Friday, November 10, 2006

Tia Amelia - A Bencao Tia Amelia (1980)

Hello, Good night, friends! Get set to hear something truly amazing. A Mr. X. contribution, really great, this is Amelia Brandao Neri or Tia Amelia, Brazilian pianist, born in 1897 and since the age of four, started her long time friendship with the piano.

This is Tia Amelia - A Bencao Tia Amelia (1980), for Marcus Pereira Discos, recorded by Amelia Brandao Neri at the age of 83. It is hard to describe an album like this and the story of this woman; it is amazing that she recorded this wonderful instrumental LP alone with the piano at this age. Tia Amelia got married at the age of 17 and had to stop with the piano. Her husband died when she was 25 and she had to cope with the rest of her life alone with her three daughters.

Since then, Tia Amelia dedicated all her life to music, being an active pianist and composer. A Bencao Tia Amelia is only Tia Amelia, the piano and her compositions, mainly valsas (waltz) and choros.

It is amazing how she play the piano on such age. Tia Amelia left us three years after this release at the age of 86. Tracks include:

01 - Choro Serenata (Tia Amélia)
02 - Mosquita (Tia Amélia)
03 - Choro Para Minha Filha (Tia Amélia)
04 - Parabéns Pra Você Zé (Tia Amélia)
05 - Maestrissimo Cipó (Tia Amélia)
06 - Bilhete Para Arnaldo Rebello (Tia Amélia)
07 - Conversando Com Minha Irmã (Tia Amélia)
08 - Medalha Com G (Tia Amélia)
09 - Choro Para Fernanda (Tia Amélia)
10 - Maria Alice (Tia Amélia)
11 - Penazziando (Tia Amélia)
12 - Para Meus Netos Bisnetos e Tetraneta (Tia Amélia)