1941

Holding of a "Festival in aid of victims of the Rio Grande do Sul flood," sponsored by Mrs. Gercina Borges Teixeira. Several musicians participated, including Belkiss Carneiro de Mendonça, who performed Liszt's Rhapsody No. 11 and accompanied various singers. Goiânia, GO. January 20th.

January 20. Fritz Jank performs for the first time in Brazil the complete set of Beethoven's 32 Sonatas, with commentary by João C. Caldeira Filho. 1st recital of a total of 9, by the São Paulo Society of Artistic Culture. January 27th.

January 27. Fritz Jank performs for the first time in Brazil the complete set of Beethoven's 32 Sonatas, with commentary by João C. Caldeira Filho. 2nd recital of a total of 9 (containing Sonatas No. 20, No. 4, No. 5 and No. 6), by the São Paulo Society of Artistic Culture.

February 2nd or 3rd. Fritz Jank performs the complete 32 Beethoven Sonatas for the first time in Brazil, with commentary by João C. Caldeira Filho. 3rd recital of a total of 9, by the São Paulo Artistic Culture Society. February 12th.

February 12. Fritz Jank performs the complete 32 Beethoven Sonatas for the first time in Brazil, with commentary by João C. Caldeira Filho. 4th recital of a total of 9, by the São Paulo Artistic Culture Society. February 19th.

February 19. Fritz Jank performs the complete 32 Beethoven Sonatas for the first time in Brazil, with commentary by João C. Caldeira Filho. 5th recital of a total of 9, by the São Paulo Artistic Culture Society. March 5th. Fritz Jank performs the complete 32 Beethoven Sonatas for the first time in Brazil, with commentary by João C.

March 5. Caldeira Filho. 6th recital of a total of 9, by the São Paulo Artistic Culture Society. March 8th. Recital by Arnaldo Estrella with works by Bach-Szantó (Prelude and Fugue in G minor), Brahms (3 pieces), Chopin (Sonata No.

March 8. 3), Mignone (2 Corner Waltzes, including No. 1), Villa-Lobos (Choros No. 5 "Alma brasileira"), Fauré (Barcarola No. 5), Granados (La maja y el ruiseñor) and Debussy (Prelude No. 12 from the 2nd Book "Feux d'artifice"). Club Curitibano, Curitiba (PR). March 12th. Fritz Jank performs for the first time in Brazil the complete 32 Beethoven Sonatas, with commentary by João C.

March 12. Caldeira Filho. 7th recital of a total of 9, by the São Paulo Artistic Culture Society. March 21st. Recital by Aloysio de Alencar Pinto with works by Scarlatti (6 Sonatas), Bach-Tausig, Chopin, Debussy, Ravel, Villa-Lobos (A lenda do caboclo), Lyapunov.

March 21. Theatro José de Alencar, Fortaleza (CE). [access the program here] March 26. Fritz Jank performs for the first time in Brazil the complete 32 Beethoven Sonatas, with commentary by João C. [acesse o programa aqui]

March 26. Caldeira Filho. 8th recital of a total of 9, by the Sociedade de Cultura Artística de São Paulo. April 1. Fritz Jank performs for the first time in Brazil the complete 32 Beethoven Sonatas, with commentary by João C.

April 1. Caldeira Filho. 9th recital of a total of 9, by the Sociedade de Cultura Artística de São Paulo. April 14. Poldi Mildner recital with works by Schubert (Wanderer Fantasy), Beethoven, Schumann (Carnival), Chopin and Brahms (Variations on a Theme by Paganini).

April 14. TMRJ. April 19. Magda Tagliaferro recital with works by Scarlatti, Schubert, Francisco Mignone (Suite, extracted from the ballet Auction, dedicated to the pianist, 1st performance), Franck, Chopin.

April 19. TMRJ. April 26. Magda Tagliaferro recital with works by Bach, Beethoven (Sonata No.

April 26. 26), Chopin, Liszt, d'Hunac, Hahn, Albéniz. TMRJ. April 29. Recital by Yara Bernette (then called Bernette Epstein) with works by Vivaldi (Organ Concerto in D minor), Beethoven (Sonata No.

April 29. 31), Debussy (2 pieces), Rachmaninoff, Villa-Lobos (Choros No. 5 "Alma brasileira"), Camargo Guarnieri (Dança brasileira), Chopin (Sonata No. 3). TMRJ. April 29. Recital by Alexander Borovsky with works by Bach, by the Sociedade de Cultura Artística de São Paulo.

April 30. Magda Tagliaferro solos Saint-Saëns' Concerto No.

April 30. 5 with the Orchestra of the Theatro Municipal under the direction of A. Wolf. TMRJ. May 3. Maryla Jonas recital with works by Paderewski, Rachmaninoff (Variations on a Theme by Corelli, 1st performance in Brazil), Chopin, Itiberê da Cunha (Ritual Macumba Song), Chabrier, Zarembski.

