Nelson Freire: Brasileiro
Freire advocates piano music from his Brazilian homeland
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Composer or Director: Cláudio Santoro, Alexandre Levy, Heitor Villa-Lobos, Henrique Oswald, Oscar Lorenzo Fernandez, Mozart Camargo Guarnieri, Francisco (Paulo) Mignone, Barrozo Netto
Genre:
Instrumental
Label: Decca
Magazine Review Date: 11/2012
Media Format: CD or Download
Media Runtime: 73
Mastering:
Stereo
DDD
Catalogue Number: 478 3533DH

Tracks:
Composition | Artist Credit |
---|---|
Carnaval das Crianças (Children Carnaval) |
Heitor Villa-Lobos, Composer
Heitor Villa-Lobos, Composer Nelson Freire, Musician, Piano |
Chôros No. 5, 'Alma brasileira' |
Heitor Villa-Lobos, Composer
Heitor Villa-Lobos, Composer Nelson Freire, Musician, Piano |
Guia pratico, Movement: No. 2, A maré encheu |
Heitor Villa-Lobos, Composer
Heitor Villa-Lobos, Composer Nelson Freire, Musician, Piano |
Valsa da dor |
Heitor Villa-Lobos, Composer
Heitor Villa-Lobos, Composer Nelson Freire, Musician, Piano |
(2) Saudades das selvas brasileiras, Movement: No. 2 |
Heitor Villa-Lobos, Composer
Heitor Villa-Lobos, Composer Nelson Freire, Musician, Piano |
(16) Cirandas, Movement: Pobre Cego |
Heitor Villa-Lobos, Composer
Heitor Villa-Lobos, Composer Nelson Freire, Musician, Piano |
(16) Cirandas, Movement: A Canoa virou |
Heitor Villa-Lobos, Composer
Heitor Villa-Lobos, Composer Nelson Freire, Musician, Piano |
A lenda do Caboclo |
Heitor Villa-Lobos, Composer
Heitor Villa-Lobos, Composer Nelson Freire, Musician, Piano |
Dansa negra |
Mozart Camargo Guarnieri, Composer
Mozart Camargo Guarnieri, Composer Nelson Freire, Musician, Piano |
Ponteio No. 24 |
Mozart Camargo Guarnieri, Composer
Mozart Camargo Guarnieri, Composer Nelson Freire, Musician, Piano |
Toccata |
Mozart Camargo Guarnieri, Composer
Mozart Camargo Guarnieri, Composer Nelson Freire, Musician, Piano |
Valse lente |
Henrique Oswald, Composer
Henrique Oswald, Composer Nelson Freire, Musician, Piano |
Tango Brazileiro |
Alexandre Levy, Composer
Alexandre Levy, Composer Nelson Freire, Musician, Piano |
Minha Terra |
Barrozo Netto, Composer
Barrozo Netto, Composer Nelson Freire, Musician, Piano |
(3) Estudos em forma de sonatina |
Oscar Lorenzo Fernandez, Composer
Nelson Freire, Musician, Piano Oscar Lorenzo Fernandez, Composer |
Prole do bebê, Book II, Movement: Gatinha |
Heitor Villa-Lobos, Composer
Heitor Villa-Lobos, Composer Nelson Freire, Musician, Piano |
(7) Paulistanas, Movement: No 1 |
Cláudio Santoro, Composer
Cláudio Santoro, Composer Nelson Freire, Musician, Piano |
New York Skyline |
Heitor Villa-Lobos, Composer
Heitor Villa-Lobos, Composer Nelson Freire, Musician, Piano |
Valse élégante |
Francisco (Paulo) Mignone, Composer
Francisco (Paulo) Mignone, Composer Nelson Freire, Musician, Piano |
Peças Brasilieras No. 1 |
Francisco (Paulo) Mignone, Composer
Francisco (Paulo) Mignone, Composer Nelson Freire, Musician, Piano |
Congada |
Francisco (Paulo) Mignone, Composer
Francisco (Paulo) Mignone, Composer Nelson Freire, Musician, Piano |
Author: Jeremy Nicholas
This programme is, as the booklet suggests, something of a sentimental journey for Freire, a tribute ‘to composers little known outside Brazil whose repertoire helped to shape his own musical personality’. The pieces by Netto, Levy, Oswald, Mignone – and of course Villa-Lobos – he learnt as a child. From the opening bars of ‘O ginete do Pierrozinho’, you know you’re in safe hands as Freire presents a masterclass in nonchalant playfulness, capturing to perfection the charm of a composer often criticised for being too fecund and unselfcritical but here heard at his best. Contrast that with the different sound he produces for the touching introspection of Chôros No 5, Alma Brasileira, and then again with Claudio Santoro’s Toccata and the concluding Congada by Francisco Mignone. Freire is a class act – and ‘Brasileiro’, immaculately recorded by the way, is sheer delight from start to finish.
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