I suppose I should start off this review by mentioning how I discovered this man's wonderful music. It's a strange method, I watched Hollyoaks Later. Now lets ignore the fact that this is a trashy teenage girls show and focus upon the fact that, upon a main character's death, the song 'Ritornare' was played in the background, and despite not being fazed by the death, the SONG brought out a lot of emotions in me. I eventually found this album, after checking the website for a list of the varying tracks that appear in the show.
This album easily rates up there as one of my favourite albums to put on to chill out with while reading a book or something similar. The songs are, as I mentioned above, very emotional and can make you feel upset or happy without anything to cause it, that is the mark of a great album. I can't say I've heard anything else from Mr Einaudi's other albums or soundtracks, but I'll certainly be giving them a listen.
Highly rated.
*****