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The Portuguese word "saudade" is often given as an example of a term that has no precise equivalent in English; it denotes a kind of nostalgic longing for something out of reach. It's also the title of the debut album by guitarist Plínio Fernandes, who generally sticks to the nostalgic mood. Fernandes is plenty charismatic in performance, and the charisma comes through in this recording. It would have been easy for him to begin his career with an album of guitar favorites, Brazilian or otherwise, but instead, he has chosen something less readily classifiable, and this is to his credit. Fernandes indicates that the pieces here were familiar to him from early in his life, and they do have a kind of organic unity as a result, but they are quite a varied lot, crossing from classical pieces to the Brazilian jazz-pop or Antônio Carlos Jobim and Milton Nascimento, to a folk ballad by Chilean singer Violeta Parra that displays Fernandes' impressive cantabile very nicely. Many of the pieces are either arranged for guitar or composed by guitarist Sergio Assad, whose own work displays similar genre ambiguities, and Fernandes is accompanied by cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason and by yet another rising member of this remarkable family, violinist Braimah. There are highly familiar pieces like The Girl from Ipanema, and all the crossover pieces are in place, but Fernandes is arguably at his strongest in straight classical repertory like the Villa-Lobos Preludes, where he manages a difficult combination of lyricism and virtuosity. Just 27 when this album appeared in 2022, Fernandes is clearly a young talent to watch.
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Jacob Bittencourt, Composer - Jonathan Allen, Producer, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sergio Assad, Arranger, String Arranger, Work Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Plinio Fernandes, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2022 Universal Music Classics, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jonathan Allen, Producer, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - António Carlos Jobim, Composer - Sergio Assad, Arranger, String Arranger, Work Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Plinio Fernandes, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2022 Universal Music Classics, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Eduardo Lobo, Composer - Jonathan Allen, Producer, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chico Buarque, Composer - Sergio Assad, Arranger, String Arranger, Work Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Plinio Fernandes, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2022 Universal Music Classics, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jonathan Allen, Producer, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sergio Assad, Composer - Plinio Fernandes, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2022 Universal Music Classics, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jonathan Allen, Producer, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ary Barroso, Composer - Sergio Assad, Arranger, String Arranger, Work Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Plinio Fernandes, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2022 Universal Music Classics, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jonathan Allen, Producer, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Heitor Villa-Lobos, Composer - Sheku Kanneh-Mason, Cello, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Plinio Fernandes, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2022 Universal Music Classics, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
João Luiz, Arranger, String Arranger, Work Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Jonathan Allen, Producer, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Milton Nascimento, Composer - Fernando Brant, Author - Plinio Fernandes, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2022 Universal Music Classics, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
5 Preludes, W419 (Heitor Villa-Lobos)
Jonathan Allen, Producer, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Heitor Villa-Lobos, Composer - Plinio Fernandes, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2022 Universal Music Classics, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jonathan Allen, Producer, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Heitor Villa-Lobos, Composer - Plinio Fernandes, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2022 Universal Music Classics, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jonathan Allen, Producer, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Heitor Villa-Lobos, Composer - Plinio Fernandes, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2022 Universal Music Classics, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jonathan Allen, Producer, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Heitor Villa-Lobos, Composer - Plinio Fernandes, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2022 Universal Music Classics, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jonathan Allen, Producer, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Heitor Villa-Lobos, Composer - Plinio Fernandes, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2022 Universal Music Classics, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jonathan Allen, Producer, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Maria Rita, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sergio Assad, Arranger, String Arranger, Work Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Angenor de Oliveira, ComposerLyricist - Arthur Luna, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Plinio Fernandes, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2022 Universal Music Classics, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Demetrio Ortiz, Composer - João Luiz, Arranger, String Arranger, Work Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Zulema De Mirkin, Composer - Jonathan Allen, Producer, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Plinio Fernandes, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2022 Universal Music Classics, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jonathan Allen, Producer, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - António Carlos Jobim, Composer - Sergio Assad, Arranger, String Arranger, Work Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Plinio Fernandes, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2022 Universal Music Classics, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jonathan Allen, Producer, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Violeta Parra, Composer - Plinio Fernandes, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Emmanuel Sowicz, Arranger, String Arranger, Work Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2022 Universal Music Classics, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jonathan Allen, Producer, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - António Carlos Jobim, Composer - Sergio Assad, Arranger, String Arranger, Work Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Plinio Fernandes, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2022 Universal Music Classics, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jonathan Allen, Producer, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sergio Assad, Composer - Braimah Kanneh-Mason, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Plinio Fernandes, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2022 Universal Music Classics, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
The Portuguese word "saudade" is often given as an example of a term that has no precise equivalent in English; it denotes a kind of nostalgic longing for something out of reach. It's also the title of the debut album by guitarist Plínio Fernandes, who generally sticks to the nostalgic mood. Fernandes is plenty charismatic in performance, and the charisma comes through in this recording. It would have been easy for him to begin his career with an album of guitar favorites, Brazilian or otherwise, but instead, he has chosen something less readily classifiable, and this is to his credit. Fernandes indicates that the pieces here were familiar to him from early in his life, and they do have a kind of organic unity as a result, but they are quite a varied lot, crossing from classical pieces to the Brazilian jazz-pop or Antônio Carlos Jobim and Milton Nascimento, to a folk ballad by Chilean singer Violeta Parra that displays Fernandes' impressive cantabile very nicely. Many of the pieces are either arranged for guitar or composed by guitarist Sergio Assad, whose own work displays similar genre ambiguities, and Fernandes is accompanied by cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason and by yet another rising member of this remarkable family, violinist Braimah. There are highly familiar pieces like The Girl from Ipanema, and all the crossover pieces are in place, but Fernandes is arguably at his strongest in straight classical repertory like the Villa-Lobos Preludes, where he manages a difficult combination of lyricism and virtuosity. Just 27 when this album appeared in 2022, Fernandes is clearly a young talent to watch.
© James Manheim /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 18 track(s)
- Total length: 01:07:39
- Main artists: Plinio Fernandes
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Decca Records US
- Genre: Classical
© 2022 Universal Music Classics, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 2022 Universal Music Classics, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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