(1984) Villa-Lobos, Braga & Guastavino: Songs from South America for Mezzo Soprano & Piano Recomendado CD Compact harpist Emmanuel Ceysson

harpist Emmanuel Ceysson

Portuguese lieder as well as Spanish songs of which she is known as the best contemporary interpreter

His recitals are characterized by innovative programs which touch upon the whole recorder repertoire from ancient music to world premieres of contemporary compositions

it is because they are not ex nihilo creations

but they have unfortunately remained exceptions

(1984) Villa-Lobos, Braga & Guastavino: Songs from South America for Mezzo Soprano & Piano Recomendado CD Compact harpist Emmanuel CeyssonThis record presents a selection of songs by three South American composers; two of them, Braga and Villa Lobos, are Brazilians, Guastavino is Argentine. The name Villa Lobos is widely known, as he considered the main exponent of South American music in our century. His astonishing success in Paris during the twenties can be easily explained: the spontaneous and nave combination of the exotic traits of his vernacular musical idiom (based on folk