Various Composers - Treasures from the New World, Vol. 3 (Fabio Zanon; Marcelo Barboza; Clélia Iruzun)

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• Radamés Gnattali - Sonatina No. 2
• Roberto Sierra - 3 Crórnicas del Descubrimiento
• Jennifer Higdon - Legacy
• Marlos Nobre - Desafio No. 37
• Paulo Porto Alegre - Choro Suite
• Ronaldo Miranda - Alumbramentos
• João Luiz - Três na Pipa

Fabio Zanon, guitar

Marcelo Barboza, flute

Clélia Iruzun, piano

Date: 2023

Label: SOMM Recordings

https://somm-recordings.com/recording/treasures-from-the-new-world-volume-three/

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Review

SOMM’s Treasures from the New World series aims to showcase and throw new light on music from the Americas. Its third volume focuses on music by six Brazilian composers and one American composer (Jennifer Higdon), with several works receiving their debut recordings here and others rarely recorded. The selected works offer several lenses through which to view American musical traditions, with Nobre’s Desafio No. 37 setting up a jousting dynamic between guitar and piano to reflect Brazil’s troubadours, and Sierra’s Tres Crónicas del Descubrimiento evoking the sounds and native groups of the Caribbean. Against the backdrop of a fairly tonal programme, works by Jennifer Higdon and Marlos Nobre offer an exciting contemporary contrast at the midpoint, with experimentations in timbre and tonal structures.

Guitarist Fabio Zanon is a constant throughout the programme, with considered, light articulation and lively rhythms in dialogue with his colleagues on piano and flute. With consistent performances of technically demanding material, the recordings have only received a light-touch edit. Tuning sometimes wavers on the flute, which is a disappointing distraction from the otherwise smooth blend of sounds. Its line would also benefit from a lighter touch to bring it closer to the articulation of the guitar, as there are a few instances in Alegre’s Choro Suite where it lags behind and the cohesion is momentarily lost. These are vibrant, lively interpretations of music that deserves to be more present in the recorded canon.

-- Freya Parr, BBC Music Magazine

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Fabio Zanon (born 1966 in Jundiaí) is a Brazilian classical guitarist, conductor and teacher. He graduated in music at the São Paulo University, continued his studies at the Royal Academy of Music in London, and also participated in Julian Bream's masterclasses. Zanon won the 30th Francisco Tárrega Classical Guitar Competition in Spain and made his debut with a major orchestra (the London Philharmonic) in March 1998. Since then, he has played with some of the world's famous orchestras, and has offered masterclasses and lessons in over 40 countries. He is a visiting professor at the Royal Academy of Music.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fabio_Zanon

https://en.fabiozanon.com/

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Clelia Iruzun is a Brazilian London-based pianist who was born in Rio de Janeiro. She studied at the School of Music of the University of Rio de Janeiro, then  with Maria Curcio in London and later at the Royal Academy of Music. In 1988, Iruzun made her Wigmore Hall début and since then she has performed all over Europe, Scandinavia, the USA, China and Brazil. She has also appeared several times on radio and television in many countries, including broadcasts for BBC Radio 3. Iruzun was founder of the festival Brazil Three Centuries of Music which aims to showcase Brazilian music in the UK.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clelia_Iruzun
http://www.cleliairuzun.com/?page_id=2&lang=en

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