Brazilian composer Claudio Santoro (1919-89) ranges all over the place stylistically. His Fourth Symphony sounds recognizably American, with shades of Copland or Carlos Chavez. It ends with a catchy Brazilian folk dance on top of which the chorus sings a rather tacky poem in praise of peace, supposedly reflective of the composer�s communist ideology. Happily, the text never sinks to the depth of the Socialist Realist junk that Shostakovich used in his Second and Third Symphonies; instead, the whole piece has a breezy appeal that�s quite charming. The slow movement is particularly beautiful. So, for that matter, is Ponteio for string orchestra, while Frevo is another splashy and fun essay in folk style.
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