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Composer
John Adams, Gyorgy Ligeti, Arvo Part, Anthony Romaniuk
Artist
Anthony Romaniuk
Format
CD
Label
Alpha
Released
Apr 10, 2026
Catalog #
ALPHA1202
UPC
3701624512029

About

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.

Tracklist 13 tracks

  1. 1 Sunrising (playing on Klavins' M450 Vertical Grand Piano) 03:40
    Track
    1
    Title
    Sunrising (playing on Klavins' M450 Vertical Grand Piano)
    Duration
    03:40
    Composer
    Anthony Romaniuk
    Performer
    Anthony Romaniuk
  2. 2 Für Alina (playing on Klavins' M450 Vertical Grand Piano) 02:21
    Track
    2
    Title
    Für Alina (playing on Klavins' M450 Vertical Grand Piano)
    Duration
    02:21
    Composer
    Arvo Pärt
    Performer
    Anthony Romaniuk
  3. 3 Rose-tinted (playing on Fazioli's F228 Grand Piano) 04:37
    Track
    3
    Title
    Rose-tinted (playing on Fazioli's F228 Grand Piano)
    Duration
    04:37
    Composer
    Anthony Romaniuk
    Performer
    Anthony Romaniuk
  4. 4 Black is the Colour (Of My True Love's Hair) (arr. A. Romaniuk for piano) (playing on Klavins' M450 Vertical Grand Piano) 04:18
    Track
    4
    Title
    Black is the Colour (Of My True Love's Hair) (arr. A. Romaniuk for piano) (playing on Klavins' M450 Vertical Grand Piano)
    Duration
    04:18
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Anthony Romaniuk
  5. 5 Musica ricercata: No. 8. Vivace - Energico (arr. A. Romaniuk) (playing on Klavins' M450 Vertical Grand Piano) 02:53
    Track
    5
    Title
    Musica ricercata: No. 8. Vivace - Energico (arr. A. Romaniuk) (playing on Klavins' M450 Vertical Grand Piano)
    Duration
    02:53
    Composer
    György Ligeti
    Performer
    Anthony Romaniuk
  6. 6 Passacaglia (playing on Fazioli's F228 Grand Piano) 05:55
    Track
    6
    Title
    Passacaglia (playing on Fazioli's F228 Grand Piano)
    Duration
    05:55
    Composer
    Anthony Romaniuk
    Performer
    Anthony Romaniuk
  7. 7 Motion Picture Soundtrack (arr. A. Romaniuk for piano) (playing on Klavins' M450 Vertical Grand Piano) 03:25
    Track
    7
    Title
    Motion Picture Soundtrack (arr. A. Romaniuk for piano) (playing on Klavins' M450 Vertical Grand Piano)
    Duration
    03:25
    Composer
    Colin Greenwood, Jonny Greenwood, Ed O'Brien, Philip Selway, Thom Yorke
    Performer
    Anthony Romaniuk
  8. 8 Scarborough Fair (arr. A. Romaniuk for piano) (playing on Klavins' M450 Vertical Grand Piano) 02:55
    Track
    8
    Title
    Scarborough Fair (arr. A. Romaniuk for piano) (playing on Klavins' M450 Vertical Grand Piano)
    Duration
    02:55
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Anthony Romaniuk
  9. 9 Army of Me (arr. A. Romaniuk for piano) (playing on Fazioli's F228 Grand Piano) 01:44
    Track
    9
    Title
    Army of Me (arr. A. Romaniuk for piano) (playing on Fazioli's F228 Grand Piano)
    Duration
    01:44
    Composer
    Björk, Graham Massey
    Performer
    Anthony Romaniuk
  10. 10 Locrian Waltz (playing on Klavins' M450 Vertical Grand Piano) 05:22
    Track
    10
    Title
    Locrian Waltz (playing on Klavins' M450 Vertical Grand Piano)
    Duration
    05:22
    Composer
    Anthony Romaniuk
    Performer
    Anthony Romaniuk
  11. 11 Nach Alina (playing on Klavins' M450 Vertical Grand Piano) 02:14
    Track
    11
    Title
    Nach Alina (playing on Klavins' M450 Vertical Grand Piano)
    Duration
    02:14
    Composer
    Anthony Romaniuk
    Performer
    Anthony Romaniuk
  12. 12 Phrygian Gates (played on Fazioli's F228 Grand Piano) 24:02
    Track
    12
    Title
    Phrygian Gates (played on Fazioli's F228 Grand Piano)
    Duration
    24:02
    Composer
    John Adams
    Performer
    Anthony Romaniuk
  13. 13 Llibre Vermell de Montserrat [Catalonia, 14th century]: Polorum regina (arr. A. Romaniuk for piano) (playing on Klavins' M450 Vertical Grand Piano) 03:38
    Track
    13
    Title
    Llibre Vermell de Montserrat [Catalonia, 14th century]: Polorum regina (arr. A. Romaniuk for piano) (playing on Klavins' M450 Vertical Grand Piano)
    Duration
    03:38
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Performer
    Anthony Romaniuk