Antonio Carlos Jobim • Classical Guitar
Written in standard notation only with brief performance notes for each piece, these arrangements would best be approached by the intermediate to advanced classic guitarist. In this collection, masterful Brazilian guitarist Paolo Bellinati has meticulously transcribed his solo guitar arrangements of ten melodies by his beloved countryman and pioneering bossa nova composer, Antonio Carlos Jobim. Bellinati particularly labored over his arrangements of Jobim s instrumental compositions, i.e., songs without lyrics as these reveal a much more sophisticated Jobim, closer to his favorite classical composers... The book also contains arrangements of lyrical songs of a more introspective and romantic character, including Luiza which Bellinati regards as the most beautiful and perfect Brazilian song ever written. The book also includes substantial biographies of both the author/arranger and the composer, plus a notation key illuminating the special techniques needed to effectively render these arrangements- all lending additional insight to the music itself.
About the Author
Paulo Bellinati is recognized as one of Brazil's top contemporary guitarists. He has recorded and performed with many important Brazilian musicians including the Pau Brasil group, Gal Costa, Leila Pinheiro, Chico Buarque, and Edu Lobo. In 1994 he won Brazil's equivalent of a Grammy, the "Premio Sharp," for arranging the selection on Gal Costa's CD O Sorriso do Gato de Alice. Paulo's recordings and printed music are published and distributed worldwide by Guitar Solo Publications of San Francisco. His arrangements and compositions have been recorded by many contemporary guitarists including John Williams, the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet, Quaternaglia, Badi Assad, the Assad Duo, Cristina Azuma, the Strano Sisters, Shinichi Fukuda, Timothy Kain, Eduardo Isaac, Ricardo Cobo, and Carlos Barbosa-Lima.
