Brazilian pianist Marcelo Bratke performs music from Brazilian composers Heitor Villa-Lobos and Ernesto Nazareth during his presentation at Carnegie Hall, Zankel Hall. Luiz C. Ribeiro
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Born almost blind, Marcelo managed to hide his affliction and, having discovered the piano at the age of 14, he began performing professionally while still a teenager. Mr. Bratke program at Zankel Hall billed as a tribute to Villa-Lobos, was split between Ernesto Nazareth. Luiz C. Ribeiro
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Marcelo Bratke and Camerata Brasil: Mr. Bratke, on piano, at Zankel Hall, joined by the five members of Camerata Brasil, a group he founded. From left, Lucas Anizio de Melo, violinist; Rodrigo de Oliveira Rodrigues, clarinetist; and Ariel da Silva Alves, flutist, Wagner de Jesus Nascimento, classical percution and Leonardo Henrique Miranda de Paula, popular percussion. Luiz C. Ribeiro
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On “A Prole do Bebe,” he was joined by Camerata Brasil, a quintet of young players from poor sections of Brazil, which Mr. Bratke formed in 2007. Luiz C. Ribeiro
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The Nazareth set began with two solo piano works, “Coracao que Sente”(Heart That Feels, a waltz), and “Ameno Reseda” (a polka named for a Brazilian carnival troupe). As a souvenir gift from the Brazilian government listeners were handed copies of “Villa-Lobos, a lavish production with a booklet, a DVD and a CD, as they left the hall. Luiz C. Ribeiro
