Francesco Zappa

Frank Zappa - Francesco Zappa

Francesco Zappa
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Artist: Frank Zappa
Brand: ZAPPA,FRANK
Edition: Music CD
Format: Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 1995-05-02
Music Label: Zappa Records
Soundtracks:
  1. Opus I: No.1 1st Movement Andante
  2. Opus I: No.2 2nd Movement Allegro Con Brio
  3. Opus I: No.2 1st Movementt Andantino
  4. Opus I: No.2 2nd Movement Minuetto Grazioso
  5. Opus I: No.3 1st Movement Andantino
  6. Opus I: No.3 2nd Movement Presto
  7. Opus I: No.4 1st Movement Andante
  8. Opus I: No.4 2nd Movement Allegro
  9. Opus I: No.5 2nd Movement Minuetto Grazioso
  10. Opus I: No.6 1st Movement Largo
  11. Opus I: No.6 2nd Movement Minuet
  12. Opus IV: No.1 1st Movement Adantino
  13. Opus IV: No.1 2nd Movement Allegro Assai
  14. Opus IV: No.2 2nd Movement Andante
  15. Opus IV: No.3 1st Movement Andante
  16. Opus IV: 2nd Movt. Tempo Di Minuetto
  17. Opus IV: No.4 1st Movt. Minuetto

Music reviews of Francesco Zappa

Music Review: Who could imagine?
Rating: 5 Stars

Whenever I tell people that Mozart's music is too primitive for me, they usually respond by saying "That's the way composers sounded back then", as if you couldn't write great music within the traditional 18th century harmonic mode.

Well, Francesco Zappa proves all those people wrong.
Apparently, there were talented composers whose music was neglected, because just like nowadays, the masses preferred mediocrity and that's what they perpetuated.

Frank Zappa claimed that he didn't alter Francesco's music. I find that hard to believe considering that Francesco's approach appears to be more sophisticated than all the famous composers of his day.

I'd compare him to Gary Brooker and Mathew Fisher.

The fact that the movements are consecutively numbered shows that he was fairly consistent. And the last five tracks are all highlights. Every group should do five songs in a row that good!

Occasionally there are repeated notes giving the impression that this is how Frank might have sounded had he lived back then. And the last track even contains a phrase at 0.07 that reminds me of a passage from "Strictly Genteel" ("Help all the rednecks and the flatfoot policemen"). You can sing Francesco's melody over Frank's chord changes and it sounds beautiful.

Naturally, Francesco's album doesn't have any music on the level of "The Black Page" or "Inca Roads" etc., but that could be said about some of Frank's albums too!

The works on this disc all have the formula of pop songs and I wonder if that was the modern Zappa's contribution. Other 18th century composers tend to run every idea into the ground. That may create the illusion that their music is more complex than Francesco's, but I like his choice of notes, even if the arrangements are relatively simple.

Frank didn't over-produce this album. The synthesizer sounds are tasteful and at times fragile. Zappa's computer plays with more feeling than most humans! Although I do enjoy the production, I'd love to hear a heavy band such as The Dixie Dregs record some of these tunes, especially the last.

I've loved Zappa since 1966, but I've always been very critical when he released an inferior album. "Francesco Zappa" is wonderful. It's kind of like a Frank Zappa Xmas album!
Some tracks are better than others, but there are enough good selections to satisfy me. I love it when an album has a climactic ending, and this album's ending is so cute you'll think Frank Zappa wrote it.

I could be wrong, but I believe this is the only recording of Francesco Zappa's music available. And I may be going out on a limb here, but I'll bet Francesco was waiting on the other side to shake Frank's hand when he crossed over.
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Description of Francesco Zappa

Japanese reissue of 1984 album, packaged in a miniature LP sleeve. Videoarts. 2002.

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