Guiomar Novaes
Guiomar Novaës (Novahes) and Claudio Arrau were the most celebrated pianists born in South America immediately before and after 1900: she in Brazil in 1895 (not 1896, as some biographies continue to list), he in Chile, in 1903. They were first to win international acclaim since Venezuelan-born Teresa Carreño (1853-1917), who had studied with Gottschalk. In São Paulo, where the family had moved from a provincial village soon after her birth, she revealed precocity at age four, and began studying at age seven with Luigi Chiafarelli, a Busoni pupil. He helped her developed the basics of tonal nuance, legato, and pedaling that won her a grant from the Brazilian government to study in Paris. At the Conservatoire in 1909 she placed first among 388 candidates for admission (some sources say 398). The jurors were Fauré, Moritz Moszkowski, and Debussy. She was assigned to the class of Isidor Philipp (1863-1958), formerly a pupil of Saint-Saëns, and graduated two years later with a First Prize. Novaës made her formal debut that same year with the Châtelet Orchestra conducted by Gabriel Pierné, then toured throughout Western Europe until the outbreak of WWI. Hardly had she returned to São Paulo when an invitation came from the U.S. She made her North American debut in Aeolian Hall, New York City, on November 11, 1915, and returned often during the next 57 years. Novaës played her U.S. farewell at Hunter College in 1972. To the end, her tone remained mellifluous, her touch varied, her pedaling a wonder, and her legato special, even after sheer strength had ebbed.
In 1922, she married Brazilian architect and composer Octavio Pinto (1890-1950), who had also studied with Philipp. For their two children he composed Scenas Infantis, which Novaës played regularly as a recital encore. For the same Pinto children, Villa-Lobos wrote the suite Prole do bebê. Novaës appeared with every major U.S. orchestra, as well as abroad. In England, Queen Elizabeth invited her to play the opening recital in the new London hall bearing her name on April 30, 1967, a program that featured Novaës' beloved Mozart and Chopin, Beethoven, and Debussy.
Her recorded repertoire was astonishing, starting with the Victor Company in 1919 through 1927, Duo-Art piano rolls in the 1920s, then Columbia (now Sony) until 1948. In Vienna and Bamberg after WWII, she recorded 11 concertos for Vox (two each of the Beethoven Fourth and the Schumann A minor, first with Klemperer, then with Hans Swarowsky).
She also recorded Liszt, Chopin and Debussy for London; Chopin and Beethoven (Op. 111 for the first time) on Vanguard; and several Brazilian composers on Fermata. International Piano Archives issued a live recording of Gottschalk's Grand Fantasy on the Brazilian National Anthem from a Hunter College concert in 1970, one year after Vox/Turnabout released the same music from a Pan-American Union concert marking the centennial of Gottschalk's death. Novaës died in her native Brazil at age 84, just seven years after her retirement.
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Chopin : Sonate pour piano No. 2 "Funèbre", 7 Mazurkas, Berceuse, Fantaisie, Nocturne... (Diapason n°576)
Classical - Les Indispensables de Diapason 発売日 2009/04/25
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Chopin: Études, Nocturnes & Piano Sonata No. 2
Classical - Vox Legends 発売日 1993/01/01
Choc du Monde de la MusiqueDiapason d'or16-Bit CD音質 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
LP Pure, Vol. 32: Klemperer Conducts Schumann & Chopin (Historical Recordings)
Guiomar Novaes, Wiener Symphoniker, Otto Klemperer
Classical - Archiphon 発売日 2017/02/03
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Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58 & Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 73 "Emperor" ((Remastered 1993))
Guiomar Novaes, Wiener Symphoniker, Otto Klemperer, Bamberger Symphoniker, Jonel Perlea
Classical - Vox 発売日 2023/07/14
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The Complete Published 78RPM Recordings
Classical - APR 発売日 2014/11/01
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Nature in Classical Music
Vladimir Horowitz, Arthur Rubinstein, Guiomar Novaes
Classical - BNF Collection 発売日 2016/02/05
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Beethoven, Schumann & Chopin: Piano Concertos
Guiomar Novaes, Wiener Symphoniker, Otto Klemperer
Classical - Vox Legends 発売日 1992/01/01
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Beethoven: Sonate pour piano "Clair de lune" - Mozart: Sonate pour piano "Alla turca" (Mono Version)
Miscellaneous - BNF Collection 発売日 1956/01/01
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Piano Recital: Novaes, Guiomar (The Complete Victor 78S) (1919-1927)
Classical - Music and Arts Programs of America 発売日 2011/04/01
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Beethoven: Sonate pour piano "Les adieux" & "La tempête" (Mono Version)
Miscellaneous - BNF Collection 発売日 1953/01/01
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Chopin: Valses (Mono Version)
Miscellaneous - BNF Collection 発売日 1955/01/01
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Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2 - R. Schumann: Piano Concerto (2023 Remastered Version)
Guiomar Novaes, Wiener Symphoniker, Otto Klemperer
Concertos - Vox 発売日 1951/01/01
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Guiomar Novaes Performs Original Piano Works
Classical - Torill Music 発売日 2020/06/23
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LP Pure, Vol. 31: Klemperer Conducts Schubert & Beethoven (Historical Recordings)
Orchestre Lamoureux, Guiomar Novaes, Otto Klemperer, Wiener Symphoniker
Classical - Archiphon 発売日 2017/01/06
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Chopin: Préludes, Op. 28 (Mono Version)
Classical - BNF Collection 発売日 1952/01/01
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Chopin: Nocturnes (Mono Version)
Classical - BNF Collection 発売日 2014/04/24
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Grieg: Concerto pour piano, Op. 16 - Falla: Nuits dans les jardins d'Espagne (Mono Version)
Guiomar Novaes, Hans Swarowsky, Pro Musica Orchester Wien
Miscellaneous - BNF Collection 発売日 1955/01/01
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Guiomar Novaes plays Schumann (Schumann: Guiomay Novaesr Plays Schumann)
Classical - Musical Concepts 発売日 2009/01/01
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Falla: Noches en los jardines de España
Orquesta Sinfónica Pro-Música de Viena, Hans Swarowsky, Guiomar Novaes
Classical - MARFER 発売日 1972/09/30
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Mozart: Sonates pour piano Nos. 5, 11 & 16 & Rondo No. 3, K. 511 (Mono Version)
Miscellaneous - BNF Collection 発売日 1956/01/01
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Beethoven: Concerto pour piano No. 4 & Sonate pour piano No. 17 "La tempête" (Mono Version)
Guiomar Novaes, Hans Swarowsky, Pro Musica Orchester Wien
Miscellaneous - BNF Collection 発売日 1956/01/01
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo