Chorinho Georgina Isabel Rossi & Silvie Cheng

• João de Souza Lima (1898 . 1982): Chorinho for viola and piano:
• 1 Lima: Chorinho for viola and piano 07:09
• Osvaldo Lacerda (1927 - 2011): Appassionato, Cantilena, e Toccata for viola and piano:
• 2 Lacerda: Appassionato, Cantilena, e Toccata for viola and piano: I. Appassionato 05:05
• 3 Lacerda: Appassionato, Cantilena, e Toccata for viola and piano: II. Cantilena 05:09
• 4 Lacerda: Appassionato, Cantilena, e Toccata for viola and piano: III. Toccata 02:49
• Ernani Aguiar (b. 1950): Meloritmias: No.5 for solo viola:
• 5 Aguiar: Meloritmias: No.5 for solo viola: I. Ponteando 03:07
• 6 Aguiar: Meloritmias: No.5 for solo viola: II. Resposta ao bilhete do jogralrrapeixe 04:07
• 7 Aguiar: Meloritmias: No.5 for solo viola: III. Convite ao amigo Cristiano Ribeiro 04:03
• Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887 - 1959): Valsa da dor for solo piano:
• 8 Villa-Lobos: Valsa da dor for solo piano 05:39
• Lindembergue Cardoso (1939 - 1989): Pequeno Estudio, op.78 for solo viola:
• 9 Cardoso: Pequeno Estudio, op.78 for solo viola 08:05
• Brenno Blauth (1931 - 1993): Sonata for viola and piano:
• 10 Blauth: Sonata for viola and piano: I. Dramático 07:20
• 11 Blauth: Sonata for viola and piano: II. Evocativo 07:11
• 12 Blauth: Sonata for viola and piano: III. Agitado 06:24
• Chiquinha Gonzaga (1847 - 1935): Lua branca (from the operetta: O Forrobodó):
• 13 Gonzaga: Lua branca (from the operetta: O Forrobodó) 01:56
• Total Runtime 01:08:04

Info for Chorinho

The new album by violist Georgina Rossi and pianist Silvie Cheng is saturated with Brazil’s rich musical heritage. CHORINHO presents a slew of alluring yet under-recognized works for viola, including world-premiere recordings of works by João de Souza Lima, Lindembergue Cardoso, and Ernani Aguiar.

A solo piano interlude honors Heitor Villa-Lobos, the titan of Brazil’s 20th century musical scene. The concluding track, an arrangement of Chiquinha Gonzaga’s song Lua Branca by the two soloists themselves, hangs over the collection like a light. Vibrant, soulful, and expressive, CHORINHO offers a spectacular glimpse into a little-known area of Brazilian contemporary music.

Cheng and Rossi's previously collaborated on "MOBILI: Music for viola and piano from Chile" (New Focus, 2020). Critics praised the duo for their "excellent performances" (CineMusical), calling the album a "very accomplished listen" (Take Effect Reviews).

Georgina Rossi, viola
Silvie Cheng, piano

Georgina Isabel Rossi
As a soloist, Chilean-American violist Georgina Isabel Rossi has performed with the Orquesta Sinfónica Uncuyo (Mendoza) and the Orquesta de Cámara de Chile, and enjoys a varied career on stage in North and South America. Santiago-born, she began her training with her mother, Penelope Knuth, moving to the United States on a Chilean national grant at sixteen to study at Interlochen Arts Academy in Michigan. Ms. Rossi is a member of the Hartford Symphony Orchestra, which she joined in 2016. She is a Fellow of the Toronto and Bowdoin Summer Music Festivals, holds a Master of Music degree from The Juilliard School, where she studied with Roger Tapping, and a Bachelor of Music from the Manhattan School of Music, where she was a student of Karen Dreyfus and Daniel Avshalomov. Ms. Rossi plays a 2014 viola made by Leonardo Anderi in Buenos Aires and an 1820 bow by Karl Wilhelm Knopf. Ms. Rossi is also a visual artist and draftswoman. She began her art education at an early age with Chilean artist Susana Larraín, and studied painting at the Art Students League of New York under Jerry Weiss. She lives in Washington Heights.

Silvie Cheng
Lauded for her “extraordinarily varied palette” (WholeNote Magazine) and “purely magical” playing (New York Concert Review), Chinese-Canadian pianist Silvie Cheng made her Carnegie Hall solo debut in 2011. Since then, she has premiered over forty works and performed in esteemed concert halls across the globe, from New York’s Steinway Hall to Brussels’ Flagey Hall, and Montréal’s Maison Symphonique to Shanghai’s Poly Theatre. Recent solo highlights include debuts with Symphony Nova Scotia and the New Amsterdam Symphony Orchestra. An active recitalist and sought-after chamber musician, Ms. Cheng tours extensively alongside her cellist brother Bryan Cheng, as the Cheng2 Duo; they have released a trilogy of critically-acclaimed albums on the German label audite. She is a teaching-artist of the Manhattan School of Music’s Distance Learning Program and of the Bridge Arts Ensemble in New York, where she is currently based.

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