Tu Che Mi Puoi Capire – 2023

“Tu Che Mi Puoi Capire – Immagini per Piano e Orchestra” is Tony Carnevale’s ninth album.

It is an unpublished work by Tony Carnevale, who returns to the music scene after several years focused on research. During this time, he published several books and helped nurture the careers of young artists. Tu Che Mi Puoi Capire was released as a vinyl album, accompanied by a complimentary CD.

Tu Che Mi Puoi Capire was released on vinyl with a complimentary CD.

‘It is a particular record, where the underlying expressive movement is linked to separations, both those from ‘dissonant’ relationships and those linked to natural events, and to the consequent memories that linger deep within following such separations. It is a record with many dedications, written on the back cover, some to people who are no longer with us, others to people from whom we have separated but of whom we retain an affective and indelible memory. It is therefore also a work of recreating those memories; hence, also, the choice of vinyl, to recreate, precisely, those magical moments when, as teenagers in the 1970s, we would queue up in front of record shops because a new record had come out. Then maybe you bought just one, and ran to the house of the person who had the best ‘stereo’, to listen together .”

(Tony Carnevale)

This experience of “listening together” has been a foundational aspect for the author, inspiring him to develop one of the core principles of the Laboratori di Musica Originale—an initiative that has earned the prestigious patronage of SIAE and the support of IMAIE. He has been directing this program for the past twenty-three years. This concept also aligns with a music philosophy centered on deep listening, especially in a time when the visual tends to dominate, with performance often taking precedence over the true essence of sound. Too frequently, audiences attend concerts to “watch” rather than to “listen” in the most profound sense of the term. This experience of “listening together” has been a foundational aspect for the author, inspiring him to develop one of the core principles of the Laboratori di Musica Originale—an initiative that has earned the prestigious patronage of SIAE and the support of IMAIE. He has been directing this program for the past twenty-three years. This concept also aligns with a music philosophy centered on deep listening, especially in a time when the visual tends to dominate, with performance often taking precedence over the true essence of sound. Too frequently, audiences attend concerts to “watch” rather than to “listen” in the most profound sense of the term.

And maybe, when possible, we can have the author tell us the meaning of the work, his personal and emotional experiences, the memories, the anecdotes, the truth behind the sounds he chose to establish an emotional connection with other human beings. “Listening” together.

(Tony Carnevale)

Perhaps having the author tell us the meaning of the work, his personal and emotional experience, the memories, the anecdotes, and the truth about the sounds he chose to establish an emotional relationship with other human beings.

“Sentire” together.

‘But it is also a work that relates to movement, a return to the experiences I had when I was writing for human movement, for dance. It is no coincidence that the cover features a dancer on a piano, a female image that can create visible movements with her body, creatively relating to the invisible movements of sounds. Tu Che Mi puoi Capire, is a phrase with many possible interpretations: you, as a ‘human being’, have the possibility of understanding; but it is also a possible dedication to those who are able to understand what sounds express, or only to those who are able to ‘understand’ these ‘sounds’, chosen for this work. Or, again, you who can understand the work behind these forms of expression, the enthusiasm and effort, the joy and dissatisfaction that comes from always wanting to do better. And last but not least, you who can understand because you simply allow yourself to listen, without gender bias, without ‘expecting’ something predetermined.’

(Tony Carnevale)

From a more musical perspective, this is a unique project entirely created by the author, released on vinyl with a complimentary CD included in the packaging to accommodate all listening preferences. Along with several orchestral compositions, it features a small piano sonata and a tribute to Francesco Di Giacomo and Rodolfo Maltese of Banco: a symphonic arrangement of the well-known song La vita che grida, originally from their 1995 album, reimagined as a mini-suite for solo cello, piano, orchestra, and band. Like other works by the author, this album blends various musical languages and enjoys a sense of formal freedom. It is subtitled Immagini per Pianoforte e Orchestra (Images for Piano and Orchestra), reflecting the concept of sound as an “internal image” of the human experience. This theme ties directly to the extensive research the author has pursued over the years, published in several books, including his latest, Oltre le note (Beyond the Notes)—a title that also appears as one of the tracks on this new album

‘The subtitle ties in with a whole personal research that wants to propose music as a ‘psychic experience’, ‘sound’ as a psychic image: when we dream and form images from our unconscious, we ‘hear’ sounds without physical perception. This means that ‘sound’, on a mental level, is an image. And then there is ‘resonance’, the creative reaction of the listener, who creates a new ‘image’ within himself, a psychic experience, stimulated by sounds, by another human creativity.

Tu Che Mi Puoi Capire, …ascolta.”

(Tony Carnevale)

THE LYRICS:

Sbatte nei perché questa vita che grida – e un colpo è una ferita

Spalle contro il muro guarda dritto a te – non perdere la sfida

Quanto durerà quella linea infinita – che ti confonde il volo

Segui quella scia di un airone che migra

Che cerca quello che non ha

la terra che non ha

racconterà di sè a un cielo che già sa

che un altro giorno verrà.

Portala con te questa vita che grida – che cerca un’altra riva

Che non cede mai a una notte sbagliata – ma ha il sole tra le dita

Sole che verrà a incendiarti la vita – con tutto il suo calore

Donna che sarà un vita che grida

E come un’onda crescerà

e mare si farà

racconterà di te

di un uomo che già sa

che un altro giorno verrà

che un altro giorno verrà

in questa vita che grida, che grida, che grida..

Portala con te questa vita che grida.

All tracks are composed, arranged, orchestrated, performed and produced by Tony Carnevale, except for ‘La Vita Che Grida – Symphonic version’, lyrics by Carnevale – Di Giacomo, music by Carnevale, performed by:

Reviews

– Asterischi di Musiche a cura di Riccardo Storti (prima parte)

– Le Petit Monde Du Rock Progressive a cura di Louis de Ny

– Asterischi di Musiche a cura di Riccardo Storti (seconda parte)

– Lanci d’Agenzia

– Rotter’s Club a cura di Giuseppe Di Spirito

– Pas Scarpato

– Left a cura di Roberto Biasco

– NONSOLO PROGROCK di Massimo Salari

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