Fjörð
Inspired by the expansive Icelandic fjords and their watery landscapes, the piece evokes a sense of melancholy while strolling on ancient lava and contemplating distant fishermen’s boats.
Recorded in 2022
Composer: Francesco Rista
Producer: Simone Giordano
Label: Fresh Ribes
MAGNIFICAT
This album aims to capture the experience of walking through the majestic Magnificat of Vicoforte, and then out into a vibrant and chaotic modern world. It reflects both the serene beauty and the stress of contemporary life. The pieces in the Album have influenced my musical taste and guided me through this journey.
Recorded on the 6th and 7th of May 2024.
Studio 3, Royal Danish Academy of Music
Producer: Federico Mattioli
Label: Con Fuoco Records
Strings: Ambra 900 Aquila Corde Armoniche
Available on September 6, 2024
J.S. Bach Violin Partita BWV 1004
I was always fascinated from the melancholic and intimate character of the Partita in D minor. This immediate impression was the inspiration for my research and the transcription recorded. Through this instrument, with its delicate and mystical sound, I wanted to give my own personal interpretation, enriched by the colors of the six strings.
Label: Stradivarius
Producer: Federico Mattioli
2023
Booklet pdf
John Cage - Dream
"Dream" is a recording featuring electric guitar and a sustain pedal. The concept behind it was to adapt a composition originally composed for piano into the realm of electric guitar. To achieve the desired minimalist and dreamy sound, I used the Sustain Gamechanger Plus pedal.
Producer: Simone Giordano
2023
Serie Paganini/Barrios
Serie is a project in which the concept of "agitated" is described. The project opens with the capriccio 5 by Niccolò Paganini, in which the author requests an Agitato immediately after the introduction, given by the succession of arpeggios that alternate almost touching each other and almost losing the initial tempo due to the too high speed. The second piece is a prelude in C minor by Augustine Barrios, the key of C minor is independent in a dark and mysterious atmosphere. The slow tempo of the prelude is profoundly in contrast with the first piece, but this mysterious atmosphere prolongs the feeling of agitation and mystery that we had when listening to the caprice of Paganini.
Producer: Federico Mattioli
2021
Fjörð
Inspired by the expansive Icelandic fjords and their watery landscapes, the piece evokes a sense of melancholy while strolling on ancient lava and contemplating distant fishermen's boats.
Don’t Look Back Records
From DLBxGaza, released December 8, 2023
Composer: Francesco Rista & Smüss
Copenhagen 2022
Yellow Traffic Light
"Yellow Traffic Light" is an excursion into space. Being at a traffic light is often stressful—questions arise: "Should we go? Should we stop? Will it turn red soon?" It becomes even more challenging to decide when faced with a yellow traffic light. This album reflects on the decision-making process akin to embarking on a journey, specifically into space. The pieces were collaboratively written with producer EROES and recorded in his studio in Italy as a "Covid project," born from a deep yearning for travel during a time of restricted movement.
Label: Drip Team Studio
Co-artist & Producer: EROES
2021
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