Tempo do Brasil

This album plays like a truly collaborative Chamber performance, led by Grammy nominated, Peabody Conservatory grad. Regnier. The 4 artists on this album take turns in solo works and a variety of pairings of accessible works, mostly with a Latin rhythm – composers like Assad, Villa-Lobos, Almeida, Powell, and more.

This album was on air when our on-air host volunteer walked in, and he immediately said, “Isn’t this wonderful!”

Great works of international composers in melodic, toe-tapping cross-over pieces.

Marc Regnier’s carefully selected recital works in favor of chamber ecstasies that are just not heard that often in this sort of music.

For a quality classical experience the multi-instrumental soiree is enlightening as well as enlivening. Considering Regnier’s gorgeous tone and flexible technique, equally present in his guest’s fingers as well, we come away with a refreshing splash on the face – a clear, clean tonic that is bracing, beautiful, and cobweb-clearing on all counts.

Engineering that offers a realistic and quite affable sonic take on everything certainly doesn’t hurt either. A dip in crystal waters to be sure, not to be missed!

These same musicians brought us an album of the music of Radames Gnatalli. I was impressed by that performance, and I took as much delight in this collection of solos and duos by various Brazilian composers.

Most of the music is new to me, or at least rarely recorded. The Guitar world tends to look to solo works rather than chamber music from these composer, so it was nice to hear.

If you love Brazilian music, you’ll find much pleasure here.