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Prado: Piano Concertos No. 1 & "Fribourgeois" / Rubinsky, Minas Gerais Philharmonic
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Prado: Piano Concertos No. 1 & "Fribourgeois" / Rubinsky, Minas Gerais Philharmonic

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Details

Composer
ALMEIDA PRADO, JOSE ANTONIO DE
Artist
Rubinsky, Mechetti
Format
CD
Label
Naxos
Released
May 08, 2020
Catalog #
8574225
UPC
747313422579

About

At the time of his death in 2010, Almeida Prado was one of Brazil’s most internationally admired composers, one who created music of unique sonority and color, rooted in his native country. In Aurora (‘Dawn’) he employs his newly developed ‘transtonality’ to radiant effect, while the Concerto Fribourgeois features a collage technique. In his Piano Concerto No. 1 Almeida Prado explores a cogent structure in which the soloist opens up, rips apart or transforms the theme and variations, in a work that is both grandiose and luminous.

REVIEWS:

"The performances by Sonia Rubinsky sound like they are totally committed to the music. The range of her expressive control is remarkable. She has all of the requisite strength to deal with the many percussive moments in the music. The Minas Gerais Philharmonic Orchestra, under the expert direction of Fabio Mechetti, provides a well-considered and exemplary accompaniment. The recorded sound is very good."

--Fanfare

"The southern border of the vast Brazilian state of Minas Gerais lies roughly 100 miles north of (and is broadly parallel to) the road which connects the more renowned centres of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. Its capital Belo Horizonte lies centrally and seems to be the home of the Minas Gerais Philharmonic, which on the evidence of this disc appears to be an impressive orchestral unit.

Aurora is both dramatic and monumental; the engineers have done a splendid job in taming its excesses and realising an ideal balance between the demanding piano part and the orchestra.

The Piano Concerto No. 1...embodies an arch-like structure, framed by brief panels labelled Apelo (Appeal) I and II in which contain the four-note thematic germ which drives the entire work. Apelo I inhabits murky depths whose severity soon yields to a sequence of rapid variations, performed with remarkable incisiveness and clarity by Rubinsky and the orchestra. The Piano Concerto No 1 makes a lasting impact – it’s difficult to imagine a more compelling or definitive account than Rubinsky’s.

The issue concludes with the Concerto Fribourgeois, commissioned in 1985 to celebrate the tricentenary of the birth of J.S. Bach[.] Rubinsky’s supreme commitment to this music provides yet more evidence of her devotion to Almeida Prado, whilst the recording rates highly in its depth and clarity.

I found all three of these very different works most enjoyable; they are each sufficiently colourful and invigorating to merit further reacquaintance.

--MusicWeb International (Richard Hanlon)

