Ludovico Einaudi
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 Ludovico Einaudi at Quirinal Palace in 2008 |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Ludovico Einaudi |
| Born | 23 November 1955 Turin, Piedmont, Italy |
| Genres | Classical, minimalist, film score |
| Occupations | Musician, sound designer, film score composer |
| Instruments | piano, synthesizer, keyboard |
| Years active | 1980–present |
| Labels | Decca Records, Universal Music Group |
| Website | www.einaudiwebsite.com |
Ludovico Einaudi OMRI (Italian pronunciation: [ludoˈviːko eiˈnaudi]) (born 23 November 1955 in Turin, Piedmont) is an Italian contemporary music composer and pianist.
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[edit] Biography
Born in Turin, Italy, Einaudi's mother played to him on the piano as a child. He began his musical training at the Conservatorio Verdi in Milan, gaining a diploma in composition in 1982. That same year, he studied with Luciano Berio and gained a scholarship to the Tanglewood Music Festival.
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.[citation needed]
His father was Giulio Einaudi, a publisher, and his grandfather, Luigi Einaudi, was President of the Italian Republic between 1948 and 1955. He currently resides on a vineyard in the Italian region of Piedmont.
[edit] Music
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| "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 |
Although Einaudi would prefer not to be labeled as any particular type of genre, he is sometimes referred to as a Minimalist. However, Einaudi's style differs from those of the Minimalism movement, and this attribution is likely more due to his work's sparse orchestration and simple melodies.
Einaudi's own words on the matter reflect this viewpoint, with Einaudi referring to Minimalism as "elegance and openness", despite its more formal definition as a musical movement to which he arguably does not belong.
Einaudi is signed to Sony Music Entertainment's classical music division, Sony Classical.
Einaudi's Nuvole Bianche was featured in the film Insidious (2010) directed by James Wan.
His Fly was recently featured in a french success movie Intouchables (2011) directed by Olivier Nakache and Eric Toledano.
In June 2011, BBC Radio 1 Presenter Greg James started a campaign to get I Giorni in the top 40 singles chart. He mentioned that he found the piece therapeutic when he was studying in University. The first plays of the song got a phenomenal response from listeners which led to the song appearing in the charts.
[edit] Works
- Time Out (1988)
- Stanze (1992, harp)
- Salgari (1995)
- Le Onde (1996, piano)
- Eden Roc (1999, piano and strings)
- I Giorni (2001, piano)
- Diario Mali (2003; piano, harp)
- Una Mattina (2004; piano, cello)
- Divenire (2007; piano, string quartet)
- Nightbook (2009; piano, electronic)
[edit] Recordings
- 1988 Time Out – BMG Ricordi
- 1992 Stanze – BMG Ricordi
- 1995 Salgari – BMG Ricordi
- 1996 Le Onde – BMG Ricordi[1]
- 1998 Fuori dal Mondo – BMG Ricordi
- 1998 Ultimi Fuochi – BMG Ricordi
- 1999 Eden Roc – BMG Ricordi
- 2001 I Giorni – BMG Ricordi
- 2001 Luce dei miei Occhi- BMG Ricordi
- 2002 Dr. Zhivago – BMG Ricordi
- 2003 La Scala Concert 03.03.03 – BMG Ricordi
- 2003 Le parole di mio padre – BMG Ricordi
- 2003 Diario Mali (with Ballaké Sissoko) – Ponderosa IRD
- 2004 Echoes: The Einaudi Collection
- 2004 Una Mattina – Ponderosa Music and Art/Decca/Sony Classical
- 2006 Divenire – Ponderosa Music and Art/Decca
- 2009 Cloudland[2] – Ponderosa Music and Art
- 2009 Nightbook – Ponderosa Music and Art/Decca
- 2010 The Royal Albert Hall Concert – Ponderosa Music and Art
- 2011 Islands: Essential Einaudi – Decca (UMO)
[edit] Film and television scores
- 1988: Treno di panna (Director: Andrea De Carlo)
- 1994: Da qualche parte in città (Director: Michele Sordillo)
- 1996: Acquario (Director: Michele Sordillo)
- 1998: Aprile (Director: Nanni Moretti)
- 1998: Giorni dispari (Director: Dominick Tambasco)
- 1999: Fuori dal mondo (Director: Giuseppe Piccioni)
- 2000: La vita altrui (Director: Michele Sordillo)
- 2000: Un delitto impossibile (Director: Antonio Luigi Grimaldi)
- 2001: Le parole di mio padre (Director: Francesca Comencini)
- 2001: Alexandria (Director: Maria Iliou)
- 2002: Luce dei miei occhi (Director: Giuseppe Piccioni) – Italian music award for best film score
- 2002: Doctor Zhivago (TV mini-series, Director: Giacomo Campiotti)
- 2004: Sotto falso nome (Director: Roberto Andò) – Prize for the best film music at Avignon Film Festival 2004
- 2004: Mission: Saturn
- 2006: This Is England (Director: Shane Meadows)[3]
- 2010: This Is England '86 (Director: Shane Meadows)[4]
- 2010: Stargate Universe – Pathogen
- 2010: Sangandaan – Landas ng Buhay
- 2010: I'm Still Here (Director: Casey Affleck)
- 2010: Das Ende ist mein Anfang - German film
- 2011: Elena - Mysterio ng Kahapon
- 2011: BBC - background music to minute of silence for recent racing deaths before Formula 1 Airtel Grand Prix of India (October 30)
- 2011: This Is England '88 (Director: Shane Meadows)[5]
- 2011: Intouchables - (Director: Olivier Nakache & Eric Toledano)
- 2012: J. Edgar - (Director: Clint Eastwood)
Numerous episodes of the BBC's Top Gear
- Year of creation unknown: National Basketball Association (NBA) of America, Where Will Amazing Happen This Year (Magic Johnson Sky Hook)[6]
[edit] References
- ^ First solo album for Piano, a best selling album in the UK and Italy.
- ^ "Cloudland". http://www.ponderosa.it/it/albums/42. Retrieved 05/03/2009.(Italian)
- ^ Including Dietro casa and Fuori dal mondo.
- ^ Including Dietro casa and Fuori dal mondo.
- ^ Including Berlin Song.
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zT4D0t3jH5k&list=FLR1Fox-KBu7quXkkkJdzamw&feature=mh_lolz
- The Independent review Album: Ludovico Einaudi, Nightbook (Decca) (16 October 2009), accessed 19 February 2010
- Voce di Italia review of Ludovico Einaudi – The Nightbook Tour by Daniele Orlandi (13 February 2010), accessed 19 February 2010 (Italian)
- Romagna Noi review Ravenna – Ludovico Einaudi all'Alighieri by Daniele Orlandi (8 February 2010), accessed 19 February 2010 (Italian)