May 3. TMRJ. May 6th. Alexander Borovsky recital with works by Bach, by the São Paulo Artistic Culture Society.

May 6. May 13th. Maryla Jonas recital with works by Bach, Schubert, Chopin, Casella, Villa-Lobos (Serenade Impressions), Albéniz, J.

May 13. Strauss, Handel, Rossi. TMRJ. May 19th. Margaret Nosek recital with works by Bach (Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue), Beethoven (Sonata No.

May 19. 27), Debussy, Chopin, Villa-Lobos (The Legend of the Caboclo), Dvorak, Smetana, Suk, Novak. TMRJ. May 21st. Recital by Alexander Borovsky with works by Bach, by the São Paulo Society of Artistic Culture.

May 27. Fritz Jank accompanies violinist Ricardo Odnoposoff on piano in a recital with works by Joachim Bach, Goldmark, Szymanowski, Ysaye, Francisco Mignone (Variations on a Brazilian Theme, first performance), and Paganini.

May 27. TMRJ.

June 2. Antonietta Rudge solos Grieg's Concerto with the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra conducted by Eugen Szenkar. TMRJ. June 10. Recital by Alexander Borovsky with works by Russian composers, by the São Paulo Society of Artistic Culture.

June 15. Recital by Maria Guilhermina with works by Beethoven, Liszt, Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Bartók, Mompou, De Falla, Caba, Fabini, Buchardo, Thiela, Itiberê da Cunha and Francisco Mignone.

June 10. TMRJ.

June 16. Recital by Alexander Borovsky with works by Bach (including several preludes, fugues and inventions), Bach-Busoni and Bach-Liszt. TMRJ. [access the program here] June 22.

June 16. Recital by Alexander Borovsky with works by Bach (including several preludes, fugues and inventions) and Bach-Busoni. TMRJ. [access the program here] June 23.

June 22. Recital by Sylvia Eisenstein. Main Hall of the Pelotas Conservatory of Music (RS). July 28. Recital by Joseph Battista with works by Brahms-Persichetti, Bach-Hess, Bach-Busoni, Beethoven (Sonata No. [access the program here]

June 23. 31), Chopin, Octávio Pinto (Children's Scenes), Griffa, Shostakovich, Rachmaninoff, Strauss-Grunfeld.

July 28. TMRJ. July 29. Recital by Aloysio de Alencar Pinto with works by Scarlatti (6 Sonatas), Bach-Tausig, Chopin, Debussy, Ravel, Villa-Lobos (The Legend of the Caboclo), Lyapunov.

July 29. Ideal Club Hall, Manaus (AM). [access the program here] July 30. Recital in homage to the Polish pianist and composer Ignacy Jan Paderewski, who had passed away the previous month. Mieczyslaw (Miécio) Horszowski, Wanda Werminska, Oscar Borgerth, Arnaldo Estrella and Maryla Jonas participated in the recital. [acesse o programa aqui]

July 30. TMRJ. August 2nd. Recital by Aurora Bruzon with works by Beethoven (Sonata No. 32), Couperin (2 pieces), Chopin (6 pieces), João Itiberê da Cunha (Scaramouche, from the suite Ils d'amusent), Lorenzo Fernandez (Acalanto da saudade), Bortkiewicz (2 Preludes), Scriabin, MacDowell, De Falla, Liszt.

August 2. TMRJ. August 29. Recital by Joseph Battista for the Sociedade de Cultura Artística de São Paulo. August 29. Recital by Aloysio de Alencar Pinto with works by Scarlatti (6 Sonatas), Bach-Tausig, Chopin, Debussy, Ravel, Villa-Lobos (A lenda do caboclo), Lyapunov.

August 29. Theatro da Paz, Belém (PA). [access the program here] August 30.

August 29. Alceo Bocchino accompanies tenor Tito Schipa on the piano in a recital with works by Handel, Schubert, Cesti-Schipa, Massenet, Carlos Gomes ( Quando nasti tu, from The Slave), Cilea, Lacalle, Palacios, Schipa and Tosti. [access the program here]

August 30. Bocchino soloed works by Chopin, Niemann, and Rachmaninoff. TMRJ. September 1st. Carioca composer, pianist, pedagogue and conductor Joaquim Antonio Barrozo Netto passes away.

September 1. September 5th. Recital by Witold Malcuzynski with works by Bach (Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue), Beethoven (Sonata No.23), Szymanowski, Chopin.

September 5. TMRJ. September 9th. Recital by Witold Malcuzynski with works by Chopin by the Society of Artistic Culture of São Paulo.

September 9. September 13th. Recital by Witold Malcuzynski by the São Paulo Artistic Culture Society. September 22.

