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Ars Produktion

Neapology

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Details

Composer
Various
Artist
Genny Basso
Format
CD
Label
Ars Produktion
Released
Jun 07, 2024
Catalog #
ARS38661
UPC
4260052386613

About

Genny Basso, a classically trained pianist, interprets some Neapolitan songs - and not necessarily the most famous ones - in an unusual way, infusing them with stylistic elements that hark back to composers of "high culture", but never with the intention of sounding ingratiating or irreverent, or of confronting the listener with a self-congratulatory exercise. What at first glance may appear to be a game of musical camouflage turns out to be the culmination of an interpretation constructed with the performer's consciousness, detecting and at times inducing allusions and references. The resulting, quite surprising interweavings are made credible by an affinity for writing and by it's emotional atmosphere. It's hard to say exactly when the idea for this album was born, says Genny Basso. "Maybe I always had a project like this in mind. As a child, I was enchanted when I listened to my mum play Piscatore 'e Pusilleco on the piano. It was the beginning of a musical passion that never left me and that I continued to cultivate along with my classical training; I looked for informal situations where it was welcome. At some point, however, I realised that so much interest on my part in the Neapolitan tradition deserved a larger and more exclusive space. And that's how my first adaptations came about, those of Era de Maggio and Carmela... and the rest is history."

Tracklist 17 tracks

  1. 1 Rossini - Soirées musicales, S424/R236: IX. La danza (Tarantella) 04:15
    Track
    1
    Title
    Rossini - Soirées musicales, S424/R236: IX. La danza (Tarantella)
    Duration
    04:15
    Composer
    Franz Liszt
    Performer
    Genny Basso
  2. 2 Scalinatella (arr. G. Basso for piano) 05:37
    Track
    2
    Title
    Scalinatella (arr. G. Basso for piano)
    Duration
    05:37
    Composer
    Giuseppe Cioffi
    Performer
    Genny Basso
  3. 3 Torna a Surriento (Come back to Sorrento) (arr. G. Basso for piano) 04:34
    Track
    3
    Title
    Torna a Surriento (Come back to Sorrento) (arr. G. Basso for piano)
    Duration
    04:34
    Composer
    Ernesto De Curtis
    Performer
    Genny Basso
  4. 4 Core 'ngrato (arr. G. Basso for piano) 05:06
    Track
    4
    Title
    Core 'ngrato (arr. G. Basso for piano)
    Duration
    05:06
    Composer
    Salvatore Cardillo
    Performer
    Genny Basso
  5. 5 Années de pèlerinage, 2nd year, Italy supplement, S162/R10: Venezia e Napoli: No. 3. Tarantella 09:30
    Track
    5
    Title
    Années de pèlerinage, 2nd year, Italy supplement, S162/R10: Venezia e Napoli: No. 3. Tarantella
    Duration
    09:30
    Composer
    Franz Liszt
    Performer
    Genny Basso
  6. 6 5 Easy Pieces: No. 4. Napolitana (arr. G. Basso for piano) 01:14
    Track
    6
    Title
    5 Easy Pieces: No. 4. Napolitana (arr. G. Basso for piano)
    Duration
    01:14
    Composer
    Igor Stravinsky
    Performer
    Genny Basso
  7. 7 Chiove (arr. G. Basso for piano) 06:43
    Track
    7
    Title
    Chiove (arr. G. Basso for piano)
    Duration
    06:43
    Composer
    Evemero Nardella
    Performer
    Genny Basso
  8. 8 O sole mio (arr. G. Basso for piano) 03:39
    Track
    8
    Title
    O sole mio (arr. G. Basso for piano)
    Duration
    03:39
    Composer
    Eduardo di Capua
    Performer
    Genny Basso
  9. 9 Era de maggio matenata (arr. G. Basso for piano) 03:28
    Track
    9
    Title
    Era de maggio matenata (arr. G. Basso for piano)
    Duration
    03:28
    Composer
    Pasquale Mario Costa
    Performer
    Genny Basso
  10. 10 Sulle rive di Chiaia 02:25
    Track
    10
    Title
    Sulle rive di Chiaia
    Duration
    02:25
    Composer
    Pietro Mascagni
    Performer
    Genny Basso
  11. 11 Tarantelle in A-Flat Major, Op. 43 03:41
    Track
    11
    Title
    Tarantelle in A-Flat Major, Op. 43
    Duration
    03:41
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Genny Basso
  12. 12 Carmela (arr. G. Basso for piano) 03:22
    Track
    12
    Title
    Carmela (arr. G. Basso for piano)
    Duration
    03:22
    Composer
    Sergio Bruni
    Performer
    Genny Basso
  13. 13 Tarantella 02:54
    Track
    13
    Title
    Tarantella
    Duration
    02:54
    Composer
    Ruggero Leoncavallo
    Performer
    Genny Basso
  14. 14 Piscatore 'e Pusilleco (arr. G. Basso for piano) 02:51
    Track
    14
    Title
    Piscatore 'e Pusilleco (arr. G. Basso for piano)
    Duration
    02:51
    Composer
    Ernesto Tagliaferri
    Performer
    Genny Basso
  15. 15 Soirées d'automne à l'Infrascata: No. 4. Amor marinaro: Canzonetta napoletana (arr. G. Basso for piano) 03:06
    Track
    15
    Title
    Soirées d'automne à l'Infrascata: No. 4. Amor marinaro: Canzonetta napoletana (arr. G. Basso for piano)
    Duration
    03:06
    Composer
    Gaetano Donizetti
    Performer
    Genny Basso
  16. 16 Te voglio bene assaje (arr. G. Basso for piano) 03:38
    Track
    16
    Title
    Te voglio bene assaje (arr. G. Basso for piano)
    Duration
    03:38
    Composer
    Gaetano Donizetti
    Performer
    Genny Basso
  17. 17 Funiculi, funicula (arr. G. Basso for piano) 02:52
    Track
    17
    Title
    Funiculi, funicula (arr. G. Basso for piano)
    Duration
    02:52
    Composer
    Luigi Denza
    Performer
    Genny Basso