The Poet, by Bruno Sanfilippo

The Poet

by Bruno Sanfilippo

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Luigi Lamberti I love this composition, every note touches the soul and heart .. i also really like the cover artwork ..
thanks Bruno for your music Favorite track: The Legend Of The Sailor.

Seb Forest Soul Has some beautiful strings and other fine modern ambient elements. One of my favourite morning album last winter. Favorite track: The Poet.

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Richard Gürtler Bruno Sanfilippo constantly enriches the scene with his emotive insignias, no matter if solo or coupled with creative contributions of his kindred spirits. Few months ago, when exploring 40-minute "The Poet" for the first time, I wrote this album might be Bruno Sanfilippo's magnum opus. After many spinnings, I still fully stand behind my words!!! Jewel like "The Poet" deserves to be experienced, cherished and celebrated!!! Muchas gracias!!!

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Bruno Sanfilippo as “The Poet” paints 11 sonic canvas of exhaustively expressive modern classical minimalism at its most exceedingly exquisite and profoundly poignant. With luminary contributions of kindred souls, Julián Kancepolski (cello) and Pere Bardagí (violin), Bruno’s narrative piano wizardry significantly exhibits in awe-inspiring equilibrium with performing delicacies of his mates. The beauty of magnificently evocative quietudes is in full blossom, immerse yourself into the poet’s tremendously embracing palette of lyrical mastery and sensitive insignias as this might be his magnum opus.

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1.	The Poet 03:33	buy track
2.	Before Nightfall 03:38	buy track
3.	Silk Offering 03:55	buy track
4.	Dead's Hope 01:18	buy track
5.	The Legend Of The Sailor 04:07	buy track
6.	An Omen 04:28	buy track
7.	The Book Without Words 04:53	buy track
8.	Seventy Seven Years Later 05:16	buy track
9.	Iron Horse 03:45	buy track
10.	The Four Keys 02:50	buy track
11.	Abandoned Carousel 02:00 video	buy track

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"If The Poet was a soundtrack, one would imagine it to be an absorbing historical epic and a grand film indeed" Stationary Travels

Textura.org wrote: "1631 Recordings pitches Bruno Sanfilippo's The Poet as his “finest work to date,” which, though it might appear to be nothing more than the usual hyperbole by a record label, might very well be close to the truth. At the very least, one could say that The Poet is right up there with Sanfilippo's finest releases.
Strings are the first sounds heard on the forty-minute recording, a not insignificant detail in emphasizing that Sanfilippo's interest centers primarily on the music, not his own piano playing. It appears, too, of course, but with an elegant restraint that complements the strings rather than vies with them for attention. Sequenced first, “The Poet” inaugurates the recording on an emotionally charged note, the music filled with longing and sadness, after which “Before Nightfall” perpetuates the opener's elegiac tone with a melancholy lullaby that's again wondrously realized in an understated piano-and-strings arrangement. Even at this early stage, it's clear that Sanfilippo is intent on using technique in the service of emotional effect; he's certainly capable of impressing the listener with all manner of pianistic flourishes, but in a representative setting such as “The Legend of the Sailor” he keeps it simple by concentrating on wistful, single-note melodies and chords.
Moods of varying kinds are featured on the recording. The haunting “Silk Offering” exudes mystery in the tentative wisps of melody that slowly usher forth from the piano and strings. The foreboding hinted at in “Silk Offering” moves more audibly to the forefront during “An Omen,” interesting also for being performed by strings alone, sometimes to nightmarish effect. The album's most dramatic change-up occurs in “Iron Horse” when Sanfilippo plays (I'm guessing) the piano's inner strings to generate an almost gamelan-inflected meditation that wouldn't sound out of place emanating from a Japanese temple. In a few cases (e.g., “The Book Without Words” and the brief “Dead's Hope”), he opts for a more elaborate, orchestral presentation that, while it does add extra colour to the recording, is less effective when heard alongside the quieter settings, more powerful despite their lower decibel level.
Sanfilippo's music might warrant the minimalism label with respect to its uncluttered presentation, but it's hardly minimal in its emotional effect. His gift for imbuing chamber classical settings with deep feeling is perhaps his greatest one; with that in mind, it would be hard to think of anyone better qualified to compose the film soundtrack for a literary adaptation than Sanfilippo"

"Già il titolo “The Poet” sottende come Bruno Sanfilippo si sia prefisso una declinazione particolarmente lieve e romantica della sua ricerca di timbri e sospensioni armoniche applicate al pianoforte.
Negli undici brani del lavoro il prolifico artista di origine argentina conferma appieno tale traccia espressiva, espungendo del tutto dalle proprie composizioni i minuti frammenti elettronici presenti ad esempio nell’ultimo “Inside Life” (2015).
In “The Poet” il suo pianoforte dialoga infatti soltanto con gli archi, prediligendo di gran lunga gli aspetti emozionali di raffinate sinfonie in miniatura, costellate di aperture e progressioni armoniche, che pennellano paesaggi di coinvolgente grazia cameristica" Rockerilla n. 429

"Another masterpiece of texture, sound, and composition, ‘The Poet’ draws the listener further into Bruno’s creative space than ever before, and once the colours of the album finally wash from your skin, you’ll feel all the better for it" Rating: 9 out of 10 · Anthem Review

"The Poet is an exquisitely beautiful set of works. While minimalist in compositional approach, the pieces here are full in ways that utterly belie that tag. The effect on the listener is maximal, certainly. These are pieces that land with emotional impact and demand focused attention. They may be delicate, but they are strong. Sanfilippo grows almost exponentially as a composer with each new release. The Poet is amazing, it is a must-hear, and it has become a personal favorite of mine. Listen to this now" Hypnagogue

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released May 6, 2016

Released via 1631 Recordings & Decca Publishing

Produced by Bruno Sanfilippo
All songs written and recorded by Bruno Sanfilippo at Onix II Studio, Barcelona, Spain
Art Direction by Ximena Contreras [ad21]
Piano: Bruno Sanfilippo
Cello: Julián Kancepolski
Violin: Pere Bardagí
Analog Mastered by Ian Hawood, Tokio, Japan

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Bruno Sanfilippo Barcelona, Spain

►Exclusive items & lossless audio available◄ Feel free to ask for signatures on CDs & Vinyl // Bruno is an Argentinian classically trained musician, producer, and composer based in Barcelona who writes for strings, piano, and electronics. His Piano Textures series, started in 2007, is one of Sanfilippo’s most representative set of recordings. ... more

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