Pastorale is an album by Italian pianist Stefano Battaglia with Michele Rabbia on electronics and percussion recorded in March 2009 and released on ECM the following year.[1]

Pastorale
Studio album by
Stefano Battaglia and Michele Rabbia
Released2010
RecordedMarch 2009
StudioArtesuono Studio
Udine, Italy
Genre
Length61:17
LabelECM
ECM 2120
ProducerManfred Eicher
Stefano Battaglia chronology
Re: Pasolini
(2007)
Pastorale
(2010)
The River of Anyder
(2011)

Reception

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The All About Jazz review by John Kelman said that "An album of contrasting dark thoughts and brighter ideations, the masterful Pastorale strikes an almost immediate subconscious chord. Resonating on a deep level, it's Battaglia's purest, most vividly evocative—and provocative—album to date."[2]

The Independent's Phil Johnson said "The spare, nuanced music is as close to John Cage or Morton Feldman as it is to jazz, but despite the limited instrumentation a great variety of sound is conjured up."[3]

Track listing

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All compositions by Stefano Battaglia and Michele Rabbia except where noted.

  1. "Antifona Libera (A Enzo Bianchi)" (Battaglia) – 6:28
  2. "Metaphysical Consolations" – 5:59
  3. "Monasterium" – 3:55
  4. "Oracle" – 2:28
  5. "Kursk Requiem" – 3:58
  6. "Cantar del Alma" – 8:05
  7. "Spirits of Myths" – 4:50
  8. "Pastorale" – 7:00
  9. "Sundance in Balkh" (Battaglia) – 5:50
  10. "Tanztheater (In Memory of Pina Bausch)" – 9:48
  11. "Vessel of Magic" – 2:56

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ ECM discography accessed December 17, 2013
  2. ^ Kelman, J. Pastorale Review All About Jazz, March 23, 2010
  3. ^ Johnson, P. Pastorale Review The Independent, February 7, 2010