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The Cremona “La Provincia”– 20/7/1994“PIANOBAR TIME” WITH GIANFRANCO QUAINI’S MUSICThe eighth volume of the ‘Pianobar time’ was released a few days ago, edited and distributed by Unifunk-Aristonof Milan. This release, like its predecessors, is a collection of television programs soundtracks of the Italiano RAI Uno, the German TV ‘ZTF’ and the French TV ‘Antenne 2’ The CD is a compilation of 24 piano pieces performed and recorded by four Italiano pianists: Maurizio Orefice, Marcello Manu, Domenico Pugno e Gianfranco Quaini of Cremona, who has composed six pieces for the occasion: “Pianissimo”, “Elena”, “Alessio”, “Oltre il muro”, “Tempo perduto” and “Concerto”. The Piacenza “LA LIBERTÀ” – 6/6/1994THE PIANO OF EMOTIONS A successful musical event at the cultural society Il Carroccio
has exhibited the play of the pianist and composer Gianfranco Quaini,
who has performed his compositions (most of which are used to accompany
radio and television programs on the national channels). Quaini
opened the evening with ‘Alessio’, a touching piece he dedicated
to his beloved son, which flows intimately and evokes the birth
of a child and the father’s first anxieties mixed with a natural
pride. Throughout the evening Quaini received a great deal of well-deserved
applause. Among other numbers, the pianist played ‘Incanto’, a piece
that expresses the concept of a dream which recurs in other compositions
of the Maestro. In this piece, written during the ‘intimist’ period,
the author accentuates emotive rather than outward shadings, employing
tonalities unusual for the light music. It was followed by ‘Elena’,
written on the request from the parents who had experienced the
tragic loss of a young daughter; . “Passeggiando nel bosco”, one
of the artist’s early compositions; and “Notturno d’amore”, a very
melodic piece that tells the story of two lovers. Many other pieces
were also played: “Cristalli nel buio”, “serenata veneziana”, “Poesia
di un amore finito”, “Stella d’agosto”, “Tempo perduto”, “Sabrina”,
“Concerto”, the latter being a love anthem which brought to a close
the first part of the program, to the applause of the large audience.
Eight more pieces, ad addition to the program, and an encore were
offered in the second part of this rich performance, including “Oltre
il muro”, “Frammenti d’estate”, “Appuntamento di un sogno in mi”,
in which the artist recounts emotions stirred up by a dream. “Dedicata
a te” was a moving piece in loving memory of the composer’s father.
With ‘Pianissimo’, a piece that falls particularly easy on the ears,
the composer touched a cord by a perfect harmony of his instrument
and the feeling. The following “Le mie mani nelle tue” speaks about
the love of art. “Pigalle” was performed out of program, on request,
and “Le mie mani nelle tue” for an encore. After this, at the end
of the concert, the traditional token of appreciation (a plate)
was presented to the Maestro who gave so much joy to the large audience
at the Carroccio. The Piacenza “LIBERTÀ” – 13/12/1993PIANIST QUAINI’S KEYBOARD CONJURES UP A SCORE OF DREAMS AT THE CARROCCIO
Gianfranco Quaini, the pianist and composer from Cremona, has recently been the main attraction of a musical event at the cultural society il Carroccio
With his professionalism and virtuosity at the piano, with an ability to carry the evening as a consummate entertainer, Maestro Quaini began his recital with a sequence of musical themes from famous films (‘Il Padrino’, ‘Anonimo Veneziano’, ‘L’amore è una cosa meravigliosa’). The pianist, best known as the former host of ‘Gocce di caffè’ on Telelibertà, later turned to the music world of Naples by performing two excellent versions of ‘Malafemmena’ of A. De Curtis e ‘Anema e core’ of D’Esposito. But the most exhilarating moment of the recital came when Quaini demonstrated his well-recognized gifts as a composer by presenting to the public some of his compositions, such as “Pigalle”, “Passione”, “Nostalgia di zingaro” and the piece of delicate sensibility, ‘Pianissimo’, particularly appreciated by the large audience.
Another string of international favorites followed - “Solamente una vez”, “Bèsame mucho”, “La Paloma” e ancora “Tea for two”, “Guantanamera”, “Quizas, quizas, quizas”, “Let’s twist again”, to segue into the Maestro’s own cha cha cha ‘Mexicana’, to the applause of the public.
In sum, the evening was a complete success, and in the interval, Armando Fornasari, the president of the Carroccio, awarded the Maestro with a commemorative plate.
The Maestro has also hosted numerous radio and television programs. He has recently participated in the Oscar Night at the Fillodrammatica Theater in our city.
The Cremona “La Provincia” – 14/9/1988GIANFRANCO QUAINI HAS RECORDED ‘ROMANTICO PIANOFORTE’ FEATURING 1950S MUSICGianfranco Quaini is establishing himself in the music world. There are not too many pianists in the parts of it where Quaini has found his nich, and he is now experiencing a moment of success thanks to his debut work ‘Romantico Pianoforte’, which was first presented on Radio Cremona in the program Voci della sera. The album contains 12 swing pieces from the 1940s and 1950s, rearranged for the orchestra and the modern taste. The titles offered by Quaini and his piano include, to name a few, “Silenzioso slow”, “Un’ora sola ti vorrei”, “Tea for two”, “Malafemmena”. That is to say, a repertoire beloved of the gray-haired, but anyway famous enough to the appreciated by the younger generation as well. This album will be followed by others, reviving past successes in a modern key, yet always faithful to the originals. M° Gianfranco Quaini |