Dancing in the Moonlight – L’Orchestra Rara (1988)

Dancing in the Moonlight – L’Orchestra Rara (1988)

L’Orchestra Rara – Dancing in the Moonlight (1988) – L’Orchestra Rara’s debut album of 1988 and released on cassette. No longer available. The album contained some the British-based Italian Dance band’s most successful numbers

I Primi 15 Anni – L’Orchestra Rara  (1995)

I Primi 15 Anni – L’Orchestra Rara (1995)

L’Orchestra Rara – I Primi 15 Anni (1995) – L’Orchestra Rara’s 2nd album from 1995.  The popular British-based Italian dance band play some of their most successful arrangements. 

Viazzani Takes Stok – Romano Viazzani (2007)

Viazzani Takes Stok – Romano Viazzani (2007)

Viazzani Takes Stok – Romano Viazzani (2007) – The third in the trio of albums released in 2007.  This album celebrates the music of the popular Italian virtuoso accordionist Gigi Stok (Luigi Stocchi) whose recordings were the first accordion music that Viazzani would listen to as a kid thanks to his father’s record collection.

Piazzolla/Bobic – Angel Suite – Liturgical Suite (2007)

Piazzolla/Bobic – Angel Suite – Liturgical Suite (2007)

Piazzolla/Bobic – Angel Suite – Liturgical Suite – Romano Viazzani’s solo classical accordion album where you can hear his Beltrami CVP 7 instrument, complete with it’s 32′ set of reeds of  in all it’s glory! This album features original compositions for contemporary classical accordion as well as some keyboard transcription repertoire and some chamber music transcribed for solo accordion.

The High Society Dance Orchestra – Steps in Time (1999)

The High Society Dance Orchestra – Steps in Time (1999)

The High Society Dance Orchestra – Steps in Time – The 1999 album of The High Society Dance Orchestra which Romano Viazzani led between 1992-2002. They specialised in dance music from the Viennese waltzes of the 19th century to popular music of the 1990s and all the danceable music that came in between from the Charleston of the 20s, the swing 30’s and 40s, tango, rock ‘n ‘roll, the pop of the 60’s, 70s 80s and 90s.