Forwarded from Albums Released Today
📀 Album of the Week
@Venice_Rocks
📌1974
Opus Avantra
📀 Opus Avantra Donella Del Monaco
#AvantProg #NeoClassical #ChamberMusic #FolkRock #MusiqueConcrete
50 years ago, in an undocumented date, Opus Avantra from #Veneto region, released their debut studio album.
Often referred as Introspezione (the title of the first song), this album aimed to perfectly fuse Classical and Opera (Opus) with Progressive Avant Garde Rock (Avan) and Traditional music (Tra).
#OpusAvantra opera singer Donella Del Monaco is the nephew of 👉 Mario Del Monaco, one of the best and most famous Italian tenors.
The band became also one of the few in #Italy to be associated with Rock In Opposition movement (#RIO) started in the UK by 👉 Henry Cow.
In this album:
#DonellaDelMonaco − vocals
#AlfredoTisocco − keyboards
#LucianoTavella − flute
#PierdinoTisato − drums
#EnricoProfessione, #PieregidioSpiller − violin
Addtional musician
#TonyEsposito (yes, the one of "Kalimba De Luna", 1984) − percussions
🎧Listen to Opus Avantra
👉 here
@Venice_Rocks
📌1974
Opus Avantra
📀 Opus Avantra Donella Del Monaco
#AvantProg #NeoClassical #ChamberMusic #FolkRock #MusiqueConcrete
50 years ago, in an undocumented date, Opus Avantra from #Veneto region, released their debut studio album.
Often referred as Introspezione (the title of the first song), this album aimed to perfectly fuse Classical and Opera (Opus) with Progressive Avant Garde Rock (Avan) and Traditional music (Tra).
#OpusAvantra opera singer Donella Del Monaco is the nephew of 👉 Mario Del Monaco, one of the best and most famous Italian tenors.
The band became also one of the few in #Italy to be associated with Rock In Opposition movement (#RIO) started in the UK by 👉 Henry Cow.
In this album:
#DonellaDelMonaco − vocals
#AlfredoTisocco − keyboards
#LucianoTavella − flute
#PierdinoTisato − drums
#EnricoProfessione, #PieregidioSpiller − violin
Addtional musician
#TonyEsposito (yes, the one of "Kalimba De Luna", 1984) − percussions
🎧Listen to Opus Avantra
👉 here
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Forwarded from Albums Released Today
📌21 November 1984
Frank Zappa
📀 Francesco Zappa
#ChamberMusic #Electronic
40 years ago Frank Zappa from Baltimore, #USA, released a Chamber Music album named after Francesco Zappa, an obscure Italian cellist who composed between 1763 and 1788.
Frank Zappa found out about Francesco Zappa thanks to a friend musician, David Ocker. Frank was of course attracted having the same name and wanted to discover and record Francesco's music.
The album features synthesized arrangements of Francesco Zappa compositions performed by the so called The Barking Pumpkin Digital Gratification Consort conducted by #FrankZappa.
Amazing story ❤️
#21November
Frank Zappa
📀 Francesco Zappa
#ChamberMusic #Electronic
40 years ago Frank Zappa from Baltimore, #USA, released a Chamber Music album named after Francesco Zappa, an obscure Italian cellist who composed between 1763 and 1788.
Frank Zappa found out about Francesco Zappa thanks to a friend musician, David Ocker. Frank was of course attracted having the same name and wanted to discover and record Francesco's music.
The album features synthesized arrangements of Francesco Zappa compositions performed by the so called The Barking Pumpkin Digital Gratification Consort conducted by #FrankZappa.
Amazing story ❤️
#21November
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Forwarded from Albums Released Today
📀 Album of the Week
@Venice_Rocks
📌 Late 1974
Quella Vecchia Locanda
📀 Il Tempo Della Gioia
#ProgressiveRock #NeoClassical #ChamberMusic
50 years ago in an undocumented date Quella Vecchia Locanda from Rome, #Italy released their 2nd and final studio album.
