Angelo
Branduardi is born in Cuggiono close to
Milan.
When he has a few months his family settles in
Genoa and there, at the Conservatory Niccolò
Paganini, Angelo gets the diploma of violin and
starts like soloist with the orchestra of the
Conservatory.
At the age of fifteen Angelo moves again, this
time to Milan, where he joins the Technical
institute for Tourism, where he knows and has
for a long time as professor the great poet
Franco Fortini.
Thereafter he joins the university of Philosophy
and during this period begins to compose,
putting in music the texts of his favorite
authors: "Confessioni di un malandrino" by the
Russian poet Esenin, one of his songs more
famous, dates indeed of these years.
In the beginning of the 70's, Angelo meets
Luisa Zappa, who thereafter will become his
coauthor, as well as his wife.
Here are the dates and the stages of his
extraordinary career:
1974
– recording beginnings: the RCA publishes the
album "Angelo Branduardi" arranged by Paul
Buckmaster.
1975
- "la luna", in collaboration
with
Maurizio Fabrizio.
1976
- Branduardi changes recording house and signs
with Polygram for Italy and Ariola for the rest
of Europe.
He publishes" Alla fiera dell’est" that is worth
him the Price of the Italian Music Critique.
1978
- "La Pulce d’acqua" in which he participates as
host, the sarde musician Luigi Lai, virtuoso of
the launeddas, ancient wind instrument.
To this album continuation makes a long tour
that brings Branduardi in all the Europe.
1979
- release of "Cogli la prima mela ", album to
big success in all the Europe rewarded by the
German and European critique.
The same year Branduardi performs in Paris to
the "Fête de l’humanité", with a public
exceptional of 200.000 people.
To the event continuation makes, in 1980, the
publication of the album live "Concerto ".
1980
- starts the tour "La Carovana del Mediterraneo”
that receives like permanent guests Stephen
Still, Graham Nash and Ritchie Havens.
1981
- Branduardi starts a collaboration with Paul
Buckmaster for the "Branduardi" album, that is
worth him in Germany the price of better artist
of the year.
1983 – he publishes "Cercando l’oro", arranged
by Maurizio Fabrizio to which, makes
continuation a tour European of more than 50
concerts.
In the same year Branduardi begins to work for the
cinema.
He composes the music of the movie of Luigi
Magni "State buoni se potete" for which he
receives the two more prestigious Italian
prices: the "David di Donatello” and the "Nastro
d’argento. "
Immediately after Branduardi works with the
German producer J. Schaaf to the film adaptation
of "Momo", the famous novel of Michael Ende.
Thereafter, always with Magni, for "Secondo
Ponzio Pilato" and with Aurelio Chiesa for "Luci
lontane."
1984
- Italian tour whose gains are affected to the
Unicef.
1985
- release of "Branduardi canta Yeats”: ten poems
of the great Irish poet W. B. Yeats translated
and adapted by Luisa Zappa and put in music by
Branduardi.
1988
- "Pane e rose"
1990
- "Il ladro"
1992
- Branduardi signs with EMI and publishes in all
the Europe his first "Best of."
1993
- "si può fare", excellent success as well with
the public than the critique, followed by a
European tour of more than sixty concerts.
1994
- "Domenica e Lunedì". The authors of the
texts,
in
addition
to Luisa Zappa, are Paola Pallottino, Eugenio
Finardi, Roberto Vecchioni and Pasquale Panella.
In November of the same year starts a tour that
brings Branduardi in twenty theaters in Italy
and in more of sixty European localities.
Of this tour is born the album live "Camminando
camminando."
In the album are included two unpublished works,
recorded in studio with texts by Giorgio Faletti,
thus marking the beginning of a happy friendship
and a collaboration that will continue with the
realization of "Il dito e la luna", in 1998.
1996
- he publishes for EMI Classics the first "Futuro
Antico", achieved with the group "Chominciamento
di Gioia" and conduced by Maestro Renato Serio:
sacred and profane pages of the Middle Ages and
the beginning of the Renaissance.
1998
- "Branduardi Studio Collection": 33 songs that
retrace the discography of Branduardi.
1999
- "Futuro Antico II" dedicated to the music of
Mainerio (15th and 16th Century)
2000
- "L’infinitamente piccolo": eleven songs on the
texts pulled from the Franciscan Sources.
With the involvement of international artists,
as Madredeus and I Muvrini and of the Italian
artists of prestige as Ennio Morricone, Franco
Battiato and the Nuova Compagnia di Canto
Popolare.
To this album, dedicated to Holy Saint Francis
of Assisi, he made a continuation tour that gets
a big and unexpected success and continues for
all through the year 2001, arriving beyond the
120 concerts in all the Europe.
2002
- "Futuro Antico III", dedicated to music in the
court of the Gonzagues, in collaboration with
Francesca Torelli, specialist and virtuoso of
the lute.
2003
- "Altro ed Altrove". Words of love of the
faraway peoples. Translated and adapted by Luisa
Zappa, put in music by Angelo Branduardi and
illustrated by Silvio Monti.
2005
- "Branduardi
Platinum Collection."
2005
- "The
Classic Collection".
2006 -Tour "La Lauda di
Francesco" and tour "Il concerto di Angelo Branduardi".
2007 - "Futuro Antico IV",
Venezia e il Carnevale. with the
Ensemble "Scintille di Musica" of
Francesca Torelli. 2007 - "La
Lauda di Francesco" in DVD - Lo
Spettacolo, Il Backstage, con interventi
di Angelo sulla vita di San Francesco
2009 - "Futuro Antico V",
Musica della Serenissima. With the
Ensemble "Scintille di Musica" of
Francesca Torelli. Pubblication of the
new "pop" Album with title
"Senza Spina" , arrangiaments by
Maurizio Fabrizio.
Tournee in Germany in the main Cities.
"Futuro Antico VI", Roma e la
Festa di San Giovanni. With the
Ensemble "Scintille di Musica" of
Francesca Torelli.
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