Chiquinha Gonzaga [Import]

Clara Sverner | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 7, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Visom Records
• ASIN: B0002TLAKS
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #898,377 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Amapá

2. Água Do Vintém [Tango Brasileiro]

3. Sacy-Pererê: Da Opereta a Corte Na Roça [Tango Brasileiro]

4. Tuoan [Tango Brasileiro]

5. Heloísa [Valse de Salão]

6. Saudade [Valsa de Salão]

7. Atrahente

8. Animatógrapho [Valsa]

9. Viva la Gracia [Valsa Espanola]

10. Em Guarda! [Dobrado]

11. São Paulo [Tango Brasileiro]

12. Faceiro

13. Meditação [Noturno]

14. Marcha Fúnebre

15. Ortruda [Valsa]

16. Juracy [Valsa de Salão]

17. Camilla

18. Laurita [Mazurca]

19. Pehê-Pekim [Danca Característica Chinesa]

20. Biónne (Adeus)

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Worth checking out..., February 6, 2007

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This review is from: Chiquinha Gonzaga (Audio CD)

I think the previous Amazon review (by "Gypsy Guitars") is a bit harsh... Here's a second opinion, to add some balance.

Classical pianist Clara Sverner, who previously explored the work of Brazilian jazz pioneer Pixinguinha in a series of collaborations with saxophonist Paulo Moura, here turns her hand towards the work of composer Chiquinha Gonzaga. These tunes were originally composed between 1877-1902, a time when Brazilian popular music (and the samba in particular) was being born. Sverner's interpretations are beautiful, though a bit prim; you may be reminded of Max Morath's famous renditions of Scott Joplin's ragtime ouvre... I liked this album, although folks looking for rawer versions of Brazilian music might find it too tame... If so, try the Revivendo label's excellent 2-CD set of Gonzaga's old recordings that came out a few years back... Or better yet, try both albums together... the contrast is illuminating!