Coming soon. Late Romantic Works For Violin and Piano
Bruno Monteiro (violin), João Paulo Santos
I assume that Bruno Monteiro is old enough to wear full-length pants, and in my opinion, he walks away in them with a top award. You hear it in the very beginning, an Introduction that evokes...
Coming soon. Late Romantic Works For Violin and Piano
Bruno Monteiro (violin), João Paulo Santos
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I assume that Bruno Monteiro is old enough to wear full-length pants, and in my opinion, he walks away in them with a top award. You hear it in the very beginning, an Introduction that evokes...
About
Bruno Monteiro, one of Portugal´s leading classical musicians and internationally acclaimed violinist and recording artist has enjoyed a 25 year career as recitalist, concerto soloist and chamber musician. He is accompanied on this new recording of ‘Late Romantic Works for Violin and Piano’ by João Paulo Santos who for more than four decades, has been associated with Teatro Nacional de São Carlos (the Lisbon Opera House), first as Principal Chorus Conductor, and currently as Director of Musical and Stage Studies. Artistically, João Paulo Santos has distinguished himself as an opera conductor, concert pianist and researcher of lesser-known and forgotten works by Portuguese composers and has conducted first performances of both orchestral and operatic works. He has also discovered and revised the operatic scores for performances of Portuguese operas.
Contents and tracklist
- Late Romantic Works For Violin and Piano
Awards and reviews
I assume that Bruno Monteiro is old enough to wear full-length pants, and in my opinion, he walks away in them with a top award. You hear it in the very beginning, an Introduction that evokes a seductive, come-hither swagger that’s filled with sexual expectation and danger. Only Heifetz, in my experience, played those opening phrases with an equally sultry expression.
This is virtuosity of the most rewarding sort: present, communicative, full of personality (Saint-Saens). Monteiro’s wonderfully placed syncopation about six minutes in, light as a wink. Few recitals of recent vintage have given me such consistent pleasure. The recording quality is first class, and Monteiro’s own booklet notes are genuinely informative.
Opus Klassiek
A colorful approach, sometimes lyrical, sometimes energetic, but also virtuosic.
