Maria InÃªs Guimaraes, a Brazilian pianist who has lived in France for 30 years, has decided to present a kind of musical counterpoint built around the work of two classic composers of the 20th-century- Heitor Villa-Lobos and GyÃ¶rgy KurtÃ¡g. Both composers share a strong admiration for Bach's music. Both of them transcribed some of the works of the Leipzig cantor. In his own work, KurtÃ¡g is inspired by declamative style (without any restrictions) often without division into bars, even when referring to ethnic sources, which remains in strong opposition to the "Amazonian" poetics of Villa-Lobos, whose music is based on rhythms which are openly inspired by folk music. From a well-thought out combination of musical contrasts, an exceptional album was created, full of it's own color and surprising references.

Tracklist:

Cirandas, W220: No. 7, Xô, Xô, Passarinho
Cirandas, W220: No. 5, Pobre Cega
Cirandas, W220: No. 10, O Pintor De Cannahy
Cirandas, W220: No. 15, Que Lindos Olhos!
Bachianas Brasileiras No. 4, W264: I. Preludio
Bachianas Brasileiras No. 4, W264: II. Coral
Bachianas Brasileiras No. 4, W264: III. Aria
Bachianas Brasileiras No. 4, W264: IV. Dansa
Cirandinhas, W210: No. 11, Nesta Rua Tem Um Bosque
Cirandinhas, W210: No. 12, Lindos Olhos Que Ela Tem
Hommage À Villa-Lobos Et Kurtág: I. Choro
Hommage À Villa-Lobos Et Kurtág: II. Miroirs
Hommage À Villa-Lobos Et Kurtág: III. Fleurs D'amazonie
Játékok, Book 3: Lamentation
Játékok, Book 3: Hommage À Christian Wolff
Játékok, Book 3: Hommage À Domenico Scarlatti
Játékok, Book 3: Hommage À J. S. B.
Játékok, Book 3: Hommage À Borsody László "Harmonika"
Játékok, Book 3: Hommage À Varese
Játékok, Book 7: Keringo No. 2 (Revised Version)
Játékok, Book 3: Hommage À Farkas Ferenc No. 2 (Scraps Of A Colinda Melody, Faintly Recollected)
Játékok, Book 5: Präludium
Játékok, Book 5: Koral

UPC: 5902547013886
Label: Dux Recording Prod.
Release Date: 8.17.18
Format: CD

Lobos / Guimaraes - Contrepoint (CD)