Natale a Thomson

Cos'è la vita se non imparare a vivere la vita? canta Achille Lauro nella sua "Marilù". È questo l'obiettivo di Sebastiano, un ragazzo privo di inclinazioni e ispirazioni, apatico e indifferente. L'unica scintilla che alimenta la sua vita è la speranza di trovare l'assassino dei suoi genitori. Quell'uomo misterioso, impresso nella sua mente, lo tormenta ogni notte, un incubo ricorrente che al tempo stesso è l'unico filo per ricostruire la verità. La sua rinascita sarà segnata dalla riscoperta di sé stesso e dal desiderio di cambiamento, senza mai dimenticare il suo scopo primario.

Claudio Santoro was one of Brazil’s most eminent and influential composers. Over a 50-year period, he wrote a cycle of 14 symphonies that is widely acclaimed as the most significant cycle of its kind ever written in Brazil. The two selected works in this inaugural volume of the first complete recording of his symphonies focus on the 1950s, a period when Santoro sought a more direct and communicative idiom using Brazilian elements.

Edino Krieger was a leading figure in Brazilian music as both composer and arts director who influenced a generation of his compatriots during his long life. Krieger’s works can be divided into three phases: serial, neo-Classical, and a fascinating synthesis of traditionalism and the avant-garde. From the second category comes the transitional Variações Elementares whereas his final creative phase, his peak of artistic maturity, is represented by the remainder of the programme. Included is one of his most emblematic pieces, Canticum Naturale, an expansive Amazonian painting in sound, and the virtuosic and expressive Ludus Symphonicus.

Brazilian composers in the 19th century often sought state scholarships to enable them to study in Europe where they were to become influenced by the German, Italian and French compositional schools. They also became involved in the vogue for writing suites based on ancient dances, such as Nepomuceno’s delightful Ancient Suite, premiered at Grieg’s home, or Braga’s Madrigal-Pavana which evokes the belle époque ballrooms of Rio de Janeiro. Miguéz’s Suite in the Old Style is polyphonic and lively, while Gomes’ Sonata for Strings is his finest non-operatic work.

Il Natale arriva in anticipo per una giovane aspirante giornalista, mandata all'estero a fare un servizio su un affascinante principe che sta per diventare re. Nobiltà, amore e un principe affascinante. Questo diventa per lei il suo più importante incarico professionale.