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Le Onde

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Ludovico Einaudi is, in my opinion, the best composer working today in the nebulous field of "neo-classical" or "new age" or "contemporary piano," whatever you want to call it. His music has a minimalist flair, reminiscent of Philip Glass (but more melodic than Glass) or Yann Tiersen. Out of deference to the cranky reviewer below, I won't compare Einaudi to John Reich, except to say that Einaudi's pieces have much greater melodic appeal to me than Reich's. ;-)

Le Onde is a very good album, but not Einaudi's best. The strongest tracks are "Le Onde," "Questa Notte" and "Ombre." If you are new to Einaudi, I'd recommend that you start with the "Echoes" greatest hits collection instead, or "Divenire," his most recent release. If you are an established Einaudi fan, then you will probably want "Le Onde" simply to have a complete collection.

One last comment: Einaudi has released most of the sheet music for his work, and it ranges in difficulty from fairly easy to quite advanced. I recommend highly "The best of Ludovico Einaudi: Piano solo" sheet music collection.

I'm not a fan of classical music at all, more into stoner rock but i heard le onde the song and i just fell in love with it, i listenend to the album and ALL the songs,yup every single one is just 5/5 , its a great chillout cd and Einaudi is a brillant piano player and every song works...a seriously great buy for any classical or piano fan, also recommened for anyone, this is just one of them cd's that you will not be able to put down.

Ludovico Einaudi might be better known for his music when it's played at the BAFTA Television and Film Awards remembering those who passed away in the previous year. His music is light enough to allow dialogue but it's unforgettable and soothing those of us who mourns the losses. So this is my second compact disc by him and I'm not disappointed. I'm shocked that he's not more well known. This music would be ideal for Pilates and Yoga classes and I would highly recommend his music to be used in such places to allow comfort, peace, and a moment to reflect and de-stress from a stressful life. Anyway, his music is not for everybody. It's light but meaningful. It's ironic that I am writing about BAFTA here because it is what attraced me to Ludovico Einaudi's music in the first place. It has such a whimsical nature. His second track is worthy enough to relax you on the most stressed out days. His music has a calming and wonderful effect already. If you are looking for music to relax, regroup, and calm yourself, Ludovico Einaudi's piano tunes and performance is worth it.

wow i discovered this guy not 10 days ago and can't stop listening to this cd or divinire! i've grown up with r&b/hip hop and have explored latin, rock, gospel/christian, country, jazz, dance, alternative, and have now, finally, arrived at classical music. these piano compositions are all i have longed for. my favorite instrument on individual display for my consumption. i've come full circle now. thank you ludovico!

Einaudi is great! His music is so peaceful, and such a refreshing CD to listen to again and again!

I happened to hear a version of "Le Onde" through an Italian friend online. Sweet and haunting, it prompted me to order this album, which more exceeded expectations. This is the kind of gentle, new age piano music that has become common and, very often, uninteresting. Einaudi, though, is a delightful surprise in this category for anyone outside of Europe who hasn't heard of him.

This was for my friend and she is realy thankful. This is amazing cd! -she says

Imagine if John Tesh composed music...oh wait, unfortunately you don't have to imagine. Well, Einaudi's muzak is of a similar caliber. All it needs is a track of waves crashing on the shore and seagulls cawing to complete this somnolescent mush of insipid pabulum. This man studied with Berio?!!?!?!? Seriously, if anyone compares Einaudi to Part or Reich within earshot, slap them. Good and hard.