Dorian Sono Luminus invites you to take a South American excursion with this new release of solo and chamber works for guitar by one of the 20th century’s most prominent Brazillian composers, Radamés Gnattali. Performed by master guitarist Marc Regnier, and featuring Natalia Khoma (cello), Tacy Edwards (flute) and Marco Sartor (guitar), these works sizzle though the speakers with their intensity, passion and virtuosity.

Marc Regnier has appeared as soloist, in chamber groups and with orchestras throughout the United States, from Los Angeles to several appearances at New York’s Carnegie Recital Hall. He has performed and given master classes in Canada and South America. Marc’s past releases with the Musical Heritage Society and Naxos have garnered critical acclaim with publications such as Fanfare to proclaim “Rarely have the repertoire and the skills of a particular artist been combined as effectively…In summary, Regnier is technically on par with the best in this repertoire and in terms of his hard-to-quantify musicianship, outstanding…a significant recording on all counts.”

Radamés Gnattali (1906-1988) occupies a prominent position in the history of twentieth-century Brazilian music as a figure active in both the popular and classical traditions. Through his work as a conductor, arranger and performer, he shaped the development of Brazilian popular music, most notably as orchestral director at Rádio Nacional, beginning in the late 1930s.

Gnattali’s work raises questions not only about the boundaries between “classical” and “popular” music but about the concept of “Brazilian music” more broadly. He worked in a context that was defined by profound concerns with national identity, or “Brazilianness” (Brasilidade).

From the syncopated rhythms of the Sambas, to musical portraits of Brazilian dances, the tonal colours, rhythmical diversity and impassioned performances truly display Gnattali’s “Brasilidade”. Recorded at world famous Skywalker Sound, this album is a sonic treat that will be loved by the guitar enthusiasts and chamber music lovers alike.