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Moto Contínuo
Radamés Gnattali

Luís Rabello

Moto Contínuo

Price: € 19.95
Format: CD
Label: Challenge Classics
UPC: 0608917287028
Catnr: CC 72870
Release date: 04 March 2022
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Label
Challenge Classics
UPC
0608917287028
Catalogue number
CC 72870
Release date
04 March 2022

"Whether the music is private (Manhosamente [Slyly]) or outgoing, simple or virtuosic, Rabello, whose family was close to Gnattali, tosses it all off with conviction and a sure rhythmic sense. The engineering is first-rate, as usual from this label. This is worth a gamble: You’ll know quickly whether or not it paid off."

Fanfare, 01-9-2022
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About the album

An eclectic musician, that’s for sure. The music of Radamés Gnattali (1906-1988) might disturb a purist, but if you are free from prejudices and have your ears well opened, you will discover a fabulous craftsman, a great inventor of memories, a relentless experimenter. In this new album, entirely dedicated to the music of Gnattali, the Brazilian pianist Luís Rabello brings an historically valuable release to the international audience, with the world premiere recordings of several compositions. The album is a portrait of Gnattali's piano music, with heart warming melodies, dazzling virtuosity and a blend of Brazilian musical flavours where Classical music meets Jazz, Bossa-Nova, Samba and Choro.
'Moto Contínuo' is het nieuwe soloalbum van de Braziliaanse pianist Luís Rabello dat geheel in het teken staat van de muziek van Radamés Gnattali (1906-1988). Gnattali begon zijn carrière als klassiek pianist en werd beschouwd als één van de grootste virtuozen van zijn generatie. Een groot deel van zijn leven was hij componist, arrangeur en dirigent bij het Nationaal Radio-orkest in Rio de Janeiro. Het album is een portret van Gnattali's pianomuziek met wereldpremière-opnames van de Braziliaanse meester. Een historisch waardevolle release voor het internationale publiek, met hartverwarmende melodieën, duizelingwekkende virtuositeit en een mix van Braziliaanse stijlen waar klassieke muziek jazz, bossa-nova, samba en choro ontmoet.
Ein eklektischer Musiker, so viel ist sicher. Die Musik von Radamés Gnattali (1906-1988) mag Puristen verstören, doch wer frei von Vorurteilen ist und seine Ohren gut öffnet, wird einen fabelhaften Handwerker, einen großen Erfinder von Erinnerungen und einen unermüdlichen Experimentalisten entdecken. Mit diesem neuen Album, das ganz der Musik von Gnattali gewidmet ist, stellt der brasilianische Pianist Luís Rabello dem internationalen Publikum eine historisch wertvolle Veröffentlichung mit den Weltersteinspielungen mehrerer Kompositionen vor. Das Album ist ein Porträt von Gnattalis Klaviermusik, mit herzerwärmenden Melodien, schillernder Virtuosität und einer Mischung aus brasilianischem Musikgeschmack, wo Klassik auf Jazz, Bossa-Nova, Samba und Choro trifft.


Artist(s)

Luís Rabello (piano)

Named by the Spanish press as “the Ambassador of Brazilian music”, Luís Rabello was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in a family of renowned musicians. Winner of several prizes in his home country, Rabello studied in Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Russia and in Rotterdam Conservatory in The Netherlands, graduating in both with maximum degree.           Living in The Netherlands, where he teaches in Rotterdam Conservatory, Rabello develops an intense activity as a concert pianist as well as chamber musician in this country. Last seasons Rabello performed concerts in Germany, Belgium, France, Spain, Italy and Portugal. In Brazil, Rabello has performed in major concert halls in solo concerts as well as a soloist with the most important Brazilian orchestras.          Currently, Rabello is recording...
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Named by the Spanish press as “the Ambassador of Brazilian music”, Luís Rabello was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in a family of renowned musicians. Winner of several prizes in his home country, Rabello studied in Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Russia and in Rotterdam Conservatory in The Netherlands, graduating in both with maximum degree. Living in The Netherlands, where he teaches in Rotterdam Conservatory, Rabello develops an intense activity as a concert pianist as well as chamber musician in this country. Last seasons Rabello performed concerts in Germany, Belgium, France, Spain, Italy and Portugal. In Brazil, Rabello has performed in major concert halls in solo concerts as well as a soloist with the most important Brazilian orchestras. Currently, Rabello is recording the integral piano compositions of the Brazilian composer Radamés Gnattali. The Brazilian composer always had a close relation with the Rabello family, having recorded albums together and also dedicated a few compositions to its member. The first CD was released by the label Acari Records and had its presentation concert at De Doelen, in Rotterdam, followed by a Dutch and Brazilian tours. This first CD brings to the audience important compositions of Gnattali that were never recorded before, as the Piano Sonata No.1.

