Credits:

Francesco Tristano

Description:

A New Studio Album Uniquely Juxtaposing Renaissance Works and His Own CompositionsGenre-crossing Francesco Tristano returns to his roots with a new studio album that uniquely juxtaposes Renaissance and early Baroque works with his own Baroque-style piano compositions. The album features Renaissance keyboard works by Italian composer Girolamo Frescobaldi, English composer and organist Orlando Gibbons, John Bull, and Peter Phillips. Some tracks are played directly from the originals, while others are based on Renaissance originals and improvised by Tristano, making the entire album not just a collection of old-time pieces, but a fascinating mix of classical and neo-classical music. Francesco's willingness to use electronics (synthesizers, etc.), albeit very sparingly, on some tracks in order to create a certain atmosphere is typical of his style. Sony Music

Tracklisting:

1.Toccata
2.On John Bull Galliard in D
3.Fantasia in D
4.Serpentina
5.Laet ons met herten reijne
6.On Girolamo Frescobaldi Quattro correnti
7.Partita sopra l'aria di follia
8.Ritornello
9.On Cristobal de morales circumdederunt me
10.Pavan
11.Air & Alman
12.Italian Ground
13.Ground
14.Ciaccona seconda
15.Toccate d'intavolatura di cimbalo et organo~Cento partite sopra passacagli
16.Aria for RS