Latin American and Spanish Piano
Heitor Villa-Lobos was such a dominant character in Brazilian music that other great composers from his generation or younger have been obscured by him. Francisco Mignone and Mozart Camargo Guarnieri were two brilliant composers younger than Villa-Lobos (born in 1887). They are widely respected in Brazil but their international reputation has been overshadowed by Villa-Lobos’ gargantuan image and personality. Fiesta! continues championing their music in this case featuring recent recordings of their piano music.
Leonardo Balada is a living Catalonian composer. He moved to the US in 1960 to study at Juilliard School. Since 1970 he has been teaching at Carnegie Mellon University, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Playlist:
Francisco Mignone (Brazil, 1897-1986)
-Congada (1921)
-Dansa do Botocudo (1941)
-Caterete (1931)
Marcel Worms, piano
ZEF 9634
Camargo Guarnieri (Brazil, 1907-1993)
-Ponteios: Book One (1931-1935)
Max Barros, Piano
Naxos 8.572626-27
Leonardo Balada (Catalonia, Spain, b.1933)
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No.3 (1999)
Barcelona Symphony and Catalonia National Orchestra
Rosa Torres-Pardo, piano
José Serebrier, conductor
Naxos 8.555039