YOU may have never heard of Ludovico Einaudi, but if you’ve watched Top Gear, Masterchef, Strictly or even the John Lewis ad from years ago you’ll have heard music.
Barely a BBC2 programme goes by without one of the the beautiful sweeping, circular piano pieces for which he’s gained a global fan base.
But his new album, The Nightbook, is not like that. It’s a swirl of throbbing, percussive, intensive strings with the piano’s thudding driving rhythm at the heart of it.
I may have initally rued the lack of haunting narrative solo pieces, but by the time the interval came I was hooked.
Electronic artist Robert Lippok made a viola, cello, guitar and tambourine sound like a full orchestra and an army of drummers.
The musicians, especially cellist Marco Decimo, showed an incredible sense of rhythm and musicality.
And the closing performance of Andare and Eden Roc was simply breathtaking.
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