Mesquita: Piano Works

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Label
Naxos
Release Date
January 30, 2026
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Henrique Alves de Mesquita
    • PERFORMER
      Maria Teresa Madeira
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      January 30, 2026
    • UPC
      747313457175
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      8574571
    • LABEL
      Naxos
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. Quebra, quebra minha gente, Polka cateretê

      Composer: Henrique Alves de Mesquita

      Performer: Maria Teresa Madeira

    2. A surpresa, Polka brilhante

      Composer: Henrique Alves de Mesquita

      Performer: Maria Teresa Madeira

    3. Revista de 1888, Tango

      Composer: Henrique Alves de Mesquita

      Performer: Maria Teresa Madeira

    4. A gata borralheira, Polka

      Composer: Henrique Alves de Mesquita

      Performer: Maria Teresa Madeira

    5. Laura, Polka

      Composer: Henrique Alves de Mesquita

      Performer: Maria Teresa Madeira

    6. Ali-Babá ou Os quarenta ladrões: Tango (arr. for piano)

      Composer: Henrique Alves de Mesquita

      Performer: Maria Teresa Madeira

    7. No. 1 in C Major

      Composer: Henrique Alves de Mesquita

      Performer: Maria Teresa Madeira

    8. No. 2 in G Major

      Composer: Henrique Alves de Mesquita

      Performer: Maria Teresa Madeira

    9. No. 3 in D Minor

      Composer: Henrique Alves de Mesquita

      Performer: Maria Teresa Madeira

    10. No. 4 in G Major

      Composer: Henrique Alves de Mesquita

      Performer: Maria Teresa Madeira

    11. No. 5 in D Minor

      Composer: Henrique Alves de Mesquita

      Performer: Maria Teresa Madeira

    12. A pera de Satanás, Tango dos pretos

      Composer: Henrique Alves de Mesquita

      Performer: Maria Teresa Madeira

    13. Intermezzo, "Dolce ricordo"

      Composer: Henrique Alves de Mesquita

      Performer: Maria Teresa Madeira

    14. Camões, Polka

      Composer: Henrique Alves de Mesquita

      Performer: Maria Teresa Madeira

    15. A vaidosa, Toccata

      Composer: Henrique Alves de Mesquita

      Performer: Maria Teresa Madeira

    16. Água do vintém, Polka

      Composer: Henrique Alves de Mesquita

      Performer: Maria Teresa Madeira

    17. No. 1 in D Major

      Composer: Henrique Alves de Mesquita

      Performer: Maria Teresa Madeira

    18. No. 2 in D Major

      Composer: Henrique Alves de Mesquita

      Performer: Maria Teresa Madeira

    19. No. 3 in G Major

      Composer: Henrique Alves de Mesquita

      Performer: Maria Teresa Madeira

    20. No. 4 in D Major

      Composer: Henrique Alves de Mesquita

      Performer: Maria Teresa Madeira

    21. No. 5 in G Major

      Composer: Henrique Alves de Mesquita

      Performer: Maria Teresa Madeira

    22. Remissão dos pecados, Tango

      Composer: Henrique Alves de Mesquita

      Performer: Maria Teresa Madeira

    23. A oração da infância, Recitative

      Composer: Henrique Alves de Mesquita

      Performer: Maria Teresa Madeira

    24. O vampiro, ou Os demônios da meia-noite, Valsa brilhante

      Composer: Henrique Alves de Mesquita

      Performer: Maria Teresa Madeira

    25. Batuque, Tango característico

      Composer: Henrique Alves de Mesquita

      Performer: Maria Teresa Madeira


Henrique Alves de Mesquita was a prolific composer who defied Brazilian society's systemic exclusion of Black people to achieve prominence as one of the leading figures in the local musical scene of the 19th century. He was highly regarded for his sacred music and operas, which are rarely heard today. After study years in Paris, Mesquita turned his versatility and sophistication towards fashionable music theatre styles such as polkas, tangos and waltzes, conveying emotions ranging from contagious joy to gentle melancholy. It is these lighter pieces that are now considered by many scholars to be one of the main origins of modern Brazilian popular music.