Brahms, Chopin & D... - Nelson Freire - Audio CD (Arrives in 50 days)

A collection of performances by the great Brazilian pianist, recorded over a period of some 30 years.Historically important recordings, including the rarely played fantasy Mômoprecóce by Villa-Lobos.Orchestras directed by outstanding conductors Dennis Russell Davies and Ernest Bour (SWF-Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden) and Theodor Guschlbauer (Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz).A native of Brazil, Nelson Freire stands alongside Daniel Barenboim and Martha Argerich in a triumvirate of the most important South American pianists of their generation;; they maintained the friendship they established during their student days in Vienna and subsequently often performed together. Freire was born in Boa Esperança in 1944 and recorded his first album of works by Frédéric Chopin at the age of twelve. The composer remained one of the loves of his life.These recordings were made over a period of some three decades. Freire’s playing always has something dazzling about it – not in the sense of an artificial sparkle, but of being free and unconstrained.

Label: Swr Music | Origin: Holland