1956

Francisco Mignone records his Sextet for piano, together with Malamud, A. Ferreira, H. Breitinger, J. Ribeiro, and N. Devos, for the album “Música Brasileira No. 3”, released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in partnership with Rádio MEC. The book "150 Years of Music in Brazil (1800-1950)", by Luiz Heitor Corrêa de Azevedo, is published.

March 28. Heitor Alimonda performs Claudio Santoro's Concerto No. 1 for piano and orchestra with the Theatro Municipal Symphony Orchestra under the composer's direction. Also presented, in their world premiere, were Claudio Santoro's Brasiliana and Symphony No. 5. TMRJ. March 29.

March 29. Recital with songs by Babi de Oliveira. Hermelindo Castelo Branco (vocals) and Babi de Oliveira (piano) perform "Os teus olhos... Os meus olhos," "Cachimbo do sertão," "Invernia," "Serenade of Illusion," "The Word I Didn't Say," "Madrigal," and "Atavism." Tarquínio Lopes (vocals) and Babi de Oliveira (piano) perform "Simple Song of Maria," "Trovas," "Cabocla," "Toada das águas verdes," "La vie," "Serenade of Despondency," and "Feast of Ogum." Christian Women's Association of Rio de Janeiro. [access the program here] April 13th.

April 13. Recital by Jacques Klein and Friedrich Gulda, for 2 pianos, with works by Mozart (Introduction and Fugue in C minor, K.426; and Sonata for 2 pianos K.448), Schubert (Fantasy in F minor), Camargo Guarnieri (Black Dance, in a version for 2 pianos), Ravel (Ma mère l'oye) and Brahms (Variations on a Theme by Haydn).

April 16. TMRJ. April 16th. Chamber music recital with works by Claudio Santoro. Renzo Brancaleon (cello) and Heitor Alimonda (piano) performed Sonata No. 3 for cello and piano. Francisco Corujo (violin) and Heitor Alimonda (piano) performed Sonata No. 4 for violin and piano. Francisco Corujo (violin), Henrique Morelenbaum. Lionello Forzanti and R. Brancaleon (cello) performed Quartet No. 3. Foyer of the TMRJ. April 16.

April 16. Start of the auditions for the Radio Ministry of Education Competition, for piano, voice, violin and cello, with the participation of 35 pianist candidates, including: Eudóxia de Barros, Dirce Bauer Knijnik (referred to only as Dirce Bauer), Norma Bojunga, Edda Fiore, Irany Leme, Arthur Moreira Lima, Suzana Bandeira de Melo, Caio Pagano, Gerardo Parente, Ney Salgado, Ellyana Caldas, Gilberto Tinetti. Guiomar Novaes was the president of the jury. Auditorium of the Ministry of Education, Rio de Janeiro.

April 17. Recital by Friedrich Gulda and Jacques Klein for two pianos with works by Mozart (Sonata K. 448 and Introduction and Fugue in C minor), Schubert (Fantasy in F minor), Camargo Guarnieri (Black Dance, in a version for two pianos), Ravel (Ma mère l'oye), Brahms (Variations on a Theme by Haydn). TMRJ.

April 21. Semi-final rounds of the Ministry of Education Radio Competition. The following pianists participated in this stage: Dirce Bauer Knijnik (referred to only as Dirce Bauer), Norma Bojunga, Maria A. Campos, Consuelo Leite Fernandes, Arthur Moreira Lima, Nara de Oliveira, Caio Pagano, Gerardo Parente, Ney Salgado, Ellyana Caldas, Gilberto Tinetti and Rosinha Spivak. Auditorium of the Ministry of Education, Rio de Janeiro.

April 21. Friedrich Gulda performs Mozart's Concertos No. 26 and No. 14 as soloists with the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra conducted by Eleazar de Carvalho.

April 22. TMRJ. April 22. Rachel Couto Fernandes performs Haydn's Concerto in D major as soloist with the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra conducted by Eleazar de Carvalho.

April 23. TMRJ. April 23. Final rounds of the Ministry of Education Radio Competition. The winners were: First place: Arthur Moreira Lima; Second place, tied: Elyanna Caldas, Dirce Bauer Knijnik (referred to only as Dirce Bauer) and Norma Bojunga; Third place, tied: Gilberto Tinetti and Gerardo Parente. Auditorium of the Ministry of Education, Rio de Janeiro.

