Banco - Di Terra
	Released: 1978 Label: Dischi/Ricordi / Virgin Cat. No.: SMRL 6226 / MPICD1002 Total Time: 41:47
	Reviewed by: Davide Guidone, May 2003 Di Terra is, in my opinion, the last great album by Italian progressive rock band Banco. This can be considered a rock opera, which the group recorded between March and April of 1978, maybe following the nearest example of ELP’s Works published in 1977. This release is a mix of rock and classical music, and demonstrates the Nocenzi brothers’ musical origin: they had studied classical piano a lot in the past, and it can be noticed if you listen to this CD. Vittorio Nocenzi, in fact, is also responsible for the orchestration and at the same time is the orchestra maestro. Di Terra also represents Gianni Nocenzi’s maturity, as he wrote much of the music for this album. An important thing to remark upon is that Di Terra is an instrumental release, so if you like Francesco Di Giacomo’s voice you‘ll be upset about this news. Di Giacomo wrote only the titles of the tracks, which themselves form one poetic sentence. The music is written following the scheme of classical music and of the movie soundtracks: there are a lot of themes that repeat themselves and the electronic instruments often don’t appear, if we excluded some synth solos and a few guitar riffs. Rodolfo Maltese, who is the man responsible for all the electric guitars on this album, plays the trumpet more than the guitar, though I prefer him as a guitar player. The masters of the field are, as always, the Nocenzi brothers, who wrote almost all the pieces and the arrangements, which is perhaps the most important section of the disc. In fact a huge part of the record is performed by the horn and strings arrangement, to demonstrate the classical influence. More about Di Terra: Track Listing: Nel Cielo E Nelle Altre Cose Mute (Do Largo) (4:39) / Terramadre (Sol Improvviso) (3:08) / Non Senza Dolore (Chorale In Fa Minore) (5:02) / Io Vivo (Fusione Per Trenta Elementi) (9:08) / Né Più Di Un Albero Non Meno Di Una Stella (Do Gruppo) (8:01) / Nei Suoni E Nei Silenzi (Pulsazioni In Si Minore) (5:48) / Di Terra (Sagra Del Sol) (5:57) Musicians: Vittorio Nocenzi – syhnts, organ, electric piano Gianni Nocenzi – piano Rodolfo Maltese – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, trumpet Pierluigi Calderoni – drums and percussion Renato D’Angelo – electric bass Alan King – alto sax and flute Unione musicisti di Roma orchestra directed by Vittorio Nocenzi Contact: Website: www.bancodelmutuosoccorso.it Note: will open new browser window Discography Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso (1972) Darwin (1972) Io Sono Nato Libero (1973) Banco IV(1975) Garofano Rosso (1976) Come In Un' Ultima Cena (1976) ...Di Terra (1978) Canto Di Primavera (1979) Capolinea (1980) Urgentissimo (1980) Buone Notizie (1981) Banco (1983) ...E Via (1985) Donna Plautilla (1989) Nudo (1997)
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