COMPLETE PIANO WORKS
César Guerra-Peixe: Complete Work for Solo Piano
César Guerra-Peixe (1914–1993) was a Brazilian composer, violinist, arranger, teacher, and researcher whose work holds a significant place in twentieth-century Brazilian music. Born in Petrópolis, he explored twelve-tone composition before developing a musical language deeply informed by Brazilian traditional cultures, particularly those of the Northeast. His research into regional musical practices enriched his compositions, bringing together rhythmic vitality, expressive individuality, and sophisticated compositional technique. His legacy encompasses concert music, popular music arrangements, teaching, and musicological research. Pianist and musicologist Pablo V. Marquine’s recording of Guerra-Peixe’s complete solo piano works comprises five volumes and 133 tracks, organized into Preludes, Solo Pieces, Albums, Suites, and Sonatas and Sonatinas. Completed and released in 2026, the collection offers a comprehensive perspective on the composer’s piano writing, revealing its stylistic diversity and engagement with Brazilian musical traditions. Supported by the Federal District’s Cultural Support Fund (FAC-DF), the project combines scholarly inquiry with artistic interpretation. Its international streaming distribution makes this repertoire accessible to audiences, performers, educators, and researchers, contributing to the preservation of Guerra-Peixe’s legacy and the wider recognition of Brazilian concert music.
This volume presents Guerra-Peixe’s piano preludes, highlighting his ability to develop expressive and technically refined ideas within concise forms. Contrasting textures, rhythmic gestures, and melodic writing offer an introduction to the individuality of his piano language.
Bringing together individual piano compositions, this volume reveals the diversity of Guerra-Peixe’s musical imagination. Character pieces and contrasting compositional approaches illustrate his engagement with Brazilian musical traditions and his exploration of the piano’s expressive possibilities.
This volume features collections of shorter pieces, including miniature forms that combine clarity of writing with varied musical characters. These groupings illuminate Guerra-Peixe’s craftsmanship and his capacity to unite expressive detail, pianistic invention, and pedagogical interest.
Dedicated to Guerra-Peixe’s piano suites, this volume highlights his creative engagement with Brazilian rhythms, dances, and traditional musical practices. Contrasting movements bring regional references into dialogue with concert forms, revealing the importance of cultural research to his compositional imagination.
Piano Work V - Sonatas & Sonatines
Featuring two sonatas and two sonatinas, the final volume explores Guerra-Peixe’s approach to extended musical structures. Thematic development, rhythmic energy, and contrasting expressive passages demonstrate his integration of formal architecture with an individual musical voice. Performed by pianist and musicologist Pablo V. Marquine, the complete collection comprises five volumes and 133 tracks, preserving a substantial legacy of Brazilian solo piano music.
LISTEN VOL.5 - SONATAS & SONATINAS
