While his previous album, I Giorni, was based on a 12th century Malian folk song about a hippopotamus, Italian composer Ludovico Einaudi’s 2004 follow-up, Una Mattina, is inspired by a much more simple premise, his daily routine and the Piedmont vineyard where he resides with his family. The 12 autobiographical, contemporary, and minimalist classical pieces are all piano-based with the exception of two tracks featuring cellist Marco Decimo (“Resta con Me,” “DNA”). – Jon O’Brien