The Music of Brazil
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Baldini produces an alluring tone that taps into the natural resonances of his instrument, and phrases with a natural instinct for cantabile espressivo. His sensitive and responsive partner,... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, October 2021, Chamber Choice
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Villa-Lobos: Cello Concertos Nos. 1-2 & Fantasia for Cello & Orchestra
Antonio Meneses (cello), São Paulo Symphony Orchestra, Isaac Karabtchevsky
the work that really shows the composer at his most potent is the 1945 Fantasia...even when the Amazon jungle seems at its most choking in this latest addition to Naxos’s series ‘The Music of... — More…
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Concerto
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Nepomuceno, who lived at the turn of the 20th century, revels in his South American heritage in the Brazilian Suite, while his Symphony has a Mendelssohn-like feel. Uplifting stuff. — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2019, Editor's Choice
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Heitor Villa-Lobos: Guitar Concerto & Harmonica Concerto
Manuel Barrueco (guitar), José Staneck (harmonica)
São Paulo Symphony Orchestra, OSESP Ensemble, Giancarlo Guerrera
An enjoyable tour of the Brazilian’s concertos and chamber works including the lesser-known, winsome Harmonica Concerto. The guitar Concerto gets a fine advocate in soloist Manuel Barrueco. — More…
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Santoro: Symphony No. 8 & Cello Concerto
Marina Martins (soloist), Denise de Freitas (soloist)
Goiás Philharmonic Orchestra, Neil Thomson
The Brazilian’s Eighth Symphony walks an intriguing and imaginatively orchestrated line between Expressionism and serialism. — More…
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Given Villa-Lobos’s close affinity with the last of these it’s no surprise that the various Bach Preludes and Fugues are generally the most convincing transcriptions. If the Dmajor fugue brings... — More…
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César Guerra-Peixe: A Retirada da Laguna; Concertino; Museu da Inconfidência
Abner Landim, Goiás Philharmonic Orchestra, Neil Thomson
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The English Chamber Orchestra give suitably refined performances – there is, as I have noted, little picturesquely Brazilian to exploit in this music, and the orchestra’s elegant sound is ideal... — More…
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Claudio Santoro: Fantasias Sul América; Sonata For Solo Violin
Emmanuele Baldini, Soloists of the São Paulo Symphony Orchestra
The 15 solo fantasias here, originally penned as competition pieces, are certainly a good workout for the musicians. It ’s an oddly compelling, if occasionally meandering, journey through the... — More…
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Claudio Santoro: Symphonies Nos. 11 and 12; Concerto Grosso; Three Fragments On Bach
Goiás Philharmonic Orchestra, Neil Thomson
These two late symphonies by the Brazilian Claudio Santoro are very different beasts. The 11th is packed full of Shostakovichlike angst and aggression while the 12th is a refined sinfonia concertante,... — More…
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