April 24. Solemn presentation of prizes to the winners of the Ministry of Education Radio Contest (1st place: Arthur Moreira Lima; Second place, tied: Elyanna Caldas, Dirce Bauer Knijnik (referred to only as Dirce Bauer) and Norma Bojunga; Third place, tied: Gilberto Tinetti and Gerardo Parente), with the presence of the Minister of Education and diplomatic representatives of the countries that awarded scholarships. During the ceremony, the award-winning pianists performed on the piano. Auditorium of the Ministry of Education, Rio de Janeiro.

April 23. Friedrich Gulda and Jacques Klein perform Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 9, Schumann's Concerto, and Mozart's Concerto for Two Pianos with the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra conducted by Eleazar de Carvalho. It is likely that Gulda performed the first concerto as a soloist, and Klein the second.

April 28. TMRJ. April 28. Recital by Friedrich Gulda with works by Bach (English Suite No. 2), Beethoven (32 Variations in C minor and 6 Bagatelles Op. 126), Francisco Mignone (Congada), Chopin (the 4 Ballades).

May 5. TMRJ. May 5. Jacques Klein performs Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5 "Emperor" as a soloist with the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra conducted by Eleazar de Carvalho.

May 6. TMRJ. May 6. Bernard Ringeissen performs Saint-Saëns' Piano Concerto No. 2 as a soloist with the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra conducted by Eleazar de Carvalho. In 1962, this pianist won the III International Piano Competition of Rio de Janeiro.

May 13. TMRJ. May 13th. Cecília Itiberê, Sônia Muniz, and Caio Pagano perform Mozart's Piano Concerto for 3 Pianos as a soloist with the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra conducted by Eleazar de Carvalho.

May 13. TMRJ. May 13th (same day as the concert above, but at a different time). Recital by Oscar Borgerth (violin) and Alceo Bocchino (piano) with works by Mondonville (Sonata in F major), Mozart (Sonata K.378), Ysaye, Hindemith (Sonata Op.11 No.1), Khachaturian, Paganini, Villa-Lobos (Contentamento). [access the program here]

May 20. TMRJ. [Access the program here] May 20th. Lina Maria de Castro Lobo performs Saint-Saëns' Concerto No. 2 as a soloist with the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra conducted by Helmuth Thierfelder.

May 20. TMRJ. May 20th (same day as the concert above, but at a different time). Recital by Lillian Steuber with works by Soler, Bach (Toccata in C minor), Mozart (Sonata No. 10), Brahms (Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel), Chopin, Piston, Villa-Lobos (A lenda do caboclo and Kankikis), Ravel.

May 22. TMRJ. May 22nd.

May 26. Recital by Lilian Steuber for the São Paulo Artistic Culture Society. May 26th. Regina Beiguelman performs Schumann's Concerto as a soloist with the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra conducted by Helmuth Thierfelder.

June 2. TMRJ. June 2nd. Jaime Ingram performs Camargo Guarnieri's Concerto No.

June 5. 2 as a soloist with the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra, conducted by the composer. TMRJ. June 5th. Recital by Wanda Luzzato (violin) and Lidia Alimonda (piano) by the São Paulo Society of Artistic Culture.

June 5. June 5th. Recital by Jacques Klein.

June 6. "Milton de Lemos" Auditorium of the Conservatory of Music, Pelotas (RS). June 6th. Recital by Souza Lima with works by Mozart (Fantasy in C minor), Schumann (Symphonic Studies), Cassado, Ginastera, Camargo Guarnieri (Tortured Choro, dedicated to Souza Lima), Alabieff-Liszt and Liszt. [access the program here]

June 8. Clube Coronel Barbosa, Piracicaba, SP. [access the program here] June 8th. Maria da Penha Recital with works by Bach-Busoni, Beethoven (Sonata No. 23), Chopin (Sonata No. 2), Liszt (Transcendental Etude No. 5), José Siqueira (Chorinho), Lorenzo Fernandez (Pirilampo), Villa-Lobos (A Fiandeira), and Ravel (Scarbo).

June 9. Foyer of the TMRJ. [access the program here] June 9th. Arnaldo Estrella solos Brahms' Concerto No.

June 10. 1 with the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra conducted by Eleazar de Carvalho. TMRJ. June 10th. Manoel Vicente Ribeiro Veiga Jr. solos Beethoven's Concerto No. 3 with the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra conducted by Eleazar de Carvalho.

June 14. TMRJ. June 14th. Recital by Rudolf Firkusny with works by Bach (Toccata in C minor), Schubert, Chopin (Sonata No.

June 16. 3), Bartok (Sonata), Camargo Guarnieri (Black Dance), Smetana. TMRJ. June 16. Hugo Balzo solos Khachaturian's Concerto with the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra conducted by Eleazar de Carvalho.

