Pixinguinha De Bolso [Import]

1. Proezas De Solon

2. Segura Ele

3. Sensivel

4. Passatempo

5. Paciente

6. Os Dois Se Gostam

7. Ingenuo

8. Devagar E Sempre

9. Tapa Buraco

10. Cochichando

11. Os Oito Batutas

12. Gloria

13. Um A Zero

Tracks:

Proezas De Solon
Segura Ele
Sensivel
Passatempo
Paciente
Os Dois Se Gostam
Ingenuo
Devagar E Sempre
Tapa Buraco
Cochichando
Os Oito Batutas
Gloria
Um A Zero

Customer Reviews:

Excellent Demonstration for Many View Points.......2003-01-12

This is an album of excellent value for demonstrations. What does it demonstrate?

1.It demonstrates an innovative approach can revive an old form of music. Pixinguinha (= Pixinga= Alfredo Da Rocha Vianna Junior 1897-1973) is one of the best composers in Brazil. Many instrumental artists have recorded his tunes/songs. Most likely you will hear music be reproduced by a small ensemble with saxphone/flute/guitar/pandeiro and a few extras elements, as Pixinga originally planned. To use only two guitars [one soprano guitar (cavaquinho), one 7-string] to mimic the sound of many more pieces needs some creativity. Henrique Cazes and Marcello Goncalves have done a great job on this CD in rearranging those classic pieces. Marcelloýs 7-string guitar went beyond the base chords as accompany to a dual. The 7-string equally shares the music line while providing a solid base beats. In many sections of the CD, 7-string is actually being the ýsoloý. The effect is very ýBach...ishý.

2. It demonstrates how a good recording can enhance the enjoyment of music. Cavaquinho has never sound better on my system. The soprano guitar was very sweet and full with its tiny wood chamber. The sound of 7-string was solid and extended, with just a bit exaggeration at the lowest end. The sound of fingering (picking the strings) is very clear, adding some hi-fi feeling for the audiophiles. Although the instruments almost equally distributed to both channel, as I prefer mostly one instrument per channel in this ýdualý, the sound quality is pleasant nevertheless.

3. It demonstrates that a bit more practice can make perfect, even for professionals. The only reason I did not give this CD 5 stars because it has some synchronicity problem and some technical flaws. Henrique and Marcello are both excellent musicians, but their timings are not always coherent. In the very fast tracks such as ýTr. 2: Segura Eleý and ýTr.13 Um a zeroý, the incoherence of beats can be very annoying. There were also some impurity noticeable in the quick flying passages especially Henrique. He missed or bluffed quite a few passages. This is not a live recording which we can tolerate these types of errors. These loose ends can be tighten if the artists just rehearsed more times before recording session.

4. It demonstrates guitars can sing without a human voice. A few tracks of this album is very well done. Tr. 12 Gloria, Tr.3 Sensival, Tr. 7 Ingenuo, and Tr.10 Cochichando were my favorite. With a fine balance between virtuosity and sensitivity, the singing of the two guitars go straight to your heart.

This album is highly recommended, regardless of a few glitches. One advantage of CD over LP is that you can skip the tracks you donýt enjoy. Just to press ýskip forwardý a few times while playing, I ensure you will have great pleasure with ýPixinguinha De Bolsoý.

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