AMARAL VIEIRA, José Carlos (b.1952) - Te Deum in stilo barocco (1986)

José Carlos Amaral Vieira (b.1952) - Te Deum in stilo barocco (1986)

Performers: Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir; Mario Kosik (conductor)

Drawing: Johann Jacob Steinmann (1800-1844) - Largo do Paço (1839)

Further info: Te Deum in stilo Barocco / Missa Choralis

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José Carlos Amaral Vieira 

(São Paulo, 2 March 1952)

Brazilian composer, pianist and musicologist. He studied piano with Souza Lima and composition with Artur Hartmann in Brazil. Vieira later studied in France at the Paris Conservatory with Lucette Descaves and Olivier Messiaen; in Germany at the Freiburger Musikhochschule with Carl Seeman and Konrad Lechner; and in the United Kingdom with Louis Kentner. In 1977 he returned to Brazil to embark on the career of a virtuoso performer, while introducing his own compositions in concert programmes. He has achieved international acclaim both as a concert and recording artist, composer, and musicologist, and has appeared throughout the Americas, Europe, and Asia. Among his honors, Vieira has been the recipient of the Arthur Honegger International Composition Award, a Grand Prix International (Fondation de France), Hungary's Liszt Award, and Japan's Min-On Award. He has performed more than 72 recordings, focused on Liszt's work and on his own compositions.