Nelson Freire live in Miami

Nelson Freire live in Miami

Nelson Freire (piano)

Gusman Cultural Center, Miami, Florida, 13 December 1984

During the nearly twenty years in which the great Brazilian pianist was away from the recording studios, these two magnificent recitals from 1984 were recorded live, with different programs. The first in Miami, at the Gusman Cultural Center, and the second in Toronto, at Roy Thomson Hall. The launch will take place on December 1st, during a recital by Nelson Freire at Sala Cecília Meireles, in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the concert hall in Rio de Janeiro that the pianist inaugurated on 12/1/1965. The repertoire of both recorded recitals includes works by Mozart, Schumann, Scriabin, Debussy, Villa-Lobos, Albéniz, Chopin and Rachmaninov. The booklet (in Portuguese, English and French) features unpublished text by Gilda Oswaldo Cruz, contributions by Tom Deacon and Ian Davies and unpublished photographs by the artist.

Mozart:
1. SONATA NO. 11 EM LA MAIOR, K. 331- ANDANE GRAZIOSO
2. SONATA NO. 11 EM LA MAIOR, K. 331- MENUETTO
3. SONATA NO. 11 EM LA MAIOR, K. 331- RONDO - ALLA TURCA

Chopin:
4. IMPROMPTU NO. 2 EM FA SUSTENIDO MAIOR, OP. 36
5. MAZURKA NO.26 EM DO SUSTENIDO MAIOR, OP.41, NO.1
6. MAZURKA NO. 17 SI BEMOL MENOR, OP, 24, NO. 4
7. SCHERZO NO. 2 EM SI BEMOL MENOR, OP.31

Debussy:
8. IMAGES - POISSONS D'OR

Villa-Lobos
9. A LENDA DO CABOCLO
10. A PROLE DO BEBE- BRANQUINHA (A BONECA DE LOUÇA)
11. A PROLE DO BEBE - MORENINHA (A BONECA DE MASSA)
12. A PROLE DO BEBE - A BRUXA (A BONECA DE TRAPO)
13. A PROLE DO BEBE - O POLICHINELO

Albeniz:
14. IBERIA- EVOCACION
15. NAVARRA

Albeniz-Godowsky:
16. TANGO

Rachmaninov:
17. PRELUIO EM SOL SUSTENIDO MENOR, OP.32, NO. 12

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Sanctus Recordings CD
SCS 033