The 5 Elements Alessandro Quarta, I Solisti Filarmonici Italiani, Giuseppe Magagnino

• Alessandro Quarta (b. 1970): The 5 Elements:
• 1 Quarta: The 5 Elements: I. La Creazione 05:11
• 2 Quarta: The 5 Elements: II. Terra 12:16
• 3 Quarta: The 5 Elements: III. Acqua 11:05
• 4 Quarta: The 5 Elements: IV. Aria 10:59
• 5 Quarta: The 5 Elements: V. Fuoco 10:29
• 6 Quarta: The 5 Elements: VI. Etere 08:18
• Total Runtime 58:18

Info for The 5 Elements

The Italian composer and violin virtuoso Alessandro Quarta unleashes the full force of nature in music. With haunting melodies and powerful sounds, he embodies the five elements – earth, water, air, fire and ether – along with their creation, in his new composition that is both captivating and thought-provoking.

Alessandro Quarta enchants with his violin: unexpected or predictable, strong, rocky, melancholic. He opens the doors to his world and gives us the opportunity to make his feelings our own, but also to feel the whole of creation: it is music that flows inside and allows no escape. Alessandro Quarta succeeds in highlighting the positive energy but also the destructive power of each element. He encourages us to reflect on the importance of the five elements in life and the risk that each of them entails, especially when we treat them indifferently and irresponsibly. The elements come with a responsibility that we cannot escape: a call to each and every one of us to truly feel part of our planet, a world that we must all take care of.

Alessandro Quarta, violin
Giuseppe Magagnino, piano
Solisti Filarmonici Italiani

Alessandro Quarta
played the violin as a backing artist, soloist, jazz and arrangement violinist with various artists such as: Carlos Santana, Laura Pausini, Lucio Dalla, Mark Knopfler, Eros Ramazzotti, Antonello Venditti, Boy George, Dionne Warwick, Henri Salvador, Fiorella Mannoia, Francesco De Gregori, Adriano Celentano, Shakira, Riccardo Cocciante, Lionel Richie, Celine Dion, Gianni Morandi, Liza Minnelli, Renato Zero, Andrea Bocelli, Gianna Nannini, Zucchero, Joe Cocker, Tiziano Ferro, Lenny Kravitz, Jovanotti, Amy Stewart and Robbie Williams.

From 2005 to 2008 Alessandro Quarta played as the second and first violinist with the Toscanini Symphonic Orchestra under the direction of Lorin Maazel as well as in some of the most important theaters in the world under the direction of Maestri E. Inbal, C. Dutoit, M. Rostropovich, M.W. Chung, G. Pretre, Y. Temirkanov, K. Masur, Z. Metha.

The project which made Alessandro Quarta famous worldwide is his arrangement and performance on "Astor Piazzolla". He recorded "Alessandro Quarta plays Astor Piazzolla" with the german producers team of IAN-Productions who have already been involved in numerous surround productions, including Grammy nominations and prizes. They are among the best producers in the world regarding 3D immersive sound. The album is one of the first jazz albums in the world to be recorded in 3D immersive.

Alessandro Quarta plays a "Giovanni Battista Guadagnini" violin of 1761.

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