Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Concerto for Violin & Orchestra No. 2; Respighi: Concerto Gregoriano; Guastavino: La rosa y el S CD

Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Concerto for Violin & Orchestra No. 2; Respighi: Concerto Gregoriano; Guastavino: La rosa y el S Recording information: Dinky Studios. Track Listing of songs: One in the Same; Let Life; Capsized; Corporate Takeover; Dragon Wings; We Grow It; Here We Go; Yeah Yah Ya; Nine Line Revolution; So Surreal; Holds You Down; Lying to Yourself; Out Time Now; "Big Rx Man"; ....& Stuff, The;

Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Concerto for Violin & Orchestra No. 2; Respighi: Concerto Gregoriano; Guastavino: La rosa y el S Joao Orecchia's debut HANDS AND FEET is an interesting slab of electro-pop, though it lacks a bit of feeling or whoomp to be memorable. Orecchia's music is dancefloor-friendly but intelligent and multi-layered. The album is bookended by recordings of Orecchia's father Giovanni singing Italian ballads straight-to-vinyl. On "When I Fall in Love," the opener, Joao adds electronics and develops the original recording (in bad shape) into a new song toward the end. The album finale, "Arrivaderci Roma," is left untouched, vinyl crackles and all, its antiquated quality providing a stark contrast with the modern, electronic nature of everything that preceded it. Highlights include "Midnight Serenade," "Beginnings," and "Seven Thieves," all strong compositions somewhat reminiscent of Baja. Also worth noting is "All Opera" featuring Anticon emcee Serengeti. There is a bunch of other guests on HANDS AND FEET, most of them musicians, but they simply add colours to the overall instrumentation, without changing the direction of the music, for this CD is a one-man-band affair. Photographer: Simon Scholtz. Personnel: Joao Orecchia (vocals, guitar, banjo, accordion, melodica, toy piano, synthesizer, electronics). Audio Mixer: Francois Van Der Merwe.

Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Concerto for Violin & Orchestra No. 2; Respighi: Concerto Gregoriano; Guastavino: La rosa y el S Recording information: Biblioteca del Monastero di San Giovanni, Parma (12/17/2008-12/23/2008).

Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Concerto for Violin & Orchestra No. 2; Respighi: Concerto Gregoriano; Guastavino: La rosa y el S More time arranging & practicing was put into this project than any other recording I've done. I took pains to leave in all the epic guitar leads, screams (Steven Tyler on "Dream On"), and vocal harmonies (Queen on "Bohemian Rhapsody") present on each song. Of all of my recordings, this one's the best-seller.

Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Concerto for Violin & Orchestra No. 2; Respighi: Concerto Gregoriano; Guastavino: La rosa y el S Track Listing of songs: Little Ste For Christmas A.D. 1979; Son; Son; Son;

Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Concerto for Violin & Orchestra No. 2; Respighi: Concerto Gregoriano; Guastavino: La rosa y el S  

Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Concerto for Violin & Orchestra No. 2; Respighi: Concerto Gregoriano; Guastavino: La rosa y el S Track Listing of songs: Ainsi la nuit, for string quartet: 1. Nocturne; Ainsi la nuit, for string quartet: 2. Miroir d'espace; Ainsi la nuit, for string quartet: 3. Litanies; Ainsi la nuit, for string quartet: 4. Litanies 2; Ainsi la nuit, for string quartet: 5. Constellations; Ainsi la nuit, for string quartet: 6. Nocturne 2; Ainsi la nuit, for string quartet: 7. Temps suspendu; Quartet on a poem of Christian Morgenstern 'Der Tod'; String Quartet No. 1 'Métamorphoses nocturnes';

Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Concerto for Violin & Orchestra No. 2; Respighi: Concerto Gregoriano; Guastavino: La rosa y el S Track Listing of songs: Háry János, suite from the opera for orchestra: No. 1, 'Prelude: A Musical Clock'; Háry János, suite from the opera for orchestra: No. 2, 'Viennese Musical Clock'; Háry János, suite from the opera for orchestra: No. 3, 'Song'; Háry János, suite from the opera for orchestra: No. 4, 'The Battle and Defeat of Napoleon'; Háry János, suite from the opera for orchestra: No. 5, 'Intermezzo'; Háry János, suite from the opera for orchestra: No. 6, 'Entrance of the Emperor and His Court'; Variations on a Hungarian folksong, 'The Peacock'; Daphnis et Chloé, ...

Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Concerto for Violin & Orchestra No. 2; Respighi: Concerto Gregoriano; Guastavino: La rosa y el S