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Mignone: Fantasias Brasileiras Nos. 1-4
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Details
- Composer
- Francisco Mignone
- Artist
- Fabio Martino, Sao Paulo Symphony Orchestra, Giancarlo Guerrero
- Format
- CD
- Discs
- 1
- Label
- Naxos
- Released
- Sep 12, 2025
- Catalog #
- 8574594
- UPC
- 747313459476
About
Francisco Mignone became a leading figure in the Brazilian music scene after his return in 1929 following lengthy studies in Europe. His four Fantasias Brasileiras for piano and orchestra are part of his nationalist phase, with the first in the cycle initiated by soloist Joao de Souza Lima, who asked Mignone for a work with Brazilian flavour. These works share a festive and exuberant style to which the composer would return in his Burlesca e Toccata, which requires acrobatic virtuosity from the soloist in music that surprises by juxtaposing atonality with popular themes.
Critic reviews
“All four fantasias and also the Burlesca e Toccata are unmistakably imbued with the spirit and melodies of Brazilian folk music and are absolutely captivating in their dazzling variety of colours and hot rhythms, which is fascinatingly expressed in these magnificent interpretations under the…”
Pizzicato, 5 stars, September 2025
Tracklist 5 tracks
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1 Fantasia Brasileira No. 1 10:05
- Track
- 1
- Title
- Fantasia Brasileira No. 1
- Duration
- 10:05
- Composer
- Francisco Mignone
- Performer
- Fabio Martino
- Ensemble
- Orquestra Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo
- Conductor
- Giancarlo Guerrero
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2 Fantasia Brasileira No. 2 09:58
- Track
- 2
- Title
- Fantasia Brasileira No. 2
- Duration
- 09:58
- Composer
- Francisco Mignone
- Performer
- Fabio Martino
- Ensemble
- Orquestra Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo
- Conductor
- Giancarlo Guerrero
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3 Fantasia Brasileira No. 3 11:19
- Track
- 3
- Title
- Fantasia Brasileira No. 3
- Duration
- 11:19
- Composer
- Francisco Mignone
- Performer
- Fabio Martino
- Ensemble
- Orquestra Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo
- Conductor
- Giancarlo Guerrero
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4 Fantasia Brasileira No. 4 12:11
- Track
- 4
- Title
- Fantasia Brasileira No. 4
- Duration
- 12:11
- Composer
- Francisco Mignone
- Performer
- Fabio Martino
- Ensemble
- Orquestra Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo
- Conductor
- Giancarlo Guerrero
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5 Burlesca e Toccata 14:13
- Track
- 5
- Title
- Burlesca e Toccata
- Duration
- 14:13
- Composer
- Francisco Mignone
- Performer
- Fabio Martino
- Ensemble
- Orquestra Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo
- Conductor
- Giancarlo Guerrero