Thursday, November 13, 2008

Severino Filho e Sua Orquestra - O Mundo em 7 Notas (1960)

Hello, good evening! I cannot remember that last time an old and good orchestra LP was released at Loronix. Perhaps in the beginning of this year. Anyway, the style really needs more attention and this album should pay all my debts with the legion of friends who that have been creating demand for some orchestra LPs. Let’s see.

This is Severino Filho e Sua Orquestra – Um Brasileiro Ouviu... Viu... Sentiu... O Mundo em 7 Notas (1960), for Continental, featuring orchestra and choir arrangements by Maestro Severino Filho (Os Cariocas) and a not credited participation of Os Cariocas at the choir. There are several elements that drag my attention here. The cover artwork featuring an airplane from the legendary Panair do Brasil, an airline that dominated Brazilian market throughout many years and was closed by Brazilian military government in 1965. I also like the concept of regions and world countries celebration. For each celebrated country our region, Maestro Severino Filho delivers arrangements of medleys with relevant music. Continental did not credit Maestro Severino Filho co-workers. Tracks include:

- = 01 = -
Brazil

Meu Boi Barroso (Tradicional / Adpt. Severino Filho)
São Paulo Quatrocentão (Garoto / Chiquinho do Acordeom)
Oh Minas Gerais (Tradicional / Adpt. Severino Filho)
Cidade Maravilhosa (André Filho)
Saudade de Itapoã (Dorival Caymmi)
Evocação (Nelson Ferreira)

- = 02 = -
Portugal

A Severa (Frederico de Freitas)
Coimbra (Raul Ferrão / J. Galhardo)

- = 03 = -
Centro America

La Paloma (Yradier / Adpt. Severino Filho)
Frenesie (Dominguez)
Amor (Gabriel Ruiz / R. L. Mendes)

- = 04 = -
E.E.U.U (USA)

Ol Man River (O. Hammerstein II / J. Kern)
Deep Purple (M. Parish / De Rose)
Summertime (George Gershwin / D. Hezward)
Oh Suzane (S. Foster / Adpt. Severino Filho)

- = 05 = -
Espanha e França

Capricho Espanhol (Rimsky / Korsakov)
Carmen (Bizet / Adpt. Severino Filho)
La Violetera (Padilla / Montesinos)

- = 06 = -
Italia

La Pluie Sur Le Toit (A. Ronnell)
Vous Qui Passez Sans Me Voir (Hess / Misraki / Charles Trenet)
Firenze Sogna (C. Cesarini)
Chitarra Romana (Lazzaro / Bruno)

- = 07 = -
Europa Central e Norte

Wien Du Stadt Meiner Traume (Viena Cidade de Meus Sonhos) (Sieczynski)
Dansas Rumenas (B. Bartók)
Warsaw Concert (R. Addinsell)
Swedish Rhapsody (H. Alfvén)
Lili Marlene (Schultz)

- = 08 = -
Russia e Oriente

Prince Igor Danças Polovitsianas (A. P. Borodin / N. Rimsky / Korsakov / A. C. Glazunov)
Noites de Moscou (Adpt. Severino Filho)
Mush-a-bye (J. Seelen / S. Fain)
Sayonara (Irving Berlin)

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