Date: 04 June 2009 @ 7:30pm
Venue: St Stephen's Church, Gloucester Road, London SW7 4RL
Artist(s): Celeste Gattai (Soprano), Gavin Roberts (Piano)

This fascinating exploration of songs by the South American composers Villa-Lobos, Mignone and Fernandez is given by Sao Paulo-born Celeste Gattai and Gavin Roberts, her accompanist.  See Read more for full details of the programme and ticketing.

Programme:

‘BRAZILIAN FOLKLORE’

Jayme Ovalle (1894-1955)
Azulão

Camargo Guarnieri (1907-1993)
Trovas de amor

Waldemar Henrique(1905-1995)
Uirapuru

Ernani Braga (1868-1945)
São João  Da- ra- rão

O.Lorenzo Fernândez (1897-1948)
Berceuse da onda

Francisco Mignone (1897-1986)
Cânticos de Obaluayê

‘LOVE’

Camargo Guarnieri (1907 – 1993)
5 Poemas de Alice
1) Pedido
2) E agora… só me resta a minha voz
3) Não posso mais esconder que te amo
4) Recolhi no meu coração a tua voz
5) Promessa

Heitor Villa – Lobos (1881-1959) 
Canção Do Poeta Do Século XVIII
Modinha
Lundú da Marqueza de Santos

From Prole do bebê (The Baby’s Family) for Piano Solo
A pobrezinha (A boneca de trapo) (The Little Poor Girl (The Rag Doll))
O Polichinelo (Punch)

Claudio Santoro (1919-1989)
3 Canções Populares
1) Luar do meu bem 
2) Amor em lágrimas
3) Cantiga do ausente

‘SOMETHING MORE MODERN’

Ernst Mahle (b. 1929)
Leilão de jardim

Sérgio O. De Vasconcelos Correia (b. 1934)
Cantiga

INTERVAL

‘INSPIRED BY THE OPERA’

Carlos Gomes (1836- 1896)
Quem sabe?!…

Francisco Mignone (1897 – 1986)
Alma Adorada

‘TRISTOROSA’

Waldemar Henrique (1905-95)
Valsinha do Marajó

Heitor Villa-Lobos (1881-1959) 

Tristorosa for Piano

Altino Pimenta (1921- 2003)
Súplica

‘A VISIT TO ARGENTINA’

Alberto Ginastera (1916-1983)
From: ‘Cinco canciones populares Argentinas’
Zamba
Triste
Arrorro
Chacarera

 
Part of the Thursdays at St Stephen’s series.

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