Prado: Piano Concerto No. 1, Aurora & Concerto Fribourgeois

Featuring

Sonia Rubinsky
Fabio Mechetti
Orquestra Filarmônica de Minas Gerais
Almeida Prado

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Recording & Production

Many works recorded for "The Music of Brazil" series, including some on this album, are world premiere recordings or have never been available outside Brazil.

Performer Biography

Almeida Prado, the composer, greatly admired Sonia Rubinsky's interpretive qualities and virtuosity, even dedicating several of his works to her.

Performer Biography

Fabio Mechetti, the conductor, has been the artistic director and principal conductor of the Minas Gerais Philharmonic Orchestra since its creation and was the first Brazilian principal conductor of an Asian orchestra.

Recording & Production

An important part of this project involves preparing new or first editions of the works to be recorded, as many only existed in manuscript form.

Performer Biography

Sonia Rubinsky, the pianist on this recording, won Best Classical Album at the 2009 Latin GRAMMY Awards for her recording of Heitor Villa-Lobos's complete works.

Performer Biography

The Minas Gerais Philharmonic Orchestra, led by Fabio Mechetti, has won numerous awards and is on track to be the first South American orchestra to record all of Mahler's symphonies.

Recording & Production

This album is part of "The Music of Brazil" series, a project by the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to promote Brazilian music from the 18th century onwards.