three:four records are thrilled to announce Carnaval 2, the ambitious new work by composer Alessandro Bosetti, performed by pianist Reinier van Houdt. Stemming from Bosetti and van Houdt’s shared interest for Robert Schumann’s Carnaval piece, Carnaval 2 is a complete reinterpretation (for piano and electro-acoustic interludes) of the original composition.

As incredible as it may seem, it took six years from an initial residency at GMEM studios in Marseille for this album to come to life. But the result was well worth the effort: Carnaval 2 is a fascinating work, brilliantly captured by the visual world of Hippolyte Hentgen and the graphic design by Lionel Catelan, based on a typeface by Charles Mazé.
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paru le 5 septembre 2025

All music composed by Alessandro Bosetti.
Reinier van Houdt, piano.
Recorded by Lucas Pizzini at La Soufflerie in Rezé on January 17th and 18th, 2022.
Mixed by Lucas Pizzini.
Mastered by Giuseppe Ielasi.
Supported by GMEM-CNCM Marseille.
Cover art by Hippolyte Hentgen: Les enfants de septembre (2012) after Michael Grater’s Paper Faces (1968).
Graphic design by Lionel Catelan.
three:four records, 2025, TFR068

Thanks to Cyril Jollard, Sarah Olaya, Maxime Guitton.