| Pastorale | |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | Stefano Battaglia and Michele Rabbia |
| Cover: | Pastorale (album).jpg |
| Released: | 2010 |
| Recorded: | March 2009 |
| Studio: | Artesuono Studio Udine, Italy |
| Length: | 61:17 |
| Label: | ECM |
| Producer: | Manfred Eicher |
| Chronology: | Stefano Battaglia |
| Prev Year: | 2007 |
| Next Title: | The River of Anyder |
| Next Year: | 2011 |
Pastorale is an album by Italian pianist Stefano Battaglia with Michele Rabbia on electronics and percussion recorded in March 2009 and released on ECM the following year.[1]
The All About Jazz review by John Kelman said that "An album of contrasting dark thoughts and brighter ideations, the masterful Pastorale strikes an almost immediate subconscious chord. Resonating on a deep level, it's Battaglia's purest, most vividly evocative—and provocative—album to date."[2]
The Independent's Phil Johnson said "The spare, nuanced music is as close to John Cage or Morton Feldman as it is to jazz, but despite the limited instrumentation a great variety of sound is conjured up."[3]
All compositions by Stefano Battaglia and Michele Rabbia except where noted.