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Prado: Works for Violin & Cello / Baldini, Cesario
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Prado: Works for Violin & Cello / Baldini, Cesario

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Composer
Almeida Prado
Artist
Emmanuele Baldini, Rafael Cesario
Format
CD
Label
Naxos
Released
Jan 12, 2024
Catalog #
8574459
UPC
747313445974

About

Part of the Naxos label's The Music of Brazil series. This album of works for cello and violin by José Antônio de Almeida Prado is performed by violinist Emmanuele Baldini (concertmaster of the Sâo Paolo Symphony Orchestra) and prize-winning cellist Rafael Cesario. Includes four world premiere recordings. Sinfonia dos orixás (8.574411) and the First Piano Concerto (8.574225) are also available.

REVIEW:

In the series of recordings with works by the Brazilian composer Almeida Prado, the current installment is dedicated to his works for violin, cello, or both together.

Le Livre magique de Xangô (Shango’s magic book) was composed in his postmodern phase and is aesthetically characterized by Afro-Brazilian religiosity. In Das Cirandas, he weaves in folk tunes from various regions of Brazil. Almeida Prado dedicated the lively violin sonata to his violinist-daughter. The Four Seasons was a compulsory piece for the second Brazilian music competition in 1984. Each section is conceived as a study. The Capriccio for solo violin has a lyrical nature. For the cello, Praeambulum was inspired by Antonio Meneses as an introduction to Bach’s third cello suite.

The violinist Emmanuele Baldin gives Prado’s works an exciting mixture of charming folk and modern-sounding sections. As an accomplished instrumentalist and very familiar with Brazilian music, he finds the ways and means to model the character of the pieces and exude Brazilian flair. In the Violin Sonata, the Capriccio and the Four Seasons, he is able to demonstrate his skills as a soloist, which he does convincingly.

The cellist Rafael Cesario makes his solo appearance in Praeambulum, which he also performs successfully. In Das Cirandas and Le Livre magique de Xangô, he performs his parts alongside the violinist in an appealing and confident manner.

