“On Early Music is not only a tribute to the early music repertoire, to which he returns regularly. In his transgressive way, he brings a touch of freshness. Modernity, love and energy: these are the words that fit well with the set assembled here.” — Le Quotidien
 
“A very enjoyable and inspiring keyboard affair, fluffy, rhythmic, dancing and full of energy. And with the other main theme of the album — the motif of the sunrise — an innovative and light-filled work full of beauty and optimism.” — FAZE
 

 

on early music

“On Early Music”, pianist Francesco Tristano’s third release with Sony Classical is out.

Interspersed with his original compositions are works by some of early music’s greatest English composers and organists – Orlando Gibbons, John Bull, and Peter Philips – and one of Tristano’s greatest inspirations, Italian composer Girolamo Frescobaldi. Yet, “On Early Music” is not merely a fitting homage to this repertoire; the works are given a fresh, contemporary twist thanks to Tristano’s production skills, studio mastery, and keen eye for detail. 

 “I wanted works by English composers, some of whom I’ve played for a long time and love, but I also wanted to continue exploring the repertoire of Frescobaldi,” he says. “He really changed the way composers wrote for keyboards.” Inspired by these greats, and their enduring works, the music he wrote for On Early Music bursts with vitality and spark.  All the works featured are tonally and melodically complimentary, and while some have been faithfully reproduced, others have been re-worked and reinterpreted. “I wanted to bring something new to them,” he says. “Something original.” That led him to works that reflected another of the album’s main themes, and something he wanted to focus on and bring to the fore – the gentle majesty of sunrise. “The magic hour is very short, but the energy unleashed is unique,” he says. “This moment is often paralleled in scores of early music – at a very specific moment toward the end of a given piece, it seems as if the score is wrapped up in a harmonic sequence that determines the end of a complex development, and transitions into a soothing ending. It is both the end and a new beginning.”

francesco tristano returns to his first love-early music for upcoming studio album on early music.

presenting renaissance and early-baroque works with his own baroque-inspired piano pieces, the record features music by girolamo frecobaldi, orlando gibbons, john bull and peter philips

NEW SINGLE ‘ARIA FOR RS’ IS OUT TODAY ON SONY CLASSICAL
NEW ALBUM OUT ON SONY CLASSICAL FEBRUARY 4, 2022

A meditative, peaceful listen full of grace and beauty, ‘Aria For RS’ is one of five original compositions that Tristano wrote for On Early Music, his third release with Sony Classical which will be out February 4, 2022. Interspersed with these are works by some of early music’s greatest English composers and organists – Orlando Gibbons, John Bull, and Peter Philips – and one of Tristano’s greatest inspirations, Italian composer Girolamo Frescobaldi. Yet On Early Music is not merely a fitting homage to this repertoire; the works are given a fresh, contemporary twist thanks to Tristano’s production skills, studio mastery, and a keen eye for detail.

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