Songs:
1 - Alla fiera dell'est (5:22)
2 - La favola degli Aironi (3:43)
3 - Il vecchio e la farfalla (2:54)
4 - Canzone per Sarah (4:19)
5 - La serie dei numeri (4:28)
6 - Il dono del cervo (3:11)
7 - Il Funerale (8:06)
8 - L'uomo e la nuvola (3:44)
9 - Sotto il tiglio (2:52)
10 - Canzone del rimpianto (3:00)
Musicians:
Tiziana Botticini: Harp
Angelo Branduardi: Guitar, Violin, guitar Ottavino, Luth
Gigi Cappellotto: Electric bass
Bruno De Filippi: Buzuki, Cuica, Banjo, Sitar, Armonica bass
Maurizio Fabrizio: guitar, Luth
Mario Lamberti: Percussions
Gianni Nocenzi: Clarinet, Piano
Andy Surdi: Drums
Branduardi's most successful period started with this album which is
really an encounter with medieval folklore arranged and performed with a
strong classical taste on acoustic instruments ( including strings and
brass ) and no "prog" or "rock"-music at all, so beware.
The
beautiful voice of Angelo can sound joyous as well as sad and
languishing, as the music is a varied offer of uplifting celebrations
and reflective ballads. Sometimes ( with the title track, "Il vecchio e
la farfalla", "La serie dei numeri", "Il dono del cervo" and "sotto il
tiglio" ) you almost feel like being a guest at a lively feast held on
an old king's castle, other times you can imagine yourself a princess
sitting in the tower with a minstrel standing underneath the window,
trying to enchant you with soft melodies and sensitive stories about
life and death ( "La favola degli aironi", "Il Funerale" ) and Lullabies
( "Canzone per Sarah" ), as if nature itself would weave the gentle
sound of an orchestra around strange lovestories like the one about a
man and a cloud ( "L'uomo e la nuvola" ).
It's music to fall in love to ( and to fall in love with ) and meant to
entertain in a rather contemporary way - but it's so charming and full
of lovely little details that it ought to succeed.
Imagine a bunch of grown up children making noise for children of any age who are willing to listen and think about the stories they can hear - and then you get a glimpse of what Branduardi and his versatile ensemble were up to. Talking about himself in later years, the artist said he was "a fivehundred year old child"... well, that might be a fitting description ! This music is out to make you feel good and comfort you even when it's sad, it's a well of empathy and harmony in a world that more than often is giving you the opposite. Branduardi was just about finding his formula, and while there were better albums before ( "La Luna" ) and afterwards ( "La Pulce d'Acqua", "Canta Yeats" ) it still remains a classic in its own right and a five-star for fans. It established Branduardi as an artist who in his unique way held on to traditional values and didn't care about trends and fashion but nonetheless found the wider audience he deserved. A special mention must go his great guitar-duellist and arranger Maurizio Fabrizio - there could have been no better partner and it was always a pleasure when the both of them got together.
4 stars for the open-minded who are willing to lend their ears to something else than "prog" and five for lovers of folk and medieval music.
Imagine a bunch of grown up children making noise for children of any age who are willing to listen and think about the stories they can hear - and then you get a glimpse of what Branduardi and his versatile ensemble were up to. Talking about himself in later years, the artist said he was "a fivehundred year old child"... well, that might be a fitting description ! This music is out to make you feel good and comfort you even when it's sad, it's a well of empathy and harmony in a world that more than often is giving you the opposite. Branduardi was just about finding his formula, and while there were better albums before ( "La Luna" ) and afterwards ( "La Pulce d'Acqua", "Canta Yeats" ) it still remains a classic in its own right and a five-star for fans. It established Branduardi as an artist who in his unique way held on to traditional values and didn't care about trends and fashion but nonetheless found the wider audience he deserved. A special mention must go his great guitar-duellist and arranger Maurizio Fabrizio - there could have been no better partner and it was always a pleasure when the both of them got together.
4 stars for the open-minded who are willing to lend their ears to something else than "prog" and five for lovers of folk and medieval music.
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