Geraldo Flach
Geraldo Flach (born August 6, 1945 in Porto Alegre ; † January 3, 2011 there ) was a Brazilian pianist , composer and arranger . He is one of the most important musicians in southern Brazil.
Life
Geraldo Flach received classical piano lessons from the age of five and became a student of Professor Max Friedrich Oskar Brückner . His career began when he was fourteen playing at dance events. In the 1960s he founded a piano trio with bass and drums and got his own program on the television station Televisão Piratini .
He worked with musicians such as Nana Caymmi , Ivan Lins , Renato Borghetti , Virgínia Rosa and Yamandu Costa and participated in recordings by Elis Regina , Emílio Santiago and Taiguara, among others . In his work, folkloric and urban music mixes in the language of jazz.
As a composer he created a range of music for films such as Treiler - A Última Tentativa , Barbosa , Ulisses , Island of Flowers , Disparos , Noite , Um Aceno na Garoa and O Gato .
Geraldo Flach has received a number of awards for his music in and outside of Brazil.
Discography (selection)
- Alma , 1981, Independente, LP
- Momento Magico , 1985, Som Livre / RBS, LP
- Piano , 1990, RGE, LP
- Geraldo Flach & Luiz Carlos Borges , 1992, CD
- Tom Brasileiro , 1993, Velas, CD
- Interiores , 1995, CD
- Atitude , 1998, RGE / RBS, CD
- Piano azul , 2001, CD
- Vivências , with Victor Hugo , 2010, CD
- Virgínia Rosa & Geraldo Flach: Voz & Piano , 2010, CD
Web links
- Dicionário Cravo Albin da Música Popular Brasileira
- Geraldo flat in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Morre aos 65 anos o músico gaúcho Geraldo Flach , obituary from Zero Hora (Portuguese)
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SURNAME | Flat, Geraldo |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Brazilian pianist, composer and arranger |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 6, 1945 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Porto Alegre |
DATE OF DEATH | January 3, 2011 |
Place of death | Porto Alegre |