Artur Cimirro

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Artur Cimirro
Artur Cimirro
Born
Artur Cimirro Pereira

(1982-09-30) September 30, 1982 (age 41)
NationalityBrazilian
Occupation(s)composer, Pianist and art critic

Artur Cimirro (born September 30, 1982) is a Brazilian pianist, composer and art critic.[1]

Biography[edit]

Born in Bagé, Brazil, Artur Cimirro started his musical studies in 1995 with the acoustic guitar and in 2001 focused on the piano.[2]

As a composer, Cimirro is strongly influenced by the composer/pianists of different languages such as Franz Liszt, Leopold Godowsky, Ferruccio Busoni, and Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji.[citation needed]

Compositions[edit]

Among Cimirro's works is a Piano Sonata (his Op. 3) which takes two hours to be played in six movements,[3][failed verification] as well as symphonic works including two Symphonic Poems (No. 1 "The Masque of the Red Death" based on Edgar Allan Poe's tale with the same name, and No. 2 "Curupira").

Cimirro wrote his second set of Eccentric Preludes Op. 13 for Stuart & Sons 102-key pianos and he was the first composer to make piano pieces using the range limits of 108 keys from contra C to the top b in his Eccentric Preludes Op. 20.[3][failed verification]

Because of his transcriptions and paraphrases Cimirro was called[by whom?] "The Reincarnation of Liszt"[2]

In 2018, sheet music publisher Master Music Publications released a selection of Cimirro's works.[4]

Performance[edit]

In 2008, Cimirro was the first foreigner to win the “V Konkurs na Projekt Nagraniowy Zapomniana Muzyka Polska”,[citation needed] an award issued by Polish record label Acte Préalable for the most interesting recording project devoted to "forgotten Polish music."[5] Acte Préalable released Cimirro's proposal, a recording of the complete piano works of Karol Tausig, on CD.[6]

In May 2010 Cimirro received in Rio Grande do Sul state (Brazil) the trophy “Bravo – Álvaro Godoy”.[citation needed]

Cimirro was the first international pianist to play on the biggest piano in the world, a 5.7-metre long piano made by the 23-year-old New Zealander Adrian Mann, performing two concerts in a shed on Timaru's countryside (New Zealand).[7]

Discography[edit]

  • 2011 - Artur Cimirro plays Stuart & Sons in Terra Australis
  • 2016 - Karol Tausig (1841-1871) - Complete Original Piano Works (AP 0359) [1]
  • 2016 - Aleksander Michałowski (1851-1938) - Piano Works 1 (AP 0365)[2]
  • 2016 - Géza Zichy (1849-1924) - Complete Piano Works (AP 0371)[3]
  • 2016 - Géza Zichy (1849-1924) - Complete Piano Transcriptions (AP 0372)[4]
  • 2017 - Tivadar Szántó (1877-1934) - Complete Piano Works 1 (AP 0386)[5]
  • 2017 - Tivadar Szántó (1877-1934) - Complete Piano Works 2 (AP 0387)[6]
  • 2017 - Artur Cimirro (1982-) - Piano Works 1 (AP 0400)[7]
  • 2017 - Józef Wieniawski (1837-1912) - Piano Works 4 (AP 0406)[8]
  • 2018 - Theodore Dubois (1837-1924) - Works for Piano 1 (AP 0431)[9]
  • 2018 - Theodore Dubois (1837-1924) - Works for Piano 2 (AP 0432)[10]
  • 2018 - Theodore Dubois (1837-1924) - Works for Piano 3 (AP 0433)[11]
  • 2018 - Joaquim Antonio Barrozo Netto (1881-1941) - Works for Piano 1 (AP 0451)[12]
  • 2018 - Joaquim Antonio Barrozo Netto (1881-1941) - Works for Piano 2 (AP 0452)[13]
  • 2019 - Aleksandra Garbal (1970) - Selected Works for Piano (AP 0465)[14]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Mosman Daily, Sydney/Australia, article by Kate Crawford - 18/05/2011
  2. ^ a b "Do rock à elite erudita". archive.vn. 2013-02-19. Archived from the original on 2013-02-19. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
  3. ^ a b Article on PianoInforum
  4. ^ Publications, Master Music (2018-09-07). "Meet Our Artist Artur Cimirro | Master Music Publications". mastermusicpublications.com. Retrieved 2019-09-03.
  5. ^ "Zapomniana muzyka polska". Onet Wiadomości (in Polish). 2003-08-01. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
  6. ^ "Karol Tausig (1841-1871) - Complete Original Piano Works". www.acteprealable.com. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
  7. ^ www.tvnz.co.nz https://www.tvnz.co.nz/?vid=4199533. Retrieved 2020-05-28. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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