Esposito: Piano Concerto No. 1 "Fantastico", Piano Sonata No. 1 & Indigo Mirage

Featuring

Eliseo Castrignanò
Roberto Esposito
Michele D'Elia
Budapest Scoring Symphonic Orchestra

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Recording & Production

This album features world première recordings of Roberto Esposito's compositions, presented by Overtone, a sub-label of Grand Piano.

Compositional Technique

The opening movements of Roberto Esposito's Concerto and Sonata adhere to traditional sonata form but incorporate improvisation, especially in the development sections, to add freshness.

Performer Biography

The Budapest Scoring Symphonic Orchestra, featured on this album, is known for recording film music and has hosted composers like Jerry Goldsmith and Ennio Morricone.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Roberto Esposito, the composer and pianist, aims to combine 19th and 20th-century classical structures like the concerto and sonata with jazz and Mediterranean folk music idioms.

Performer Biography

Michele D'Elia, who performs electronics on 'Indigo Mirage', is an electronic experimental pop music composer and sound designer whose music has been streamed by MTV and Warner Music Italy.

Composer Biography

Roberto Esposito, born in Tricase, Italy, graduated with highest honors from the 'Arrigo Boito' Conservatory in Parma and continued his studies in Hungary.

Compositional Technique

The central movements of Roberto Esposito's works on this album are heavily influenced by jazz, with the Concerto's Adagio ironico referencing Duke Ellington's big-band tradition.