September 13. Francisco Mignone performs his Sextet for piano and wind instruments with the quintet formed by David Van Vector (flute), Adolph Weiss (bassoon), R.

September 22. Barrows (horn), Robert McBride (clarinet), Alvir Etter (oboe). TMRJ. September 29. Recital by Witold Malcuzynski with works by Chopin (including Sonata No. 2). TMRJ. October 7.

September 29. Recital by Witold Malcuzynski. Main Hall of the Conservatory of Music, Pelotas (RS). October 11.

October 7. Mieczyslaw (Miécio) Horszowski performs Beethoven's Concerto No. 5 "Emperor" with the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra conducted by Eugen Szenkar.

October 11. TMRJ. October 14. Recital by Heitor Alimonda. Gomes Cardim Hall, Dramatic and Musical Conservatory, São Paulo.

October 18. Maryla Jonas performs Beethoven's Concerto No. 1 as a soloist with the Theatro Municipal Orchestra conducted by Henrique Spedini.

October 18. TMRJ. October 20. Recital and lecture by Magda Tagliaferro on "Robert Schumann and the expansions of his genius".

October 20. The pianist performed, among other works, Carnaval, and presented an interpretative analysis. TMRJ. [access the program here] October 24. Recital by Ricardo Odnoposoff (violin) and Souza Lima (piano) with Beethoven Sonatas for violin and piano, by the São Paulo Artistic Culture Society.

October 26. Alceo Bocchino accompanies tenor Tito Schipa on piano in a recital featuring works by Handel, Schubert, Cesti-Schipa, Massenet, Carlos Gomes (Quando nascesti tu, from O escravo), Cilea, Lacalle, Palacios, Schipa, and Tosti.

October 26. Bocchino also performed solos of works by Chopin, Niemann, and Rachmaninoff. TMRJ. October 31st. Recital by Ricardo Odnoposoff (violin) and Souza Lima (piano) with Beethoven Sonatas for violin and piano, presented by the Sociedade de Cultura Artística de São Paulo.

October 31. November. The interpretation and virtuosity course taught by Magda Tagliaferro is inaugurated at the Escola Nacional de Música (Rio de Janeiro).

In the same month, Tagliaferro taught her course in the Gazeta auditorium. Some of the notable participants were Iris Bianchi, Heitor Alimonda, and Oriano de Almeida. November 7th. Recital by Ricardo Odnoposoff (violin) and Souza Lima (piano) featuring Beethoven's sonatas for violin and piano.

November 7. TMSP. November 13th. José Vieira Brandão performs pieces from the 1st volume ("Manquinha"), 4th volume ("Rosa Amarela", "Olha o Passarinho, Dominé!", "O Gato" and "Ó Sim"), 5th volume ("Os Pombinhos", "Você Diz que Sabe Tudo" and "O Bastão ou Mia Gato"), 6th volume, 7th volume ("Os Pombinhos"), 9th volume ("Pombinha Rolinha" and "Constante") and 10th volume ("Atché") of the Practical Guide (all in their world premiere), by Villa-Lobos.

November 13. Leopoldo Miguez Hall, National School of Music, Rio de Janeiro. November 14th. Recital by Ricardo Odnoposoff (violin) and Fritz Jank (piano) by the São Paulo Society of Artistic Culture.

November 14. November 20th. Premiere of Francisco Mignone's Sonata No.

November 20. 1, performed by Arnaldo Estrella, at the Leopoldo Miguez Hall, National School of Music, Rio de Janeiro. November 23rd.

November 23. "A tribute to the memory of Barrozo Netto, performed by his last students." In the first part, 15 works by Barrozo Netto were performed by Homero de Magalhães, Vera Bertucci, Margot Ambrust, Lucy Ramos da Costa, Sulla Jaffe, Nilda de Souza Garcia, Hebe Araujo de Matos, Stella de Sá, Lília Faustino de Figueiredo, Elfrida Person Machado Bastos, Ruth Brafman, Ilka Gili, Oscarlita Fontes Lima, and Altair Celina Gomes. In the second part, the same pianists performed works by Bach, Beethoven, Henrique Oswald (Nocturne Op. 6 and Study No. 2), Weber, Liszt, Chopin, Bortkiewicz, Dvorak, Fauré, Scriabin, Wagner-Liszt, Balakirev, and Grieg. Leopoldo Miguéz Hall, National School of Music, Rio de Janeiro. [access the program here] November 27th.

November 27. Musical lecture, analysis, and piano illustrations by Magda Tagliaferro on the theme "Claude Debussy and the renewal of modern music." Eight pieces by Debussy were performed, including L'Isle Joyeuse. Leopoldo Miguez Hall, National School of Music, Rio de Janeiro. [access the program here] December 22nd.

December 22. Recital by Rolf Telasko (baritone) and Fritz Jank (piano) for the São Paulo Society of Artistic Culture.