Marcotulli & Biondini

Duo Art

La Strada Invisibile ACT 9627-2Sti

German Release Date: September 26, 2014

The Duet: one of the most minimalist ways of making Tracklisting: music together, but also one of the most enthralling - two people relying entirely on each other in a magical dialogue 01 Aritmia ** 6:10 full of candour and harmony. 02 Vagabondi delle stelle * 4:02 03 In Between * 4:41 The power of the melody is the binding force in the 04 Cosa sono le nuvole (Domenico Modugno) 2:38 interplay between and Luciano 05 Tuareg * 4:48 Biondini. "La Strada Invisibile" is their joint path on the quest 06 Choroso ** 4:24 for the magic of the moment, and their mastery of their 07 The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress (Jimmy Webb) 4:09 instruments is the vehicle for advancing straight to the soul of 08 L’amour en fuite * 4:59 the music. 09 La strada invisibile * 7:30 10 Essa Mulher (Joyce Moreno) 3:27 The origin of their intuitive musical understanding can 11 Yin & Yang * 3:28 be found in the remarkable similarities between their 12 Stagione ** 4:28 careers to date : both began with classical music at a very early age, both developed their musicianship with a classical education, and both are inexorably linked by the love of the Rita Marcotulli / piano traditional songs of their homeland, . / accordion

Rita Marcotulli carved herself an impressive international career in a very short time. Alongside Music composed by *Rita Marcotulli & **Luciano Biondini, greats such as , Joe Lovano, Paul Bley, Palle unless otherwise noted Danielsson, Michel Portal, , and Nguyên Lê, the native Roman also collaborates repeatedly with Produced by Siggi Loch with the artists popular stars of the Italian music scene such as the songwriters and Gianmaria Testa. Recorded by Klaus Scheuermann at Emil Berliner Studios Berlin, February 5 & 6, 2014 Her partner in music, Luciano Biondini, with whom she Mixed and mastered by Klaus Scheuermann has worked together in a quartet for some years, is one of the top accordion players on the scene. Rabih Abou-Khalil, Cover art (Detail) by Philip Taaffe / ACT Art Collection Michel Godard, Enrico Rava and most recently the young Polish violinist Adam Bałdych, appreciate his independent Distributor: artistry that is full of overwhelming drama and emotion without Allegro-Nail Distribution (US), A&N Music (GR), Andante Music (RO), losing itself in technical superficiality. Just like Marcotulli, he Apostrophe (RU), C&L Records (KR), Divyd (SK), Dukyan Meloman (BG), grounds his love of jazz with references to the Italian music Challenge Records Int. (Benelux), DC Comp (UA), edelkultur (DE & AT), Egea (I), Equinox Music (TR), GIGI Distribution (PL), Gramofon (BA), tradition. Harmonia Mundi (FR), Harmonia Mundi (UK), Intek (SI+HR), Jassics (ZA), Jazzworld (HK), JSC "Bomba" (LT), Karonte (ES & PT), Musikklosen (NO), Jazz, classic and Italian songs all flow masterfully Musikvertrieb (CH), Naxos (SE/FI), Outside Distribution (CA), One-Hifi together in "La Strada Invisibile". Fascinating moments (RS), Planet MGM Distribution (AU), Southbound Records (NZ), and new musical revelations arise out of the moment, born of Sundance (DK), Videoarts Music Inc. (JP), 2HP (CZ) small movements, gestures and lines. It is music full of humour, melancholia, tenderness and temperament. It may be a cliché that sensitivity, emotionality and a lightness of being are Auenstraße 47, 80469 München, considered to be typically Italian, but there is a grain of truth in Phone +49 89 72 94 92 0, Fax +49 89 72 94 92 11 every cliché, as "La Strada Invisibile" proves. e-mail: [email protected] Visit our website at http://www.actmusic.com

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