Leopoldo Américo Miguez was a Brazilian composer born in Niterói. He was known as a champion of the music of Richard Wagner and directed the Instituto Nacional de Musica. He also wrote the music for Brazil’s Hymn for the Proclamation of the Republic. We will hear his Violin Sonata and Suíte à antiga.
Leopoldo Miguez: 19th Century Brazilian Composer
Elbio Barilari in studio (Photo: Melanie Rose Goldberg Photography)
Playlist
Violin Sonata, Op. 14
Emmanuele Baldini, violin; Karin Fernandes, piano
Suíte à antiga, Op. 25
English Chamber Orchestra; Neil Thomson, conductor
