Another Solo CD from Dentello, this time including several Guitar Studies beside compositions from Paulinho Nogueira, Johann Sebastian Bach and Heitor Villa-Lobos.

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The musician is well-known through his compositions for groups, and the instrumentation of a wide range of pieces for solo guitar, in which he is an expertise. Águas, his new work, is formed wholly by compositions of his own. The 16 tracks of the CD were influenced by different musical genres, and Dentello made himself the recording, together with 22 musicians from four countries — France, Germany, Italy, and Brazil.

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Janela para o Brasil (Window to Brazil) is a combination of compositions from Rogério Dentello with themes that already belong to our chosen repertoire of popular and instrumental music. His arrangements are new creations in new dress, where the guitar is clearly noticeable, even groundbreaking. I would like to emphasize “Canção do Sal” (The Song of the Salt) from Milton Nascimento and “Loro” from Egberto Gismonti, which are perfectly and very personally represented. The compositions from Rogério follow the similar ideal of his arrangements: first and foremost being the “Valsas Brasileiras n.1” (Brazilian Waltz No. 1) and “Brincadeira 3” (Playing Around n.3) from the cycle with the same name. (from Guitar Player)

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In the album "Aquarela do Brasil" (Brazilian Watercolours), which contains musical pieces by great Brazilian composers, one notices the influence of other guitarists. With the former Choro-group there crystallized a culture of great musicians, where the guitar was played with a unique adroitness in the Choro ensemble. Out of this segment of popular music came numerous guitarists who wrote Brazilian musical history, such as João Pernambuco, Dilermando Reis, Américo Jacomino, Baden Powell, Garoto, Paulinho Nogueira, and many others. Rogério Dentello is one these artists. He distinguishes himself with his clean technique and unusual sense for elaborating beautiful arrangements. Rogério is an instrumentalist with a comprehensive knowledge of the possibilities of the guitar and a musician with a creativity that lends an unusual form of rhythm and harmony to all of his works. (from Guitar Player)

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"Luzes & Lendas" (Lights and Legends). His arrangements of musical pieces for usually two instruments unveil not only the various nuances of style, but also the unusual combination between the guitar and other instruments.
Rogério Dentello demonstrates an astonishingly high level of compositional ability and maturity in his selection and synthesis of various musical experiences and an outstanding command of his instrument. He and many Brazilian guitarists display stillness and purity of tone, in spite of their obvious technical abilities, that strives toward expression rather than nervous virtuosity. The nine pieces on the CD, all of which are his own compositions, reach back along different musical genres and bring together an original synthesis between their Brazilian roots, jazz and classical music. Especially touching is Dentello’s ability to provide a spontaneous and pleasing music that builds on such a solid musical culture. (from Chitarre).

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