Bach in Brazil [Import]

Camerata Brazil | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 8, 2000)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Emi
• ASIN: B00004TRM8
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #406,431 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Italian Con in F, BWV 971: Allegro

2. Remexendo

3. Two-Part Invention No.13

4. Double Con in d, BWV 1041: Vivace

5. Chorando Baixinho

6. Ste in c, BWV 997: Prld

7. Vou Vivendo

8. Var Sobre O Samba Do Urubu - Camerata Brazil C

9. Bachianas Brasileiras No.5: Aria

10. Brandenburg Con No.6, BWV 1051

11. Um A Zero

12. Ele E Eu/Ste No.2, BWV 1067: Badinerie

13. Partia No.4 in D, BWV 828: Gigue

14. Two-Part Invention No.8

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the most original and happy CDs ever made, April 22, 2001

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Dennis (Glendale, US, Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bach in Brazil (Audio CD)

I so loved this disc that I played it as bumper music on my radio talk show for two entire hours. Listeners kept e-mailing me for the title, they were so taken with it. Whether you love Bach (as I do) or Brazilian music (as I do) or just love to be made happy by music (as we all do), this CD will become a desert island disc. It combines Bach's profundity with Brazilian joie de vivre -- quite a potent combo. It is brilliantly arranged and superbly recorded. ...

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not all Bach, but worth the bucks, August 17, 2002

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Oliver Towne (CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bach in Brazil (Audio CD)

Cazes and the Camerata Brasil give us a history lesson on the connection between the choros tradition (a popular chamber music style that emerged in 19th century Rio De Janeiro)and the European baroque. While a little education never hurts, I find that the Brazilian compositions don't quite hold up next to the melodic, contrapuntal perfection of old Johann Sebastian. Still, they are very nice and do demonstrate an underlying baroque sensibility. The Bachianas Brasileiras No.5: Aria, by Villa-Lobos, comes quite close to emulating the master, though it bogs down a bit, interrupting the flow of the album.

That said, what Cazes and the Camerata do with Bach is absolutely terrific. The combination of European and Brazilian instruments is uncannily well-suited for these pieces, and the performances are first-rate. Once you hear mandolins and guitars playing Bach's melodies, you may not want to go back to pianos and harpsichords.

I highly recommend this album to anyone who enjoys hearing Bach presented in new ways, especially if you're a fan of Brazilian culture. By the way, if you are a fan of the Jacques Loussier Trio, it should be pointed out that this is not a jazz treatment, nor is it bossa nova. Get it anyway.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars rt shorr, September 23, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Bach in Brazil (Audio CD)

I find it hard to take this one out of the cd player, it has outregeous arrangements of Bach and Villa-Lobos etc. I am a Bach fan and somewhat of a purist, but can definately curtail my puritism for this one. The textures of the instruments are so gorgeous, check it out.