Lo Muscio's 'Prelude in Memory of Debussy 'La Lune Blanche'' incorporates the name D.E.B.U.S.S.Y. into the music using Anglo-Saxon notation (Re-Mi-Sib-Sol-Mi-Mi-Re).
Performer Biography
Andrea Padova, the pianist on this album, won First Prize at the J.S. Bach International Piano Competition in 1995 and has performed in major venues worldwide.
Performer Biography
Marco Lo Muscio, the composer and pianist on this album, is a versatile musician who has performed over 750 concerts as an organist and pianist in prestigious venues across Europe, Russia, and the USA.
Compositional Technique
The piece 'The Book of a Vampire' by Lo Muscio incorporates the words V.A.M.P.I.R.E. and D.R.A.C.U.L.A. into its musical structure using Anglo-Saxon notation.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Marco Lo Muscio's 'Two Ricercari' are a homage to Renaissance-era counterpoint, inspired by the architecture of Italian cathedrals in Pienza and Orvieto.
Recording & Production
The final piece on the album, 'Vocalise No.1 'To my mother'', features a four-hand piano accompaniment played by Andrea Padova and Marco Lo Muscio.
Compositional Technique
Lo Muscio's 'Gandalf and Galadriel' uses the name G.A.N.D.A.L.F. in Anglo-Saxon notation (Sol-La-Sol-Re-La-Mi-Fa) to create a fugato and canon.
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