In my mind, this piece sounds like fairy Christmas music. Like most of my compositions, this too is inspired by distinct images which then evolved into musical ideas. Although I am not particularly keen on sharing personal thoughts, with this work I make an exception. As a landscape photographer, I walked many times alone through a forest, especially during night hours. From my various adventures, a distinct memory of a beautiful clear night came to my mind: December, a huge snowfall heavily covered the trees and the surrounding peaks. A very delicate moonlight was bathing the scene and reflecting, shining almost, through the fresh snow. As I was walking, surrounded by silences only broken by the wind and wild animal sounds, I inevitably thought of the legends those places carry and the fantastic creatures which inhabit those remote woods: gorgeous, charming, delicate fairies, in this case. As I said many times, beauty is my main source of inspiration; the enchanted valley and the faces of ravishing women who fired up my inspiration were real, and the music is a translation of complex thoughts of an imaginary story nurtured by inspirations born from reality. This piece is a Waltz, delicate and melancholic, playful, and mysterious. I’ve used and developed the main theme through all the piece, upwards, backwards, as counterpoint or inner voice, serving the various musical characters displayed. "Waltz of the Fairies" is a piece which is very dear to me, the first I've composed after the life crisis which led me to almost abandon piano forever. It is one of my absolute favourite works, part of my Homage to Rakhmaninov. Right after I composed the work (December 2018), I came back to that Valley and, although I couldn’t film the scene I had in mind when everything flowered in my brain, I took the opportunity to get some shots of the beautiful river that flows through the dale. I’ll leave you with a link of my nightscapes photographs, one of those is…the one. Can you guess which? [ Ссылка ]
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This work is dedicated to my grandfather Giusto (Aug 1915 - Dec 2018), who deeply loved mountains and nature.
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