Fiesta: Saudades do Brazil

This week's program centers on music inspired by Brazil.

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“Saudade” is a Portuguese term connoting “homesickness” and “nostalgia.” Composers from different countries and eras have experienced this feeling after spending time in this magical nation. Ottorino Respighi: Brazilian Impressions: Tropical Night, Butantan, Canzone and Dance (Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Eduardo Mata, conductor) Astor Piazzolla: Deux Xango (Boulouris 5) Elbio Barilari: Brazilian Fantasy (Havana String Quartet) Darius Milhaud: Saudades do Brasil: Sorocoba, Botafogo, Leme (William Bolcom, piano) Darius Milhaud: Saudades do Brasil: Copacabana, Corcovado, Laranjeiras, Paysandu (The Concert Arts Orchestra, Darius Milhaud, conductor)