Grace Alves - Keys to Rio (2017)

Renowned pianist Grace Alves presents her debut recording of Brazilian piano music, channelling the spirit of Rio de Janeiro and its art, the expression of the national soul. The country's capital for two centuries, Rio has remained Brazil's cultural centre and virtually all Brazilian classical music and musicians find themselves connected in some way to the life of the city, especially during what could arguably be called its Golden Age in the first half of the 20th century. For Alves, Keys to Rio is above all a personal offering of works by Brazilian composers Ernesto Nazareth, Chiquinha Gonzaga, Marlos Nobre, Oriano de Almeida and Heitor Villa-Lobos.

TRACKLIST
01. Odeón
02. Brejeiro
03. Faceira
04. Coração que sente
05. Apanhei-te cavaquinho
06. Gaúcho
07. Suspiro
08. Atraente
09. Ciclo nordestino No. 1, Op. 5: No. 2, Cantiga
10. Ciclo nordestino No. 4, Op. 43: No. 5, Frevo
11. Valsa de Paris
12. Prelúdios potiguares: No. 11, Polytheama
13. Prelúdios potiguares: No. 1, No caminho do sertão
14. Valsa da dor, W. 316
15. Ciclo brasileiro, W. 374: No. 2, Impressões seresteiras
16. Prole do bebê No. 1, W. 140: No. 1, Branquinha (A boneca de louça)
17. Prole do bebê No. 1, W. 140: No. 2, Morenhina (A boneca de massa)
18. Prole do bebê No. 1, W. 140: No. 6, A pobrezinha (A boneca de trapo)
19. Prole do bebê No. 1, W. 140: No. 7, O Polichinello