Tracklist:
1 Frozen
2 My Little Angel
3 Reminiscence
4 The Measure Of Debt
5 Wait For Tomorrow
6 Sweet Dreams
7 By The Way
8 Days Of Fire
9 Arcane Nature
10 Beautiful Storm
11 In Your Mind
12 Infinity
13 If You Want It Too
14 Looking For Another Sun
15 Parallel Universe
16 In Your Mind (Naked Version)
They are an ensemble of all women, who are carrying out their project with stubbornness, determination and a lot of passion. In this world unfortunately too often led only by men. After the first 2 releases we are now finalizing their first CD-full length album with 16 tracks (14 original compositions and two cover version of very well done cover versions, re-arranged in an original and surprising way, respectively: Frozen by Madonna, and Sweet Dreams by Eurythmics. We have enormous expectations regarding the success of their proposal which offers very cinematic chamber music with pop vocals and a dark, meditative and very intense flow.
Let’s get deep into the heart of the description of the work and where the inspiration for the individual sound episodes comes from. All connected by a coherent and uniform narrative thread, but with coinfluences and transversal trends that touch on various profound and poetic aspects of the fluctuations of the soul.
01 “Frozen”: A cover of Madonna’s famous track, rearranged experimentally for a string quartet and vocals.
02 “My little angel”: A song with a joyful yet intimate character, narrating the inner struggle of a daughter who, upon leaving to build her own life, reflects on her father’s last sweet words. Strings counterpoint and gently accompany the protagonist in her thoughts, leading to an energetic instrumental surge that concludes in a duet, where father and daughter merge into a single entity.
03 “Reminiscence”: A song with a peremptory and solemn character, distinguished by enveloping vocal polyphony. The protagonist questions if there’s another chance in a consumerist world corrupting and consuming her. The relentless homorhythmic bow strokes of the strings leave no respite for the protagonist as she escapes from earthly materialism.
04 “The measure of debt”: A song with a bittersweet and fatalistic character, recounting the painful redemption of a woman blind to where her selfishness was leading. The strings, with their measured pace, symbolize the limited time the woman has left to repent, modulating between major and minor keys during her inner conflict.
05 “Wait for tomorrow”: A heartfelt and poignant song where the protagonist cries out to humanity, exposing a society seemingly connected yet profoundly lonely and divided. In the finale, the strings energetically intertwine with the voice, supporting her appeal for a collective awakening.
06 SWEET DREAMS: The synthetic sounds of the base substituted by the deep and scratchy sound of the bows sostains the famous melody that we all know. The principal theme is almost circular, in fact, it is a piece that could go on forever leaving us suspended in this roundabout of the bass melody that with the violoncello and the viola, sounds more gothic than the original. We like to imagine that we have also dedicated our art to the dance hall!
07 “By the way”: A romantic and moving song telling of a passionate love story that unexpectedly blooms stronger than ever after years of separation. The detached arpeggios of the two violins give the piece notable movement, embodying the lightness the protagonist feels upon the return of her beloved.
08 “Days of fire”: A nostalgic and evocative instrumental piece where strings alternate between contrapuntal passages and homorhythmic moments, celebrating and remembering the glories of days gone by. An Albertine figuration exchanged between instruments recurs as a “leitmotiv”, contrasting and blending with the extreme lyricism of the main theme.
09 “Arcane nature”: An instrumental piece with a bucolic and dreamy character, where strings venture into green and unexplored territories untouched by humans. Nature awakens in all its charm, accompanied by onomatopoeic orchestral percussion. Tremolos and pizzicatos give the piece a refined and lively sound.
11 “Beautiful storm”: A dynamic and tempestuous instrumental piece exploring high registers and bold harmonies. The rich and varied sonic palette includes tremolos, pizzicatos, bold bow strokes, and florid figurations, portraying a “beautiful storm” in all its impetuosity, reminiscent of the Romanticism’s “sturm und drang.”
