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Ricardo Peres Music

In 1993, the brilliant Brazilian concert pianist Ricardo Peres recorded a CD of Latin American music as a fundraising/marketing project for Red Deer Public Library's Literacy & Legacy Expansion Fundraising Project. The CD, entitled The Dance of the White Indian, is available from RDPL on the Internet.  This is the CD that launched the Heitor Villa-Lobos Website.

Ricardo's second CD is entitled "Odeon", and includes music by Nazareth, Guarnieri and Ginastera.

Ricardo's next CD contained music by Brahms, Beethoven and Bach - it was released in 1999 on the Port-Royal label.

His newest CD, also on the Port-Royal label, is entitled Voyages.
 

 
 

 
 
 
Voyages

Contents:

Piazzolla, Astor

  • Verano Porteno 
  • Adios Nonino 
  • Tristango 
  • Libertango
Peres, Ricardo
  • Voyage 1 
  • Voyage 2 
  • Lampiao
Gismonti, Egberto
  • A Fala da Paixao
  • Sete Anéis 
  • Frevo Rasgado
MP3 and Real Audio sound clips are available on the Port-Royal website.  Here are the liner notes.

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Brahms/Beethoven/Bach- Buy this CD

Contents:

  • Brahms: Three intermezzi, op. 117
  • Beethoven: 32 variations in c minor, WoO 80
  • Bach: Partita no. 5, BWV 829
  • Bach: 3 chorale-preludes
    • "Awake, the voice is sounding", BWV 645
    • "I call to you, Lord", BWV 639
    • "Jesus, joy of man's desiring", BWV 147
Liner notes by Dean Frey
 

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The Dance of the White Indian - Buy this CD

Contents:

  • Villa Lobos: Ciclo Brasileiro: The Dance of the White Indian
  • Piazzolla/Peres: Improvisation on "Verano Porteño"
  • Guarnieri: Sonatina No. 3 ("in the G-clef")
    • I
    • II
    • III (two-part fugue)
  • Villa Lobos: Choros No. 5 ("Alma Brasileira")
  • Villa Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras No.4 
  • Piazzolla/Peres: Improvisation on "Adios Nonino" 
Liner notes by Dean Frey


Dance of the White Indian in RealAudio format (embedded player for version 4 and later browsers)


 

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Odeon - Buy this CD

Contents:

  • Ernesto Nazareth (1863-1934) - Eight Brazilian Pieces
    • Odeon (30-sec. wav-format sound clip)
    • Escorregando 
    • Brejeiro 
    • Duvidoso 
    • Escovado 
    • Apanhei-te Cavaquinho 
    • Fon-fon 
    • Garoto
  • M. Camargo Guarnieri (1907-1993) - Ten  Ponteios
    • No. 13 - Saudoso 
    • No. 44 - Desconsolado 
    • No. 46 - Intimo 
    • No. 42 - Dengoso, mas sem pressa 
    • No. 48 - Confidencial 
    • No. 24 - Tranquilo (1 min 47 sec. wav-format sound clip)
    • No. 38 - Hesitante 
    • No. 39 - Dengoso 
    • No. 50 - Lentamente e triste 
    • No. 30 - Sentido
  • Alberto Ginastera (1916-1983) - Sonata no. 1, opus 22
    • Allegro marcato (30-sec. wav-format sound clip)
    • Presto misterioso 
    • Adagio molto appassionato 
    • Ruvido ed ostinato
Program notes by Ricardo Peres:
  • M. Camargo Guarnieri - a portrait 
  • Ernesto Nazareth's music: an updated approach

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