i. Largo; ii. Molto Vivace [at 9:10]; iii. Allegro Expressivo [at 15:06]
Tuesday, August 6, 2024
Antonio Meneses (1957-2024)
WITH WEDNESDAY P.S.: ANTONIO M.’S "LIFE LESSONS"
Antonio M. plays his countryman Heitor Villa-Lobos's Fantasia for Cello and Orchestra (1945) with the São Paulo Symphony conducted by Isaac Karabtchevsky, in Sala São Paulo, 2022. [Watch on YouTube. Also watch (on the Villa-Lobos YouTube Channel) the First Cello Concerto, the Second Cello Concerto, the Second Cello Sonata, and numerous shorter pieces.]
The reports of Antonio M.'s withdrawal from all his performing and teaching engagements following his dire diagnosis ["Best wishes to Antonio Meneses, with thanks for all you've given us," July 14] left pretty much no cause for hope, with the prospect of considerable suffering. RIP, A.M. -- Ken
Meneses & Karabtchevsky play the V-L cello-orchestra works on a Naxos CD.
Antonio M. at 25 with Anne-Sophie Mutter (19) and Herbert von Karajan (74)
FROM THE STRAD ONLINE:
Renowned Brazilian cellist Antonio Meneses has died on 3 August in Basel, Switzerland, at the age of 66. He was receiving palliative care since the 7 July announcement that he had been diagnosed with glioblastoma multiforme, an aggressive form of brain cancer. At the request of Meneses himself, there will be no funeral.
Within just a few hours of the announcement of his death, hundreds of renowned musicians, musical institutions, and fans from across the world have expressed their condolences on social media, as well as their profound gratitude for the legacy he has left behind. . . . [There's much more to follow onsite. -- Ed.]
The reports of Antonio M.'s withdrawal from all his performing and teaching engagements following his dire diagnosis ["Best wishes to Antonio Meneses, with thanks for all you've given us," July 14] left pretty much no cause for hope, with the prospect of considerable suffering. RIP, A.M. -- Ken
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WEDNESDAY POSTSCRIPT: Antonio M.'s "life lessons"
The Strad website has now reposted, under the title "'I fell in love with music and everything changed' - Antonio Meneses’s life lessons," a March 2017 interview that covers the topics:
• "Advice I'd give my younger self"
• "How I survive the pressures of life as a soloist"
• "My most memorable musical experience"
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