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Guiomar Novaes
12+ albums
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Guiomar Novaes (February 28, 1895 - March 7, 1979) was a brazilian pianist noted for individuality of tone and phrasing, singing line, and a subtle and nuanced approach to her interpretations. She is widely considered one of the greatest pianists of the twentieth century. Born in São João da Boa Vista, São Paulo, as one of the youngest children in a very large family, she studied with Antonietta Rudge Miller and Luigi Chiafarelli before she was accepted as a pupil of Isidor Philipp at the Conservatoire de Paris in 1909. In that year there were two vacancies for foreign students at the Conservatoire—and 387 applicants. Novaes played for a jury that included Debussy, Fauré and Moszkowski. Her pieces were the Paganini-Liszt Etude in E, Chopin's A flat Ballade and Schumann's Carnaval. She won first place. Debussy wrote a letter afterwards in which he reports his amazement about the little Brazilian girl who came to the platform and, forgetting about public and jury, played with tremendous beauty and complete absorption. Novaes' technique and musical interpretations may have already been fully formed by the time she reached Paris. One of her first pieces for Philipp was Beethoven's Les Adieux Sonata. Philipp said she played the second movement much too fast and to repeat it slower. Novaes thought for a moment, then replayed with some differences in detail but at exactly the same tempo. This happened several times. Philipp finally gave up, saying later, "Even at that age, she had
top songs
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Nocturnes in B-Flat Minor, Op. 9: Nocturne No. 1
1942Samba Matuto (Do 1 Ciclo Nordestino)
1723Nocturnes in E-Flat Major, Op. 9: Nocturne No. 2
1714Grande Fantasia Triunfal (Sobre o "Hino Nacional")
1645Chopin: Waltz In D Flat, Op. 64/1, CT 212, "Minute"
1616Nocturnes in B Major, Op. 9: Nocturne No. 3
1397Nocturnes in F-Sharp Major, Op. 15: Nocturne No. 5
1348No. 1: Sweet Remembrance
1309Nocturnes in G Minor, Op. 15: Nocturne No. 6
12910No. 6: Venetian Gondola Song, No. 1
125albums
Guiomar Novaes
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Chopin, Vol. 4 : The 21 Nocturnes
Guiomar Novaes Plays Chopin
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Gavotte. Beethoven, Chopin & Piano Music from the Golden Age.
Mendelssohn : Songs Without Words
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25 Classical Favorites
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"067 Classical Music Evocations": Romanza
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Instant Classical Culture
Chopin - Nocturnes (Novaes)
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Chopin: The Bicentennial Comparative Edition - Volume 3
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25 Piano Favorites
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Appassionata. Beethoven and Tchaikovksy in Time