Baptista, Cyro

Obrigado Brazil / Yo-Yo Ma, cello

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2012-01-17

Works: César Camargo Mariano: Cristal; Samambaia; Antonio Carlos Jobim: Chega de Saudade; O Amor em Paz; Heitor Villa-Lobos: A Lenda do Caboclo, W 166; Chôro no 5 for Piano "Alma brasileira"; Jac...
Performers: Alves, Helio; Assad, Odair [Guitar]; Assad, Sergio [Guitar/Composer]; Baptista, Cyro; Braga, Paulo; Castro-Neves, Oscar; D'Rivera, Paquito; Faria, Jose De; Gismonti, Egberto [Guitar/Composer]; Lubamb...

"Merengue" was nominated for the 2005 Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition. "Libertango" was nominated for Best Instrumental Arrangement.

Recording information: 2002.

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John Zorn: The Satyr's Play; Cerebus

1 CD / Tzadik / 2011-04-19

Works: John Zorn: The Satyr's Play, for 2 percussionists; Cerberus, trio for brass
Performers: Baptista, Cyro; Evans, Peter [Trumpet]; Rojas, Marcus; Taylor, David; Wolleson, Kenny
Conductors: Zorn, John [Composer]

Two dramatic new worlds in sound from our downtown Alchemist who continues to confound and defy expectations well into his fourth decade of recorded activity....continue...
Recording information: East Side Sound, NYC.

John Zorn, whose music does not fit classical or jazz categories or even the in-between third stream classification, has constantly explored new ter...continue...

Art Of Love: Music of Machaut

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2010-03-02

Works: Robert Sadin: Love without End, song; Douce dame, song; Natalie's Song; Python, song; Amour me fair désirer, song; Tu, meu sonho vivo, song; Comment, for ensemble; Dame, si vous m'êtes loin...
Performers: Baptista, Cyro; Blake, Seamus; Burr, Anthony; Curtis, Charles; Ellis, John; Feldman, Mark [Violin]; Hakmoun, Hassan [Performer/Musician]; Haynes, Graham; Loueke, Lionel; Lubambo, Romero; Mehldau, Bra...

These songs of the 14th century are drenched in the sounds of Brazil, Africa and jazz. This extraordinary array of contemporary artists reinterprets and reinvents...continue...
Robert Sadin has had an eclectic career as a conductor in both the classical and jazz worlds; a member of the faculty at Princeton; and an arranger, instrumentalist, and Grammy Award-winning producer....continue...

Music Romance Vol. 1: Music For Children

1 CD / Tzadik / 2009-06-16

Works: John Zorn: Fils des etoiles; This Way Out; Music for Children; Bikini Atoll; Bone Crusher; Dreamer of Dreams; Cycles du Nord; SooKi's Lullaby
Performers: Abel, Dave; Abel, David [violin/vla]; Baptista, Cyro; Cohen, Greg; Coleman, Anthony; Feldman, Mark; Friedlander, Erik; Hudgins, Jeff; Johnson, Dane; Lacamoire, Alex; Reed, Lou; Ribot, Marc; Sanesi, A...
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Ensemble: Abel-Steinberg-Winant Trio; Prelapse

There has never been a CD quite like 'Music For Children'. The first installment of Zorn's challenging and controversial Music Romance trilogy (that includes 'Taboo...continue...

Crandell: Spring Steel, etc / Baptista, et al

1 CD / Tzadik / 2007-11-20

Works: Richard Crandell: Spring Steel
Performers: Baptista, Cyro; Crandell, Richard

Here we have another remarkable recording by the quirky Oregon composer/performer Richard Crandell., whose first delightful CD for Tzadik 'Mbira Magic' hit several Best Ten...continue...

Brasileirinho

1 CD / Artemis / 2006-03-28

Works: Waldir Azevedo: Brasileirinho; Pixinguinha: Um a zero; Ingênuo, choro; Carinhoso; Benedicto Lacerda: Dininha; Naquele Tempo; Altamiro Carrilho: Aeroporto Do Galcáo; Vivaldino; Pra Tia Am...
Performers: Baptista, Cyro; Brandao, Sergio; Lubambo, Romero; Nascimento, Tiberio; Robison, Paula [Flute]; Silverman, Stanley

The Essential Yo-Yo Ma

2 CD / Sony Classical / 2005-08-16

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for solo cello no 1 in G major, BWV 1007; Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147 (BC A174); Cantata no 208, "Was mir behagt," (Hunt Cantata), BWV 208 ...
Performers: Agri, Antonio; Alimjan; Assad, Odair [Guitar]; Assad, Sergio [Guitar/Composer]; Ax, Emanuel; Baptista, Cyro; Bolling, Claude; Burr, Jon [Bass]; Butta, Gilda; Casadesus, Gaby; Console, Hector; Cossin,...
Conductors: Koopman, Ton; Maazel, Lorin; Masur, Kurt; Morricone, Ennio; Chen, Xieyang; Tan Dun;
Ensemble: Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra; Claude Bolling Ensemble; New York Philharmonic; Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra; Roma Sinfonietta; Shanghai National Orchestra; Shanghai Percussion Ensemble; Shanghai Symph...

