Gnattali & Mignone: Complete Studies for Guitar / Monarda

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Label
Brilliant Classics
Release Date
May 27, 2022
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Radames Gnattali, Francisco Paulo Mignone
    • PERFORMER
      Andrea Monarda
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      May 27, 2022
    • UPC
      5028421964102
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      BRI96410
    • LABEL
      Brilliant Classics
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      2
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. No. 1. Presto possible

      Composer: Radamés Gnattali

      Performer: Andrea Monarda

    2. No. 2. Valsa seresteira

      Composer: Radamés Gnattali

      Performer: Andrea Monarda

    3. No. 3. Moderato

      Composer: Radamés Gnattali

      Performer: Andrea Monarda

    4. No. 4. Lento espressivo

      Composer: Radamés Gnattali

      Performer: Andrea Monarda

    5. No. 5. Allegretto

      Composer: Radamés Gnattali

      Performer: Andrea Monarda

    6. No. 6. Ritmado

      Composer: Radamés Gnattali

      Performer: Andrea Monarda

    7. No. 7. Comodo

      Composer: Radamés Gnattali

      Performer: Andrea Monarda

    8. No. 8. Moderato e poco rubato

      Composer: Radamés Gnattali

      Performer: Andrea Monarda

    9. No. 9. Lento

      Composer: Radamés Gnattali

      Performer: Andrea Monarda

    10. No. 10. Dolente

      Composer: Radamés Gnattali

      Performer: Andrea Monarda

    11. 3 Concert Studies for Guitar: No. 1. Dansa Brasileira

      Composer: Radamés Gnattali

      Performer: Andrea Monarda

    12. 3 Concert Studies for Guitar: No. 2. Toccata em ritmo de samba I

      Composer: Radamés Gnattali

      Performer: Andrea Monarda

    13. 3 Concert Studies for Guitar: No. 3. Toccata em ritmo de samba II

      Composer: Radamés Gnattali

      Performer: Andrea Monarda

    14. I. Pastoral

      Composer: Radamés Gnattali

      Performer: Andrea Monarda

    15. II. Toada

      Composer: Radamés Gnattali

      Performer: Andrea Monarda

    16. III. Frevo

      Composer: Radamés Gnattali

      Performer: Andrea Monarda

    17. I. Samba bossa – Nova

      Composer: Radamés Gnattali

      Performer: Andrea Monarda

    18. II. Valsa

      Composer: Radamés Gnattali

      Performer: Andrea Monarda

    19. III. Choro

      Composer: Radamés Gnattali

      Performer: Andrea Monarda

    20. No. 1. Vivo

      Composer: Francisco Mignone

      Performer: Andrea Monarda

    21. No. 2. Seresteiro

      Composer: Francisco Mignone

      Performer: Andrea Monarda

    22. No. 3. Tempo de chorinho

      Composer: Francisco Mignone

      Performer: Andrea Monarda

    23. No. 4. Allegro scherzoso

      Composer: Francisco Mignone

      Performer: Andrea Monarda

    24. No. 5. Vagaroso

      Composer: Francisco Mignone

      Performer: Andrea Monarda

    25. No. 6. Assai vivo

      Composer: Francisco Mignone

      Performer: Andrea Monarda

    26. No. 7. Molto lento

      Composer: Francisco Mignone

      Performer: Andrea Monarda

    27. No. 8. Allegro

      Composer: Francisco Mignone

      Performer: Andrea Monarda

    28. No. 9. Allegro moderato

      Composer: Francisco Mignone

      Performer: Andrea Monarda

    29. No. 10. Lento e com muito sentiment

      Composer: Francisco Mignone

      Performer: Andrea Monarda

    30. No. 11. Andante

      Composer: Francisco Mignone

      Performer: Andrea Monarda

    31. No. 12. Com velocidade

      Composer: Francisco Mignone

      Performer: Andrea Monarda


Like football (soccer) and coffee, the guitar is inextricably linked with Brazil in the collective imagination. Yet despite its significance to the country’s musical identity, the major class divide in the colonial period saw the guitar dismissed as an instrument of the common, uneducated populace, in contrast to the piano, which represented the aspirations of the wealthier middle classes. Things changed in the early 20th century, however. In 1916 a performance by Italian-Brazilian guitarist Canhoto won over both media and Brazilian elite, heralding the start of a new era for the guitar, and various Italian luthiers moved to the New World, taking advantage of the great market opportunities Brazil offered to turn their craft production into a more industrial enterprise. The guitar’s status as a national symbol rests on an identity-building process combining various elements, and that mix of cultural influences can be seen in the compositions of Radamés Gnattali (1906–1988).

Gnattali used elements of popular music in his supposedly high-brow compositions, blurring the boundary between the two styles. He fought relentlessly to break down the barriers between classical and popular music, becoming the most important – and most prolific – Brazilian composer in the guitar repertoire of the 1950s. His music has its own unique sound, featuring magnificent writing for the instrument, unexpected harmonic solutions and boundless inspiration. The Brazilian composer, pianist and conductor Francisco Mignone (1897–1986) – another musician of Italian heritage – was considered a ‘nationalist’ by scholars and ‘high-brow’ by those from the world of popular music. His vast oeuvre for guitar includes two large cycles – the Estudos (recorded here) and the Valsas – which showcase exceptional technical flair and impressive stylistic versatility, delving into everything from popular music to serialism.