Pianelli,Alessio Sicilian Traveller CD

Alessio Pianelli's debut album is a beautifully curated, affectionate, and eclectic musical tribute to his native land, the island of Sicily. "For A Sicilian Traveller, I investigated the richness of Sicily's culture through the music of other composers who have explored - some more explicitly than others - that central aspect in the tradition of art music. Sicilian culture is like a mosaic in which each tile represents one of the many civilisations that have traversed the island over the centuries. Each tile maintains it's original identity while contributing to a collective design that is greater than the sum of it's parts. It is for this reason I have chosen to travel with my cello through music from such a wide variety of cultures."

1. 7 Miniatures on Georgian Folk Themes 2. I. Lale 3. II. Gandagan 4. III. Song 5. IV. Suliko 6. V. ShepherdÆs Dance 7. VI. Tsintsakaro 8. VII. Rural Dance 9. Armenian Folk Songs and Dances 10. I. Hoy Nazan 11. II. Krunk 12. III. Al Aylukhs 13. IV. Erangi 14. V. Habrban 15. 24 Negro Melodies, Op.59 16. No. 20. Pilgrim Song 17. No. 10. Deep River 18. Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 68 19. I. Jocul cu bta (Stick Dance) 20. II. Brul (Sash Dance) 21. III. Pe loc (In One Spot) 22. IV. Buciumeana (Dance from Bucsum) 23. V. Poarga Romeasca (Romanian Polka) 24. VI. Maruntel (Fast Dance) 25. VII. Maruntel (Fast Dance) 26. 36 Greek Dances, AK 11 27. Serie III: II. Ipirotikos 28. Serie I: II. Kritikos 1 29. Serie I: V. Kleftikos 2 30. Variations on a Sicilian Folk Theme