June 17. TMRJ. June 17. Fernando Lopes solos Schumann's Concerto, and Maria Mercedes Luna solos Theme and four variations (the four temperaments) by Hindemith, with the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra conducted by Eleazar de Carvalho.

June 22. TMRJ. June 22. Recital by Laís de Souza Brasil with works by Mozart (Sonata No. 5), Brahms (Sonata No. 5), Chopin, Camargo Guarnieri (Black Dance), Villa-Lobos (Choros No. 5 "Brazilian Soul" and "Party in the Sertão"), Prokofiev (Sonata No.

June 24. 3). TMRJ. June 24. Edda Fiare solos Fauré's Ballade with the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra conducted by Eleazar de Carvalho.

June 26. TMRJ. June 26. Recital by Rudolf Firkusny with works by Haydn (Sonata in C minor), Beethoven (Sonata No. 30), Schumann (Symphonic Studies), Villa-Lobos (The Legend of the Caboclo), Smetana, Chopin, Stravinsky (Petrushka).

June 26. TMRJ. June 26. Recital by Heitor Alimonda with works by Scarlatti (2 Sonatas), Bach-Tausig (Toccata and Fugue in D minor), Mozart (Fantasy in D minor), Schumann (Papillons and Toccata), Prokofiev (Dabólica Suggestion), Scriabin (Study in C-sharp minor, probably Op. 2 No. 1), De Falla (Miller's Dance), Villa-Lobos (5 Cirandas: Terezinha de Jesus, A Condessa, Senhora Dona Sancha, Pobre Cega, O Cravo Brigou com a Rosa).

July 6. Municipal Theater, Araraquara (SP). July 6. Pianists Heitor Alimonda and José Cocarelli participate as soloists in the Mozart Festival, with an unspecified orchestra conducted by Joanídia Sodré. National School of Music of the University of Brazil.

July 10. Rio de Janeiro. July 10. Recital by Leonor de Macedo Costa with works by Mozart (Fantasy in C minor, Sonata No. 14 and Sonata No. 18), Schumann (Sonata No.

July 21. 2 and Symphonic Studies). TMRJ. July 21. Ivy Improta solos Mozart's Concerto No. 20 with the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra conducted by Lamberto Baldi.

August 7. TMRJ. August 7. Recital by Zara Nelsova (cello) and Fritz Jank (piano) by the São Paulo Society of Artistic Culture.

August 11. Olívia Nicolau solos Franck's Les Djinks with the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra conducted by Lamberto Baldi.

August 12. TMRJ. August 12. Nelson Freire, at age 11, solos Mozart's Concerto No. 9 with the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra conducted by Lamberto Baldi. TMRJ.

August 12. August 12th (same day as the recital above, but at a different time). Recital by Jaime Ingram with works by Mozart (Sonata No. 10), Franck (Prelude, Chorale and Fugue), Albéniz, Camargo Guarnieri (Ponteios Nos. 34, 21, 22), Chopin.

August 14. TMRJ. August 14th. Recital by Jaime Ingram for the São Paulo Society of Artistic Culture.

August 18. August 18th. Recital by Guiomar Novaes with works by Beethoven, Bach (The Departure of a Beloved Brother), Schumann (Symphonic Studies), Debussy, Chopin (selection of Preludes). Municipal Theater of Niterói (RJ). [access the program here] August 19th.

August 19. Recital by Zara Nelsova (cello) and Fritz Jank (piano) with works by Boccherini, Beethoven (Sonata Op. 69), Kodaly, Scriabin, Prokofiev, Tchaikovsky.

August 20. TMRJ. August 20th. Recital by Heitor Alimonda with works by Scarlatti (2 Sonatas), Bach-Tausig (Toccata and Fugue in D minor), Schumann (Papillons), Chopin (2 studies, Ballade No. 3), Francisco Mignone (Dança do Botocudo), Villa-Lobos (2 Cirandas), Albéniz (Sevilha), Scriabin (Study in C sharp minor, probably Op. 2 No. 1), Liszt (Hungarian Rhapsody No. 6). Clube Caixeiral, Passo Fundo (RS).

August 21. August 21st. Recital by Heitor Alimonda with works by Scarlatti (2 Sonatas), Bach-Tausig (Toccata and Fugue in D minor), Schumann (Papillons), Chopin (2 studies, Ballade No. 3), Francisco Mignone (Dança do Botocudo), Villa-Lobos (2 Cirandas: A Condessa, O Cravo Brigou com a Rosa), Albéniz (Sevilha), Scriabin (Study in C sharp minor, probably Op. 2 No. 1), Liszt (Hungarian Rhapsody No. 6). Headquarters of the Social and Cultural Union, Carazinho (RS).

