JOSÉ ANTÔNIO REZENDE
DE ALMEIDA PRADO (1943–2010)
COMPLETE CARTAS CELESTES • 3
ALEYSON SCOPEL
“As the Cartas Celestes progress, so does Almeida Prado's sound world and colour palette, reaching a highly transcendent and poetic view of the universe whilst integrating a new harmonic language. Perhaps more so than the initial six volumes, which formed a long arched unit, these works stand alone as individual pieces. They draw inspiration not only from the sky, but also from mythological and philosophical references, building up a fantastic continuation to the cycle. Recording them makes me understand the stylistic changes the composer underwent in the most profound way.” – Aleyson Scopel
DE ALMEIDA PRADO
(1943–2010)
About this Recording
Almeida Prado’s vast cycle of Cartas Celestes (Celestial Charts) depicts the celestial bodies visible in the Brazilian night sky during the four seasons of the year. As the cycle evolves so does Almeida Prado’s sound world and colour palette, reaching a highly transcendent and poetic view of the universe with an ever-evolving harmonic language that includes the composer’s own invented “transtonality”. The composer himself described Aleyson Scopel’s performances on Volume 1 [GP709] as “straight from heaven!”
Nebulosa NGC 6960/95, Véu do Cisne (Nebula NGC 6960/95, Veil Nebula) 00:00
Constelação do Cisne (Constellation of Cygnus) 02:47
As 3 Marias: Delta de Orion – Mintaka, Epsilon de Orion – Almilan e Zeta de Orion – Almitaka (The Three Maries: Orion Delta – Mintaka, Epsilon of Orion – Almilan and Zeta of Orion – Almitaka) 06:15
Aglomerado Messier 67 NGC 2682 (Globular Cluster Messier 67 NGC 2682) 07:43
Constelação de Virgem (Constellation of Virgo) 10:47
Galáxia NGC 4472 M-49 (Galaxy NGC 4472 M-49) 12:40
Constelação de Ophiuchus (Constellation of Ophiuchus) 14:55
“THE CONSTELLATIONS OF THE MYSTICAL ANIMALS” (2000) * (15:55)
Constelação I – Columba (Constellation I – Columba) 01:55
Constelação II – Pegasus (Constellation II – Pegasus) 03:27
Aglomerado globular NGC=47 (Globular Cluster NGC=47) 07:46
Luz anti-solar, Faixa de Gegenschein (Antisolar point, Gegenschein) 09:34
Constelação III – Lupus, Toccata do Lobo (Constellation III – Lupus, Wolf Toccata) 11:20
Constelação IV – Phoenix (Constellation IV – Phoenix) 14:58
“THE SKY OF NICHOLAS ROERICH” (2000) * (12:51)
Nebulosa NGC 7000 (Nebula NGC 7000) 00:00
II. Star of the Hero
Constelação de Cassiopéia (Constellation of Cassiopeia) 02:30
Aglomerados estelares abertos NGC 654 e NGC 663
(Open clusters NGC 654 and NGC 663) 06:45
Aglomerado estelar aberto NGC 659 (Open cluster NGC 659) 11:25
Constelação de Auriga (Constellation of Auriga) 00:51
Aglomerado Aberto NGC2925 (Open cluster NGC2925) 04:21
Constelação de Carina (Constellation of Carina) 06:32
TOTAL PLAYING TIME: 61:39
ALEYSON SCOPEL
Brazilian pianist Alyson Scopel has performed worldwide in solo, chamber and concerto settings. A recipient of the Nelson Freire and Magda Tagliaferro awards, he has also won numerous prizes in international competitions such as the William Kapell, Villa-Lobos, Corpus Christi, Kingsville and Southern Highland International piano competitions. His performance of the first set of Cartas Celestes by Almeida Prado was thus received by the composer: “It came straight from heaven! Meteor Showers, radiant constellations, glowing nebulae and a transcendental vitality marked the genial interpretation of this colossal pianist.” Prado would later dedicate to Scopel the fifteenth set of the series.
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