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Brazilian contemporary classical is a modern concert-music scene that blends European classical craft with Brazil’s rhythmic and timbral identity. It spans intimate chamber works, adventurous vocal and electroacoustic pieces, and bold orchestral writing, often favoring clear textures, extended techniques, and vivid color over traditional romantic sweep. Composers draw on regional dances and Afro-Brazilian pulse as subtle rhythmic DNA rather than quotation, pairing it with modern harmony, minimalist repetition, and experimental sound design. The result is music that can feel both rigorously notated and theatrically alive—rooted in Brazil yet fluent in the global language of new music.

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Emmanuel Pahud•

Dresdner Philharmonie•

Jonathan Stockhammer•

Christopher Rouse•

Sergei Prokofiev•

Toshio Hosokawa

Album - 14 Tracks - Released September 11, 2026

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September 11, 2026

Ceremony
Emmanuel Pahud•
Dresdner Philharmonie•
Jonathan Stockhammer•
Christopher Rouse•
Sergei Prokofiev•
Toshio Hosokawa
14 tracks
August 28

Beethoven for Three: Symphony No. 3 "Eroica" and Leonore Overture No. 3
Ludwig van Beethoven•
Yo-Yo Ma•
Leonidas Kavakos•
Emanuel Ax•
Antoine Tamestit
5 tracks
August 14

Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55 "Eroica"/III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace
Ludwig van Beethoven•
Yo-Yo Ma•
Leonidas Kavakos•
Emanuel Ax•
Antoine Tamestit
1 tracks
August 14

Rouse: Flute Concerto: V. Amhrán
Christopher Rouse•
Emmanuel Pahud•
Dresdner Philharmonie•
Jonathan Stockhammer
1 tracks
July 24

To Awaken the Sleeper
Kansas City Symphony•
Michael Stern•
Joyce DiDonato•
Yo-Yo Ma
11 tracks
July 3

Busoni: Works for Piano
Ferruccio Busoni•
Martin Jones
16 tracks
June 26

Afrossinfonicidade, Vol. 2 (Ao Vivo em Salvador)
Carlinhos Brown•
Orquestra Ouro Preto
8 tracks
June 26

Indianisches Tagebuch, Erstes Buch, BV 267: III. Andante
Ferruccio Busoni•
Martin Jones
1 tracks
June 19

Yelele Mama / Bado Mapema
Yo-Yo Ma
2 tracks
June 5

Afrossinfonicidade, Vol. 1 (Ao Vivo em Salvador)
Carlinhos Brown•
Orquestra Ouro Preto
9 tracks
June 1

Contemplation
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart•
Frédéric Chopin•
Johann Sebastian Bach•
Ludwig van Beethoven•
Claude Debussy•
Agustín Barrios Mangoré•
Alexander Borodin•
Alexander Glazunov•
Alexander Scriabin•
Almeida Prado•
Anton Bruckner•
Antonio Vivaldi•
Antonín Dvořák•
Aram Khachaturian•
Arcangelo Corelli•
Arnold Bax•
Arnold Schoenberg•
Arvo Pärt•
Bedřich Smetana•
Benjamin Britten•
Béla Bartók•
Camille Saint-Saëns•
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach•
Charles Gounod•
Charles-Marie Widor•
Christoph Willibald Gluck•
Claudio Monteverdi•
César Franck•
Dmitri Shostakovich•
Domenico Scarlatti•
Edvard Grieg•
Edward Elgar•
Enrique Granados•
Erik Satie•
Ernest Chausson•
Federico Mompou•
Felix Mendelssohn•
Francis Poulenc•
Franz Liszt•
Franz Schubert•
François Couperin•
Frederick Delius•
Gabriel Fauré•
Gabriel Pierné•
Georg Philipp Telemann•
George Frideric Handel•
Giacomo Puccini•
Gioachino Rossini•
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi•
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
113 tracks
May 29

Atraente Brasileira
Guilherme Andreas
1 tracks
May 22

CHASING THE SUN
Ibrahim Maalouf•
Las Migas•
Richard Galliano
1 tracks
May 22

Brouwer: Canción de Cuna (Berceuse)
Leo Brouwer•
Laura Mazon Franqui
1 tracks
May 20

NOVA
Hamilton De Holanda•
Salomão Soares•
Thiago Big Rabello
14 tracks
May 19

Frio lá fora (feat. Salomão Soares & Thiago Big Rabello)
Hamilton De Holanda•
Ibrahim Maalouf•
Pretinho da Serrinha
1 tracks
May 19

Pras crianças (feat. Salomão Soares & Thiago Big Rabello)
Hamilton De Holanda•
Anoushka Shankar
1 tracks
May 19

