SEPTEMBER 2026 NEW ON NAXOS
THE MUSIC OF BRAZIL
Rafael Cesario , Sonia Rubinsky and Emmanuele Baldini
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8.574642 Release date: 25 Sep 2026
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José Antônio de ALMEIDA PRADO (1943–2010)
Key features: •
This release has been preceded with a recording of Almeida Prado’s Violin and Cello Works (8.574459) with these musicians, and Pizzicato commenting that ‘ Emmanuele Baldini […] gives Almeida Prado’s works an exciting mixture of charming folk and modern-sounding sections. …he finds the ways and means to model the character of the pieces and exude Brazilian flair.’ An AllMusic.com review added that ‘the music is varied and attractive. …violinist Emmanuele Baldini and cellist Rafael Cesario capture its friendly qualities.’ • Brazilian pianist Sonia Rubinsky was awarded Best Classical Album at the 2009 Latin GRAMMY Awards for the eighth volume of the complete works of Heitor Villa-Lobos, recorded for Naxos (8.570504). Thrice a recipient of the prestigious Carlos Gomes Prize in her native Brazil, Rubinsky’s Naxos recordings of works by Bach entitled Magna Sequentia I , II and III , were critically acclaimed. Composer Almeida Prado has dedicated several of his works to her, and his Sonata for Cello and Piano was commissioned by and dedicated to Rubinsky and cellist Antonio Meneses.
Piano Trios ** Cello Sonata * Balada for Cello and Piano * Emmanuele Baldini, Violin
Rafael Cesario, Cello Sonia Rubinsky, Piano
José Antônio de Almeida Prado’s music is the result of a unique combination of influences, moving through different styles and techniques while always displaying a recognisably strong personal imprint. Chamber music accounts for a large part of Almeida Prado’s output. The Trio de Fontainebleau is infused with the ambience of his studies in France with Nadia Boulanger. The Balada is characteristic of the composer’s mature style with textures based on resonances, free modalism, consonant ‘transtonal harmony’ and alternation between simple and complex rhythms. Trio Marítimo evokes the Portuguese poetry of Fernando Pessoa, while the Cello Sonata , with its richly expressive palette of references, was considered by the composer to be one of his greatest achievements.
Tracklist
Trio Marítimo (1983) 3 I. Prólogo: Horizonte – 4 II. Oceano Atlântico: A viagem 5 III. Interlúdio 6 IV. As ilhas afortunadas 7 V. Os Titãs (Fuga a 3)
Cello Sonata (2003) *
1 Balada for Cello and Piano (1985) * 2 Trio de Fontainebleau (1970) ** I. Préparation – II. Action – III. Mémoire
8 I. Adagio 9 II. Scherzo 0 III. Ciaccona
* FIRST COMMERCIAL RECORDING ** WORLD PREMIERE RECORDING
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