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Composer(s)

Radamés Gnattali

Born in Porto Alegre, Brazil, in 1906, Radamés Gnattali was a prominent Brazilian composer who composed equally well in classical and popular music. His mother was a pianist and his father was an Italian immigrant who settled in Porto Alegre.  Gnattali studied piano with his mother. At age 9, he won a prize for conducting a junior orchestra, in which he performed arrangements written by him. At 14, he joined the Porto Alegre Conservatory of Music to continue his piano studies, also taking up the viola. To make a living as a student, he played the piano at movie theaters and balls.  In 1924, Gnatalli finished his course at the conservatory and went to Rio de Janeiro to perform a Tchaikovsky piece at the...
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Born in Porto Alegre, Brazil, in 1906, Radamés Gnattali was a prominent Brazilian composer who composed equally well in classical and popular music. His mother was a pianist and his father was an Italian immigrant who settled in Porto Alegre. Gnattali studied piano with his mother. At age 9, he won a prize for conducting a junior orchestra, in which he performed arrangements written by him. At 14, he joined the Porto Alegre Conservatory of Music to continue his piano studies, also taking up the viola. To make a living as a student, he played the piano at movie theaters and balls. In 1924, Gnatalli finished his course at the conservatory and went to Rio de Janeiro to perform a Tchaikovsky piece at the city’s Municipal Theater. He spent the next two years commuting between Porto Alegre and Rio de Janeiro, working solely with classical music. In the early 1930’s Gnattali settled permanently in Rio de Janeiro, where he debuted as a composer, presenting his Rapsódia Brasileira. In 1936, he went to work for the National Radio Station of Brazil, where he stayed for 30 years, serving as a pianist, soloist, conductor, composer, and arranger. While working on the radio, he continued to pursue his classical music career as a pianist and composer, producing a number of symphonies. In the 1960's, Gnattali was hired by a TV Network, where he worked for 11 years as arranger, composer and conductor. In 1983, won the Shell Music award for lifetime achievement as a classical musician.

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Whether the music is private (Manhosamente [Slyly]) or outgoing, simple or virtuosic, Rabello, whose family was close to Gnattali, tosses it all off with conviction and a sure rhythmic sense. The engineering is first-rate, as usual from this label. This is worth a gamble: You’ll know quickly whether or not it paid off.
Fanfare, 01-9-2022

Luís Rabello is to be commended. Here's a lot of high-quality, largely orginal and thouroughly idiomatic music,superbly played.
Gramophone, 01-6-2022

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01.
Moto Contínuo: Moto Contínuo No. 1
01:57
(Radamés Gnattali) Luís Rabello
02.
Moto Contínuo: Moto Contínuo No. 2
01:36
(Radamés Gnattali) Luís Rabello
03.
Uma rosa para o Pixinguinha
03:28
(Radamés Gnattali) Luís Rabello
04.
Rapsódia Brasileira
08:52
(Radamés Gnattali) Luís Rabello
05.
Poema Fim de Tarde
03:27
(Radamés Gnattali) Luís Rabello
06.
Manhosamente - Choro
02:38
(Radamés Gnattali) Luís Rabello
07.
Vaidosas: Vaidosa No. 1
03:19
(Radamés Gnattali) Luís Rabello
08.
Vaidosas: Vaidosa No. 2
02:48
(Radamés Gnattali) Luís Rabello
09.
Vaidosas: Vaidosa No. 3
02:16
(Radamés Gnattali) Luís Rabello
10.
Preludes: Prelúdio Cigarra
00:36
(Radamés Gnattali) Luís Rabello
11.
Preludes: Prelúdio Paisagem
03:19
(Radamés Gnattali) Luís Rabello
12.
Preludes: Prelúdio Amolecado
01:52
(Radamés Gnattali) Luís Rabello
13.
Piano Sonata No. 2: I. Allegro Moderato
05:38
(Radamés Gnattali) Luís Rabello
14.
Piano Sonata No. 2: II. Saudoso
05:25
(Radamés Gnattali) Luís Rabello
15.
Piano Sonata No. 2: III. Ritmado
04:40
(Radamés Gnattali) Luís Rabello
16.
Choro Etude
01:13
(Radamés Gnattali) Luís Rabello
17.
Exercises on Brazilian Rhythms: Exercise No. 1
00:44
(Radamés Gnattali) Luís Rabello
18.
Exercises on Brazilian Rhythms: Exercise No. 2
00:47
(Radamés Gnattali) Luís Rabello
19.
Exercises on Brazilian Rhythms: Exercise No. 3
00:46
(Radamés Gnattali) Luís Rabello
20.
Exercises on Brazilian Rhythms: Exercise No. 4
00:43
(Radamés Gnattali) Luís Rabello
21.
Guriatan de coqueiro - Toada
04:13
(Radamés Gnattali) Luís Rabello
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