Radames Gnattali & Orquestra Sinfonica Nacional da Radio M.E.C - Brasiliana Nr. 6 | Concerto Romantico (1969)

Hello, good evening! Loronix goes Classic this Sunday. I could not make different, Radames Gnattali is a very requested artist and Loronix has just a few albums among the vast discography of this extraordinary Brazilian musician. As far as I remember, we never had a Radames Gnattali LP covering his music and his awesome piano playing. By the way, Radames Gnattali is a gifted pianist, which is something that I could understand by listening this album today. Let's see.

This is Radames Gnattali & Orquestra Sinfonica Nacional da Radio M.E.C - Brasiliana Nr. 6 | Concerto Romantico (1969), for Codil Ritmos, featuring two Radames Gnattali concerts for piano and orchestra, performed by Orquestra Sinfonica Nacional da Radio M.E.C, conduced by Maestro Alceo Bocchino and featuring Radames Gnattali at the piano in all tracks. This album took me by surprise; it was recorded in 1969 with a running time of 54 minutes, above the average of 35-40 of that period. I’m wondering why other artists did not take advantage of this "extended" running time. Tracks include:

Brasiliana Nr. 6

01 - I - Sobre Um Tema De Xangô (Radames Gnattali)
02 - II - Sobre Uma Escala Nordestina (Radames Gnattali)
03 - III - Prenda Minha (Radames Gnattali)

Concerto Romantico

04 - I - Allegro (Radames Gnattali)
05 - II - Lento Con Fantasia (Radames Gnattali)
06 - III - Allegro Moderato (Radames Gnattali)