Massimo Quarta the virtuoso

Massimo Quarta the virtuoso

Massimo Quarta the world renowned as ‘embodiment of elegance’ visited Pune. He played violin to selected audience. Massimo Quarta is known for his sonority and elegance of diction. We find the very rare refinement of Violin. He is awarded in 2004 of ‘La monde de la Musique, this offered him the starture along side with maestro like ‘The Strad’. The recording of Paganini 24 Caprices gave him recognition across the world.  He is been performing relentlessly across the globe

He was accompanied by Simonetta Tancredi specialized in Chamber Music. She known for music and performed with well-known conductors. As répétiteur she has worked with important conductors like Muti, Maazel, Chailly, Petrenko, Nello Santi, Juowski, Roberto Abbado and Rosstropovich. They played few compositions of Suite Italienne by Igor Stravinsky arr. Samuel Dushkin. This composition is the best example of neoclassicism; he created it in 1920 for a concert in Paris and developed it till 1933.  The final composition was presented for the audience of Pune. The Violin Sonata No. 8 Op.30 No.3 by Beethoven, This set of 3 sonatas Op.30 are ‘middle period’ work of Beethoven. They are dedicated to Tsar Alexander I, Sonata No.8 the last of Op. 30 is composed in Heilingenstadt. It is in the key of G major, describes the mood of charm, fun, frolic. It is completely different than the work he composed later for his brother.

Post break they performed Ottorino Respighi’s Violin Sonata in B minor, it is composed in 1917. It is world famous and played by many violin players. Then the show was concluded by the work of Niccolo Paganini Variations on ‘I Palpiti’ Op. 13.  Paganini is known as ‘in the league with the devil’. He took popular themes and composed variations by employing different techniques. Di Tanti Palpiti (many heartbeats).

It was a life time experience, audience were spell bound and gave a standing ovation to them. Massimo Quarta and Simonetta Tancredi expressed their love towards Indian audience.  One can never imagine the work of Poona Music society to gather all the western classical music lovers together. Poona Music Society is organizing international music programs in Pune since 1946. They have organized more than 1400 live concerts.

I remember one quotation from Plato,

“Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and charm and gaiety to life and to everything.”