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Pedro Caldeira Cabral: Variacoes - Guitarra Portuguesa

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Download links and information about Pedro Caldeira Cabral: Variacoes - Guitarra Portuguesa by Pedro Caldeira Cabral. This album was released in 1995 and it belongs to World Music genres. It contains 19 tracks with total duration of 50:42 minutes.

Artist: Pedro Caldeira Cabral
Release date: 1995
Genre: World Music
Tracks: 19
Duration: 50:42
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Tracks

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No. Title Length
1. Castro Daire (featuring Francisco Perez) 3:03
2. Variacoes em do menor (Variation in C Minor) (featuring Francisco Perez) 2:29
3. Preludio (featuring Francisco Perez) 2:25
4. Valsa (featuring Francisco Perez) 2:08
5. Balada da Oliveira (featuring Francisco Perez) 2:58
6. Choro de contraponto (featuring Francisco Perez) 2:49
7. Entrada (featuring Francisco Perez) 3:16
8. Cantos de lua (featuring Francisco Perez) 2:33
9. Gestos (featuring Francisco Perez) 2:29
10. Dancas das sombras (featuring Francisco Perez) 2:00
11. Cancao d'Alcipe (featuring Francisco Perez) 1:54
12. Dialogo crioulo (featuring Francisco Perez) 2:35
13. Retorno (featuring Francisco Perez) 2:56
14. Cancao (featuring Francisco Perez) 3:14
15. Enigmas (featuring Francisco Perez) 2:36
16. Miscelanea (featuring Francisco Perez) 2:28
17. Variacoes sobre o fado Lopes (featuring Francisco Perez) 3:42
18. Vira de frielas (featuring Francisco Perez) 2:30
19. Improvisacao sobre o fado Lopes (featuring Francisco Perez) 2:37

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Aside from its crucial role in classic fado, the lute-like Portuguese guitar — a 19th century urban instrument with quite ancient roots — developed an instrumental repertoire of grave elegance and aching beauty. Cabral comes to the tradition via a classical training and it sometimes shows, but his approach expands the style rather than derails or over-inflates it. And Portuguese guitar in general is one of the world's most enchanting sounds. (51:13)