Anthony Romaniuk: On Modes

For his third solo album for Alpha, keyboard polyglot Anthony Romaniuk returns to the piano, exploring the seven modes: derived from the major scale, the basis of ancient Greek music but nowadays endemic in folk, jazz and beyond, each one containing a world of character and mood. Starting with John Adams' Phrygian Gates, Romaniuk devised a programme comprising music by Pärt, Ligeti, Radiohead and Björk with his own original compositions; arrangements of traditional Catalan and English/Scottish music and improvisations. Continuing his search for a personal and original sound, Romaniuk uses two pianos, including a Klavins upright grand piano (from the collection of Nils Frahm) which, thanks to its massive soundboard and 4 metre long bass strings, overwhelms the listener. The addition of various analogue and digital audio effects together with innovative recording techniques brings the listener into a unique sonic landscape, approaching that of a sound-installation.

1: Sunrising
2: Für Alina
3: Rose-tinted (Lydian Etude)
4: Black Is the Colour
5: VIII. Vivace. Energico - Fantasia
6: Passacaglia
7: Motion Picture Soundtrack
8: Scarborough
9: Army of Me
10: Locrian Waltz
11: Nach Alina
12: Phrygian Gates
13: Regina

Composer: Gyorgy Ligeti, John Adams, Björk, Anthony Romaniuk, Arvo Pärt, Radiohead

Number of Discs: 1

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