A concerto
I realized that I was often in a hurry to finish a composition because I was afraid I would lose my consistent thoughts if it took too long. However, historically, it’s rarely the case. Masterworks often took years to finish even by the maestri. In 2011 I wanted to take a different approach. I would take my time to compose and to polish and write a real delicate piece.
The choice of subject and genre didn’t take long though, since I decided to dedicated it to my “feline” girlfriend, who is a violinist. Being a cat lover myself and inspired all cat videos online, I came up with this idea of employing real cats into this piece. But that’s more or less a gimmick. The actual music is supposed to depict the life of a cat.