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.
Compositional Technique
Claudio Santoro's Symphony No. 8, composed in 1963, uses serial techniques in an openly Expressionist idiom, with the composer extracting series from the composition itself rather than defining them beforehand.
Composer Biography
Claudio Santoro, a Brazilian composer, was in East Berlin on August 13, 1961, when the construction of the Berlin Wall began.
Composition History
The Cello Concerto by Claudio Santoro, a prominent Brazilian composer, was composed in East Berlin in August-October 1961, as the Berlin Wall was being constructed.
Performer Biography
Marina Martins, the cellist on this recording, performs on a cello by Giuseppe Guarneri 'filius Andreae' (c. 1700) loaned by a private collector.
Compositional Technique
Claudio Santoro's "Interações Assintóticas" is his only orchestral work to employ quarter tones, with half the orchestra tuned a quarter-tone lower than the other half.
Album & Artwork
This album is part of "The Music of Brazil" series, a project by the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to promote music by Brazilian composers dating back to the 18th century.
