Metamorfosi

During a day in autumn 2012 worked Andrea out his plan to develop the Metamorphosis theme. He felt fascinated by the theme because it is in close contact with the constant and eternal becoming. He realized this project by entering completely different ways like he has done with his former projects (Partire and Stanze segrete), so he has applied for fundraising through the web at MusicRaiser With this campaign he wanted to create a new album of piano music, inspired by the theme of metamorphosis, following great pianist as Kevin Kern, Yiruma, Ludovico Einaudi, Fabrizio Paterlini and Francesco Nigri.

He reached his target and used the budget to complete the recording (made by the same sound engineer who has already done his previous albums, the mixing and the electronics effects, realized by Roberto Porpora, the mastering, the graphics, the printing, the promotions and the physical and digital distribution.

Themes treated are changes, love, hope (expecially hope for oppressed people, like the sahrawi one) and freedom. Andrea suggests to listen to the music on the headphones, in order to better appreciate all the new proven meanings.

The album provides important collaborations with photographers from all over the world, who gives images to my sounds, creating videoclip (one for each song) which will be published on youtube and here in an interesting union of arts. The first video was published on 29th April and week by week will the other videos follow! von Kunst zu sehen sein.

When I started to concentrate of the development of "Metamorfosi", I wanted to astonish my audience right from the beginning by presenting a song that meant a sonorous turn regarding to my previous album "Stanze Segrete". Particularly I wanted to use from the beginning the light electronical effects, which accompany my Piano music through the entire album, they were realized by Roberto Porpora. In this song, it is a simple melody, longing and gentle, characterized by a rather resonating sound. As a prelude of "Metamorfosi" I wanted to show the audience the great amount of roads that are in front of us, the choice is entirely up to us and presents the possibility of reversal, positive or negative. In some ways we are in the midst of our difficulties and decisions the creators of our future. I wrote these small, delicates notes when I received my first degree, a bit to tell you all something about the end of a way, a bit to inaugurate the change, that marked me and lead me to something completely new, know and unknown, to confront the umpteenth diversion. In the meantime, I decided to take another step and started a photo project, each song from the new album should be presented by a different photographer, who was meant to interpret my music with his own sensibility and to give his images to my melody. For "Strade" my choice was Roberto Gallico, a friend who follows me since the days of "Partire" and I always appreciated his skills as an amateur photographer because of his exceptional sensitivity and originality, he is capable to see details that go unnoticed by an ordinary observer. Roberto is a city photographer, a stark contrast to the vision that I have as a man from the countryside, he embodies a totally different world: I do not deny that this fact made me even more curious! The result of this mix is the video of "Strade", which you can see here. If you like it, you are invited to share...... and to make your compliments fo Roberto. :-)

The third song of my CD "Metamorfosi" has a simple and effective melody, it's a catchy piece that has immediately received positive feedback.

I have composed it in autumn, I am convinced that the best ideas are born in this time of year (a conviction that my pianist friend Fabrizio Paterlini shares), at once I decided to preserve the spontaneity, under the sign of an almost extreme minimalism, without unnecessary frills, emphasizing the essence. The only small fireworks is characterized by some effects, realized by Roberto Porpora, in the form of crackling sound of vinyl records and Soundscapes. These sounds are those that characterize the whole CD and have led to some discussions, a large number of the audience loves them and find that they add value to the CD - others feel that they are disturbing.

The concept of the song is the search for light, allegory of truth, of freedom and completely to be yourself. This light is difficult to grasp, it appears and disappears, it appears in changing colors and plays with its persecutor. It's up to the individual, to look continuously for it, without resting ever on established and solid dogmas, to stay in a constant renewing development.

The album "Metamorfosi" was part of an interesting photography project in which every song was assigned to another photographer, who has interpreted the song with its images. In the case of "Giochi di luce" I have decided to play a home game and I chosed the photographic project with the same name that I carry out with Maria De Vivo. Our goal is to visit as many places as possible, whether far away or behind the house, in the name of the survey, the thirst to get to know different people and places, perhaps to learn more about ourselves: all these trips are immortalized by images regularly published on Facebook or Instagram.

"For this song I choosed a dear friend, photographer and artist. I never had any doubt that Vito Giacopini will do a great job... but since we met to develop the video, I became even more surprised by the result. With his precious and delicate pictures, that have a unique sensitivity, Vito reproduced very well what I wanted to express with my music. Unforgettable are the moments of discussions about art, photography and music... a great work from an extraordinary personality."

Metamorfosi

Metamorfosi

Strade

Canzone della speranza Sahrawi

Giochi di luce

Frammenti

Metamorfosi

Riflessi d'autunno

Sunshine after rain

Cuori nel vento

Moments of life

Fluire

Memoria

Diario di un viaggiatore

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