August 23. Recital by Heitor Alimonda. Ijuí Gymnastics Society, Ijuí (RS).

August 25. Recital by Heitor Alimonda. Hall of the Cultural Center, Santa Maria.

August 25. Leon Fleisher performs Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini with the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra conducted by Eleazar de Carvalho. TMRJ. August 26.

August 26. Recital by Louis Kentner with works by Bach-Busoni, Beethoven (Sonata No. 30), Chopin (4 Scherzi), Villa-Lobos (Cirandas No. 11 "Nesta rua, nesta rua..." and No. 6 "Passa, passa, gavião..."), Kodaly, Bartok (Sonatina), Balakirev (Islamey). TMRJ. August 28.

August 28. Recital by Heitor Alimonda. Milton de Lemos Auditorium of the Pelotas Conservatory of Music (RS). August 29.

August 29. Recital by Heitor Alimonda with works by Scarlatti (2 Sonatas), Bach-Tausig (Toccata and Fugue in D minor), Schumann (Papillons), Chopin (2 studies, Ballade No. 3), Francisco Mignone (Dança do Botocudo), Villa-Lobos (2 Cirandas: A Condessa, O Cravo Brigou com a Rosa), Albéniz (Sevilha), Scriabin (Study in C sharp minor, probably Op. 2 No. 1), Liszt (Hungarian Rhapsody No. 6). Main Hall of the Clube do Comércio, Rio Grande (RS). August 30th.

August 30. Recital by Heitor Alimonda. Evangelical Foundation. City not specified, probably in Rio Grande do Sul. August 31st. Recital by Heitor Alimonda.

August 31. Colégio Sinodal. City not specified, probably in Rio Grande do Sul. September 1st. Recital by Heitor Alimonda with works by Scarlatti (2 Sonatas), Bach-Tausig (Toccata and Fugue in D minor), Schumann (Papillons), Chopin (2 studies, Ballade No.

September 1. 3), Francisco Mignone (Dança do Botocudo), Villa-Lobos (2 Cirandas: A Condessa, O Cravo Brigou com a Rosa), Albéniz (Sevilha), Scriabin (Etude in C-sharp minor, probably Op. 2 No. 1), Liszt (Hungarian Rhapsody No. 6). Municipal School of Fine Arts, Porto Alegre. September 1st. Recital by Guiomar Novaes with works by Bach-Siloti, Beethoven (Sonata No.

September 1. 26), Schumann (Symphonic Studies), Debussy, Villa-Lobos (O Polichinelo, from A Prole do Bebê No. 1), Chopin (selection of Preludes). TMRJ. September 2nd. Vicky Adler performs Grieg's Concerto with the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra conducted by Eleazar de Carvalho.

September 2. TMRJ. September 3rd. Recital by Heitor Alimonda with works by Bach-Boskoff (Organ Concerto in C major), Franck (Prelude, Fugue and Variation), Schumann (Papillons Op.

September 3. 2), Chopin (2 Etudes, Ballade No. 3), Villa-Lobos (Three Cirandas: The Countess, Teresinha de Jesus, The Carnation Quarrelled with the Rose), Kabalevsky (Sonata No. 3). São Pedro Theatre, Porto Alegre. September 4th. Recital by Heitor Alimonda with works by Scarlatti (2 Sonatas), Bach-Tausig (Toccata and Fugue in D minor), Schumann (Papillons), Chopin (Etudes Op.

September 4. 25 No. 1, Op. 25 No. 3 and Ballade No. 3), Francisco Mignone (Dance of the Botocudo), Villa-Lobos (2 Cirandas: The Countess, The Carnation Quarrelled with the Rose), Albéniz (Seville), Scriabin (Etude in C sharp). minor, probably Op.2 No.1), Liszt (Hungarian Rhapsody No. 6). Artistic Culture Society, Cruz Alta (RS). September 8.

September 8. Concert commemorating the 20th anniversary of Rádio Nacional. Aída and Radamés Gnattali performed on two pianos the music of Ernesto Nazareth (in arrangements by Radamés for two pianos and orchestra) Sarambeque, Improviso and Batuque. Radamés performed his Brazilian Fantasy No. 1 (for piano and orchestra), and performed his song Bate-papo in three voices with Pedro Vidal (double bass) and Luciano Perrone (drums). The Rádio Nacional Orchestra presented several pieces conducted by Radamés Gnattali and Romeu Ghipsman. The concert was recorded and broadcast by Rádio Nacional on September 12. TMRJ. September 9.

