Vol. 27 in the Naxos Music of Brazil series features music by César Guerra-Peixe (1914–1993). In this podcast, Raymond Bisha discusses the life and music of the composer, known as the ‘Brazilian Bartók’ on account of his ethnomusicological research, with conductor Neil Thomson. Describing Guerra-Peixe as an “extremely prolific, incredibly rounded, complete musician”, Thomson also details how the Music of Brazil series got off the ground; how the featured orchestra, the Goiás Philharmonic, has raised its profile over the last forty years; and how the stylistic differences between Guerra-Peixe’s First and Second Symphonies came about.
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Catalogue No.: 8.573926
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