest album on tv3 the other night. nooooooooooooo, the masses will start talking about Einaudi in the same conversation as one direction

you do hear his stuff alot on tv series and ads, i'd say he's a close second behind pieces from Hans Zimmer.

marienbad

dannyc31 wrote: »

yeah i hate when a really good artist with a loyal following starts to get mainstream. seen an advert for his latest album on tv3 the other night. nooooooooooooo, the masses will start talking about Einaudi in the same conversation as one direction

you do hear his stuff alot on tv series and ads, i'd say he's a close second behind pieces from Hans Zimmer.

He was always mainstream ! Actually MOR to be correct.

silverharp

my son was in a piano competition in Dublin last week and one of the other kids played "I Giorni" it was hilarious as it went on for 6/8 pages so it was bound to annoy the judges if you have to listen to 18 or 20 pieces ;-) , the parents seemed to think he was brilliant but from a judging perspective there isnt much to the piece.

the thing is if a 9 year old can this type of music does it just show that there isnt that much to it although it may sound nice its just a variation on 4 chord "pop music" ?

dannyc31

anyone else at Einaudi on sunday night? he and his fellow italian musicians lifted the roof off the place. say what you like about the man, he knows how to work an audience into raptures of Joy. fantastic time had by all and gave him a fantastic standing ovation.

bring him back soon please

PurplePrincess

I was there on Saturday night and I loved it. He was just amazing and you can see him and the orchestra love what they're doing. The second half where it was just him playing was really intimate and I had a lump in my throat when he played I Giorni. The audience loved him and he got well deserved standing ovations.