-- Pizzicato

Tracklist 23 tracks

  1. 1 I. Invocation I 00:43
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Invocation I
    Duration
    00:43
    Composer
    José Antônio Rezende de Almeida Prado
    Performer
    Emmanuele Baldini, Rafael Cesario
  2. 2 II. Manifestation de Xangô 03:06
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Manifestation de Xangô
    Duration
    03:06
    Composer
    José Antônio Rezende de Almeida Prado
    Performer
    Emmanuele Baldini, Rafael Cesario
  3. 3 III. Le Visage d'Iansã 02:11
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Le Visage d'Iansã
    Duration
    02:11
    Composer
    José Antônio Rezende de Almeida Prado
    Performer
    Emmanuele Baldini, Rafael Cesario
  4. 4 IV. Le Visage d'Obá 01:41
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Le Visage d'Obá
    Duration
    01:41
    Composer
    José Antônio Rezende de Almeida Prado
    Performer
    Emmanuele Baldini, Rafael Cesario
  5. 5 V. Le Visage d'Oxum 02:26
    Track
    5
    Title
    V. Le Visage d'Oxum
    Duration
    02:26
    Composer
    José Antônio Rezende de Almeida Prado
    Performer
    Emmanuele Baldini, Rafael Cesario
  6. 6 VI. Invocation II 00:39
    Track
    6
    Title
    VI. Invocation II
    Duration
    00:39
    Composer
    José Antônio Rezende de Almeida Prado
    Performer
    Emmanuele Baldini, Rafael Cesario
  7. 7 VII. Rituel 03:01
    Track
    7
    Title
    VII. Rituel
    Duration
    03:01
    Composer
    José Antônio Rezende de Almeida Prado
    Performer
    Emmanuele Baldini, Rafael Cesario
  8. 8 VIII. Invocation III 00:23
    Track
    8
    Title
    VIII. Invocation III
    Duration
    00:23
    Composer
    José Antônio Rezende de Almeida Prado
    Performer
    Emmanuele Baldini, Rafael Cesario
  9. 9 IX. Illumination 01:31
    Track
    9
    Title
    IX. Illumination
    Duration
    01:31
    Composer
    José Antônio Rezende de Almeida Prado
    Performer
    Emmanuele Baldini, Rafael Cesario
  10. 10 No. 1. Allegro 03:07
    Track
    10
    Title
    No. 1. Allegro
    Duration
    03:07
    Composer
    José Antônio Rezende de Almeida Prado
    Performer
    Emmanuele Baldini, Rafael Cesario
  11. 11 No. 2. Tema e variações 03:42
    Track
    11
    Title
    No. 2. Tema e variações
    Duration
    03:42
    Composer
    José Antônio Rezende de Almeida Prado
    Performer
    Emmanuele Baldini, Rafael Cesario
  12. 12 No. 3. Rondó: Scherzo 03:54
    Track
    12
    Title
    No. 3. Rondó: Scherzo
    Duration
    03:54
    Composer
    José Antônio Rezende de Almeida Prado
    Performer
    Emmanuele Baldini, Rafael Cesario
  13. 13 I. Outono (Autumn) 02:10
    Track
    13
    Title
    I. Outono (Autumn)
    Duration
    02:10
    Composer
    José Antônio Rezende de Almeida Prado
    Performer
    Emmanuele Baldini
  14. 14 II. Inverno (Winter) 01:57
    Track
    14
    Title
    II. Inverno (Winter)
    Duration
    01:57
    Composer
    José Antônio Rezende de Almeida Prado
    Performer
    Emmanuele Baldini
  15. 15 III. Primavera (Spring) 01:01
    Track
    15
    Title
    III. Primavera (Spring)
    Duration
    01:01
    Composer
    José Antônio Rezende de Almeida Prado
    Performer
    Emmanuele Baldini
  16. 16 IV. Verão (Summer) 00:50
    Track
    16
    Title
    IV. Verão (Summer)
    Duration
    00:50
    Composer
    José Antônio Rezende de Almeida Prado
    Performer
    Emmanuele Baldini
  17. 17 Capriccio für Constança und Ana Luiza 01:53
    Track
    17
    Title
    Capriccio für Constança und Ana Luiza
    Duration
    01:53
    Composer
    José Antônio Rezende de Almeida Prado
    Performer
    Emmanuele Baldini
  18. 18 Praeambulum for Solo Cello 03:56
    Track
    18
    Title
    Praeambulum for Solo Cello
    Duration
    03:56
    Composer
    José Antônio Rezende de Almeida Prado
    Performer
    Rafael Cesario
  19. 19 I. Allegro intenso 08:16
    Track
    19
    Title
    I. Allegro intenso
    Duration
    08:16
    Composer
    José Antônio Rezende de Almeida Prado
    Performer
    Emmanuele Baldini
  20. 20 II. Scherzo intenso 06:37
    Track
    20
    Title
    II. Scherzo intenso
    Duration
    06:37
    Composer
    José Antônio Rezende de Almeida Prado
    Performer
    Emmanuele Baldini
  21. 21 III. Adágio rapsódico 01:45
    Track
    21
    Title
    III. Adágio rapsódico
    Duration
    01:45
    Composer
    José Antônio Rezende de Almeida Prado
    Performer
    Emmanuele Baldini
  22. 22 IV. Fugueta a 4 - 01:43
    Track
    22
    Title
    IV. Fugueta a 4 -
    Duration
    01:43
    Composer
    José Antônio Rezende de Almeida Prado
    Performer
    Emmanuele Baldini
  23. 23 V. Coral 01:05
    Track
    23
    Title
    V. Coral
    Duration
    01:05
    Composer
    José Antônio Rezende de Almeida Prado
    Performer
    Emmanuele Baldini