In a Time Lapse

by Ludovico Einaudi

Overview

Italian pianist Ludovico Einaudi, grandson of an early president of postwar Italy and student of Luciano Berio, has at times used either his first or his last name solo. His music is a bit difficult to pin down, for it treads up to the lines of minimalism, new age, and pop piano without quite going over any of them. It depends on repeated, slowly shifting piano figures but is too grand to be really minimalist. Stress reduction and contemplativeness are the chief virtues ascribed to it by its admirers, but it doesn't have the improvisatory jazz basis of American new age music. And though individual junctures might sound like passages from Elton John, the music tends to stop short of pop emotional payoffs and go off in a new direction. This generic slipperiness is the key to Einaudi's appeal, which seems set to expand to the U.S.: as in the days of old, where recorded music was conceived of primarily as an aid to selling live concert tickets, In a Time Lapse comes stickered with an American tour schedule. Should you try it out? Einaudi has the odd combination of being original without being especially challenging; his music sort of lies there. But this release may well be a good place to start. Its most noticeable new feature is a light overlay of pop electronics not present on Einaudi's solo piano and piano-and-orchestra music. It actually works well, lending rhythmic and textural variety to the beginnings of each piece. The music soon enough progresses into chord arpeggios on Einaudi's piano, but he has the opportunity to apply his simple musical logic to a variety of moods. This, too, sets the music apart from new age models. In short, who knows? Even if crossover is not your bag, you may find yourself drawn by this. Or maybe you just want something that will relax you in freeway traffic. Einaudi could work either way.

Product Details

Release Date:	04/30/2013
Label:	Decca
UPC:	0602537352968
Rank:	46122

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Ludovico Einaudi   Primary Artist,Bass,Guitar (Acoustic),Loops,Piano,Celeste,Moog Bass,Electronics,Glockenspiel,Guitar (Bass),Bass (Electric),Moog Synthesizer
Daniel Hope   Primary Artist,Violin
Greta Svabo-Bech   Primary Artist,Vocals
I Virtuosi Italiani   Primary Artist,Orchestra
Parco della Musica Contemporanea Ensemble   Primary Artist,Ensemble,Percussion Ensemble
Francesco Arcuri   Kalimba,Keyboards
Redi Hasa   Cello
Alice Costamagna   Violin
Francesca Tirale   Harp
Antonio Aiello   Violin
Antonino Errera   Percussion
Giordano Pegoraro   Cello
Giorgio Baldan   Violin
Alessandra Vianello   Violin
Carlo Menozzi   Violin
Ciro Chiapponi   Viola
Cristiano Scipioni   Double Bass
Ingrid Shllaku   Violin
Luca Serpini   Viola
Riviera Lazeri   Cello
Per I. Hojgaard Petersen   Drums
Gianluca Ruggeri   Percussion
Robert Lippok   Electronics
Luca Falasca   Violin
Svetlana Fomina   Viola
Antonio Leofreddi   Viola
Leonardo Sapere   Cello
Fulvia Ricevuto   Percussion
Alberto Martini   Violin
Marco Decimo   Cello,Glockenspiel
Franco Feruglio   Double Bass
Antonio Caggiano   Percussion
Alberto Ambrosini   Violin
Ilaria Miori   Violin
Alberto Fabris   Bass,Guitar,Guitar (Bass),Guitar (Rhythm)
Mauro Durante   Violin,Tambourine
Alessandro Pandolfi   Viola
Federico Mecozzi   Violin
Flavio Ghilardi   Viola
Constantin Beschieru   Violin
Vinicio Capriotti   Violin
Orchestra I Virtuosi Italiani   Orchestra
Sante Braia   Double Bass

Technical Credits

Francesco Arcuri   Unknown Contributor Role
Beniamino Barrese   Photography
Alex Freidin-Goss   Photography
Leo Einaudi   Loop,Unknown Contributor Role
Dot Major   Remix Engineer
Ludovico Einaudi   Unknown Contributor Role,Arranger,Composer,Producer
Robert Lippok   Remix Engineer,Unknown Contributor Role
Starkey   Remix Engineer
Paul J. Geissinger   Drum Programming,Synthesizer Programming
Barry Grint   Mastering Engineer
Fabio Angeletti   Piano Tuner,Piano Preparation
Gianluca Mancini   Editing,Engineer,Recording,Music Assistant,Mixing Assistant
Simon Lanz   Noise Reduction
Stefano Barzan   Mastering Engineer
Cristiano Di Giovanni   Artwork
Michael Seberich   Mixing,Engineer,Mastering,Recording,Mixing Engineer,Mastering Engineer
Paolo Giudici   Sound Design,Assistant Engineer,Unknown Contributor Role
Alberto Fabris   Reverb,Mixing Assistant,Production Assistant,Unknown Contributor Role
Fred Ruddick   Mixing,Producer,Recording,Programming,Recording Arranger
Phaeleh   Remix Engineer
Greta Svabo-Bech   Composer
Titti Santini   Management
Federico Mecozzi   Music Assistant
Milo Benericetti   Recording Assistant
Steven Siegel   Remix Engineer