The Tango Brasileiro was written in 1890 by Brazilian composer and pianist Alexandre Levy. Alexandre Levy (1864 — 1892) was born in São Paulo and was one of the first composers to fuse classical composition with Brazilan popular folk music and rhythms. His Tango Brasileiro is one of the many Brazilian pieces that French composer Darius Milhaud quoted in his Ballet score "Le Boeuf sur le Toit".
This performance was recorded in January 2010, as part of a recital I gave for friends to celebrate my 50th birthday, the second half of which was dedicated to music by South American composers.
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