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  • Summary: The latest release for the Berlin-based Italian pianist was mixed by Francesco Donadello.
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  1. Feb 22, 2016
    90
    Albanese joins a select group of modern classical artists able to offer so very much without the need for words.
  2. Feb 22, 2016
    90
    The Blue Hour has finesse, sensitivity and lightness of touch: all the hallmarks of a great modern classical album. In Federico Albanese, we’ve got a new name to watch out for.
  3. Feb 22, 2016
    90
    One of the most hauntingly beautiful records you'll ever hear.
  4. Uncut
    Feb 22, 2016
    80
    These dusky vignettes are embellished with delicate shades of cello and synth, making them most suitable, like his debut, The Houseboat And The Moon, for a quiet night in. [Feb 2016, p.71]
  5. Mojo
    Feb 22, 2016
    60
    Albanese's piano plus synths and cello soundtrack near-darkness in pensive, drifting instrumentals. [Apr 2016, p.96]
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