Album · 2019
Nova Música Brasileira para Cordas
Ricardo Herz & Camerata Romeu
Ten original compositions for solo violin and string orchestra, recorded live in Havana.
This collaboration brings together Ricardo Herz’s rhythmic and melodic writing with the precision, energy, and swing of Camerata Romeu.
The Story
A collaboration recorded live in Havana
Ricardo Herz met Camerata Romeu in São Paulo in 2016, during a performance by the Cuban ensemble with Egberto Gismonti.
The orchestra’s precision, rhythmic flair, and joy in playing sparked a desire to create music together.
Two years later, this connection evolved into a concert and a recording.
In July 2018, Ricardo returned to Havana to record ten original works live at the Basílica Menor de San Francisco de Asís, the ensemble’s home base.
The repertoire highlights the rhythmic possibilities of the Brazilian violin in dialogue with a string orchestra.
“Clear, energetic, new, fresh, and rhythmically intense music.”
Zenaida Romeu · Conductor and founder of Camerata Romeu
Track list
Tracks
- Upa
- Gil e Hamilton
- Elegia
- Inocente
- De Ontem pra Amanhã
- Minhoca
- Chamaoque?
- Saci
- Quase Caindo
- Mourinho
All compositions by Ricardo Herz.
Arrangements by Ricardo Herz, except “Quase Caindo,” arranged by Tiago Costa.
Booklet
Full Credits
Conception and Direction
Ricardo Herz
Solo violin, composition, arrangements, and music production
Zenaida Romeu
Camerata Romeu conductor
Tiago Costa
“Quase Caindo” arrangement
First violins
Anabel Estevez Acosta — concertmaster
Amelia Febles Díaz
Noelia María García Olivera
Gabriela Iglesias Barrientos
Yilian Concepción Valada — guest
Second violins
Yadira Cobo Rodríguez — principal
Camila Martel Pérez
Maite Gómez Estevez
Adria Gómez Báez
Violas
Lisbet Sevila Brizuela — main
Beatriz Piloto Rodríguez
Denia León Cedeño
Leidy Laura Díaz Barrios — guest
Cellos and double bass
Cellos
Maria Carla Llera Soler — main
Mara Mercedes Navas García
Daniela Valverde Gámez
Double bass
Caridad Zaldivia Lores
Recording
Recorded live in Havana, Cuba, on July 20 and 21, 2018, by Scorpio Studio.
Sound engineer
Delio Ferrero Moreira
Assistant
Iván Ferrero Loforte
Post-production
Mixing
Daniel Tápia and Adonias Souza Jr. · Arsis Studio, São Paulo
Mastering
Adonias Souza Jr.
Graphic design
Bel Andrade Lima and David Alfonso Suárez
Production and release
Executive production and record label
Herz Produções
Production and management of Camerata Romeu
Cinthia Oviedo Gibert
Stage production
Roy Ernesto Ávila
Release
July 11, 2019
UPC
7898619148045
Beyond the album
Ricardo Herz with orchestras
Discover Ricardo Herz’s repertoire for solo violin and orchestral ensembles.