Tracklist 18 tracks

  1. 1 Apelo I - 02:05
    Track
    1
    Title
    Apelo I -
    Duration
    02:05
    Composer
    José Antônio Rezende de Almeida Prado
    Performer
    Sonia Rubinsky
    Ensemble
    Minas Gerais Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Fabio Mechetti
  2. 2 I. Heróico, épico (variações) - 05:41
    Track
    2
    Title
    I. Heróico, épico (variações) -
    Duration
    05:41
    Composer
    José Antônio Rezende de Almeida Prado
    Performer
    Sonia Rubinsky
    Ensemble
    Minas Gerais Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Fabio Mechetti
  3. 3 Monólogo (cadência) - 02:07
    Track
    3
    Title
    Monólogo (cadência) -
    Duration
    02:07
    Composer
    José Antônio Rezende de Almeida Prado
    Performer
    Sonia Rubinsky
  4. 4 Interlúdio - 00:55
    Track
    4
    Title
    Interlúdio -
    Duration
    00:55
    Composer
    José Antônio Rezende de Almeida Prado
    Performer
    Sonia Rubinsky
    Ensemble
    Minas Gerais Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Fabio Mechetti
  5. 5 II. Transparente floral 04:13
    Track
    5
    Title
    II. Transparente floral
    Duration
    04:13
    Composer
    José Antônio Rezende de Almeida Prado
    Performer
    Sonia Rubinsky
    Ensemble
    Minas Gerais Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Fabio Mechetti
  6. 6 III. Granítico, intenso (tocata) 05:29
    Track
    6
    Title
    III. Granítico, intenso (tocata)
    Duration
    05:29
    Composer
    José Antônio Rezende de Almeida Prado
    Performer
    Sonia Rubinsky
    Ensemble
    Minas Gerais Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Fabio Mechetti
  7. 7 Interlúdio: Onírico, entre a realidade e a fantasia - 00:46
    Track
    7
    Title
    Interlúdio: Onírico, entre a realidade e a fantasia -
    Duration
    00:46
    Composer
    José Antônio Rezende de Almeida Prado
    Performer
    Sonia Rubinsky
    Ensemble
    Minas Gerais Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Fabio Mechetti
  8. 8 Memorial 01:55
    Track
    8
    Title
    Memorial
    Duration
    01:55
    Composer
    José Antônio Rezende de Almeida Prado
    Performer
    Sonia Rubinsky
    Ensemble
    Minas Gerais Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Fabio Mechetti
  9. 9 Apelo II 02:32
    Track
    9
    Title
    Apelo II
    Duration
    02:32
    Composer
    José Antônio Rezende de Almeida Prado
    Performer
    Sonia Rubinsky
    Ensemble
    Minas Gerais Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Fabio Mechetti
  10. 10 Aurora 18:46
    Track
    10
    Title
    Aurora
    Duration
    18:46
    Composer
    José Antônio Rezende de Almeida Prado
    Performer
    Sonia Rubinsky
    Ensemble
    Minas Gerais Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Fabio Mechetti
  11. 11 Introduzioni - 00:17
    Track
    11
    Title
    Introduzioni -
    Duration
    00:17
    Composer
    José Antônio Rezende de Almeida Prado
    Ensemble
    Minas Gerais Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Fabio Mechetti
  12. 12 Recitativo I 02:03
    Track
    12
    Title
    Recitativo I
    Duration
    02:03
    Composer
    José Antônio Rezende de Almeida Prado
    Performer
    Sonia Rubinsky
    Ensemble
    Minas Gerais Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Fabio Mechetti
  13. 13 Passacaglia - 07:10
    Track
    13
    Title
    Passacaglia -
    Duration
    07:10
    Composer
    José Antônio Rezende de Almeida Prado
    Performer
    Sonia Rubinsky
    Ensemble
    Minas Gerais Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Fabio Mechetti
  14. 14 Recitativo II - 02:10
    Track
    14
    Title
    Recitativo II -
    Duration
    02:10
    Composer
    José Antônio Rezende de Almeida Prado
    Performer
    Sonia Rubinsky
    Ensemble
    Minas Gerais Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Fabio Mechetti
  15. 15 Toccata furiosa 04:18
    Track
    15
    Title
    Toccata furiosa
    Duration
    04:18
    Composer
    José Antônio Rezende de Almeida Prado
    Performer
    Sonia Rubinsky
    Ensemble
    Minas Gerais Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Fabio Mechetti
  16. 16 Recitativo III 02:29
    Track
    16
    Title
    Recitativo III
    Duration
    02:29
    Composer
    José Antônio Rezende de Almeida Prado
    Performer
    Sonia Rubinsky
    Ensemble
    Minas Gerais Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Fabio Mechetti
  17. 17 Arioso 05:35
    Track
    17
    Title
    Arioso
    Duration
    05:35
    Composer
    José Antônio Rezende de Almeida Prado
    Performer
    Sonia Rubinsky
    Ensemble
    Minas Gerais Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Fabio Mechetti
  18. 18 Moto perpetuo 03:12
    Track
    18
    Title
    Moto perpetuo
    Duration
    03:12
    Composer
    José Antônio Rezende de Almeida Prado
    Performer
    Sonia Rubinsky
    Ensemble
    Minas Gerais Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Fabio Mechetti