Sinter SLP - 4
A friend from Brazil,
Fausto Neves has just sent me two rarities.
The first one, I am posting right now is the
4 Lp in the
Música Brasileira series consisting of 10 ultra-rare volumes of which existence I was not aware before.
If someone has the other 9 volumes, I will be happy to post them here.
Here is the complete text written by
Fausto:
The
Música Brasileira series was the first and important collection (or anthology) of Brazilian classical music to vinyl records. A diplomatic initiative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (
Cultural Divisão do MRE-Ministério das Relações Exteriores do Brasil) in 1956 -1957.
The criteria was the priority for original works and lesser known composers. The art direction was by the Brazilian composer
Claudio Santoro and the participation of
Radio MEC.
The recording, only in the mono version, was made by the
Sinter label (
Sociedade Interamericana de Representações - Rio de Janeiro) that has opened a new studio in 1957.
Sinter has been a pioneer in the modernization of the Phonographic Industry in Brazil, the first to launch the LP record in Brazil (1951) and turned Brazil the fourth country to produce Lp, after the United States, England and France.
Unfortunately, the recordings of the
Musica Brasileira series are poor quality ones and only the mono version which is not explained, because in the same year 1957
Sinter began recording in stereo.
The
Sinter label was a property of
CBD - Companhia Brasileira de Discos, also representative in Brazil for labels
Verve,
Decca and
Westminster.
In 1958
CBD was purchased by
Philips Phonographische Industry.
The recording of the
Música Brasileira series Lps begans in 1956, finished in early 1957 and distributed in July.
The
Brazilian Music series was never released commercially.
These LPs were distributed by Brazilian embassies to radio stations,
mainly in Europe. It was relegated to oblivion, maybe for the poor quality of the recordings, and has become a rarity
Volumes 2 and 3 are the most important because there are
unique recordings of renowned Brazilian composers works.
The picture of covers is similar in each of the ten covers – a detail of a work of the Baroque sculptor
Aleijadinho, (
Antônio Francisco Lisboa (1738 – 1814), without any information about.
The
National Library of France has digitized five volumes (4,5,6,8 and 10) in 2014. However the original LPs are really poor quality and the 5 others may not be available.
The works:
Sonata n. 3 I Alegro (1947-48)
Claudio Santoro: -
Hector Alimonda; piano
Sonata n. 3 II Lento (1947-48)
Claudio Santoro: -
Hector Alimonda; piano
Sonata n. 3 III Vivo (1947-48)
Claudio Santoro: -
Hector Alimonda; piano
Villa-Lobos:
Manduca Pia -
Maria de Lourdes Lopes da Cruz and
José Vieira Brandão; piano
Nha Pope -
Maria de Lourdes Lopes da Cruz and
José Vieira Brandão; piano
Prequetê (1938) -
Vieira Brandão and
Cassiano Ricardo: /
Maria de Lourdes Lopes da Cruz and
José Vieira Brandão; piano
“
Só” (or
Song Alone) -
Vieira Brandão and
Guilherme de Almeida /
Maria de Lourdes Lopes da Cruz and
José Vieira Brandão ; piano
Trova (1954) -
Vieira Brandão (1911 - 2002) and
Gabriel de Lucena: /
Maria de Lourdes Lopes da Cruz and J.
Vieira Brandão; piano
A dolorida (1942) -
Francisco Mignone (in the book Folklore of Pernambuco)
- Maria de Lourdes Lopes da Cruz and
Francisco Mignone; piano
A Sombra (
The Shadow) (1932)--
Francisco Mignone and
Judas Isgorogota (
Agnelo Rodrigues de Melo): - M
aria de Lourdes Lopes da Cruz and
Francisco Mignone; piano
Quando na roça anoitece (
When night falls in the fields) (1930) --
Francisco Mignone and
Ricardo Alves Guimarães (dedic
Raul Torres): -
Maria de Lourdes Lopes da Cruz and F
rancisco Mignone; piano
Pinhão Quente -
Francisco Mignone -
Maria de Lourdes Lopes da Cruz and
Francisco Mignone piano
MÚSICA BRASILEIRA 4
Créditos:
Fausto Neves
