Francesca Anderegg, American violinist, and Grammy-nominated Brazilian pianist first met in 2015 during a concert tour of Brazil. In this album, they have partnered with photographer Aline Müller to collect impressions of this geographically, musically and culturally diverse country. Müller’s compelling portraits offer glimpses into the life and character of Brazil, and Ribeiro and Anderegg have selected an array of musical works that, although breathtakingly varied in style and character, capture similar impressions of this vast country. Their repertoire includes folk-influenced pieces from northeastern Brazil, character pieces by Villa-Lobos, music influenced by bossa nova and the "third stream," a classical sonata inhabited by chôro rhythms, and Anderegg/Ribeiro’s own arrangements of songs by Brazilian jazz musician and composer Léa Freire.
Images of Brazil is available as a recital with Müller’s photography displayed during the performance.
PRESS
“The most delightful disc of Brazilian chamber music to come along in years.” -FANFARE MAGAZINE
This recording showcases the breadth and variety of Brazilian music by focusing on composers who explore traditional styles and use native forms, such as the bossa nova, chôro, frevo and samba, combined with neo-Romanticism, Modernism and jazz. Looking beyond cultural stereotypes, it includes Camargo Guarnieri’s grandly Romantic Violin Sonata No. 4 and a violin arrangement of one of Villa-Lobos’s most colourful character pieces, alongside contemporary works that explore nature painting, song, and the Carnival—offering an abundance of vibrancy, dance, languorous rhythms and joyful wit.
- NAXOS
Interview by Julie Amacher of Minnesota Public Radio
The American violinist Francesca Anderegg and Brazilian pianist Erika Ribeiro have created a delightful panorama of the music of our country, entitled ‘Images of Brazil’ and distributed internationally by Naxos. Anderegg plays in tune, with precision, and has a solid technique and pleasant sonority, to which Ribeiro’s fine pianism makes an excellent counterpoint. If you still give CDs for Christmas, this would be my choice for 2018.
-CONCERTO MAGAZINE
Flor da Noite (or Night Flower) by Radamés Gnattali is one of the sweetest encore pieces I know. Written in 1938 it is an arrangement of a traditional song from Bahía, adapted for the violin and piano. Gnattali utilizes Debussian harmonies to accompany the violin’s free, lyrical line, with a touch of Latin 'Lark Ascending' at the close. It is indicative of the hidden treasures these thoughtful musicians have unearthed for this recital [‘Images of Brazil’]. Francesca Anderegg is an extremely good violinist with a taste in uncommon repertoire. Here she plays with the highly sympathetic Brazilian pianist Erika Ribiero, and it is clear how much enjoyment they get from the program. Their enjoyment is infectious, resulting in the most delightful disc of Brazilian chamber music to come along in years. -
-Full Quote from FANFARE MAGAZINE:
PROGRAM:
César Guerra-Peixe: Three Pieces for Violin and Piano (1957)
M. Camargo Guarnieri: Violin Sonata No. 4 (1956)
Léa Freire: Três Canções (‘Three Songs’) (2005-07)
Heitor Villa-Lobos: O Martírio dos Insetos (‘The Martyrdom of Insects’) (1925)
Ernani Aguiar: Meloritmias No. 4 (1987)
Edmundo Villani-Côrtes: Águas Claras (‘Clear Waters’) (1991)
Radamés Gnattali (1906–1988) Flor da noite (‘Night Flower’) (1938)
LINKS:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9OBSETesFU
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmCK3RQReIhQRo7beINjTyBrufy5Hwt7s
