On modes (LP)

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Label
Alpha
Release Date
March 27, 2026
Format
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    Featuring
    • COMPOSER
      John Adams, Gyorgy Ligeti, Arvo Part, Anthony Romaniuk
    • PERFORMER
      Anthony Romaniuk
    Product Details
    • RELEASE DATE
      March 27, 2026
    • UPC
      3701624512425
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      ALPHA1242
    • LABEL
      Alpha
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      2
    • GENRE

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 P�rt, Ligeti, Radiohead, and Bj�rk, 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.