Luanda (Unidos) (feat. Salomão Soares & Thiago Big Rabello)
Hamilton De Holanda•
Paulo Flores
1 tracks
May 19

Nova alvorada (feat. Salomão Soares & Thiago Big Rabello)
Hamilton De Holanda•
Pedrito Martinez•
Michael Pipoquinha
1 tracks
May 19

Mono no aware (feat. Salomão Soares & Thiago Big Rabello)
Hamilton De Holanda•
Paulinho Da Costa•
Pedro Martins
1 tracks
May 15

Ole Buck: Concerto Rosignolo
Ole Buck•
Michala Petri•
Odense Symphony Orchestra•
Eivind Gullberg Jensen
5 tracks
May 15

This House of Peace (Live)
The St. Olaf Choir•
Anton Armstrong
6 tracks
May 15

This House of Peace (Live)
The St. Olaf Choir•
Anton Armstrong
6 tracks
May 15

Haydn: Adagio in F Major, Hob. XVII:9
Joseph Haydn•
Fanny Vicens
1 tracks
May 14

soul brasileiro
Os Garotin•
Lenine•
Hamilton De Holanda
1 tracks
May 1

Iliff: Piano Music
Martin Jones
15 tracks
May 1

Mozart: Rondo in F Major, K.494, Allegretto
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart•
Fanny Vicens
1 tracks
May 1

Cervo: Concerto for Violin and Strings: I. Maestoso
Dimitri Cervo
1 tracks
May 1

Morel: Danza Brasileira
Jorge Morel•
Laura Mazon Franqui
1 tracks
April 30

Monteverdi: Si dolce è'l tormento, SV 332 (Arr. for Viola, Cello & Guitar by Pierluigi Colangelo & Grand Cru Duo)
Claudio Monteverdi•
Pierluigi Colangelo
1 tracks
April 17

She, Invisible Vol. I
Karin Fernandes
14 tracks
April 11

Tenebroso (Tango Brasileiro) [Arranged for Three Guitars by Jair T. de Paula]
Edson Lopes
1 tracks
April 10

Latin Music for Guitar
Edson Lopes
7 tracks
April 10

Currents / Volume 4
Third Coast Percussion
8 tracks
April 10

Brouwer: Danza del Altiplano
Leo Brouwer•
Laura Mazon Franqui
1 tracks
April 9

Vista da Montanha, Livro I "Evocação"
Edson Lopes
1 tracks
April 8

Cullare la Tempesta (To Lull the Storm)
Edson Lopes
1 tracks
April 7

When You Are Here
Edson Lopes
1 tracks
April 6

17 de Janeiro
Edson Lopes
1 tracks
April 5

Angelina
Edson Lopes
1 tracks

September 11, 2026

Ceremony
Emmanuel Pahud•
Dresdner Philharmonie•
Jonathan Stockhammer•
Christopher Rouse•
Sergei Prokofiev•
Toshio Hosokawa
14 tracks
August 28

Beethoven for Three: Symphony No. 3 "Eroica" and Leonore Overture No. 3
Ludwig van Beethoven•
Yo-Yo Ma•
Leonidas Kavakos•
Emanuel Ax•
Antoine Tamestit
5 tracks
July 24

To Awaken the Sleeper
Kansas City Symphony•
Michael Stern•
Joyce DiDonato•
Yo-Yo Ma
11 tracks
July 3

Busoni: Works for Piano
Ferruccio Busoni•
Martin Jones
16 tracks
June 26

Afrossinfonicidade, Vol. 2 (Ao Vivo em Salvador)
Carlinhos Brown•
Orquestra Ouro Preto
8 tracks
June 5

Afrossinfonicidade, Vol. 1 (Ao Vivo em Salvador)
Carlinhos Brown•
Orquestra Ouro Preto
9 tracks
June 1

Contemplation
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart•
Frédéric Chopin•
Johann Sebastian Bach•
Ludwig van Beethoven•
Claude Debussy•
Agustín Barrios Mangoré•
Alexander Borodin•
Alexander Glazunov•
Alexander Scriabin•
Almeida Prado•
Anton Bruckner•
Antonio Vivaldi•
Antonín Dvořák•
Aram Khachaturian•
Arcangelo Corelli•
Arnold Bax•
Arnold Schoenberg•
Arvo Pärt•
Bedřich Smetana•
Benjamin Britten•
Béla Bartók•
Camille Saint-Saëns•
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach•
Charles Gounod•
Charles-Marie Widor•
Christoph Willibald Gluck•
Claudio Monteverdi•
César Franck•
Dmitri Shostakovich•
Domenico Scarlatti•
Edvard Grieg•
Edward Elgar•
Enrique Granados•
Erik Satie•
Ernest Chausson•
Federico Mompou•
Felix Mendelssohn•
Francis Poulenc•
Franz Liszt•
Franz Schubert•
François Couperin•
Frederick Delius•
Gabriel Fauré•
Gabriel Pierné•
Georg Philipp Telemann•
George Frideric Handel•
Giacomo Puccini•
Gioachino Rossini•
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi•
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
113 tracks
May 20

