On Modes

$20.99
Label
Alpha
Release Date
April 10, 2026
Format
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      John Adams, Gyorgy Ligeti, Arvo Part, Anthony Romaniuk
    • PERFORMER
      Anthony Romaniuk
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      April 10, 2026
    • UPC
      3701624512029
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      ALPHA1202
    • LABEL
      Alpha
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. Sunrising (playing on Klavins' M450 Vertical Grand Piano)

      Composer: Anthony Romaniuk

      Performer: Anthony Romaniuk

    2. Für Alina (playing on Klavins' M450 Vertical Grand Piano)

      Composer: Arvo Pärt

      Performer: Anthony Romaniuk

    3. Rose-tinted (playing on Fazioli's F228 Grand Piano)

      Composer: Anthony Romaniuk

      Performer: Anthony Romaniuk

    4. Black is the Colour (Of My True Love's Hair) (arr. A. Romaniuk for piano) (playing on Klavins' M450 Vertical Grand Piano)

      Composer: Traditional

      Performer: Anthony Romaniuk

    5. Musica ricercata: No. 8. Vivace - Energico (arr. A. Romaniuk) (playing on Klavins' M450 Vertical Grand Piano)

      Composer: György Ligeti

      Performer: Anthony Romaniuk

    6. Passacaglia (playing on Fazioli's F228 Grand Piano)

      Composer: Anthony Romaniuk

      Performer: Anthony Romaniuk

    7. Motion Picture Soundtrack (arr. A. Romaniuk for piano) (playing on Klavins' M450 Vertical Grand Piano)

      Composer: Colin Greenwood, Jonny Greenwood, Ed O'Brien, Philip Selway, Thom Yorke

      Performer: Anthony Romaniuk

    8. Scarborough Fair (arr. A. Romaniuk for piano) (playing on Klavins' M450 Vertical Grand Piano)

      Composer: Traditional

      Performer: Anthony Romaniuk

    9. Army of Me (arr. A. Romaniuk for piano) (playing on Fazioli's F228 Grand Piano)

      Composer: Björk, Graham Massey

      Performer: Anthony Romaniuk

    10. Locrian Waltz (playing on Klavins' M450 Vertical Grand Piano)

      Composer: Anthony Romaniuk

      Performer: Anthony Romaniuk

    11. Nach Alina (playing on Klavins' M450 Vertical Grand Piano)

      Composer: Anthony Romaniuk

      Performer: Anthony Romaniuk

    12. Phrygian Gates (played on Fazioli's F228 Grand Piano)

      Composer: John Adams

      Performer: Anthony Romaniuk

    13. Llibre Vermell de Montserrat [Catalonia, 14th century]: Polorum regina (arr. A. Romaniuk for piano) (playing on Klavins' M450 Vertical Grand Piano)

      Composer: Anonymous

      Performer: Anthony Romaniuk


For his third solo album for Alpha, keyboard polyglot Anthony Romaniuk returns to the piano, exploring the seven modes: derived from the major scale, the basis of ancient Greek music but nowadays endemic in folk, jazz, and beyond, each one containing a world of character and mood. Starting with John Adams' Phrygian Gates, Romaniuk devised a programme comprising music by Pärt, Ligeti, Radiohead, and Björk, with his own original compositions; arrangements of traditional Catalan and English/Scottish music; and improvisations. Continuing his search for a personal and original sound, Romaniuk uses two pianos, including a Klavins upright grand piano (from the collection of Nils Frahm) which, thanks to it's massive soundboard and four-metre-long bass strings, overwhelms the listener. The addition of various analogue and digital audio effects, together with innovative recording techniques, brings the listener into a unique sonic landscape, approaching that of a sound installation.