On Modes
Anthony Romaniuk
- Label
- Alpha Classics
- EAN / barcode
- 3701624512029
- Format
- Digital
- Type
- Album
More info
For his third solo album for Alpha, the versatile keyboardist Anthony Romaniuk returns to the piano and explores the seven modes: derived from the major scale, the basis of ancient Greek music but now most present in folk music, jazz and beyond, each mode contains a world of character and mood.
With John Adams' "Phrygian Gates" as a starting point, Romaniuk has compiled a programme with music by Pärt, Ligeti, Radiohead and Björk, but also his own compositions, arrangements of traditional Catalan and Anglo-Scottish music and improvisations. In his search for a personal and original sound, Romaniuk uses two pianos, including a Klavins grand piano (from the collection of Nils Frahm), which overwhelms the listener thanks to its massive soundboard and 4-meter-long bass strings. The addition of various analogue and digital sound effects in combination with innovative recording techniques takes the listener into a unique soundscape that comes close to a sound installation.
Tracklist
- 01 Sunrising 03:40
- 02 Für Alina 02:21
- 03 Rose-Tinted 04:37
- 04 Black Is the Colour (Arr. for Piano by Anthony Romaniuk) 04:18
- 05 Musica Ricercata: VIII. Vivace - Energico - Fantasia (7/8) [Arr. for Piano by Anthony Romaniuk] 02:53
- 06 Passacaglia 05:55
- 07 Motion Picture Soundtrack 03:25
- 08 Scarborough 02:55
- 09 Army of Me (Arr. for Piano by Anthony Romaniuk) 01:44
- 10 Locrian Waltz 05:22
- 11 Nach Alina 02:14
- 12 Phrygian Gates 24:02
- 13 Regina (Arr. for Piano by Anthony Romaniuk) 03:38
Source: MusicBrainz
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