Echoes - The Einaudi Collection

Ludovico Einaudi

Format: 1 CD

Genre: CLASSICAL

Barcode: 0828765508926

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Description

Biography:

born in turin, italy, einaudi's mother played to him on the piano as a child. he began his musical training at the conservatorio verdi in milan, gaining a diploma in composition. later, he studied with luciano berio. in 1982, he gained a scholarship to the tanglewood music festival. he currently resides on a vineyard in the italian region of Piedmont.

after studying at the conservatory in milan, and subsequently with berio, he spent several years composing in traditional forms. in the mid-1980s he began to search for a more personal expression in a series of works for dance and multimedia, and later for piano. his music is ambient, meditative and often introspective, drawing on minimalism, world music, and contemporary pop. he has made a significant impact in the film world, with four international awards to his name.[citation needed]

his father was giulio einaudi, a publisher, and his grandfather, luigi einaudi, was president of the italian republic between 1948 and 1955.