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Hania Rani
On Giacometti

On Giacometti

Catno

GONDLP059

Formats

1x Vinyl LP

Country

UK

Release date

Feb 17, 2023

On Giacometti by Hania Rani on Gondwana Records.

Hania Rani announces "On Giacometti" a tender meditation on the life and art of Alberto Giacometti and family.

"On Giacometti" is a collection of beautiful recordings inspired by the renowned artist and family and features some of Rani’s most profoundly delicate compositions to date. Invited by film director Susanna Fanzun, to score her forthcoming documentary on the legendary artist Alberto Giacometti, Hania Rani took herself to the Swiss mountains to compose in blissful isolation. As Rani explains eloquently below the compositions are based on improvised melodies, simple harmonies and structures and inspired by the silence of the mountains as Rani returns to her main instrument, the piano. The results are beguilingly reminiscent of her beloved debut album Esja, but with subtle extra layers of synthesiser, and on two tracks cello from friend and long-running collaborator Dobrawa Czocher.

'On Giacometti' is presented as a limited edition LP with bespoke packaging featuring Les Naturals - Chocolat (Gmund) sustainable recycled paperboard made from 100 % recovered paper with Foil Artwork by Łukasz Pałczyński. Plus Double sided printed insert and download code inside.

Media: Mi
Sleeve: M

$41.75*

*Taxes excluded, shipping price excluded

GONDLP059 - UK - 2023

A1

Allegra

4:01

A2

Spring

3:06

A3

Stampa

2:00

A4

Struggle

2:43

A5

Morning

2:34

A6

In Between

2:19

A7

Knots

1:54

B1

Dreamy

2:59

B2

Storm

3:18

B3

Time

5:53

B4

Mountains

4:07

B5

Annette

3:22

B6

Alberto

3:47

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