{"id":11034,"date":"2018-09-20T11:23:19","date_gmt":"2018-09-20T18:23:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/classicalguitarmagazine.com\/?p=11034"},"modified":"2018-09-20T11:58:36","modified_gmt":"2018-09-20T18:58:36","slug":"video-pick-of-the-week-jeffrey-mcfadden-plays-brazilian-classics-by-jobim-and-pernambuco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/classicalguitarmagazine.com\/video-pick-of-the-week-jeffrey-mcfadden-plays-brazilian-classics-by-jobim-and-pernambuco\/","title":{"rendered":"Video Pick of the Week: Jeffrey McFadden Plays Brazilian Classics by Jobim and Pernambuco"},"content":{"rendered":"

Once again we are Brazil bound! I wish<\/em>. Oh, well, music can take us there, too. Here is a pair of wonderful pieces by masterful 20th century Brazilian composers Ant\u00f4nio Carlos “Tom” Jobim<\/a> (1927\u20131994) and Jo\u00e3o Pernambuco<\/a> (1883-1947), performed by the great Canadian guitarist Jeffrey McFadden<\/a>.<\/p>\n

From what I can tell, Jobim’s Eu sei que vou te amar<\/em> (“I know I’m going to love you”), with lyrics (not heard here) by his frequent collaborator Vinicius de Moraes, was a hit for Brazilian actress\/singer Maysa Matarazzo in 1959, appearing on her album\u00a0Maysa \u00c9 Maysa… \u00c9 Maysa, \u00c9 Maysa!<\/i>, which also contained versions of Jobim\/Moraes’ A Felicdade<\/em>\u00a0and Luiz Bonf\u00e1 and Ant\u00f4nio Maria’s classic\u00a0Manh\u00e3 de Carnaval\u00a0<\/em>(both now a classical-guitar standards).<\/p>\n

Jo\u00e3o Pernambuco (born\u00a0Jo\u00e3o Teixeira Guimar\u00e3es in the Pernambuco region of Brazil) is regarded as one of the early 20th century masters of the folk-based\u00a0choro <\/em>sound, as well as many other styles native to Brazil. A fine guitarist, he composed hundreds of dance pieces, ballads, and more. His Sons de carrilh\u00f5es<\/em> (“Sounds of chimes” or “bells”), released in 1926 on the Odeon label as a collaboration featuring Pernambuco on guitar and cavaquinho<\/em> player Nelson Alves, became one of his best-known works and has been played by many classical guitarists through the years. Most seem to favor this sort of brisk arrangement, but the slower pace adapted by Brazilian virtuoso Carlos Barbosa-Lima may be closer to Pernambuco’s original intention.<\/p>\n

Ontario native McFadden is perhaps best known for his superlative Naxos recordings of works by Sor, Coste, and Giuliani, but this extremely versatile player’s repertoire has also included Bach, Brouwer, Ponce, Barrios, and so many others; a consummate interpreter and craftsman. As always, Drew Henderson’s sound and video work are outstanding! \u2014Blair Jackson<\/em><\/p>\n