NOVA
Hamilton De Holanda•
Salomão Soares•
Thiago Big Rabello
14 tracks
May 15

This House of Peace (Live)
The St. Olaf Choir•
Anton Armstrong
6 tracks
May 15

Ole Buck: Concerto Rosignolo
Ole Buck•
Michala Petri•
Odense Symphony Orchestra•
Eivind Gullberg Jensen
5 tracks
May 15

This House of Peace (Live)
The St. Olaf Choir•
Anton Armstrong
6 tracks
May 1

Iliff: Piano Music
Martin Jones
15 tracks
April 17

She, Invisible Vol. I
Karin Fernandes
14 tracks
April 10

Latin Music for Guitar
Edson Lopes
7 tracks
April 10

Currents / Volume 4
Third Coast Percussion
8 tracks
April 3

Poulenc Piano Music
Francis Poulenc•
Martin Jones
12 tracks
March 27

If Music...
Jakub Józef Orliński•
Michał Biel•
George Frideric Handel•
Henry Purcell•
Johann Joseph Fux•
Johann Sebastian Bach
18 tracks
March 26

Kaun: Symphony No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 85 & Sir John Falstaff, Op. 60
Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin•
Jonathan Stockhammer
5 tracks
March 14

Enchanting Melodies
Edson Lopes
6 tracks
March 13

Mozart: Sonatas for Piano and Violin, Vol. 4
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart•
Claudio Cruz
9 tracks

August 14, 2026

Rouse: Flute Concerto: V. Amhrán
Christopher Rouse•
Emmanuel Pahud•
Dresdner Philharmonie•
Jonathan Stockhammer
1 tracks
August 14

Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55 "Eroica"/III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace
Ludwig van Beethoven•
Yo-Yo Ma•
Leonidas Kavakos•
Emanuel Ax•
Antoine Tamestit
1 tracks
June 26

Indianisches Tagebuch, Erstes Buch, BV 267: III. Andante
Ferruccio Busoni•
Martin Jones
1 tracks
June 19

Yelele Mama / Bado Mapema
Yo-Yo Ma
2 tracks
May 29

Atraente Brasileira
Guilherme Andreas
1 tracks
May 22

CHASING THE SUN
Ibrahim Maalouf•
Las Migas•
Richard Galliano
1 tracks
May 22

Brouwer: Canción de Cuna (Berceuse)
Leo Brouwer•
Laura Mazon Franqui
1 tracks
May 19

Pras crianças (feat. Salomão Soares & Thiago Big Rabello)
Hamilton De Holanda•
Anoushka Shankar
1 tracks
May 19

Nova alvorada (feat. Salomão Soares & Thiago Big Rabello)
Hamilton De Holanda•
Pedrito Martinez•
Michael Pipoquinha
1 tracks
May 19

Luanda (Unidos) (feat. Salomão Soares & Thiago Big Rabello)
Hamilton De Holanda•
Paulo Flores
1 tracks
May 19

Mono no aware (feat. Salomão Soares & Thiago Big Rabello)
Hamilton De Holanda•
Paulinho Da Costa•
Pedro Martins
1 tracks
May 19

Frio lá fora (feat. Salomão Soares & Thiago Big Rabello)
Hamilton De Holanda•
Ibrahim Maalouf•
Pretinho da Serrinha
1 tracks
May 15

Haydn: Adagio in F Major, Hob. XVII:9
Joseph Haydn•
Fanny Vicens
1 tracks
May 14

soul brasileiro
Os Garotin•
Lenine•
Hamilton De Holanda
1 tracks
May 1

Mozart: Rondo in F Major, K.494, Allegretto
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart•
Fanny Vicens
1 tracks
May 1

Cervo: Concerto for Violin and Strings: I. Maestoso
Dimitri Cervo
1 tracks
May 1

Morel: Danza Brasileira
Jorge Morel•
Laura Mazon Franqui
1 tracks
April 30

Monteverdi: Si dolce è'l tormento, SV 332 (Arr. for Viola, Cello & Guitar by Pierluigi Colangelo & Grand Cru Duo)
Claudio Monteverdi•
Pierluigi Colangelo
1 tracks
April 11

Tenebroso (Tango Brasileiro) [Arranged for Three Guitars by Jair T. de Paula]
Edson Lopes
1 tracks
April 10

Brouwer: Danza del Altiplano
Leo Brouwer•
Laura Mazon Franqui
1 tracks