Pastorale (album)

Pastorale
Studio album by Stefano Battaglia and Michele Rabbia
Released	2010
Recorded	March 2009
Studio	Artesuono Studio, Udine
Genre	Jazz, Contemporary classical music
Length	61:17
Label	ECM ; ECM 2120
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Stefano Battaglia chronology

Last updated May 01, 2019

Pastorale is an album by Italian pianist Stefano Battaglia with Michele Rabbia on electronics and percussion recorded in 2009 and released on the ECM label.^[1]

Stefano Battaglia is an Italian classical and jazz pianist.

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Reception

The All About Jazz review by John Kelman said that "An album of contrasting dark thoughts and brighter ideations, the masterful Pastorale strikes an almost immediate subconscious chord. Resonating on a deep level, it's Battaglia's purest, most vividly evocative—and provocative—album to date".^[2]

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The Independent's Phil Johnson said "The spare, nuanced music is as close to John Cage or Morton Feldman as it is to jazz, but despite the limited instrumentation a great variety of sound is conjured up".^[3]

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Track listing

All compositions by Stefano Battaglia and Michele Rabbia except where noted.

"Antifona Libera (A Enzo Bianchi)" (Battaglia) – 6:28
"Metaphysical Consolations" – 5:59
"Monasterium" – 3:55
"Oracle" – 2:28
"Kursk Requiem" – 3:58
"Cantar del Alma" – 8:05
"Spirits of Myths" – 4:50
"Pastorale" – 7:00
"Sundance in Balkh" (Battaglia) – 5:50
"Tanztheater (In Memory of Pina Bausch)" – 9:48
"Vessel of Magic" – 2:56

Personnel

Stefano Battaglia – prepared piano
Michele Rabbia – percussion, electronics

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References

↑ ECM discography accessed December 17, 2013
↑ Kelman, J. Pastorale Review All About Jazz , March 23, 2010
↑ Johnson, P. Pastorale Review The Independent , February 7, 2010

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[ECM_discography-1] ECM discography accessed December 17, 2013

[2] Kelman, J. Pastorale Review All About Jazz , March 23, 2010

[3] Johnson, P. Pastorale Review The Independent , February 7, 2010