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Antônio Carlos Gomes (1836-1896, Brazilian)

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« on: March 22, 2021, 06:56:47 pm »

There was a programme on the BBC last night featuring Michael Palin traveling through Brazil.  In the city of Manaus (capital of Amazonas state), there is a magnificent-looking opera house - a legacy of when it was a major production and trading hub for rubber.

While he was there, they filmed rehearsals for an opera by a Brazilian composer I had never heard of called Antônio Carlos Gomes (1836-1896).  He has been mentioned once in passing on this forum.  The rehearsals were for his opera "Il Guarany" ("The Guarany" - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Il_Guarany).  It turns out there are a lot of versions of it on youtube. I can't speak expertly about the genre, but to my ears it sounds as if he fills the space between Verdi and Puccini, anyway I like what I have heard, and the overture especially.  I have scoured youtube for his other works and have copy-pasted here links mostly to the overtures of his other operas, complete versions of which are also on youtube. After Il Guarany, it seems "Lo Schiavo" ("The Slave" - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lo_schiavo) is his most popular work, premiered in 1889 when slavery was a very hot issue in Brazil which only abolished it in 1888. From it, the 8-minute orchestral piece "Alvorada" (meaning "Dawn") is particularly lovely.


Dawn (“Alvorada”, from Lo Schiavo)


Prelude (Lo Schiavo)


Il Guarany - overture


Il Guarany - ballet


Fosca – overture


Fosca – overture to Act 4


Noite do Castelo - overture


Ave Maria


Quem Sabe


Maria Tudor - overture


Salvator Rosa – overture-sinfonia


Colombo (cantata) - introduction


Missa de Sao Sebastiao


Joana de Flandres - overture


Condor (aka “Odalea”) – overture


Condor – Noturno


Saluto del Brasile


Saudade
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« Reply #1 on: March 22, 2021, 07:34:41 pm »

Thanks so much for this! My main area of interest is, as you know, British Victorian-Edwardian music (sadly still neglected), but anything new is a real treat!

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« Reply #2 on: March 22, 2021, 07:38:50 pm »

Great spot, christopher, thanks. I listened to "Alvorada" because you said it was "particularly lovely" and indeed it is. My view is that if there is lovely music out there that I am unaware of, you can do me no greater favour than to alert me to it so thanks again! I shall listen to the rest with interest.

Incidentally, I see there are commercially available recordings of some of his works (including Lo Schiavo) as well: https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/composers/779--gomes
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« Reply #3 on: March 22, 2021, 08:53:46 pm »

Thanks Lionel.  Yes Alvorada (meaning Dawn) is the kind of piece (much like Grieg's) that, if you didn't already know the title, you would guess is probably called that. A feeling of waking up and the sun's splendour taking over the sky.

Great spot, christopher, thanks. I listened to "Alvorada" because you said it was "particularly lovely" and indeed it is. My view is that if there is lovely music out there that I am unaware of, you can do me no greater favour than to alert me to it so thanks again! I shall listen to the rest with interest.

Incidentally, I see there are commercially available recordings of some of his works (including Lo Schiavo) as well: https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/composers/779--gomes
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