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Debut<\/h3>
Amorim-Rufino Duo<\/a>\n<\/div>
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DEBUT is the first album and recording by Amorim-Rufino Duo, created in 2005 by Brazilian-Canadian musicians Vladimir Rufino on violin and Fab\u00edola Amorim on viola. Featuring a cohesive repertoire that reflects the musicians’ history of harmony and partnership, the album features pieces composed for the instruments between 1788 and 2021, including Canadian composer Frank Horvat\u00b4s world premiere,\u00a0Two Hearts in Concert<\/em>, written especially for the duo.<\/p>\n

The selection, carefully crafted, included reference pieces in the violin and viola format. In fact, when performing works as distinguished as\u00a0Sonata No. 1 for Violin and Viola in D Major<\/em>\u00a0(1789), by the Moravian composer Paul Wranitzky;\u00a0Duo for Violin and Viola, Op. 19 No.4 in C Major<\/em>\u00a0(1788) by the German Franz Anton Hoffmeister;\u00a0Duo for Violin and Viola<\/em>\u00a0(1946) by Heitor Villa-Lobos and\u00a0Three Madrigals<\/em>\u00a0(1947) by Czech Bohuslav Martin\u016f (in addition to the original piece by Horvat), the duo demonstrate extraordinary synergy of deep lyrical beauty and virtuoso technique.<\/p>\n

The couple currently resides in Canada, where they have been building a solid international career in chamber music. They have a BA in Music from the Federal University of Para\u00edba (Brazil), a master’s degree from Azusa Pacific University (USA) and a PhD from the University of Alberta (Canada) and are members of the acclaimed Vaughan String Quartet.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>

Also listen<\/h3>
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Valsas de Esquina<\/a><\/h3>Yuriy Rakevich, Olga Kopylova<\/a> <\/span><\/span><\/header>
In newly commissioned arrangements developed by the duo, the violinist and pianist present Francisco Mignone's 12 Valsas de Esquina.In newly commissioned arrangements developed by the duo, the violinist and pianist present Francisco Mignone's 12 Valsas de Esquina.<\/div><\/div>