Claudio Santoro: Fantasias Sul Am¿¿rica; Sonata for Solo Violin

by Members of the Sao Paulo Symphony Orchestra

Overview

The Naxos label's Music of Brazil series, partly financed by the Brazilian ministry of foreign affairs, has done its job in bringing exposure to Brazilian music that was unknown elsewhere. This release of works for solo instruments by Claudio Santoro offers an excellent example. The Fantasias Sul America, composed for a youth competition sponsored by the Sul America insurance company, occupy an interesting space between discrete works and multi-sectional single work; they were performed separately and could certainly provide new repertory for instrumentalists (in Brazil, they have been used in conservatories), but some of them are linked thematically or by unique transitional sections for wind trio. The harmonic language is also distinctive. They are characterized by free atonality and have aspects of 12-tone construction but never enter totally into that, instead settling from time to time on tonal centers. Perhaps what makes them most interesting is their idiomatic instrumental writing. Sample the Fantasia Sul America for solo double bass or the one for voice and piano, the only duet, which has no text and is a vocalise; the latter could profitably be programmed with Rachmaninov's similar work if the soloist had the stamina for it. The program concludes with a Sonata for solo violin in four short movements from Santoro's early years; it is recognizably the product of the same composer. An intriguing and accessible glimpse into a little-known corner of modern musical culture. ~ James Manheim

Product Details

Release Date:	01/13/2023
Label:	Naxos
UPC:	0747313440771
Rank:	152256

Tracks

1. Fantasia Sul America for Solo Flute
2. Transi¿¿¿¿es para um Encontro de Tr¿¿s Fantasias~No. 1 Andante
3. Fantasia Sul Am¿¿rica for Solo Oboe
4. Transi¿¿¿¿es para um Encontro de Tr¿¿s Fantasias~No. 2 Expressivo lento
5. Fantasia Sul Am¿¿rica for Solo Clarinet
6. Transi¿¿¿¿es para um Encontro de Tr¿¿s Fantasias~No. 3. Lento
7. Fantasia Sul Am¿¿rica for Solo Bassoon
8. Transi¿¿¿¿es para um Encontro de Tr¿¿s Fantasias~No. 4. Final. Allegro
9. Fantasia Sul Am¿¿rica for Solo Guitar
10. Fantasia Sul Am¿¿rica for Solo Horn
11. Fantasia Sul Am¿¿rica for Solo Trumpet
12. Fantasia Sul Am¿¿rica for Solo Trombone
13. Fantasia Sul Am¿¿rica for Solo Tuba
14. Fantasia Sul Am¿¿rica for Solo Piano
15. Fantasia Sul Am¿¿rica for Solo Violin
16. Fantasia Sul Am¿¿rica for Solo Viola
17. Fantasia Sul Am¿¿rica for Solo Cello
18. Fantasia Sul Am¿¿rica for Solo Double Bass
19. Fantasia Sul Am¿¿rica for Voice and Piano
20. Sonata for Solo Violin~I. Prel¿¿dio
21. Sonata for Solo Violin~II. Allegro com brio
22. Sonata for Solo Violin~III. Lentamente
23. Sonata for Solo Violin~IV. Allegro gracioso

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Members of the Sao Paulo Symphony Orchestra   Primary Artist
Davi Graton   Violin
Wagner Polistchuk   Trombone
Arcadio Minczuk   Oboe
Emmanuele Baldini   Violin
Ovanir Buosi   Clarinet
Rodrigo Andrade   Cello
Natalia Aurea   Soprano (Vocal)
Olga Kopylova   Piano
Pedro Gadelha   Double Bass
Claudia Nascimento   Flute
Filipe Queiros   Tuba
Fernando Luis Dissenha   Trumpet
Horacio Schaefer   Viola
Fabio Zanon   Guitar
Alexandre Silverio   Bassoon
Luiz Garcia   Horn

Technical Credits

Ricardo Barbosa   Photography
Claudio Santoro   Composer
Isabella Matheus   Photography
Antonio Neves   Editing,Producer
Alessandra Fratus   Photography
Mariana Garcia   Photography
Gustavo de Sa   Liner Notes
Natalia Kikuchi   Photography
Ricardo de Vicq   Photography
Sergio Camargo   Cover Art
Rodrigo Rosenthal   Photography
Fernando Ruz   Photography
Silvia Constanti   Photography
Cicero Rodrigues   Photography
Guilherme Triginelli   Editing,Engineer
Heloisa Bortz   Photography
Marcos Antonio   Assistant Engineer
Otacilio Silva   Assistant Engineer
Reinaldo Canatto   Photography
Roberto Hatiro   Assistant Engineer
Sergio Marreiro   Photography
Susannah Howe   Liner Note Translation