This is the essential collection from one of the most popular musicians of our time and includes 34 tracks spanning Yo Yo Ma's entire careere...continue...
The Essential Yo-Yo Ma seems to be a presentation of the recordings in which the esteemed cellist has participated that might have the widest appeal to the general market. There's nothing wrong with t...continue...

Obrigado Brazil Live in Concert

2 CD / Sony Classical / 2004-02-10

Works: Astor Piazzolla: Libertango; Tango Suite for 2 guitars; Zita, tango (from Suite Troileana); Antonio Carlos Jobim: Chega de Saudade; Aguas de Marco; Paquito d'Rivera: Merengue; Wapango; Aires Tropical...
Performers: Assad, Odair; Assad, Sergio; Baptista, Cyro; D'Rivera, Paquito; Ma, Yo-Yo; Passos, Rosa; Stott, Kathryn

Obrigado Brazil Live captures what no Yo-Yo album before ever has - the excitement, energy, and passion of Yo-Yo's live performances."...a start-to-finish charmer... two hours...continue...

Obrigado Brazil

2 CD / Sony Classical / 2003-07-29

Works: César Camargo Mariano: Cristal; Samambaia; Antonio Carlos Jobim: Chega de Saudade; O Amor em Paz; Heitor Villa-Lobos: A Lenda do Caboclo, W 166; Chôro no 5 for Piano "Alma brasileira"; Jac...
Performers: Alves, Helio; Assad, Odair [Guitar]; Assad, Sergio [Guitar/Composer]; Baptista, Cyro; Braga, Paulo; Castro-Neves, Oscar; D'Rivera, Paquito; De Faria, Jose; Faria, Jose De; Gismonti, Egberto [Guitar/C...

"Merengue" was nominated for the 2005 Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition. "Libertango" was nominated for Best Instrumental Arrangement.

This selection is also available in Super Au...continue...

Classic Battle: A Portrait

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2002-04-02

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera; George Frederick Handel: Giulio Cesare, HWV 17; Der Messias; Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne, HWV 74; Chilean Traditional: Dormi, Jesu; Traditional: La Can...
Performers: Baptista, Cyro; Barron, Kenny; Battle, Kathleen; Carter, James [Sax]; Chestnut, Cyrus; Lubambo, Romero; Marsalis, Wynton; Norman, Jessye; Parkening, Christopher; Vangelis; Washington, Grover, Jr.
Conductors: Nelson, John; Sadin, Robert; Previn, Andre; Maazel, Lorin

Personnel includes: Kathleen Battle, Jessye Norman (vocals); John Nelson, Blake Neely, Robert Sadin, Andre Previn, Lorin Maazel (conductor); Marlon Graves, Romero Lubambo, Christopher Parkening (guita...continue...

Brazilian Rhapsody

1 CD / Teldec / 2000-09-05

Works: Zequinha de Abreu: Tico-Tico no Fubá,á for voice & ensemble; Milton Nascimento / Fernando Brant: Travessia, for voice & piano; Darius Milhaud: Saudades do Brasil (12), suite of dances for...
Performers: Baptista, Cyro; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Combs, Larry; Kassinger, Robert; Klein, Alex; Nascimento, Milton; Pahud, Emmanuel; Znaider, Nikolaj

Personnel: Daniel Barenboim (piano); Milton Nascimento (vocals); Nikolai Znaider (violin); Emmanuel Pahud (flute); Larry Combs (clarinet); Alex Klein (oboe); Cyro Baptista (percussion).

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Zorn - The Circle Maker / Masada String Trio, Bar Kokhba

2 CD / Tzadik / 1998-03-17

Works: John Zorn: Tahah; Sippur; Karet; Hadasha; Taharah; Mispar; Ratzah; Zebdi; Yatzah; Malkhut; Hodaah; Elilah; Meholalot; Kochot; Lachish; Shidim; Aravot; Moshav; Lilin; Hazor; Kisofim; Khebar; Laylah; T...
Performers: Baptista, Cyro; Baron, Joey; Cohen, Greg; Feldman, Mark; Friedlander, Erik; Ribot, Marc
Conductors:
Ensemble: Bar Kokhba Sextet; Masada String Trio