Pastorale (album)
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| Studio album by Stefano Battaglia and Michele Rabbia | ||||
| Released | 2010 | |||
| Recorded | March 2009 | |||
| Studio | Artesuono Studio Udine, Italy | |||
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| Length | 61:17 | |||
| Label | ECM ECM 2120 | |||
| Producer | Manfred Eicher | |||
| Stefano Battaglia chronology | ||||
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Pastorale is an album by Italian pianist Stefano Battaglia with Michele Rabbia on electronics and percussion recorded in March 2009 and released on ECM the following year.[1]
Reception[edit]
The All About Jazz review by John Kelman said that "An album of contrasting dark thoughts and brighter ideations, the masterful Pastorale strikes an almost immediate subconscious chord. Resonating on a deep level, it's Battaglia's purest, most vividly evocative—and provocative—album to date."[2]
The Independent's Phil Johnson said "The spare, nuanced music is as close to John Cage or Morton Feldman as it is to jazz, but despite the limited instrumentation a great variety of sound is conjured up."[3]
Track listing[edit]
All compositions by Stefano Battaglia and Michele Rabbia except where noted.
- "Antifona Libera (A Enzo Bianchi)" (Battaglia) – 6:28
- "Metaphysical Consolations" – 5:59
- "Monasterium" – 3:55
- "Oracle" – 2:28
- "Kursk Requiem" – 3:58
- "Cantar del Alma" – 8:05
- "Spirits of Myths" – 4:50
- "Pastorale" – 7:00
- "Sundance in Balkh" (Battaglia) – 5:50
- "Tanztheater (In Memory of Pina Bausch)" – 9:48
- "Vessel of Magic" – 2:56
Personnel[edit]
- Stefano Battaglia – prepared piano
- Michele Rabbia – percussion, electronics
References[edit]
- ^ ECM discography accessed December 17, 2013
- ^ Kelman, J. Pastorale Review All About Jazz, March 23, 2010
- ^ Johnson, P. Pastorale Review The Independent, February 7, 2010