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Schumanniana

Composed by Alexandre Levy in 1891 (dated by researcher Arnaldo Senise), the Schumanniana is a work of eight small pieces, whose intention to honour the German composer is explicit in the title, suggesting that his musical language will also be emulated. The very conception of the work, bringing together several short pieces, reveals an approximation with this composer. The title, which refers to a character and uses the suffix (-ana), can already be considered an allusion to the Kreisleriana op. 16, also consisting of eight parts. Clear parallels can be drawn between Schumanniana and works by Schumann such as Scenes from Childhood op. 15 (especially in movements 1 and 2), in addition to the Fantasiestücke op. 12, Humoreske op. 20, Papillons op. 2, Symphonic Studies op. 13 and the Vienna Carnival op. 26.
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Leandro Isaac Motta

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Leandro Isaac Motta holds a master's degree in performance from the Chicago College of Performing Arts in the class of pianist Winston Choi. He was a soloist with important orchestras in the country such as the Symphony of Campinas, of Limeira and Youth Symphony of Guarulhos. Among the various prizes he won in national competitions are 1st prize in the Souza Lima Competition, the 1st Piracicaba International Piano Concerto Competition and the Nascente de Música Erudita award (USP). He graduated from USP in the class of Dr Luciana Sayure and is currently studying for his Performance Diploma in Chicago under the guidance of pianists Winston Choi, Edward Auer and Junghwa Moon Auer.
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