Music
FANTASY
Vario Studio - 2023
Talented saxophonist Manu Brazo joins renowned pianist Bryan Evans MBE, a professor at the Royal College of Music in London and a renowned specialist in vocal accompaniment and operatic repertoire.
Evans is also the artistic director of DIVA OPERA in the United Kingdom. This collaboration results in a unique album, inspired by the operas Evans has performed throughout his international career, and this time featuring the saxophone as the main protagonist.
Tchaikovsky - Lensky's Aria (arr. Brazo)
G. Gerswhin (arr. R. Martino) - A Gershwin Fantasy
Lovreglio - Fantasia on the Opera La Traviata (arr. Brazo)
Eugène Bozza - Aria
W.A. Mozart - Queen of the night Aria (arr. Brazo)
François Borne - Fantasia brillante sur Carmen (arr. Roth)
FOLK-LORE
Vario Studio - 2021
Folk-Lore is the fruit of the artistic collaboration between saxophonist Manu Brazo and pianist Pepe Fernández, a recording that unites the depth of traditional music with the elegance of classical music.
The album's title, FOLK-LORE, refers to the union of folk (people) and lore (wisdom), highlighting the relationship between cultural roots and musical expression. Throughout the album, the artist explores how styles such as flamenco and other world music can interact with classical music, resulting in an original and nuanced fusion.
Federico García Lorca - Three Morillas (arr. Brazo)
Pedro Iturralde - Suite Hellénique (arr. Brazo)
Federico García Lorca - Variations of the Four Muleteers (arr. Brazo)
Béla Bartók - Romanian Dances (arr. Brazo)
Vittorio Monti - La Czardaora (Czardas) (arr. Brazo)
Federico García Lorca / Manuel de Falla - Nana (On Falla and Lorca) (arr. Brazo)
Carlos Gardel - Por una Cabeza (arr. Brazo)
SOLO DIALOGUE
Vario Studio - 2020
Solo Dialogue is the debut EP by saxophonist Manu Brazo, conceived during lockdown in London as an intimate and deeply personal work.
This project focuses on the saxophone as a vehicle of expression, capable of communicating intense and complex emotions without accompaniment. Throughout its five pieces, selected for their melodic richness and suggested polyphony, the EP demonstrates the enormous versatility of the solo saxophone.
More than just an album, Solo Dialogue is a meditation on inner strength, creativity, and the power of music in difficult times.
Tárrega - Adelita (arr. Brazo)
Bach - Giga from the Partita in D minor (arr. Brazo)
Elizondo - Autumn in Buenos Aires (arr. Elizondo/Brazo)
Bach - Sarabande de la Partita para flauta sola (arr. Brazo)
Ysaÿe - Obsession from the Second Sonata (arr. Brazo)
