Yann Tiersen: Amélie & Other Piano Works Alessandro Simonetto

• Yann Tiersen (1970- ): Rue de cascades:
• 1 La pièce vide 02:22
• 2 Naomi 03:22
• 3 Le vieux en veut encore 01:31
• 4 Comptine d'été I 02:56
• 5 Comptine d'été II 02:18
• 6 Comptine d'été III 02:04
• La phare:
• 7 Sur le fil 04:25
• 8 La dispute 01:50
• 9 La chute 05:47
• L'absente:
• 10 Le retour 02:00
• 11 L'échec 01:36
• 12 L'absente 02:55
• Amelie:
• 13 La valse d'Amélie 02:47
• 14 Le moulin 03:05
• 15 Comptine d'un autre été. L'après-midi 02:02
• Goodbye Lenin:
• 16 Summer 78 02:59
• 17 I Saw Daddy Today 03:10
• 18 First Rendez-vous 01:24
• Les retrouvailles:
• 19 La plage 02:35
• 20 Mary 02:48
• 21 Plus d'hiver 01:21
• 22 Le matin 01:44
• 23 La jetée 02:04
• Eusa:
• 24 Lok Gweltaz 03:07
• 25 Porz Goret 04:56
• Total Runtime 01:07:08

Info for Yann Tiersen: Amélie & Other Piano Works

French composer Yann Tiersen has written music for various instruments, including guitar, piano, synthetizer, violin, accordion, xylophone, and melodica. Some of his compositions have been used in film scoring, such as “Amélie”, whose soundtrack primarily features excerpts from his first three studio albums (“La Valse des monstres”, “Rue des cascades”, and “La Phare”).

The present recording features Tiersen’s original solo piano works selected from his very first album, but also from “L’Absente”, “Les Retrouvailles,” and from his last work - “EUSA”. It also includes some piano works found in the soundtracks for “Amélie” and “Goodbye Lenin!”.

Described by Eric James (music associate of Sir Charles S. Chaplin) as "a tremendous natural talent," Alessandro Simonetto gives a soft touch and poetical sense to the music. Similar assessments were expressed about his latest recording [Satie, E.: Early & Esoteric Works - ÆVEA AE16019/3 CD’s]. But in this new recording we also find a particular rhythmic approach not only to what we identify as minimalistic music or purely "film music," but also rock and avant-garde.

In addition to this extraordinary contribution to the genre, Simonetto is scheduled to record the extensive soundtracks for “Goodbye Lenin!” and “EUSA” soon.

The recording was made by using historical Brüel & Kjær microphones, 110 volts, and Prism Sound equipment. Simonetto plays here his own Steinway D-274.

Alessandro Simonetto, piano

Recorded at Saletta acustica 'Eric James', Pove del Grappa, 2018 Engineered by Alessandro Simonetto

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