Transported to another place

I have been transported to heaven.

Tonight we went to see "Interpreti Veneziani", a classical group playing in Venice. They did a selection of Vivaldi violin concertos, and it was absolutely and completely fabulous. Cello, Harpsichord, violins...

I sat with tears streaming down my face at the pure and utter joy of the music, the passion of the musicians, the perfection of it all - a wonderful, unadulterated sound echoing through the high chamber of a classic Venetian church.

Such different shades - delicate quiet passages contrasting with bursts of volume and power surging through, exquisitely under control at all times by these Masters, these Virtuosos, these men who brought to us a taste of heaven. During one solo, I could not believe that so much music was coming out of just one small instrument! It just FILLED the room with sound.

It was out of this world. What amazing power music has over us, to make us laugh or cry, to make us quiet and contemplative, to drive us mad with joy, or to despair with sadness.... but to hear it played live and in such auspicious surroundings was something I will never forget.

I am starting to run out of superlatives now, so time to finish.

Check these guys out yourselves...

Interpreti Veneziani