Ludovico Einaudi — Einaudi Vs Einaudi: Ludovico Einaudi’s Summer Portraits Reworked By Leo Einaudi (Deutsche Grammophon, 2025)
Einaudi Vs Einaudi is a striking project that celebrates cross-generational dialogue. Einaudi vs Einaudi presents the celebrated composer and pianist Ludovico Einaudi in conversation with his son, Leo Einaudi. Leo is an equally talented multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, producer, and arranger. The goal of the collaboration was simple enough: develop eight reworks drawn from The Summer Portraits, the album that delivered Ludovico his 13th No. 1 on the Official UK Classical Album Chart earlier this year. The Summer Portraits was inspired by a wave of personal memories catalyzed by the warmth of the sun, the joy of summer and cherished family vacations.
Leo’s ear for rhythm and space reframes Ludovico’s captivating melodies with additional modern electronics and subtle processing, crafted with restraint, respect, and imagination. As a result, accessible minimalism, neoclassical writing, and modern electronica meet on equal footing on Einaudi Vs Einaudi.
Father and son have shared stages and screens for years across film, theater, and recorded work. Ludovico explains Einaudi Vs Einaudi: “For several years now, I have been engaged in a musical exchange with Leo, collaborating on various projects, films, and more. There has always been a strong understanding between us, and in addition to having a musical sensibility very close to mine, Leo possesses an artistic sensitivity that I perceive as deeply personal. This is why ‘Einaudi vs Einaudi’ offers a renewed perspective on my original versions, bringing a fresh interpretation to the pieces while preserving their spirit.”
Leo adds, “From the outset of our musical connection, working with my father has always been marked by a deep sense of complicity and a true symbiosis of ideas. What has always amazed me is how natural our collaboration felt. Reimagining his songs happened with that same ease — it became a journey of constant discovery through the endless details at the heart of his music. It allowed me to see new sides of it, to let those elements enter my own imagination, and to shape them into a new form — one that respects their essence while giving them a new life.”
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