12 IN YOUR MIND: The strings pursue on urging an impulse rythmally complex but in reality it flowers in a song that is expressive and ariose.While the second violin outstands for it’s complexity with rhythmic and repeatable scales, a marked and energetic counterpoint reminds us of a race without a stop towards a destination that remains unknown!Like the title declares, everything is in our minds and in the execution of this piece every member of the quartet has her own imagination to follow and rich!
12 INFINITY: This piece of music has, like a wave, the characteristic of repeating itself bringing with it the movement of the strings.At first the theme is expressed with clarity and then it is swept up by the 4 instruments and taken to a wholeness that involves us.
The Pizzicato is a further reconfirmation of how varied a theme can be if expressed by these instruments.We loved the challenge to find and always change a different taste to this thematic recurrence.
13 IF YOU WANT IT TOO: String Quartet and Voice – A pop-cinematic piece with an epic and dramatic atmosphere at the same time: a mixture made possible by the omnipresent repeated -ostinato of the strings, in contrast with a very large main theme that can be sung on the voice. The text evokes ancient and lost emotions of a now divided pair of lovers, in the light of the new maturity acquired in adulthood: thus emerges the touching desire for a new story together, no longer fueled by only the passionate youthful instinct but by the real awareness of what it really means loving another person.
14 LOOKING FOR ANOTHER SUN: In our opinion this piece is the most amazing and pleasing of the record!
The strings that distinctly imitate a tango, accompany a voice that in a captive tone invites you towards this dance.The text on the other hand, brings a deep message of social criticism, that declaring by sweet almost inspired notes, that the body has become more important than the soul. The high accent of the strings and short internal “Glissando” understate the sensuality of the rhythm that remains irresistible.
15 PARALLEL UNIVERSE: String Quartet – Composition with a sidereal flavor, constantly poised between major and minor keys. The accounting of the theme, combined with the pizzicati first and then the accompanying quatrains, generates a counterpoint effect of a classicist matrix. In the finale, the minor chord with the ninth suspended in the song reveals a last momentum towards a horizon that will never be reached, abandoning the listener to the incomprehensible and boundless charm of the deep universe.
16 IN YOUR MIND (Naked Version): The strings pursue on urging an impulse rythmally complex but in reality it flowers in a song that is expressive and ariose.While the second violin outstands for it’s complexity with rhythmic and repeatable scales, a marked and energetic counterpoint reminds us of a race without a stop towards a destination that remains unknown!Like the title declares, everything is in our minds and in the execution of this piece every member of the quartet has her own imagination to follow and rich!
BIOGRAPHY:
The Sharareh Quartet is a female string quartet that was born in 2007 thanks to the friendship of four young musicians who graduated brilliantly from the Santa Cecilia Conservatory in Rome. The quartet is made up of violins, Marzia Ricciardi and Dahlah Lee, viola Roberta Pumpo, and cello Federica Vecchio. His vast repertoire ranges from classical to jazz, through pop and rock. Based in Rome, he carries out an intense concert activity, regularly participating in the Fever Candlelight season. The Sharareh Quartet performs at prestigious venues such as the Auditorium Parco della Musica, the Arcimboldi theater in Milan, the Augusteo in Naples, the Sferisterio in Macerata, the theater in Ostia antica, playing at important events, demonstrations, musical reviews and shows theatrical. He collaborates with various classical, light and pop-rock music groups, both live and in the recording studio. He was a guest on Rai broadcasts and participated as a special extra in various films, performing part of the soundtrack. The quartet has recorded two albums, one of original pop music, the other of Queen covers. Thanks to the great experience and organization, the quartet avails itself of the collaboration of musicians, singers and composers of the highest level, in order to satisfy the most varied requests.
Marzia Ricciardi (1st violin), she graduated from the Conservatory of Rome Santa Cecilia with full marks under the guidance of Maestro Giovanni Antonioni. She attended master classes in Italy and abroad. In 2007 Marzia completed a 2-year masterclass in violin in Ireland with Maestro Giuliana Sirbu and in chamber music with Maestro Bruno Giuranna. She also attended an orchestral specialization course with Maestro Ugo Uti. She has performed as a soloist in various events and has obtained the esteem of M ° S. Accardo for her by inviting her to attend her specialization courses.
