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David Ganc has just released the fifth CD of his career, Noturno – David Ganc interpreta a m\u00fasica de c\u00e2mara de Nivaldo Ornelas.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n A saxophonist, flautist, arranger, and composer, Ornelas has set the standard for generations of musicians. He is a legend in Brazilian popular music for his performances with Milton Nascimento and Clube de Esquina, his appearances on CDs and at shows with Egberto Gismonti and Hermeto Pascoal, and the 14 CDs he has recorded of his own compositions. Featuring music written by Ornelas from 1980 to 2014, Ganc\u2019s latest CD pays special tribute to his friend, who turned 75 just as Mills Records launched the disc. The friendship between the two <\/span>dates to the 1970s, when Ganc opened Egberto Gismonti shows as a member of A Barca do Sol and Nivaldo played backup in Gismonti\u2019s group Academia de Dan\u00e7as.<\/em> Over the years, they\u2019ve shared time in dressing rooms and at recording studios, and their personal bond remains strong today. The music on Noturno <\/em>straddles the boundary between popular and classical \u2013 something else that has been common to the musical paths of Ganc the interpreter and Ornelas the composer. With this CD, Ganc brings to the forefront a rather unfamiliar body of work by Ornelas: his classical music. Ganc is accompanied on all tracks by the celebrated and talented Maria Teresa Madeira. She is the ideal pianist for this disc \u2013 indispensible, in fact. In 1986, Madeira and Ganc recorded Ornelas\u2019s first classical composition, Noturno, for which this CD is named. The disc is further enriched by the masterly performances of Zeca Assump\u00e7\u00e3o on acoustic double bass, Mingo Ara\u00fajo on percussion, and Iura Ranevsky on cello, each playing a track. The CD opens with Variations for Flute and Piano, recorded in 1990 on Ornelas\u2019s LP A Colheita do Trigo<\/em>. That first rendition was a popular performance featuring piano, bass, drums \u2013 and Ornelas on tenor sax and Ganc on flute. Now a classical version in three movements is offered by flute and piano. Can\u00e7\u00e3o Breve<\/span><\/em> is an unpretentious theme heard in the velvet tones of a G flute. The Suite for Tenor Saxophone and Piano in 5 Movements <\/em>\u2013 recorded here for the first time \u2013 can be thought of as a central idea split into five parts. Sentimentos N\u00e3o Revelados <\/span><\/em>is a re-recording. The first time around, Milton Nascimento sang the melody, but now it\u2019s presented by Ranevsky on cello and Ganc on flute. Can\u00e7\u00f5es do Interior (A Pra\u00e7a)<\/span><\/em> belongs to a <\/strong>notebook of songs for cello. Ganc transcribed it for tenor sax because the two instruments share similar ranges and because so little music has been written for this woodwind. The suite is divided into six movements: \u201c<\/span>Arrecifes,<\/em>\u201d <\/em>\u201cPraia dos Flamengos,\u201d \u201cFortaleza de S\u00e3o Lu\u00eds,\u201d \u201c<\/span>Cana do Reino,\u201d \u201cArraial do Bom Jesus,\u201d<\/span> <\/em>and \u201cRecife, Oh Linda!\u201d Zeca Assump\u00e7\u00e3o\u2019s bass and Mingo Ara\u00fajo\u2019s Northeast percussion blend Brazilian swing with classical sounds. The disc closes with the piece that lends its name to the CD: Nocturne for Flute and Piano in <\/span><\/span>2 Movements. <\/em>Written in 1984, it was Nivaldo Ornelas\u2019s first foray into classical music \u2013 and it was dedicated to David Ganc. \u00a0<\/span>And so, says Ganc, \u201cIt\u2019s a cycle that closes. While another one begins.\u201d Telling the world about this uniquely beautiful music, Egberto Gismonti writes: \u201c<\/span>The music in Noturno<\/em> is an open window onto any one of our horizons. . . .It is a beautiful gift to our apparently impoverished world, bereft of dreams, of passion, and of affection that squeezes the heart to tears of joy.\u00a0 <\/span>A beautiful gift to our contradictory, miscegenated, self-taught country.<\/span> Beautiful music, of dedication and passion.\u201d The liner notes include an introduction by Egberto Gismonti. The photos, paintings, and video clips are by the artist Nando Chagas. Luciane Nardi was responsible for graphic design. <\/p>\n Noturno <\/span><\/em>is now available on all digital platforms, by track or complete CD. The physical CD is distributed by Mills Records (www.millsrecords.com.br<\/a>) and can be purchased at http:\/\/distribo.lojaintegrada.com.br\/<\/a>. <\/p>\n \u00a0On Stage: David Ganc \u2013 Flutes, saxophones, musical director Maria Teresa Madeira – piano \u00a0 Check it out on youtube: \u00a0 1-\u00a0Varia\u00e7\u00f5es para Flauta e Piano Introdu\u00e7\u00e3o e 1\u00ba movimento<\/em><\/span>
\nPerformed for the first time on this CD, <\/span>Suite Brazil-Holland in 6 Movements <\/em>was the inspiration behind Ganc\u2019s project. The suite is part of a broader exploration of Brazilian history that Ornelas embarked on in 1996 and completed in 2014, focusing on Holland\u2019s invasion and occupation of Northeast Brazil from 1630 to 1654. In his sound interpretation of the era, Ornelas fuses European Baroque with melodic and harmonic genres and patterns from Brazil\u2019s Northeast.