Nelson Freire: Brasileiro

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Freire's kind of artistry raises [the repertoire] to an entirely different level. There's plenty of flair and soul, yet the playing is always crystalline and precise, perfectly pedalled, the... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2012, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 6th Aug 2012
Catalogue No: 4783533
Label: Decca
Length: 73 minutes

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November 2012

Editor's Choice
BBC Music Magazine

December 2012

Instrumental Choice

Villa-Lobos: Children's Carnaval (Carnaval das çriancas)

Work length11:11

$7.70

$10.50

$14.35

Nelson Freire (piano)
Recorded: 2012-02-21
Recording Venue: Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, Hamburg

1. The Little Pierrot’s Pony (O ginête do pierrozinho)

Track length1:06

$1.10

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2. The Little Devil’s Whip (O chicote do diabinho)

Track length1:32

$1.10

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3. Pierrette’s Ruse (A manha da pierrete)

Track length1:56

$1.10

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4. The Little Domino’s Jingle Bells (Os guizos do dominozinho)

Track length1:07

$1.10

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5. The Little Ragpicker’s Adventures (As peripécias do trapeirozinho)

Track length1:16

$1.10

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$2.05

6. The Coquette’s Mischievousness (As traquinices do mascarado mignon)

Track length1:25

$1.10

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7. The Fife of a Precocious Daydreamer (A gaita de um precoce fantasiado)

Track length2:49

$1.10

$1.50

$2.05

Villa-Lobos: Chôros No. 5 'Alma Brasileira' for piano

Work length4:25

$1.10

$1.50

$2.05

Nelson Freire (piano)
Recorded: 2012-02-21
Recording Venue: Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, Hamburg

Villa-Lobos: A Maré Encheu (Guia Prático)

Work length1:27

$1.10

$1.50

$2.05

Nelson Freire (piano)
Recorded: 2012-02-21
Recording Venue: Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, Hamburg

Villa-Lobos: Valsa da Dor

Work length4:12

$1.10

$1.50

$2.05

Nelson Freire (piano)
Recorded: 2012-02-21
Recording Venue: Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, Hamburg

Villa-Lobos: Saudades das Selvas Brasilieras No. 2

Work length2:54

$1.10

$1.50

$2.05

Nelson Freire (piano)
Recorded: 2012-02-21
Recording Venue: Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, Hamburg

Villa-Lobos: Pobre cega

Work length1:32

$1.10

$1.50

$2.05

Nelson Freire (piano)
Recorded: 2012-02-21
Recording Venue: Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, Hamburg

Villa-Lobos: Álbum das Cirandas

Work length2:39

$1.10

$1.50

$2.05

Nelson Freire (piano)
Recorded: 2012-02-21
Recording Venue: Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, Hamburg

14. A Canoa Virou

Track length2:39

$1.10

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Villa-Lobos: A Lenda do Caboclo

Work length3:29

$1.10

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$2.05

Nelson Freire (piano)
Recorded: 2012-02-21
Recording Venue: Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, Hamburg

Mozart Carmargo Guarnieri: Dansa Negra

Work length3:31

$1.10

$1.50

$2.05

Nelson Freire (piano)
Recorded: 2012-02-21
Recording Venue: Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, Hamburg

Mozart Carmargo Guarnieri: Ponteio No.24

Work length1:40

$1.10

$1.50

$2.05

Nelson Freire (piano)
Recorded: 2012-02-21
Recording Venue: Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, Hamburg

Mozart Carmargo Guarnieri: Toccata

Work length2:39

$1.10

$1.50

$2.05

Nelson Freire (piano)
Recorded: 2012-02-21
Recording Venue: Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, Hamburg

Oswald, H: Valse Lente

Work length3:03

$1.10

$1.50

$2.05

Nelson Freire (piano)
Recorded: 2012-02-21
Recording Venue: Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, Hamburg

Levy, A: Tango Brasileiro

Work length2:02

$1.10

$1.50

$2.05

Nelson Freire (piano)
Recorded: 2012-02-21
Recording Venue: Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, Hamburg

