{"id":2212,"date":"2021-08-13T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-13T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.azulmusic.com.br\/?post_type=portfolio&p=2212"},"modified":"2026-02-05T12:39:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T15:39:20","slug":"song-of-the-black-swan","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/www.azulmusic.com.br\/en\/portfolio-item\/song-of-the-black-swan\/","title":{"rendered":"Song of the Black Swan"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Song of the Black Swan<\/h3>

Claudio Cruz<\/a>, Marcelo Bratke<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>

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SONG OF THE BLACK SWAN celebrates the meeting of two renowned artists on the classical music scene, at the height of their extraordinary careers.<\/span><\/p>\n

Claudio Cruz is a conductor and violinist, awarded by the Latin Grammy and by the S\u00e3o Paulo Association of Art Critics (APCA), owner of an acclaimed discography; Marcelo Bratke is an internationally renowned pianist, presenter of classical music programs on several radio and television channels. It was precisely in the production of a series about Villa-Lobos for TV that Bratke met Cruz performing in the duet Song of the Black Swan<\/em>, by Villa-Lobos. The musicians immediately noticed a rare musical affinity between themselves, which started an exceptional partnership, culminating in the recording of this first album together, named after the title of the work that first connected them.<\/span><\/p>\n

These inspiring violin and piano duets demonstrate the fluidic connection and synergy between the musicians, performing a repertoire of works by great composers, such as Liszt, Tchaikovsky, Brahms, Kreisler, Mignone, Massenet, Chopin and, of course, Villa-Lobos. Among the pieces executed with distinction and elegance, the sensitive tribute to Jo\u00e3o Cruz – Claudio’s father – in the composition <\/span>Sentimentos de um Luthier<\/span><\/i>\u00a0stands out.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>

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Mozart: Sonatas for Piano and Violin, Vol. 4<\/a><\/h3>Claudio Cruz<\/a>, Olga Kopylova<\/a> <\/span><\/span><\/header>
The duo reunites for another volume in their acclaimed series dedicated to Mozart\u2019s sonatas for violin and piano, which has already surpassed 30 million streams.<\/div><\/div>