CATCH ME - Francesco Pollon

Catch Me is a solo piano album by Francesco Pollon, combining original compositions, improvisations and interpretations of music by Sam Rivers and Jule Styne. The programme opens with Preghiera antica and includes 181 Years Later, a response to Chopin's Prelude No. 8, Op. 28, two improvisations and I Fall in Love Too Easily. Pollon explores melody, harmony and rhythmic freedom in a personal musical language, recorded in 2020 on a Steinway D274 concert grand.

Available editions

• CD — Velut Luna CVLD324CD.
• Hi-Res WAV file 88.2 kHz / 24 bit — Velut Luna CVLD324.

Tracklist

1. Preghiera antica — 4:56 (Francesco Pollon)
2. Catch Me — 7:10 (Francesco Pollon)
3. 181 Years Later (from Chopin's Prelude No. 8, Op. 28) — 7:01 (Francesco Pollon / Frédéric Chopin)
4. Beatrice — 4:53 (Sam Rivers)
5. Impro 1 — 4:27 (Francesco Pollon)
6. Flying To — 7:49 (Francesco Pollon)
7. M. O. — 7:48 (Francesco Pollon)
8. Impro 2 — 4:36 (Francesco Pollon)
9. A Smile — 7:31 (Francesco Pollon)
10. I Fall in Love Too Easily — 6:38 (Jule Styne / Sammy Cahn)

Musicians

Francesco Pollon — solo piano, Steinway & Sons D274 concert grand. The piano was prepared for the session and tuned by Silvano Zanta.

Recording and mastering

Original 88.2 kHz / 24-bit digital recording made on 4–5 June 2020 at Laboratorio Zanta, Camponogara, Italy. Recording, mixing and mastering by Marco Lincetto. Individual timings follow the original Velut Luna/JBC product notes; some digital catalogues give slightly different durations for Catch Me and 181 Years Later.

Credits

Production: Velut Luna
Executive producer, recording, mixing and mastering: Marco Lincetto
Photography: Marco Lincetto
Cover art, design and layout: L'Image
Piano preparation and tuning: Silvano Zanta.

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