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Originally Posted by Alfons

Elisa, thank you - Your essays are so captivating! I can never start one without finishing it. The stories and the videos are great, and your enthusiasm for the subjects always shines through. And of course, Choro das 3 videos are always a ton of fun. Glad you included one for us.

Thank you so much! I hope you could enjoy reading as much as I did writing it. I was already a fan of Luperce, but definitely after this serie I’m fascinated by his music and life history. I hope other people can admire him more now too. Obrigada 🙏

Originally Posted by BillWilliams

Que historia maravilhosa - obrigado Elisa.

Com certeza é. Fiquei emocionada várias vezes lendo as histórias e ouvindo as gravações do Luperce. Fico feliz que tenha gostado também.

Originally Posted by desertnight

COOL!

OBRIGADA!

Originally Posted by Nick Royal

Another look at Choro das Tres!

Hehehe yes :D and This Monday at 6pm central time is gonna be our Carnaval broadcast on YouTube. We’ll play songs like "Mamae eu quero" since the very first Brazilian Carnaval song composed in 1899, by Chiquinha Gonzaga to the ones I composed yesterday :D

Originally Posted by DougC

What a silly video!
“Mamãe eu quero” is very charming. Thank you for the fun and the history lesson. I hope to see you at a concert some day.

Indee."Mamãe eu quero" is a famous carnival march which are always very satirical. I personally love them. Thanks for reading and I’m glad to know you enjoyed it

Originally Posted by James Vwaal

Enjoyed the history lesson! Thanks.

I’m glad you liked it! Thanks for letting me know

Originally Posted by Glassweb

Thank-you Elisa!

My pleasure. :D I’m happy to do this.

Que historia maravilhosa - obrigado Elisa.

Elisa, thank you - Your essays are so captivating! I can never start one without finishing it. The stories and the videos are great, and your enthusiasm for the subjects always shines through. And of course, Choro das 3 videos are always a ton of fun. Glad you included one for us.

COOL!

Another look at Choro das Tres!

What a silly video!
“Mamãe eu quero” is very charming. Thank you for the fun and the history lesson. I hope to see you at a concert some day.

Enjoyed the history lesson! Thanks.

Thank-you Elisa!

Fantastic series - thanks !

An excellent set of blog articles.

Anyone know where to find a copy of Luperce Miranda - o Paganini do bandolim by Marília Trindade? I see a copy on Brazil's Amazon.com (need to add the ".com" here ... ) but I'm wondering if there isn't someplace closer to home?

Bostin! Thanks so much for this.

Am listening to Meu Brazil - pretty amazing. Including the article which I haven't read yet.

Originally Posted by ElisaBandolim

Thank you! I’m glad you liked it!

Thank you, Al. That’s why this article idea started

Originally Posted by Billy Packard

Alma e Coração is breathtaking!

I know, right? It’s one of my favorites.

Originally Posted by Jim Garber

I have one album of his music but tried to find his tune book which I believe is out of print. A friend made me a copy of it. He was an amazing player.

Yes, it’s quite difficult to find books or information about Luperce, nowadays is a little bit easier with internet, but still not much. I had to learn his piece by ear with the recordings.

Originally Posted by jomandomtl

Thanks for sharing all this beautiful story of Luperce Miranda

My pleasure! It was really fun for me to do it

Originally Posted by Marguerite

thank you very much.
That is very interesting.

I’m happy to know you liked it! Next part is coming up

Originally Posted by mikeo2

Delightful! Thanks for sharing and looking forward to future write-ups.

Thank you! I’m glad you liked it!

So great to get this wonderful background on some of the less well known players. Thanks very much Elisa! Had no idea of the background on Luperce other than his wonderful compositions.

Alma e Coração is breathtaking!

This last video with the tune "Alma e Coração" is just absolutely beautiful but you need to listen to the entire recording. It's really a stunning piece of music.

I have one album of his music but tried to find his tune book which I believe is out of print. A friend made me a copy of it. He was an amazing player.

Thanks for sharing all this beautiful story of Luperce Miranda

thank you very much.
That is very interesting.

Delightful! Thanks for sharing and looking forward to future write-ups.

Really nice piece on choro!

Hey Hudson Valley !
This Thursday the Jacob Jolliff Band will play at the Spiegeltent at 8:00 at Bard College, Annandale on Hudson ……and this coming Sunday the Choro Das Tres, featuring Elisa Meyer Ferreira on Bandolim, will perform at the Spiegeltent at 6:00…Bard is about an hour north of Beacon and an hour south of Albany. Two of the best players in the game…

What a great piece... and the music samples... superb! Thanks Elisa... from a friend in Bellingham who wears a beret...

Thank you Elisa...
MM

Excellent - thank you. Listening to you play is absolutely enthralling!

Fantastic! Thanks to Elisa and Corina for this interesting educational piece and the historical recordings. All 3 of them were great! And the answer to your homework question is of course that April 23 is the birthday of Pixinguinha. (Thanks to google and the Brazil Embassy UK for that one.)

Elisa, thanks for our educational work for Choro. Hope you all come back to Santa Cruz, CA before long.

Thank-you Elisa... it seems as though your right hand worked quite well from "the get-go" (the start)! I only wish my right hand functioned as amazingly as yours... and your left hand is no slouch either!

Thanks for these great posts, Elisa. And for the wonderful interview on the Mandolins and Beer podcast last week. I loved listening to you explain your points by playing short pieces on your mandolins. Great stuff!

Originally Posted by Chris Fannin

Obrigado!

Originally Posted by jamman

Loving this series and can't wait for the next article!

Originally Posted by jamman

Loving this series and can't wait for the next article!

Originally Posted by Catuta

For those who still haven't heard Elisa playing yet, i strongly recommend you to join the next live streaming on her YouTube Channel ( Choro das 3) that will be held on Thursday 16th at 19:00 EST. Don't miss the chance to watch this genius playing live!!

Thank you, Catuta

I love listening to Elisa play the Mandolin. I love watching her too!! I can only dream of playing as good as she does. It's nice to read and hear of the people that influenced her. Much love Elisa!!

Just discovering this series! What a great idea - I am so happy to see it. I love your writing style, and think Mandolin Cafe is a perfect way for choro lovers to experience these anecdotes, mixed in with excellent examples of the tunes as they are mentioned. Your integrity, not only as a player, but also as a broadly curious person who combines deep knowledge and high standards, shines in this forum. More please! Thanks Mandolin Cafe

Obrigado!

Loving this series and can't wait for the next article!