Nightbook is the latest album created by Italian

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Composer

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 Ludovico Einaudi

Ludovico Einaudi

Ludovico Einaudi OMRI is an Italian contemporary music composer and pianist.-Biography:Born in Turin, Italy, Einaudi's mother played to him on the piano as a child. He began his musical training at the Conservatorio Verdi in Milan, gaining a diploma in composition in 1982...

. Released in 2009, the album sees Einaudi take a new direction with his music as he incorporates synthesized sounds alongside his solo piano playing. A new approach can be seen with tracks such as "Nightbook", and "Lady Labyrinth" where the element of percussion is utilized with the piano and acts as a driving force throughout the song.
In Italy the album went Gold with more than 35,000 copies sold.

The title track "Nightbook" was used in the TV advertisement for the Channel 4 drama "Any Human Heart".
The track "Lady Labyrinth" is often used as background music in Top Gear specials.

Track listing

1. "In Principio" (2:51)
2. "Lady Labyrinth" (5:30)
3. "Nightbook" (5:50)
4. "Indaco" (5:21)
5. "The Snow Prelude N. 15" (4:28)
6. "Eros" (5:36)
7. "The Crane Dance" (3:05)
8. "The Snow Prelude N. 2" (4:08)
9. "The Tower" (4:40)
10. "Reverie" (4:40)
11. "Bye Bye Mon Amour" (7:37)
12. "The Planets" (7:07)
13. "Solo" (Hidden Track, also known as "Piste Sans Titre 13", which literally means "Untitled Track 13", in the Dutch release) (8:46)