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José Antônio de ALMEIDA PRADO (1943–2010) Works for Violin and Cello Emmanuele Baldini, Violin • Rafael Cesario, Cello
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José Antônio de Almeida Prado was one of the most prolific and creative Brazilian composers of the second half of the 20th century, finding inspiration in everything from the birdsong and forests of his native country to a contemplation of the galaxies. The evocative Le Livre magique de Xangô is considered a foundational work in Almeida Prado’s final, eclectic postmodern phase, during which folk music also re-emerged in works such as Das Cirandas . The lively Solo Violin Sonata and lyrical Capriccio both explore the violin’s full expressive potential, while The Four Seasons tests the skill of younger players.
8.574459 Release Date: 12 Jan 2024
Companion Titles – Emmanuele Baldini, Violin 8.574118 | 8.574407 | 8.574310 | 8.574297
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Daron Aric HAGEN (b. 1961) The Art of Song Lyric Fest – Gilda Lyons, Rebecca Myers, Sopranos • Elisa Sutherland, Meg Bragle, Mezzo-sopranos James Reese, Tenor • Steven Eddy, Baritone • Laura Ward, Piano
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Daron Hagen is a force to be reckoned with in the world of opera and orchestral music, with Guggenheim, Rockefeller, and Kennedy Center Friedheim Awards numbering among his accolades. With Hagen’s catalog of over 500 songs and large-scale cycles, The Art of Song is founded on 45 years of distinguished experience in vocal music. Divided into four “life seasons,” this richly emotional cycle embraces themes that range from the human cost of America’s politics since the Civil War; the rueful wisdom of aging, love and nostalgia; and on towards tragedy, faith and an acceptance of nature’s cycles. Key Feature: The Art of Song follows on from the Naxos recording of Daron Hagen ’s opera Shining Brow (8.669020-21) admired by BBC Music Magazine for being ‘a well-crafted post-tonal work’. Hagen’s album of 21st-Century Song Cycles (8.559714) was ‘a welcome revelation’ for the American Record Guide , and declared ‘quite sublime’ by Gramophone . Hagen’s Piano Trios have been released on Naxos 8.559657, of which one Fanfare reviewer found that ‘in all four trios there are spine-tingling, hair-on-the-back-of-the-neck-standing-up moments of sheer astonishment’.
8.559919 Release Date: 12 Jan 2024
Companion Titles – Daron Aric Hagen, Composer 8.669020-21 | 8.559714 8.669049 | 8.559657
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Portuguese Piano Trios, Vol. 3 CÔRTE-REAL • FERNANDES • VIANA DA MOTA Trio Pangea – Léo Belthoise, Violin • Sara Chordà, Cello • Bruno Belthoise, Piano
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Trio Pangea explores the rich variety to be found in a century of Portuguese chamber music history. Armando José Fernandes was one of the most prominent Portuguese composers of the mid-20th century, and with its contrasting musical playfulness and serene solemnity his Sonata a Tre reveals the composer’s strong attachment to neo-Classicism. Nuno Côrte-Real’s Sonata Holandesa is representative of a shifting compositional style that ranges in expression from violent to dreamlike. One of Liszt’s last pupils, José Viana da Mota has been described as ‘utterly Brahmsian’ in the noble opening to his Piano Trio , elements of which also reflect the influence of his teacher.
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8.574401 Release Date: 26 Jan 2024
Companion Titles – Previous volumes in the series 8.573402 | 8.574014
Recommended Portuguese music releases 8.572334 | 8.579039
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