Barrozo Netto: Minha Terra

Work length1:44

$1.10

$1.50

$2.05

Nelson Freire (piano)
Recorded: 2012-02-21
Recording Venue: Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, Hamburg

Fernandez, O L: Tres Estudos em forma de Sonatina

Work length8:46

$3.30

$4.50

$6.15

Nelson Freire (piano)
Recorded: 2012-02-21
Recording Venue: Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, Hamburg

1. Allegro con brio

Track length3:26

$1.10

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2. Moderato

Track length3:12

$1.10

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3. Allegro scherzoso

Track length2:08

$1.10

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Villa-Lobos: Prole do bebe, Book 2 - Os Bichinhos (1921)

Work length3:42

$1.10

$1.50

$2.05

Nelson Freire (piano)
Recorded: 2012-02-21
Recording Venue: Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, Hamburg

2. O Gatinho de Papelao

Track length3:42

$1.10

$1.50

$2.05

Santoro: Paulistana No.1

Work length1:26

$1.10

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$2.05

Nelson Freire (piano)
Recorded: 2012-02-21
Recording Venue: Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, Hamburg

Santoro: Toccata

Work length2:57

$1.10

$1.50

$2.05

Nelson Freire (piano)
Recorded: 2012-02-21
Recording Venue: Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, Hamburg

Villa-Lobos: New York Skyline

Work length3:03

$1.10

$1.50

$2.05

Nelson Freire (piano)
Recorded: 2012-02-21
Recording Venue: Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, Hamburg

Mignone: Valse élégante

Work length2:18

$1.10

$1.50

$2.05

Nelson Freire (piano)
Recorded: 2012-02-21
Recording Venue: Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, Hamburg

Mignone: Quatro Pecas Brasileiras

Work length1:44

$1.10

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Nelson Freire (piano)
Recorded: 2012-02-21
Recording Venue: Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, Hamburg

1. Maroca

Track length1:44

$1.10

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Mignone: Congada (Danca brasileira)

Work length2:59

$1.10

$1.50

$2.05

Nelson Freire (piano)
Recorded: 2012-02-21
Recording Venue: Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, Hamburg

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Brazilian pianist Nelson Freire’s eagerly awaited new album, Brasileiro: Villa-Lobos & Friends, pays tribute to his country’s greatest composer, Heitor Villa-Lobos, upon the 125th anniversary of his birth.

In containing Freire’s personal choice of rarely recorded pieces by seven other lesser-known Brazilian composers whose music helped shape his artistic personality during his formative early years, the album also offers a sonic “portrait of the pianist as a young man”.

Comprising works that roughly span the seventy or so years of Villa-Lobos’s own lifetime, Freire’s chosen repertoire chronicles the efforts of three generations of Brazilian composers to forge a recognisably national musical language out of an amalgam of European influences and indigenous folk and popular styles.

In combination with his trademark technical mastery and legendary sense of melodic line, Nelson Freire’s quintessentially Latin American temperament and innate sense of rhythmic ease ensure that he brings a uniquely authentic touch to the rarely heard piano music of his native land.

Reviews

December 2012

Freire's kind of artistry raises [the repertoire] to an entirely different level. There's plenty of flair and soul, yet the playing is always crystalline and precise, perfectly pedalled, the colours as subtle as a Debussy prelude...Just drop-dead gorgeous repertoire and performances: I don't think I've enjoyed any piano recording more this year.

November 2012

Freire presents a masterlcass in nonchalant playfulness, capturing to perfection the charm of a composer often criticised for being too fecund and unselfcritical but here heard at his best...Freire is a class act - and 'Brasiliero', immaculately recorded by the way, is sheer delight from start to finish.

23rd August 2012

Freire characterises and colours each one inimitably, never searching for emotional depths that aren't there, nor attempting to confer profundity on music that is mostly intended simply to be enjoyed...if there is a more perfectly played piano disc released this year, we will be very lucky indeed.

Nelson Freire: Brasileiro

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