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Oscar Lorenzo Fernandez belonged to a key group of Brazilian composers including Villa-Lobos, Mignone and Guarneri, who radically transformed the landscape of Brazilian classical music and shaped future generations of composers. Lorenzo Fernandez was essentially a miniaturist, with many of his piano pieces being both richly inventive and short in duration. From the Iberian sonorities of earlier pieces such as the expansive Noturno, via the nationalist flavours of the Suites Brasileiras, to his final piano work, the technically challenging Sonata Breve, Lorenzo Fernandez's refined sophistication and originality can be heard in every piece. Album Tracks 1. Suite Brasileira No. 1~I. Velha Modinha 2. Suite Brasileira No. 1~II. Suave Acalanto 3. Suite Brasileira No. 1~III. Saudosa Seresta 4. Suite Brasileira No. 2~I. Ponteio 5. Suite Brasileira No. 2~II. Moda 6. Suite Brasileira No. 2~III. Cateretê 7. Suite Brasileira No. 3~I. Toada 8. Suite Brasileira No. 3~II. Seresta 9. Suite Brasileira No. 3~III. Jongo 10. Valsa Suburbana, Op. 70 11. Três Estudos em Forma de Sonatina, Op. 62~I. Allegro con brio 12. Três Estudos em Forma de Sonatina, Op. 62~II. Moderato 13. Três Estudos em Forma de Sonatina, Op. 62~III. Allegro scherzoso 14. Rêverie, Op. 20 15. Prelúdios do Crepúsculo, Op. 15~I. Evocação da tarde 16. Prelúdios do Crepúsculo, Op. 15~II. Idílio 17. Prelúdios do Crepúsculo, Op. 15~III. Ocaso 18. Prelúdios do Crepúsculo, Op. 15~IV. Angelus 19. Prelúdios do Crepúsculo, Op. 15~V. Pirilâmpos 20. Sonata Breve~I. Enérgico 21. Sonata Breve~II. Largo e pesante 22. Sonata Breve~III. Impetuoso 23. Duas Miniatures, Op. 1~No. 1. Andante 24. Duas Miniatures, Op. 1~No. 2. Presto 25. Noturno, Op. 3
