[ Decca / CD ]
Release Date: Friday 4 October 2019
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"From the moody atmospherics of the opener‚ Yerevan and the alt. country feel of the title track‚ it is clear that 'Eden Roc'‚ Ludovico Einaudi's 1999 collection‚ is more wide ranging in its contrasts of mood than his previous discs for BMG. The question has been previously raised of whether this onetime pupil of Berio has followed his musical or commercial instincts‚ but the best approach to this new disc is simply to enjoy it as a sophisticated sequence of musical evocations. These range from the plaintive Für Eliseisms of the solo piano Nefeli (track 5)‚ and the unsurprisingly Beatleesque Julia (track 9)‚ to engaging ensemble pieces such as Odessa (track 6)‚ the distinctive smoky tone of the duduk (a kind of shepherd's flute) making its presence felt. Einaudi's attempts to inject a degree of rhythmic motion‚ as in the postminimalist figuration of Ultimi fuochi (track 7)‚ sound strained at best. Much better is the soulfulness of Un mondo a parte (track 12)‚ or the lightlyapplied melancholy of Exit (leave the disc playing for a brief piano sign off) - qualities which Einaudi's miniatures capture in some measure.
The performances amply convey the sense of musicians playing together in a spirit of friendship‚ though whether a limited degree of improvised musicmaking found its way into the Milan sessions during July 1999 is uncertain. Recorded with suitable intimacy‚ this is a release that provides a soundtrack to an imaginary film - listeners being left to supply their own visuals." - Gramophone
Yerevan
Eden roc
Fouri dalla notte
Due tramonti
Nefeli
Odessa
Ultimi fuochi
Giorni dispari
Julia
Fuori dal mondo
Ultimi fuochi II
Un mondo a parte
Password
Yerevan II
Exit