Perpetuum Anthony Romaniuk

• John Adams (b. 1947): China Gates:
• 1 Adams: China Gates 04:33
• Erik Satie (1866 - 1925): Pièces froides:
• 2 Satie: Pièces froides: II. Danses de travers: No. 1, En y regardant à deux fois 01:20
• Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750): Suite in E Major, BWV 1006a:
• 3 Bach: Suite in E Major, BWV 1006a: I. Prélude (Arr. for Piano by Anthony Romaniuk) 03:28
• Simon Harry Piers Jeffes (1949 - 1994): Perpetuum Mobile (Arr. for Piano by Anthony Romaniuk):
• 4 Jeffes: Perpetuum Mobile (Arr. for Piano by Anthony Romaniuk) 02:55
• György Ligeti (1923 - 2006): Etude No. 4 "Fanfares":
• 5 Ligeti: Etude No. 4 "Fanfares" 04:00
• Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828): 4 Impromptus, D. 899:
• 6 Schubert: 4 Impromptus, D. 899: No. 3, Andante in G-Flat Major 05:30
• Anthony Romaniuk: Shadings:
• 7 Romaniuk: Shadings 02:40
• Henry Purcell (1659 - 1695): A New Ground in E Minor, ZT 682:
• 8 Purcell: A New Ground in E Minor, ZT 682 02:14
• Erik Satie: Pièces froides:
• 9 Satie: Pièces froides: II. Danses de travers: No. 2, Passer 01:18
• Anthony Romaniuk: Parabola:
• 10 Romaniuk: Parabola 01:46
• Igor Stravinsky (1882 - 1971): Piano Sonata, K043:
• 11 Stravinsky: Piano Sonata, K043: I. Quarter note = 112 03:13
• Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata in E Minor, BWV 914:
• 12 Bach: Toccata in E Minor, BWV 914 06:25
• Philip Glass (b. 1937): Etude No. 2:
• 13 Glass: Etude No. 2 05:58
• Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856): Faschingsschwank aus Wien, Op. 26:
• 14 Schumann: Faschingsschwank aus Wien, Op. 26: No. 4, Intermezzo 02:17
• Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937): Le tombeau de Couperin, M. 68:
• 15 Ravel: Le tombeau de Couperin, M. 68: I. Prélude. Vif 03:32
• Anonymous: Uppon La Mi Re:
• 16 Anonymous: Uppon La Mi Re 02:41
• Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 - 1975): 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87:
• 17 Shostakovich: 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: Prelude No. 2 in A Minor 00:50
• Anthony Romaniuk: Improvisation upon 'Uppon La Mi Re':
• 18 Romaniuk: Improvisation upon 'Uppon La Mi Re' 01:40
• Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): Piano Sonata No. 17, Op. 31 No. 2:
• 19 Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 17, Op. 31 No. 2: III. Finale 05:42
• Erik Satie: Pièces froides:
• 20 Satie: Pièces froides: II. Danses de travers: No. 3, Encore 02:04
• Giovanni Girolamo Kapsperger (1580 - 1651): Toccata Arpeggiata:
• 21 Kapsperger: Toccata Arpeggiata 04:04
• Total Runtime 01:08:10

Info for Perpetuum

Anthony Romaniuk, multi-keyboardist, alchemist of pianos, or ‘musical polyglot’ as some people call him, presents his new album as follows: ‘I remember very clearly the occasions in my childhood when I would be at a concert and a magical feeling would overtake both the audience and the performers. It was as though everyone in the room was part of the performance and we were all experiencing a kind of collective bliss. As an adult I have tried to understand this phenomenon of communal concentration. It seems to me that a certain kind of musical work will naturally induce this state, works in which the rhythm is hypnotic, trance-like and ongoing. For this album I wanted to find music embodying this quality, pieces in perpetual motion.’ As if in some fascinating portrait gallery, we meet music by Kapsberger, Scarlatti, Purcell, Bach, Beethoven, Schubert, Schumann, Shostakovich, Stravinsky, Ravel, Satie, Ligeti, Adams, and improvisations, played on a Fazioli concert piano, a Graf fortepiano from 1835, a Flemish muselar, a seventeenth-century harpsichord, a Yamaha CP80 electro-acoustic piano and a Prophet Rev2 synthesizer.

Anthony Romaniuk, piano, fortepiano, harpsichord, synthesizer

Anthony Romaniuk
Keyboardist Anthony Romaniuk’s unique artistic voice flows from his continuous exploration of a vast range of musical styles. A natural musical polyglot, his classical training is complemented by his improvising prowess, allowing him to fluidly traverse the borders between genres.

Growing up in Australia as a jazz obsessive, he studied classical piano and contemporary music in New York (Manhattan School of Music). Later, he spent several years specialising in early music (harpsichord and fortepiano) in the Netherlands and since then has continued to evolve through the realms of improvisation and electronic music.

As a recitalist, his repertoire stretches from Byrd, Bach, Beethoven, Chopin and Brahms (often on historical instruments) to Ligeti, Adams and contemporary music. He works regularly with violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja and is also a core member of Vox Luminis. Other noteworthy collaborators include clarinettist Reto Bieri, Camerata Bern, the Australian Chamber Orchestra, and Danish indie rock group Efterklang.

He has played at many important concert venues in Europe, including Wigmore Hall (London), the Philharmonie de Paris, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Berliner Konzerthaus, Bozar and Flagey (Brussels) and at the Bachfest Leipzig, as well as frequent engagements in the U.S.A., Australia and Japan.

His two solo albums on Alpha Classics push the boundaries of classical orthodoxy through their blend of innovative programming, timbral diversity and improvisation. Perpetuum, released in February 2023, features six keyboard instruments colouring a programme based around music in perpetual motion. Bells, his debut solo recording, was released in 2020 to widespread acclaim.

His third solo album, On Modes, will be released March 2026 on Alpha Classics.

Booklet for Perpetuum