Corciolli - Imaginary Brazil (2020) [Hi-Res]

"Imaginary Brazil" is the new album of the Brazilian composer and keyboardist Corciolli. This is the 33rd album of his career. Imaginary Brazil delivers 10 compositions written for piano, violin and cello, complemented by orchestral arrangements, percussions and electronic synthesizers. Inspired by the Brazilian imagination, Corciolli creatively merges influences of European classical school, African rhythms and indigenous sounds.

With special guest performances by Pablo de León on violin and Raïff Dantas Barreto on cello (respectively spalla and 1st cello of the São Paulo Municipal Symphony Orchestra) as guest soloists, the album also features contributions from soprano Rose de Souza, percussionist Kabé Pinheiro and virtuoso guitarist Camilo Carrara, among others.

Themes featured include "Vila Rica", inspired by the life and work of Aleijadinho, genius of the baroque mineiro; "Sonata Cabocla", who describes a day in the simple life of a “good worker” caboclo in the deep interior of that country; "Eyes of the Jaguar", inspired by the secret of fire, according to an ancient legend of the Surui people of Rondônia, who lived in the eyes of jaguars, until it was stolen by the Orobab bird.