Le Onde is a CD of music written and played by Ludovico Einaudi. His phenomenal CD sales and ability to sell out major concert halls worldwide are confirmation that Einaudi is one of classical music's success stories of recent years. After studying at the Conservatory in Milan, and subsequently with Berio, he spent several years composing in traditional forms. In the mid-1980s he began to search for a more personal expression in a series of works for dance and multimedia, and later for piano. His music is ambient, meditative and often introspective, drawing on minimalism, world music and contemporary pop. He has made a significant impact in the film world, with four international awards to his name. Although Einaudi would prefer not to be labeled as any particular type of composer, he is generally considered a Minimalist.
"In general I don't like definitions, but 'Minimalist' is a term that means elegance and openness, so I would prefer to be called a Minimalist than something else." -Ludovico Einaudi
And 'elegance and openness' is the best way to describe the music that is on this CD. The inside of the inlay of the CD tells that one time the composer was driving through part of Africa when a piece of music came on the radio. The music told the story of a hippopotamus who lived near the crossing of two rivers and who was loved by all the people of that area. And one day the hippopotmaus was shot and the music is now sung as a lament for the death of a King or a loved one. I am not at all sure what this has got to do with the music on the CD - perhaps this piece of the music and the story behind it gave inspiration for the music, but I'm not sure about that.
Tracks on this CD include: 1. Melodia Africana I 2. I Due Fiumi 3. In Un'altra Vita 4. Melodia Africana II 5. Stella Del Mattino 6. I Giorni 7. Samba 8. Melodia Africana III 9. La Nascita Delle Cose Segrete 10. Quel Che Resta 11. Inizio 12. Limbo 13. Bella Notte 14. Canzone Africana IV
I normally would write a little about every track but they are all very similar and so I would be repeating myself if I were to do that. All the tracks on the CD have great melodies and wonderful harmonies and accompaniments to them but there are some tracks which are a bit better than the other and are ones that I would say are my favourite tracks. These include I Due Fiumi, Stella del Mattino and I Giorni which have melodies that are lovely to listen to and remain in your head long after turning off the music. The whole CD contains great music and is well worth listening to. It is great music for to have playing at any time, as background music when preparing food, eating the food that's been prepared, when driving, when working, when writing reviews for ciao - really its great background for any situation and is well worth listening to.
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