The Best of Ludovico Einaudi: Piano Solo [Paperback] Review

Ludovico Einaudi is not (yet) well known in the United States, but he ought to be. He is my favorite composer, whose work falls in that nebulous genre variously called "neoclassical" or "new age."The music has a minimalistic flair (cf. Philip Glass), although Einaudi's work is much more melodic than Glass's.If you are not familiar with Einaudi's music, order his "Echoes" (greatest hits) CD as an excellent introduction.The sheet music to most, if not all, of the pieces on Echoes is included in this collection, as well as many other pieces.

One of the strengths of this book is that Einaudi himself clearly played a heavy role in writing or editing these transcriptions.They are true, note-for-note renditions of the pieces. They are also heavily annotated in terms of dynamics.

Another very appealing aspect of the book is that Einaudi's music varies quite a bit in terms of difficulty, so there will be something here for players of all ability levels.Some of the easier pieces (e.g., Limbo and Exit) could probably be played by somebody with as little as a few months or a year of piano experience. Some of them are technically very challenging and beyond my current levels (I would call myself an intermediate player).

I would say that roughly half of everything I play is by Einaudi. I will never tire of it.

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