Luiz Levy - Valsa lenta, Op.32/4

Levy (1861-1935) was a brazilian pianist and composer. The eldest son of the French clarinetist Henrique Luís Levy, founder of the musical establishment Casa Levy, and brother of the renowned composer Alexandre Levy, he started playing the piano at an early age, performing in public at the age of nine at Teatro São José. concert player, playing pieces by classical composers, as a soloist and accompanied by his brother in four-hand concerts. He was also part of trios and quintets, participating in concerts promoted by Clube Haydn, a musical society he founded in 1883. He composed dance pieces, among other genres, edited at Casa Levy, whose management he assumed at the age of 30, with Maurício, his brother youngest. The publisher, which came to be called L. Levy & Irmão, was responsible for editing musical pieces by numerous authors. Luiz actively participated in the diffusion process of new Brazilian repertoire for chamber music. Among his vast repertoire are several dances, the 1st Brazilian Rhapsody (dedicated to Leopoldo Miguez) and the 2nd Brazilian Rhapsody (dedicated to Guiomar Novaes).The style of this piece does remind me quite a bit of Rebikov's music and his valse lente's. --- Any questions? Please check out my Channel Info (before commenting)! Thanks! ---