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Alessandro Esseno with the piano

Alessandro Esseno (born 27 June 1969, Rome) is an Italian pianist and composer.

He trained at the Conservatorio S. Cecilia in Rome and under composer Boris Porena, Antonio Scarlato, and Silvana Silla, before taking a course in electronic music with the contemporary composer Domenico Guaccero. In the 1980s he collaborated as a pianist and arranger with some of the most important Italian artists in the RCA like Banco del Mutuo Soccorso, Zebra Crossing and in the United States with the rock group Toto. In 1990 he published his first albums, followed by a second album in 1992 and a European tour. In 2003 released a new album In questo momento with members of Vasco Rossi band.].[1][2].

In the same year he began his collaboration with Rai Trade (today Rai World), for which he created a series of works about the Rai networks achieving success. In 2006 Esseno published his new album, "La Terra non finisce all'orizzonte", which received rave reviews and multiple downloads in iTunes. In August 2009 he was invited to the prestigious Ravello Festival, where he presented a preview of the new piano solo album titled Pictures. Pictures is his piano solo album in which he conveys his emotions filtered throught his live experience and his deep knowledge of this instrument. [3]. In 2012s he wrote the music for for a film/documentary "2.0 - La battaglia di Aleppo" directed by Amedeo Ricucci. His newest album, La legge del continuo mutamento, was released on Febraury 1, 2015.[4][5][6].

Works

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  • 1985: Lullaby for marimba, vibraphone, gloenkspiel and timpani
  • 1985: Fractures for piano
  • 1985: String Quartet No. 1
  • 1986: Alpha and Omega electronic music
  • 1986: Pendulum electronic music
  • 1986: Visions for orchestra
  • 1986: Atmosphere zero for orchestra
  • 1987: Poetics of tesseratto for organ (1987, rivista 1997)
  • 1987: Routes ipnogogici for 3 solo voices and 7 instruments
  • 1987: Thypon for soprano and mezzo soprano soloist, chorus and orchestra
  • 1987: Concerto for Cello
  • 1987: Octet for 8 solo voices
  • 1988: Metamorphoses daytime for orchestra
  • 1988: Two Studies for Organ
  • 1989: Aeon for harpsichord
  • 1990: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No.1 in A flat major
  • 1990: Synapse for 12 solo strings
  • 1990: String Quartet No. 2
  • 1990: Three Pieces for Wind Quintet
  • 1992: Chamber Concerto for 10 instruments
  • 1992: De-tonazioni for orchestra
  • 1992: Double Concerto for flute, oboe contrabassoon and orchestra
  • 1993: Timeless Clocks for 10 female voices
  • 1993: Poetics of St. Francis for orchestra
  • 1994: After the Deluge for piano, marimba and timpani
  • 1995: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No.2 in F sharp minor
  • 1995: Studies for Piano Book One
  • 1996: Concerto for piano and orchestra No.3 in C sharp minor
  • 1996: Concerto for violin
  • 1997: Studies for Piano,the second book
  • 1998: Concerto for Bremen horn and chamber orchestra (1998-99, rivista 2003)
  • 1998: Studies for Piano Book Three
  • 1999: String Quartet No. 3
  • 2000: Patterns study on the whales sing for orchestra and 6 samplers
  • 2001: Noises fund for two marimbas and tape
  • 2002: Aspiration desperation for solo voice and magnetic tape
  • 2003: Rings without sound for steel ring and prepared piano
  • 2004: Perception ancestral for magnetic tape and 4 samplers
  • 2005: Fons et origo for harp prepared and tape
  • 2007: Waiting for two sopranos and chamber orchestra
  • 2008: Curves for 4 synthesizers, two samplers and chamber orchestra
  • 2010: Music for Ebe for Tibetan percussion and magnetic tape
  • 2012. Incedere del giorno perfetto for orchestra
  • 2013: Sinfonietta per una sola nota for orchestra

