Egberto Gismonti - Meeting Point (1997)

Tracklist

01. Strawa No Sertao - Zabumba
02. Strawa No Sertao - Maxixe
03. Música Para Cordas
04. Frevo
05. A Pedrinha Cai
06. Eterna
07. Música De Sobrevivência

If any title could sum up the ECM aesthetic in two words, it is Meeting Point. This disc features the Lithuanian State Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Gintaras Rinkevicius, playing the music of Egberto Gismonti, who also acts as soloist. Having studied under Jean Barraque and Nadia Boulanger in Paris, the multitalented Brazilian musician and composer puts his conservatory training into effect on this program of seven pieces. Of these, the diptych “Strawa no Sertao” is the shortest, making for a rollicking introduction that bustles like a market square, threading between fruit stands and children’s laughter. The nocturnal dances of “Musica para Cordas” provide much-needed contrast to its surroundings, setting up a lively arrangement of “Frevo” (first heard on Sanfona). Gismonti now appears at the keyboard, adding urgency to this orchestral milieu.

Egberto Gismonti — piano, composer
Lithuanian State Symphony Orchestra
Gintaras Rinkevicius — conductor

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