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Aquarelle Guitar Quartet - Spirit of Brazil: Guitar Works

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CHAN 10512

Aquarelle Guitar Quartet - Spirit of Brazil: Guitar Works

Running Time: 58:08

CD UPC: 0095115151228

Release Date: March 2009
Originally recorded in 2007

Composer (b. 1978)
Clarice Assad

Composer (1887-1959)
Heitor Villa-Lobos

Composer (b. 1947)
Egberto Gismonti

Composer (b. 1952)
Sergio Assad

Composer (b. 1955)
Roland Dyens

Composer (b. 1950)
Paulo Bellinati

Chamber
Aquarelle Guitar Quartet

Venue
Haden-Freeman Concert Hall, RNCM, Manchester

Producer
Aquarelle Guitar Quartet

Engineer
Matthew Fairclough

Genre:
Guitar

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CLARICE ASSAD

(b. 1978)

Bluezilian

3:03

HEITOR VILLA-LOBOS

(1887-1959)

Aria from Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5

5:38

Arranged by Richard Safhill

Brincadeira from String Quartet No. 1

1:14

Arranged by James Jervis

CLARICE ASSAD

premiere recording

Dancas Nativas

12:15

Twisted Samba

3:11

Reflective Cancao

5:06

III

Mad Baiao

3:55

EGBERTO GISMONTI

(b. 1947)

Palhaco

5:12

Transcribed by James Jervis

SERGIO ASSAD

(b. 1952)

Uarekena

8:01

ROLAND DYENS

(b. 1955)

Bresils

15:12

Da Natureza -

1:56

10.

Choro Legal -

2:21

11.

III

Marchinha do ceu -

2:28

12.

Modinhazul -

5:20

13.

O Spirito do Joao -

1:50

14.

Xaxare

1:14

PAULO BELLINATI

(b. 1950)

15.

A Furiosa

3:33

EGBERTO GISMONTI

16.

Memoria e Fado

4:06

Transcribed by Michael Baker and Vasilis Bessas

58:44

Chamber: Aquarelle Guitar Quartet

Michael Baker

Vasilis Bessas

James Jervis

Rory Russell

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Reviews

Roland Dyens
“I urge to convey my warmest congratulations to Aquarelle Guitar Quartet. Not only the best version of my Bresils ever but probably one of the most touching guitar quartet I’ve ever heard. I adored this cd full of musical cleverness and sensitivity.”

Sergio Assad
“I want to congratulate you guys for this beautiful record!!! I thought everything was great, from the sound, the balance, the mixing and your exquisite playing!!! I thought your guys rendition of Uarekena was the best I've heard. Clarice's pieces sounded fresh and live, Villa Lobos very expressive, Dyens really true to his Brazilian trip and Gismonti the closest I have heard to his own playing. Congratulations again for this great, great record!!!”

Clarice Assad
"It is always a thrill for composers to hear their work come to life in ways they had not even anticipated. It was an added element of surprise when I heard the first recording of the piece as it exceeded my expectations on this work. I could not have been more pleased."

With outstanding playing and infectious spirit, this is no mere niche guitar CD, but a luscious and lively general-appeal winner

BBC Music Magazine

This young quartet, formed at the Royal Northern College of Music presents a broad collection of Brazilian pieces. The precision of the playing is outstanding and covers a range of styles and moods, from string quartet pieces transferred to the guitar to ‘A Furiosa’, a piece written to celebrate Brazilian street music. This is a varied n ad extremely enjoyable piece of work encompassing elements of Jazz and blues and incorporating interesting and at times unpredictable rhythms.

Acoustic

Paulo Bellinati
“…great Brazilian flavour…” “Congratulations and thanks for playing my works.”

If one guitar quartet can give a traditional string quartet a run for its money in terms of abundant technique and artistry, it is the Aquarelle Guitar Quartet.

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