Antonio Ponce de León y Balduino - NAPOLI - Import CD

Credits:

Antonio Ponce de León y Balduino

Description:

Roberto Piana is a pianist and composer from Sassari, Italy. He is known for his many original compositions, and has written several pieces for the virtuoso Antonio Pompa Baldi, but on this album, Pompa Baldi performs an improvisation inspired by a "Neapolitan folk song," demonstrating a good collaboration between the two. The album is a good collaboration between the two musicians. The album features many Neapolitan folk songs, but by omitting such well-known pieces as "O sole mio" and "The Window Below," Pompa-Baldi has managed to shed light on some of the lesser-known pieces. The melancholy as well as the open tunes are very attractive. Naxos Japan

Tracklisting:

1.Funiculi funicula
2.Serenatella (Little Serenade)
3.Il Cardillo (The Linnet)
4.Marechiare
5.Serenata Medioevale (Medieval Serenade)
6.La Rosa (The Rose)
7.Era de maggio (It was May)
8.Il segreto (The Secret)
9.Pastorella (Little Shepherdess)
10.La fiera de Mast'Andrea (The Fair of Mast'Andrea)
11.Lo Marenaro (The Sailor)
12.'A Vucchella (A Sweet Mouth)
13.Cannetella
14.Te voglio bene assaje (I Love You So Much)
15.Scarlattian Improvisation on Torna a Surriento (Back to Sorrento)
16.I'te vurria vasa (I Long to Kiss You)
17.Raziella
18.Maria, Mari
19.La stella dell'Arenella (The Star of Arenella)
20.Napoli