Anthony Romaniuk's classical repertoire ranges from Byrd to Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, and Brahms, often performed on historical instruments, and extends to Ligeti, Adams, and contemporary music.
Performer Biography
Anthony Romaniuk regularly collaborates with violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja and tenor Reinoud Van Mechelen, and is a core member of Vox Luminis.
Performer Biography
Anthony Romaniuk, the keyboardist on this album, is a musical polyglot whose classical training is complemented by his improvising prowess, allowing him to fluidly traverse genres.
Recording & Production
This album features a diverse array of six instruments: a Fazioli F228 piano, a 1835 Graf fortepiano, a 17th-century French harpsichord, a Muselaar virginal, a Yamaha CP80 electro-acoustic piano, and a Prophet Rev2 synthesizer.
Interpretation
Improvisation is included on this album, as it was on Anthony Romaniuk's previous disc 'Bells', to act as a 'chaos agent' and to infuse non-improvised works with freedom and spontaneity.
Interpretation
The album's concept is built around the idea of 'perpetual motion' in music, seeking pieces with hypnotic, trance-like, and ongoing rhythms that induce a collective concentration in the audience.
Performer Biography
Anthony Romaniuk's musical journey began with jazz in his youth in Australia, followed by classical piano studies in New York, specialization in early music in the Netherlands, and continued development in improvisation, indie rock, and electronic music.
