Composer: Béla Bartók, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Alessio Pianelli, Nikos Skalkottas, Sulkhan Tsintsadze, Komitas Vardapet
Performer: Alessio Pianelli
Orchestra: Avos Chamber Orchestra
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Rubicon
Catalogue: RCD1051
Release: 2021
Size: 777 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Tsintsadze: Miniatures
01. I. Lale
02. II. Gandagan
03. III. Song
04. IV. Suliko
05. V. Shepherd’s Dance
06. VI. Tsintsakaro
07. VII. Rural Dance
Vardapet: Armenian Folk Dances
08. I. Hoy Nazan
09. II. Krunk
10. III. Al Aylukhs
11. IV. Erangi
12. V. Habrban
Coleridge-Taylor: Negro Melodies, Op. 59
13. No. 20. Pilgrim Song
14. No. 10. Deep River
Bartók: Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56, BB 68
15. I. Jocul cu bâta (Stick Dance)
16. II. Brâul (Sash Dance)
17. III. Pe loc (In One Spot)
18. IV. Buciumeana (Dance from Bucsum)
19. V. Poarga Româeasca (Romanian Polka)
20. VI. Maruntel (Fast Dance)
21. VII. Maruntel (Fast Dance)
22. Skalkottas: 36 Greek Dances
Skalkottas: 36 Greek Dances
23. II. Kritikos 1
24. V. Kleftikos 2
25. Pianelli: Variations on a Sicilian Folk Theme
Alessio Pianelli’s debut album is a beautifully curated, affectionate, and eclectic musical tribute to his native land, the island of Sicily. “For A Sicilian Traveller, I investigated the richness of Sicily’s culture through the music of other composers who have explored – some more explicitly than others – that central aspect in the tradition of art music. Sicilian culture is like a mosaic in which each tile represents one of the many civilisations that have traversed the island over the centuries. Each tile maintains it’s original identity while contributing to a collective design that is greater than the sum of it’s parts. It is for this reason I have chosen to travel with my cello through music from such a wide variety of cultures.”