Dahl ah Lee (2nd violin) was born in Seoul (South Korea) in 1983. From the age of 3 she approached music with the study of the piano and then began with the violin at the age of 11. At the age of 19, she was admitted to the Hansae Music University in Seoul where she continued her study of the violin with maestro Sin Eun Ryoung. Later she moved to Italy, first in Genoa with Maestro Mario Trabucco at the “Niccolò Paganini” Conservatory and then in Rome in the class of Maestro Pasquale Pelligrino at the S. Cecilia Conservatory in Rome, where she obtained her diploma in 2011. She continued to improve with Maestro Cristiano Gualco (first violin of the Quartetto di Cremona) and with Maestro Marco Lenzi. Her concert activity is varied and ranges from orchestral formations to various chamber ensembles.
Roberta Pumpo (viola), she graduated in viola at the Santa Cecilia Conservatory in Rome, under the guidance of Maestro Massimo Paris and Maestro Luca Sanzò and Maria Rosaria Clemente. She attended various specialization courses in Italy and abroad, including those with Maestro Bruno Giuranna.
Federica Vecchio (cello), she began her musical studies at the Santa Cecilia Conservatory in Rome, and then graduated, under the guidance of M ° Marco Damiani at the Perugia Conservatory in 2007. She continued her specialization studies, both in Italy and at the abroad, with Maestro F. Pepicelli, F. Strano and F. Szuch. She holds a master’s degree in Classical String Performance from the University of Limerick, Ireland, while specializing in Chamber Music with Maestro Bruno Giuranna. Federica has always performed with concerts, recordings and theatrical participations, in which he ranges between genres and styles of music that are always different.
Additional Musicians:
Livia Reali is a young singer born in Rome in 1997. Growing up surrounded by music, she began studying piano at only 6 years old. She then attended the conservatoire “G. Briccialdi” in Terni, before moving on to individual lessons. At the age of 15, she started studying operatic singing with the support of her family. Her aunt, renowned opera singer and teacher, coached her for several years. Since 2010, Livia has been a member of the “Corale Novarmonia” in Rome as a soprano. Her work with the Sharareh quartet began in 2020 and features her first performance as a soloist.
Produced by: Rob Colella for Redwood Recordings (a Surabaya Music publishing sublabel).
Composed by:
INFINITY: Gianfilippo Spadaro, Marzia Ricciardi, Federica Vecchio
BEAUTIFUL STORM: Gianfilippo Spadaro, Marzia Ricciardi,Federica Vecchio
DAYS OF FIRE: Gianfilippo Spadaro
ARCANE NATURE: Gianfilippo Spadaro, Marzia Ricciardi, Federica Vecchio
REMINISCENCE: Gianfilippo Spadaro
PARALLEL UNIVERSE: Gianfilippo Spadaro, Marzia
Ricciardi, Federica Vecchio
LOOKING FOR ANOTHER SUN: Gianfilippo Spadaro,Marzia Ricciardi, Federica Vecchio
BY THE WAY: Gianfilippo Spadaro, Marzia Ricciardi, Federica Vecchio
THE MEASURE OF DEBT: Gianfilippo Spadaro
MY LITTLE ANGEL: Gianfilippo Spadaro
IN YOUR MIND: Gianfilippo Spadaro, Leonardo Roberti,Marzia Ricciardi, Federica Vecchio
WAIT FOR TOMORROW: Gianfilippo Spadaro,Leonardo
Roberti, Marzia Ricciardi, Federica Vecchio
IF YOU WANT IT TOO: Gianfilippo Spadaro, Leonardo
Roberti, Marzia Ricciardi, Federica Vecchio
Arranged da: Gianfilippo Spadaro.
Sound Engineer: Antongiulio Priolo
Mixed and mastered by : Rob Colella
(p) & (c) – 2024 – All tracks published by Surabaya Music publ. (S.I.A.E.)
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