The 5 Elements

Alessandro Quarta

Available in: LP, SACD, DSD, Hi-Res Audio

Track list:

DISC 1 - SIDE A

1. LA CREAZIONE 5'12"  
2. TERRA 12'20"

TOTAL TIME 17'32''

DISC 1 - SIDE B

3. ACQUA 11'06"
4. ARIA 11'01"

TOTAL TIME 22'07''

DISC 2 - SIDE A

5. FUOCO 10'26"
6. ETERE 8'21"

TOTAL TIME 18'47''

DISC 2 - SIDE B

7. RADICI 19' 32''

TOTAL TIME 19'32''

Notes

Alessandro Quarta - Solo Violin
Giuseppe Magagnino - Piano
Solisti Filarmonici Italiani

Conceived,mastered and produced by Giulio Cesare Ricci
The Master for VinvI has been implemented with AMPEX AT102 (Electronic Tube Ampex Model 351-1965) 2 tracks 1/2 inch 30 ips modified by David Manley. The Mastering for Vinyl was made by Giulio Cesare Ricci using the analog and valve Signoriccis svstem.

“THE FIVE ELEMENTS” by Alessandro Quarta is a new musical work composed and performed by the violinist, inspired by the five elements of ancient tradition: Earth, Water, Air, Fire, and Ether, preceded by the introductory track The Creation. Quarta describes the work as a deep personal experience, a kind of "musical cry" that encompasses joy, pain, strength, and fragility. Each element has its own musical identity, with a precise tonality and emotional narrative. Earth: represented as an old woman, recounted with melancholy and calm (C minor). Water: inspired by Otranto and the Mediterranean, it originates from a drop in the desert and becomes a stormy sea (E-flat major). Air: is breath, movement, and lightness, invisible but vital (E minor, G major, B major). Fire: starts from Eros (A minor), but evolves into destructive and demonic fire (D minor). Ether: the spiritual and universal element, begins sweetly (D-flat major), but transforms into an intense storm (A minor, Dies Irae), only to conclude with the Light of Forgiveness (D major), a symbol of hope and rebirth. The work is an intense musical journey, between light and darkness, life and destruction, beauty and danger. Quarta invites the listener to a deep reflection on human responsibility towards nature and its elements, emphasizing how essential yet potentially destructive they are. With his music, the artist breaks every barrier, moving and shaking the soul, leaving a profound and personal mark on the listener.