Programme based on "Valsas de esquina" by F.Mignone
Written between 1938 and 1943, the 12 "Valsas de Esquina" ("Street-Corner Waltzes") plunge us into the popular atmosphere of the streets of Sao Paulo, where these romantic serenades could be heard improvised, sometimes played on the guitar, sometimes on the flute. This is the Francisco Mignone of the early period - the man who would go on to become a major Brazilian composer of the modern period, alongside Heitor Villa-Lobos - seeking to rediscover his first musical emotions.
Written between 1938 and 1943, the 12 "Valsas de Esquina" ("Street-Corner Waltzes") plunge us into the popular atmosphere of the streets of Sao Paulo, where these romantic serenades could be heard improvised, sometimes played on the guitar, sometimes on the flute. This is the Francisco Mignone of the early period - the man who would go on to become a major Brazilian composer of the modern period, alongside Heitor Villa-Lobos - seeking to rediscover his first musical emotions.