Oscar Lorenzo Fernández - Piano Works (Clélia Iruzun)

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Composer: Oscar Lorenzo Fernández

• Suite brasileira No. 1
• Suite brasileira No. 2
• Suite brasileira No. 3
• Valsa suburbana, Op. 70
• 3 Estudos em forma de sonatina, Op. 62
• Rêverie, Op. 20
• Prelúdios do crepúsculo, Op. 15
• Sonata breve
• 2 Miniaturas, Op. 1
• Noturno, Op. 3

Clélia Iruzun, piano

Date: 2025

Label: Naxos

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Oscar Lorenzo Fernández (1897–1948) 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 Fernández 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 Suítes Brasileiras, to his final piano work, the technically challenging Sonata Breve, Lorenzo Fernández’s refined sophistication and originality can be heard in every piece.

Clélia Iruzun (b. 1963) is a distinguished Brazilian pianist based in London, acclaimed for her vibrant interpretations of Classical, Romantic, and Latin American repertoire. A graduate of the Escola de Música in Rio de Janeiro and the Royal Academy of Music in London, she has performed over 30 piano concertos worldwide. Iruzun has collaborated with artists like Nelson Freire and Stephen Kovacevich, and composers such as Francisco Mignone and Marlos Nobre have dedicated works to her. Her acclaimed discography includes recordings with the Royal Philharmonic and Ulster orchestras, most recently a 2025 release featuring de Falla and Nimrod Borenstein’s concerto, composed for her.

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