From Brazilian Northeast

Recorded at the Convocation Hall of the University of Alberta, Canada, FROM BRAZILIAN NORTHEAST marks the debut of the solo career of Vladimir Rufino, a violinist born in the state of Paraíba. The album presents works by composers from Rufino’s countrymen, in recordings that highlight the importance of chamber music that has been produced in Paraíba, as well as in the Brazilian northeast.

Bringing selected compositions by José Siqueira, José Alberto Kaplan, José Orlando Alves, Ticiano Rocha and Marcílio Onofre, the artist soberly and exquisitely explores the technical challenges presented by the pieces, incorporating the language and sound of northeastern folk traditions. With the accompaniment of pianists Mathew Walton and Roger Admiral, the album reveals two main trends: On the one hand, the music of Siqueira and Kaplan, which celebrates the northeastern musicality, with sonorities and direct references, and on the other, Alves, Rocha and Onofre, composers who follow the evolving internationalization trends and adopt more abstract and experimental approaches, less centered on Brazil, but always bringing punctual and veiled quotes.

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The duo presents an exquisite selection of pieces written for violin and viola, by different composers and periods.