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16th of December 2021 7:40pm GMT+1
Musica Spirituale
DESCRIPTION
“Musica Spirituale” is a collection of four works by Arvo Pärt, Florence Price, Giacinto Scelsi, and Franco Battiato that are centered around the theme of contemplation. The first piece, L'Egitto prima delle sabbie by Battiato, is a simple repetition of sounds for a quarter of an hour, inviting the listener to pause. Scelsi's L'âme ailée / L'âme ouverte is also a piece that invites contemplation, while Pärt's Spiegel im Spiegel is a classic piece that encourages the mind to be free from pretensions. The collection ends with Adoration by Price, a more conventional piece music-wise that brings the listener back to a pleasant and gentle atmosphere.
TRACK LIST
L’Egitto prima delle sabbie, Franco Battiato (1978)
Spiegel im Spiegel, Arvo Pärt (1978)
L’âme ailée, Giacinto Scelsi (1973)
Adoration, Florence Beatrice Price (1951) [violin & piano version]
CREDITS
Yoko Morimyo, violin
Damiano Afrifa, piano
Recorded at Officine Meccaniche (Milano, Italy), by Giuseppe Salvatori, 17th July 2021
Marcello Corti & Francesco Fusaro, production assistants
Edited and mixed by Sebastiano De Gennaro, Marcello Corti, Yoko Morimyo
Mastered by Roberto Rettura at Lo Studio Spaziale (Bologna, Italy)
Martina Merlini, Artwork, Layout and Graphic Design
Marco Moiraghi, Liner Notes