#QuellaVecchiaLocanda disbanded in fact after the release. This album, like their 👉 1972 debut, is regarded as one of the greatest example of Neo Classical "pastoral" Rock Progressivo Italiano (#RPI).
In this album:
#GiorgioGiorgi - vocals, flute, piccolo
#RaimondoMariaCocco - guitars, vocals
#MassimoRoselli - keyboards, piano, vocals
#ClaudioFilice - electric & acoustic violin
#MassimoGiorgi - bass
#PatrickTraina - drums, percussion
🎧Listen to Il Tempo Della Gioia 👉 here
@Venice_Rocks
📌 Late 1974
Quella Vecchia Locanda
📀 Il Tempo Della Gioia
#ProgressiveRock #NeoClassical #ChamberMusic
50 years ago in an undocumented date Quella Vecchia Locanda from Rome, #Italy released their 2nd and final studio album.
#QuellaVecchiaLocanda disbanded in fact after the release. This album, like their 👉 1972 debut, is regarded as one of the greatest example of Neo Classical "pastoral" Rock Progressivo Italiano (#RPI).
In this album:
#GiorgioGiorgi - vocals, flute, piccolo
#RaimondoMariaCocco - guitars, vocals
#MassimoRoselli - keyboards, piano, vocals
#ClaudioFilice - electric & acoustic violin
#MassimoGiorgi - bass
#PatrickTraina - drums, percussion
🎧Listen to Il Tempo Della Gioia 👉 here
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Forwarded from Albums Released Today
📀 Christmas Album 🎄
@Venice_Rocks
📌2004
Opus Avantra
📀 Venetia Et Anima
#NeoClassical #ChamberMusic #AvantProg
20 years ago, in an undocumented date, and 30 years after their 👉 debut album, Opus Avantra from
#Veneto region, #Italy released a studio album dedicated to #Venice.
Venetia Et Anima was published as Donella Del Monaco e Paolo Troncon, main artists and writers, and they kept the monicker Opus Avantra Ensemble.
Opera singer Del Monaco sings in various ancient languages: Latin, Paleoveneto, Venetian, Medieval German and Luxembourguish.
#OpusAvantra in this album:
#DonellaDelMonaco - vocals
#PaoloTroncon - piano
#GabrieleBruzzolo - percussions
#PaoloCarraro - cello
#MarcoGalliazzo - alto
#GiacomoLivolsi - celtic harp
#MauroMartello - flute
#AndreaOddoneMartin - saxophone
#MicheleMestriner - keyboards
#DavideSartori - guitar
#DamianoVisentin - accordion
#StefanoBruzzolo - sounds
🎧Listen to Venetia Et Anima
👉 here
@Venice_Rocks
📌2004
Opus Avantra
📀 Venetia Et Anima
#NeoClassical #ChamberMusic #AvantProg
20 years ago, in an undocumented date, and 30 years after their 👉 debut album, Opus Avantra from
#Veneto region, #Italy released a studio album dedicated to #Venice.
Venetia Et Anima was published as Donella Del Monaco e Paolo Troncon, main artists and writers, and they kept the monicker Opus Avantra Ensemble.
Opera singer Del Monaco sings in various ancient languages: Latin, Paleoveneto, Venetian, Medieval German and Luxembourguish.
#OpusAvantra in this album:
#DonellaDelMonaco - vocals
#PaoloTroncon - piano
#GabrieleBruzzolo - percussions
#PaoloCarraro - cello
#MarcoGalliazzo - alto
#GiacomoLivolsi - celtic harp
#MauroMartello - flute
#AndreaOddoneMartin - saxophone
#MicheleMestriner - keyboards
#DavideSartori - guitar
#DamianoVisentin - accordion
#StefanoBruzzolo - sounds
🎧Listen to Venetia Et Anima
👉 here
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