Einaudi: Primavera

Ludovico Einaudi is the world’s most popular composer, and the source of hundreds of instantly familiar themes used in films, TV, advertising and synch activity (recent credits include American Airlines, This Is England ’86 and Black Swan). His music is playing somewhere in the world and being heard by a listener 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. He is also the only classical artist who sells the most sheet music in the UK, coming a close 3rd behind Adele and Mumford and Sons in total sheet music sales. Einaudi sells out massive tours across Europe every year, and “Islands” is the first time that all of his best known material will appear on one destination purchase collection, targeted to reach as wide an audience as possible.

Ludovico Einaudi is the world’s most popular composer, and the source of hundreds of instantly familiar themes used in films, TV, advertising and synch activity (recent credits include American Airlines, This Is England ’86 and Black Swan). His music is playing somewhere in the world and being heard by a listener 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. He is also the only classical artist who sells the most sheet music in the UK, coming a close 3rd behind Adele and Mumford and Sons in total sheet music sales. Einaudi sells out massive tours across Europe every year, and “Islands” is the first time that all of his best known material will appear on one destination purchase collection, targeted to reach as wide an audience as possible.

Ludovico Einaudi’s ‘Nightbook’ tour in 2010 was an unqualified success. Following on the heels of his massive studio album, the lineup included a full string ensemble and some extra instruments too, providing a sensitive backdrop to Ludovico’s entrancing piano style.

The crowning height of the tour was the London concert, at the Royal Albert Hall. Here, the full theatricality of presentation could be exploited; the musicians arriving onstage from all compass points, playing in procession, the whole concert captured on DVD.

But, theatrical though it may be, the set makes for a delightful listen, available on a double CD set.

The 2CD set and the DVD are available separately; the DVD is the only available concert footage of Einaudi on the format.

This new ‘live’ double album with DVD captures one of the most exciting moments of the ‘Nightbook’ tour, a mammoth 60 date concert schedule (Europe & United States) culminating in a spectacular evening at the Royal Albert Hall on the 2nd March 2010.

Includes new arrangements from Einaudi’s repertoire including ‘Berlin Song’ and ‘Tu sei’ (previously unreleased from ‘Nightbook’ except as a bonus track with iTunes).

The 2 CD set comes with a DVD that is the first of Einaudi’s career.

The perfect gift for the dedicated fan or anyone discovering Enaudi’s music for the first time.

A superb double CD set of a concert in Berlin 2007, a performance with Ludovico Einaudi on piano, accompanied by a six piece string ensemble. With the support of lavish strings and minimal electronic back up, this release should appeal too many outside of his fan base. Already this release is play listed at CFM radio, giving a guaranteed play twice a week.

His phenomenal CD sales and ability to sell out major concert halls worldwide are confirmation that Ludovico Einaudi is one of classical music's biggest success stories of recent years. Many of the works on this album receive frequent airplay on Classic FM and his albums are regularly to be found in the Top 10 Classical charts.

This double album collects 22 of his best-selling works and features the hugely popular Le Onde as well as Ritornare (as featured in BBC TV's Top Gear).This is the first major release of works by Einaudi to be recorded by a pianist other than the composer and is the first to present his greatest hits together on one album.

The award-winning pianist Jeremy Limb has not only carved out an enviable career in music but is also an acclaimed comedy writer, actor and performer. He regularly appears at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and his scripts have been performed by Harry Enfield on BBC1 as well as on other channels and on radio. He was recently nominated for the LWT New Comedy Writing Award for his highly successful play about Peter Cooke.