September 9. Claudio Fernando Stresser solos Saint-Saëns' Concerto No. 2 with the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Eleazar de Carvalho. TMRJ. September 15th.

September 15. Alam Bernheim performs Schumann's Concerto as a soloist with the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra conducted by Eleazar de Carvalho.

September 16. TMRJ. September 16th. Concert in homage to the centenary of Luigi Chiaffarelli. Souza Lima, Antonietta Rudge, and Guiomar Novaes (3 pianos) performed Bach's Concerto for 3 Pianos and Mozart's Concerto for 3 Pianos as soloists with the Municipal Symphony Orchestra conducted by Edoardo di Guarnieri. The concert was preceded by words from the poet Menotti del Picchia, who read a eulogy to Chiaffarelli. During the intermission, a bronze bust of Chiaffarelli was unveiled in the theater's lobby.

September 24. TMSP. September 24th. Recital by Ivy Improta for the São Paulo Society of Artistic Culture.

October 1. October 1st. Recital by Heitor Alimonda with works by Bach-Boskoff. (Organ Concerto in C major), Franck (Prelude, Fugue and Variation), Schumann (Papillons Op. 2, 2 pieces from the Phantasiestücke), Villa-Lobos (3 Cirandas), Kabalevsky (Sonata No. 3). Teatro Bela Vista, São Paulo.

October 15. Recital by Arnaldo Estrella with works by Schumann (Carnival), Prokofiev (Sonata No. 7), Chopin (Sonata No. 3), Villa-Lobos and Camargo Guarnieri. Teatro Copacabana, Copacabana Palace Hotel, Rio de Janeiro.

October 20. Maria da Penha solos Prokofiev's Concerto No. 1 with the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra conducted by Edouard van Remoortel.

October 22. TMRJ. October 22. Recital by Yara Bernette for the Sociedade de Cultura Artística de São Paulo.

November 6. Recital by Maria de Lourdes Cruz Lopes (vocals) and Fritz Jank (piano) by the São Paulo Artistic Culture Society.

November 11. Renata Kielgast solos Liszt's Hungarian Fantasy with the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra conducted by Francisco Mignone TMRJ.

November 17. Laís de Souza Brasil solos Rachmaninoff's Concerto No. 2 with the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra conducted by Leo Peracchi TMRJ. November 22.

November 22. Recital by Nelson Freire, at age 12, with works by Bach (Toccata in C minor), Beethoven (Sonata No. 3), Chopin, Rachmaninoff, Camargo Guarnieri (Sonatina No. 3), Villa-Lobos (Dance of the White Indian). Foyer of the TMRJ. [access the program here] November 28.

November 28. Recital by Oscar Borgerth (violin) and Alceo Bocchino (piano) with works by Vitali, Mozart, Ysaye (Sonata No. 3 for solo violin), José Siqueira (1st Sonata), Francisco Mignone (2nd Corner Waltz, in a version for violin and piano), Szymanowski, Nin, Paganini. TMRJ. November 29.

November 29. Maria Adelaide Moritz solos Schumann's Concerto with the University Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Raphael Baptista. In the first part, Sérgio Napoli (baritone) and Fernando Lopes (piano) performed works by Valente-Tagliaferro, Gastaldon, Leoncavallo, Verdi, and Rossini. TMRJ. December 2nd.

December 2. Recital by Heitor Alimonda (piano), Francisco Corujo (violin), and Renzo Brancaleon (cello) with works by Márgola (Trio No. 2), Shostakovich (Trio Op. 67), and Villa-Lobos (Trio No. 3). Auditorium of the Ministry of Education, Rio de Janeiro. December 21st.

December 21. Recital by Dulcemar Lafaille with works by Bach-Silotti, Haydn (Sonata in B-flat major), Schumann (Scenes from Childhood), Chopin (Ballade No. 2), Villa-Lobos (The Legend of the Caboclo), Debussy (Prelude 1), Fauré (Nocturne 1), and Ravel (Toccata). Foyer of the TMRJ. December 21st.

December 21. Recital by the Municipal String Quartet and Fritz Jank (piano). TMSP. December 22nd.

December 22. Recital by Sérgio Pereira da Silva with works by Brahms, Respighi, Granados, Scott, Francisco Mignone (Prelude), Villa-Lobos (Choros No. 5 "Alma brasileira" and Serenade Impressions), Scriabin, Chopin, Liszt. Foyer of the TMRJ.