Recordings

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  • 1990: Esseno – King Steve Records (KS 1995)
  • 1992: Da mondi sconosciuti – BMG Ricordi (CD BLU - 1839)
  • 1994: Tutta la rabbia del mondo – (QRNCD 5900)
  • 2000: In viaggio – (QRNCD 5901)
  • 2001: Immagini sonore – (QRNCD 5902)
  • 2002: Tracce di Cristo – (QRNCD 5903)
  • 2003: Immagini sonore 2 – (QRNCD 5904)
  • 2004: In questo momento – (QRNCD 5905)
  • 2004: Scomposizioni – (QRNCD 5906)
  • 2004: Piano solo– (QRNCD 5907)
  • 2004: Dimensioni (musica per balletto) – (QRNCD 5908)
  • 2004: Alessandro Esseno trio– (QRNCD 6000)
  • 2005: In questo momento (ristampa) – (QRNCD 6001)
  • 2005: Suonivisivi – (QRNCD 6002)
  • 2006: La Terra non finisce all'orizzonte – Videoradio/Rai Trade (VRCD 000620)
  • 2007: Una notte di un sabato sera – (QRNCD 6004)
  • 2007: Nea – (QRNCD 6005)
  • 2007: La mia libertà – (QRNCD 6006)
  • 2008: Amore e Psiche (Poema sinfonico) – (QRNCD 6007)
  • 2008: Decomposizioni – (QRNCD 6009)
  • 2009: Quando il tempo finirà (Per lastre di vetro amplificate) – (QRNCD 6010)
  • 2009: Musica capovolta (Per archi e marimbe) – (QRNCD 6011)
  • 2010: Pictures – Rai Trade (RTP0198)
  • 2010: Frequenze – (QRNCD 6012)
  • 2010: Music for EBE (Per percussione tibetane e nastro magnetico) – (QRNCD 6013)
  • 2013: Sinfonietta per una sola nota – (QRNCD 6014)
  • 2013: Colours – (QRNCD 6015)
  • 2014: Live through the years – Qumran Records/Multiversum Records (UPC: 887936970665)
  • 2014: Simphonicity – Multiversum Records (UPC: 889290015761)
  • 2015: La legge del continuo mutamento – Multiversum Records (UPC: 889290069351)

Film and television scores

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  • 2004: Russicum (Director: Amedeo Ricucci and Maurizio Carta)
  • 2005: Morire di politica (Director: Amedeo Ricucci)
  • 2005: I cento fiori – L'Italia delle radio libere (Director: Amedeo Ricucci)
  • 2005: Macedonia (Director: Duilio Gianmaria)
  • 2005: La santa alleanza (Director: Amedeo Ricucci)
  • 2006: La luna e il dito, Bologna 1977 (Director: Amedeo Ricucci)
  • 2007: La tratta infinita (Director: Giulia Foschini and Giuseppe Giannotti)
  • 2007: Terre di schiavi (Director: Giuseppe Giannotti, Giulia Foschini and Daniela Ghezzi)
  • 2008: Opus Dei (Director: Stefano Rizzelli)
  • 2008: Ipotesi su Maria (Director: Stefano Rizzelli)
  • 2009: Viaggio nel sud (Director: Amedeo Ricucci)
  • 2009: Carlo Casalegno – Il coraggio degli ideali (Director: Giovanna Corvaglia)
  • 2009: Anni spietati – Veneto (Director: Silvia Bacci)
  • 2009: Vuoti a perdere? (Director: Silvia Bacci e Marco Testa)
  • 2010: Con le ali ai piedi - Rudolf Nureyev (Director: Amedeo Ricucci)
  • 2011: Arkhipov (Director: Giuseppe Saponara)
  • 2012: Mussolini - Il cadavere vivente (Director: Giuseppe Giannotti)
  • 2012: Lezioni di mafia (Director: Giuseppe Giannotti and Davide Savelli)
  • 2012: Siria 2.0 - La battaglia di Aleppo (Director: Amedeo Ricucci)

References

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  1. ^ "Alessandro Esseno: l'esistenza è un sogno trascendente." Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  2. ^ De Marchi, Flavia. "Alessandro Esseno - Quando la musica cerca la trascendenza". Retrieved 12 June 2009.
  3. ^ "Incontro con Alessandro Esseno". Rai Uno. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
  4. ^ "Alessandro Esseno - La legge del continuo mutamento".
  5. ^ Luca Pavanel. "sistemi-compositivi-1-esseno-dallipno-ancestrale-alla-musica-delloltrevita" (in Italian).
  6. ^ "Alessandro Esseno - La legge del continuo mutamento" (in Italian).
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