Silent Guitar - Ludovico Einaudi Cover / Taguchi Hiromu

A powerful healing album with emotional melodies that soothe the soul.

This soothing album, filled with melancholy and tranquility, features the signature songs of Ludovico Einaudi, who has enjoyed explosive popularity worldwide, performed with all his might by guitarist Hiromu Taguchi, who is active both in Japan and overseas.

The album features a luxurious selection of Einaudi's popular songs, loved all over the world, including the main theme "Una Mattina" from "The Intouchables," the biggest hit French-language film ever released in Japan.

Gentle and modest, sometimes noble, the quiet guitar soothes the soul. The definitive healing guitar.

Who is the composer Ludovico Einaudi?

Born in Turin, Italy in 1955, he is a music ambassador for the Italian government.
An instrumental artist who has gained explosive popularity, especially in Europe.

His cinematic and melancholic minimal music, based on classical music, is gaining popularity worldwide, especially among young people.
He has produced numerous commercial music and soundtracks, and his album sales have exceeded one million copies in total, mainly in Europe.

He created the music for the 2011 film "The Intouchables," and became known to many people in Japan as a composer and pianist.

Web: https://ludovicoeinaudi.com/

Performer: Hiromu Taguchi

Born in Fujisawa City, Kanagawa Prefecture.
He learned the violin from a young age, and in his teens he began playing the electric guitar, bass and drums, performing at local live music venues.

In 2002, he entered the International Shinbori Art College.
Around the same time, he discovered the classical guitar and became interested in the solo style.
In the same year, he won first place at the All Japan Guitar Competition, and the following year he performed at the JGA Music Festival to great acclaim.

Later, while still a student, he joined the professional group, the Shinbori Guitar Ensemble, and also appeared as a soloist in Tedesco's Guitar Concerto at a performance by the Shinbori Guitar Philharmonic Orchestra.

After graduating, he became the fourth concertmaster of the Shinbori Guitar Ensemble.
They have led numerous successful overseas performances in countries such as Germany, Austria, South Korea, Singapore, the United States, and Italy.
He also served as the leader of Danrok, turning the group into a hugely popular group whose live shows always sold out.

He is also active as a composer and arranger, and his music has been performed at numerous events, including the Niibori Guitar Philharmonic Orchestra and Guitaristas Japan.

Among them, "Yorobi" was reborn as a collaboration of video and music, and attracted attention as a new work of art.
He also trains and instructs the next generation at his alma mater, the International Shinbori Art College.

Recorded at Shinbori Gakuen Strauss Hall in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture

●Himmu Taguchi

The Strauss Hall has a unique fan-shaped structure. The performance was recorded in the center.

●Be overwhelmed by the dignity of the 11-string guitar

Official Trailer Movie

Tracklist

1. Una Mattina - From the movie "The Intouchables"
2. Nuvole Bianche
3. Come un Fiore
4. Experience
5. Dolce Droga
6. ABC
7. Divenire
8. Full Moon (Day 3)
9. Elements Variation
10. Fly
11. Primavera
12. I Giorni

Staff
All Arranged & Performed by Hiromu Taguchi

Instrument: Wataru Tsuji 11-Strings (1, 2, 4, 6, 10, 11, 12)
Olivier Fanton (3, 5, 7, 8, 9)

Composed by Ludovico Einaudi

Recorded November 24th and 25th, 2021 at Strauss Hall in Fujisawa
Recording Engineer: Takuma Sugawara(Florent Engineering)
Mixed by Hiromu Taguchi

Producer: Kunihito Ikeda
Planner: Takahisa Chishima
Mastering Engineer: Fumihiro Kojima
Design: Kunihito Ikeda
Artist Coordinator: Takeki Mitome
Executive Producer: Hideo Utsugi

Production cooperation: International Shinbori Art Academy
Web: https://www.niibori-music.com/

<Product information>
￥1,980 (tax included)
Total 12 songs/approx. 68 minutes
Product number: DLDH-1917

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