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Almeida Prado: Piano Trios; Cello Sonata; Balada for Cello a

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Details

Composer
Jose Antonio de Almeida Prado
Artist
Emmanuele Baldini, Rafael Cesario, Sonia Rubinsky
Format
CD
Discs
1
Label
Naxos
Released
Sep 25, 2026
Catalog #
8574642
UPC
747313464272

About

Jose 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 it's richly expressive palette of references, was considered by the composer to be one of his greatest achievements.

Critic reviews

  • “The music of Brazilian composer José Antônio de Almeida Prado is always expressive and distinctive, regardless of its stylistic diversity.”

    Pizzicato, 5 stars, September 2026

Tracklist 10 tracks

  1. 1 Balada 11:33
    Track
    1
    Title
    Balada
    Duration
    11:33
    Composer
    José Antônio Rezende de Almeida Prado
    Performer
    Rafael Cesario, Sonia Rubinsky
  2. 2 Trio de Fontainebleau 13:21
    Track
    2
    Title
    Trio de Fontainebleau
    Duration
    13:21
    Composer
    José Antônio Rezende de Almeida Prado
    Performer
    Emmanuele Baldini, Rafael Cesario, Sonia Rubinsky
  3. 3 I. Prólogo: Horizonte - 01:39
    Track
    3
    Title
    I. Prólogo: Horizonte -
    Duration
    01:39
    Composer
    José Antônio Rezende de Almeida Prado
    Performer
    Emmanuele Baldini, Rafael Cesario, Sonia Rubinsky
  4. 4 II. Oceano Atlântico: A viagem 08:39
    Track
    4
    Title
    II. Oceano Atlântico: A viagem
    Duration
    08:39
    Composer
    José Antônio Rezende de Almeida Prado
    Performer
    Emmanuele Baldini, Rafael Cesario, Sonia Rubinsky
  5. 5 III. Interlúdio 01:06
    Track
    5
    Title
    III. Interlúdio
    Duration
    01:06
    Composer
    José Antônio Rezende de Almeida Prado
    Performer
    Emmanuele Baldini, Rafael Cesario, Sonia Rubinsky
  6. 6 IV. As ilhas afortunadas 05:16
    Track
    6
    Title
    IV. As ilhas afortunadas
    Duration
    05:16
    Composer
    José Antônio Rezende de Almeida Prado
    Performer
    Emmanuele Baldini, Rafael Cesario, Sonia Rubinsky
  7. 7 V. Os Titãs (Fuga a 3) 04:55
    Track
    7
    Title
    V. Os Titãs (Fuga a 3)
    Duration
    04:55
    Composer
    José Antônio Rezende de Almeida Prado
    Performer
    Emmanuele Baldini, Rafael Cesario, Sonia Rubinsky
  8. 8 I. Adagio 08:13
    Track
    8
    Title
    I. Adagio
    Duration
    08:13
    Composer
    José Antônio Rezende de Almeida Prado
    Performer
    Rafael Cesario, Sonia Rubinsky
  9. 9 II. Scherzo 03:43
    Track
    9
    Title
    II. Scherzo
    Duration
    03:43
    Composer
    José Antônio Rezende de Almeida Prado
    Performer
    Rafael Cesario, Sonia Rubinsky
  10. 10 III. Ciaccona 13:50
    Track
    10
    Title
    III. Ciaccona
    Duration
    13:50
    Composer
    José Antônio Rezende de Almeida Prado
    Performer
    Rafael Cesario, Sonia Rubinsky