{"id":3889,"date":"2025-09-25T10:21:20","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T13:21:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.azulmusic.com.br\/en\/?post_type=portfolio&p=3889"},"modified":"2026-03-10T11:53:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T14:53:31","slug":"solos-encores","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/www.azulmusic.com.br\/en\/portfolio-item\/solos-encores\/","title":{"rendered":"Solos & Encores"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Solos &<\/span> Encores<\/h3>
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Italian harpist Paola Baron and Brazilian violinist Edgar Leite form Duo Arcos, now presenting their new album Solos & Encores<\/em>, available on all digital platforms. Featuring a repertoire of celebrated works from European Romanticism and Impressionism, the duo offers luminous and heartfelt interpretations, reviving the lyricism and elegance of the classical tradition through the original encounter of harp and violin.<\/p>\n

Paola Baron holds a Master\u2019s degree from the Mozarteum University of Salzburg, a PhD in Musicology from UNESP, and won the International Competition of the Slovenian Harp Association. She has served as principal harpist with orchestras such as the Ljubljana Opera and Ballet Theatre, and currently performs with the S\u00e3o Paulo Municipal Symphony Orchestra while teaching at EMESP. Edgar Leite earned his Bachelor\u2019s degree from UNESP and a Master\u2019s from Lynn University (USA), studying with renowned violinists. He has been concertmaster of ensembles such as the Philharmonia Orchestra at Lynn University and teaches at Faculdade Santa Marcelina and Instituto Baccarelli.<\/p>\n

Following their debut Autre temps<\/em>, which explored the timbral universe of Bach and French Impressionism, Solos & Encores<\/em> emerges from a complementary impulse: the search for lightness and spontaneity. The duo revisits melodies that have accompanied their musical journey, including Meditation from Tha\u00efs<\/em> (Massenet), Sicilienne<\/em> (Faur\u00e9), and Mahler\u2019s Adagietto<\/em> from Symphony No. 5. The program also features orchestral transcriptions and works originally written for piano and violin, refined and sensitively adapted for their formation.<\/p>\n

Highlights include Gluck\u2019s Dance of the Blessed Spirits<\/em> and Monti\u2019s Czardas<\/em>, showcasing both the expressiveness and virtuosity of the performers. With works by Debussy, Paganini, Rimsky-Korsakov, and Tchaikovsky, the album offers listeners a sonic journey through emblematic pages of the classical-romantic repertoire, with performances that balance technical mastery and musical affection.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>

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Thomas: 12 Studies for Harp<\/a><\/h3>Paola Baron<\/a> <\/span><\/span><\/header>
Paola Baron presents Thomas: 12 Studies for Harp, an album that celebrates the work of John Thomas, a key figure in the consolidation of the harp in the 19th century.<\/div><\/div>