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'... instantly forgettable ...' - Mike Wheeler
Controversial Italian pianist and composer Ludovico Einaudi was born in Turin on 23 November 1955 into a high profile musical family and studied at Conservatorio Verdi in Milan and then with Luciano Berio.
He began his career as a composer, integrating various styles and genres including ambient, classical, contemporary pop, folk, minimalism, rock and world music. He has produced a series of dance, film, multimedia and TV works.
Echoes of Oblivion by Robert McCarney - A hundred not out
Ensemble. Trade Secrets - Mike Wheeler listens to guitarist Craig Ogden and friends
Ensemble. 'New Music' in Palermo - Giuseppe Pennisi listens to Ludovico Einaudi's opera 'Winter Journey'
Pleasant Meanderings - Easy-listening in Rome's Quirinale Palace, with Karen Haid