On this album, I Musicanti—led by double bassist Leon Bosch and featuring Brazilian pianist Clélia Iruzun—explore Brazilian chamber music in the tradition of Heitor Villa-Lobos. The works of composers virtually unknown in this country—Edmundo Villani-Côrtes, João Guilherme Ripper, Arrigo Barnabé, José Carlos Amaral Vieira, and Marisa Rezende—composers virtually unknown in this country—impressively demonstrate the stylistic diversity of 20th- and 21st-century Brazilian music and open up exciting new perspectives. All of the works were composed for the instrumentation of Schubert’s famous “Trout Quintet” (i.e., piano, violin, viola, cello, and double bass) and combine European chamber music traditions with Brazilian rhythms and timbres. In addition to the world premiere recording of João Guilherme Ripper’s “From My Window No. 3,” the album presents a varied program ranging from folkloric elements to impressionistic hues and contemporary expressiveness, performed by musicians who have been dedicated to this repertoire for many years.

Edmundo Villani-Cortes: 5 Miniaturas brasileiras; Caratingue
+Joao Guilherme Ripper: From my Window Nr. 3
+Arrigo Barnabe: Cancao sem palabras
+Amaral Vieira: Fronteiras op. 297
+Marisa Rezende: Cismas