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Joao Carlos Martins
12+ albums
baroquepianobrasilClassicalclassical piano
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João Carlos Martins, born June 25, 1940 in Sao Paulo, Brazil is an acclaimed Brazilian classical pianist[1] and conductor, who has performed with leading orchestras in the United States, Europe and Brazil. He is celebrated as the greatest interpreter of the music of Bach next to Glenn Gould, having masterfully recorded his complete keyboard works. For decades Martins has been engaged as the leading pianist at the Boston Symphony, the Los Angeles Philharmonic and other ensembles. The New York Times says, "Maestro Martins has lived a life of renown, challenge, tenacity and triumph sufficient to fill a lively memoir".[2] After his career as a concert pianist was derailed by injuries and accidents, he has successfully reinvented himself as a conductor, leading hundreds of performances worldwide including acclaimed concerts at Carnegie Hall. He is a conductor at the English Chamber Orchestra and the Bachiana Filarmonica Orchestra. He is also notorious for being an initiator of social programs for underprivileged youth in Latin America. A child prodigy, Brazilian pianist João Carlos Martins began studying the piano with José Kliass at the age of eight. The following year, he won a competition sponsored by the Bach Society of Brazil.[3] Soon thereafter, the legendary Alfred Cortot proclaimed: "With this kind of tone, with the ability of his fingers, he could become very important for the history of piano playing." At the age of 18, he was among the first Latin Americans to be in
top songs
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Prelude and Fugue No.14 in F-sharp minor
2622Prelude No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 28, No. 2 - Prelude No. 20 in A Minor, BWV 865
2493Allemande
2134Prélude
1545Toccata in D minor, BWV 913
1516Gigue
1467Awake, The Voice COmmands
1468Prelude In B Minor
299Organ Prelude In G Minor
2910Aria From The Suite #3 In D Major
28albums
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Bach - 4 Toccatas BWV 913-916; English Suite No. 6
J.S. Bach, The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2
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BACH, J.S.: Preludes / Chopin, F.: Preludes, Op. 28
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Bach For Christmas
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Best of Bach
The Well-Tempered Clavier I
Concertos For Piano & Orchestra
J.S. Bach, The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I
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Martins, Joao Carlos: The Complete Bach Collection
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Vivaldi: The 4 Seasons (arr. A. Prado for 2 pianos)
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The Complete Keyboard Works of J. S. Bach Vol. 5: The Two And Three Part Inventions
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4 Toccatas BWV 913-916, English Suite No. 6