DUENDE LIVE | Castelfranato

Guitarist Andrea Castelfranato performs on acoustic and nylon-string guitars on Duende Live, recorded during the 2019 fonè Music Festival Piaggio. The programme moves between original works such as Acquamarina, Frammenti di conchiglia and Selam, and interpretations of Trem das onze, La prima cosa bella and Henry Mancini's The Pink Panther. Tracklists differ by format: the LP has nine performances, whereas SACD and digital editions contain the complete twelve-track programme, including a medley of well-known songs.

Available editions

• 180 g, 33 rpm LP — Fonè LP147; 9 tracks.
• SACD — Fonè SACD213; 12 tracks.
• DSD 64 — Fonè DSD213; 12 tracks.
• WAV file 88.2 kHz / 24 bit — Fonè HD213; 12 tracks.

Tracklist

LP — Side A

1. Acquamarina — 5:26 (Andrea Castelfranato; nylon-string guitar)
2. Frammenti di conchiglia — 7:10 (Andrea Castelfranato; nylon-string guitar)
3. Trem das onze — 3:12 (Adoniran Barbosa; nylon-string guitar)
4. Appassionata — 5:26 (Andrea Castelfranato; nylon-string guitar)

LP — Side B

5. La prima cosa bella — 3:51 (Nicola Di Bari; nylon-string guitar)
6. Timeless — 4:22 (Andrea Castelfranato; acoustic guitar)
7. Selam — 5:39 (Andrea Castelfranato; nylon-string guitar)
8. Solitude — 2:49 (Andrea Castelfranato; nylon-string guitar)
9. The Pink Panther — 2:24 (Henry Mancini; nylon-string guitar)

SACD and digital editions — 12 tracks

1. Acquamarina — 5:26 (Andrea Castelfranato; nylon-string guitar)
2. Frammenti di conchiglia — 7:10 (Andrea Castelfranato; nylon-string guitar)
3. Trem das onze — 3:12 (Adoniran Barbosa; nylon-string guitar)
4. Appassionata — 5:26 (Andrea Castelfranato; nylon-string guitar)
5. La prima cosa bella — 3:51 (Nicola Di Bari; nylon-string guitar)
6. Medley: Africa / Billie Jean / Staying Alive / Can't Take My Eyes Off You / O' Sole Mio — 7:18 (Toto / Michael Jackson / Bee Gees / Frankie Valli / Di Capua; nylon-string guitar)
7. Timeless — 4:22 (Andrea Castelfranato; acoustic guitar)
8. Selam — 5:39 (Andrea Castelfranato; nylon-string guitar)
9. Solitude — 2:49 (Andrea Castelfranato; nylon-string guitar)
10. Kiitos — 3:43 (Andrea Castelfranato; acoustic guitar)
11. Louisiana Blues — 2:19 (Andrea Castelfranato; acoustic guitar)
12. The Pink Panther — 2:24 (Henry Mancini; nylon-string guitar)

The medley, Kiitos and Louisiana Blues appear on the extended programme but not on the LP. Fonè's LP listing gives La prima cosa bella as 3:51, while some digital catalogues state 2:53; the timing discrepancy still requires source-file verification.

Musicians

Andrea Castelfranato — acoustic guitar, nylon-string guitar; solo instrumental performances.

Recording and mastering

Recorded live on 6 April 2019 at the Auditorium of the Museo Piaggio in Pontedera during the fonè Music Festival Piaggio. Conceived, recorded and produced by Giulio Cesare Ricci, assisted by Paola Liberato. The documented setup includes Neumann U47, U48 and M49 valve microphones, Signoricci equipment, an Ampex ATR 102 analogue master and a Pyramix digital recording system with dCS converters. The performances are presented without editing cuts.

Vinyl edition technology

The Fonè LP147 release is limited to 496 copies, pressed on 180 g virgin vinyl from an analogue cut using the One-Stage pressing process. The product description does not assume that the LP automatically includes a digital download.

Credits

Artist: Andrea Castelfranato
Production, recording and mastering: Giulio Cesare Ricci
Assistant: Paola Liberato
Photography: Andrea Manno
Label: Fonè.