JOÃO MARCONDES
composer | instrumentalist | arranger | music producer | educator | writer
discography of written music (classical music) with 2026 releases
2026 – LATIN AMERICAN SUITE No.1 FOR STRING QUINTET
The performance was given by the Topázio Quartet, joined by double bassist Gabriela Negri to form the quintet that performed two works: *Latin American Suite No. 1* (in five movements) and *Menções Pitorescas* (in three movements).
A work by João Marcondes.
Recorded at Arsis Studio by Adonias Júnior.
Released by the label AZUL MUSIC.
7 tracks – available on all streaming platforms.
2026 - PARISIAN FIFE
The interpretation was done by the excellent Brazilian flutist Rogério Wolf. The album features a solo flute work with four movements, and a work for harp and flutes, performed by Wolf and Argentine harpist Sole Yaya.
Work by João Marcondes
Recorded at Estúdio Arsis by Adonias Júnior.
Released by the record label AZUL MUSIC.
7 tracks - available on all streaming.
2026 – PRELUDE TO NIGHTFALL – Works for solo piano.
Performed by pianist Ariã Yamanaka. The album was even cited by *Gramophone*—the world's leading classical music magazine—as one of the year's major releases, pointing toward new directions in piano composition.
Works by João Marcondes.
Recorded at Arsis Studio by Adonias Júnior.
Released by the AZUL MUSIC label.
7 tracks – available on all streaming platforms.
2025 - ANDEAN AIRS - Works for Solo Harp and Solo Harp and Violin.
The interpretation was performed by Argentine harpist Sole Yaya. Which comes together in the second part of the album in a duo with violinist Ricardo Takahashi, on the author's OPUS 85 and OPUS 82.
Work by João Marcondes
Recorded at Estúdio Arsis by Adonias Júnior.
Released by the record label AZUL MUSIC.
9 tracks - available on all streaming.
2025 - VERTIGO – classical music – a work that truly evokes visceral, physical sensations, transcending mere nostalgia, sadness, or love. An original composition for string quartet in seven movements. OPUS 88.
Performed by the Topázio Quartet, led by cellist Marialbi Trisolio.
A work by João Marcondes.
Recorded at Arsis Studio by Adonias Júnior.
Released by the AZUL MUSIC label.
7 tracks – available on all streaming platforms.
2025 - AFRO-BRAZILIAN SUITE: ANCESTRALITY
South of the equator, world music is born—as are humanity and the essence of Brazil. This place serves as the inspiration for this album, which blends Latin expressiveness with Amerindian and African roots. It features two instrumental lineups—two trios: harp, cello, and clarinet; and harp, violin, and cello—comprising Opuses 78 and 80.
Performances by Sole Yaya, Marialbi Trisolio, Ovanir Buosi, and Leandro Dias.
A work by João Marcondes.
Recorded at Arsis Studio by Adonias Júnior.
Released by AZUL MUSIC.
9 tracks – available on all streaming platforms.
2025 - BRAZILIAN SUITE No. 1 – FOR PIANO AND VIOLA
A work released six months ago and nearing ONE MILLION STREAMS. The *Brazilian Suite* series has been highly acclaimed, and the premiere piece—dedicated to and performed by violist Silvio Catto alongside the celebrated pianist Ariã Yamanaka—has emerged as a listener favorite. TOADA.
This album has two and a half million plays on major streaming platforms.
OPUS 72 | A work by João Marcondes
Recorded at Arsis Studio by Adonias Júnior.
Released by the AZUL MUSIC label.
5 tracks – available on all streaming platforms.
2025 - BRAZILIAN SADNESS – PART II
The BRAZILIAN SADNESS series has now been fully released, comprising thirteen movements. Performed by the Topázio Quartet—led by cellist Marialbi Trisolio—it embodies the pain that forges a resilient and truly distinctive people.
OPUS 38 | A work by João Marcondes.
Recorded at Arsis Studio by Adonias Júnior.
Released by the Azul Music label.
7 tracks – available on all streaming platforms.
2025 - NOTURNAL ARCHETYPE
Following the success of the work *About Wolfs and Birds*— a tribute to Villa-Lobos and Tom Jobim—the composer revisits the cello and clarinet instrumentation, once again featuring brilliant performances by Joel Silva and Sérgio Burgani.
OPUS 66. - A work by João Marcondes.
Recorded at Arsis Studio by Adonias Júnior.
Released by the label AZUL MUSIC.
5 tracks – available on all streaming platforms.
2025 - THE SMILE AND THE FLOWER SUITE
A work for a mixed quintet: harp, double bass, cello, clarinet, and oboe. Featuring outstanding instrumentalists in a memorable performance. The first release from Azul Music—the artist's own label.
OPUS 56 and OPUS 58 | A work by João Marcondes.
Recorded at Arsis Studio by Adonias Júnior.
Released by AZUL MUSIC.
5 tracks – available on all streaming platforms.
2024 - UNEXPECTED PHOTOGRAPHY
A work for piano and violin, featuring performances by Luiza Salles and Leandro Dias. It consists of 11 portraits; so far, three of them—tracks 1 through 3—have been recorded.
OPUS 42 | A work by João Marcondes.
Recorded at Arsis Studio by Adonias Júnior.
Re-released by the AZUL MUSIC label.
3 tracks – available on all streaming platforms.
2024 - ARTISTIC DREAMLIKE
A striking work for wind quintet, featuring horn and woodwinds. Romeu Rabello on bassoon, Sérgio Burgani on clarinet, and Rogério Wolf on flute; Peter Apps on oboe and Izaque Souza on horn. A truly remarkable piece for an instrumentation that also inspired works by Heitor Villa-Lobos.
OPUS 60 | A work by João Marcondes.
Recorded at Arsis Studio by Adonias Júnior.
Released by the AZUL MUSIC label.
6 tracks – available on all streaming platforms.
2024 - AND SO TIME PASSED
A work for solo guitar composed in 2004, which partially came to life twenty years later.
The composer himself performs the first seven preludes, with the first movement of *ELEFIA*—for string quartet and solo guitar—included as a bonus track.
OPUS 3 | A work by João Marcondes.
Recorded at Arsis Studio by Adonias Júnior.
Released by the AZUL MUSIC label.
8 tracks – available on all streaming platforms.
2024 - SENTIMENTAL ABSTRACTIONS
A striking work for cello and piano, featuring dodecaphonic phrasing, contemporary modes, and an artistic dynamic between the instruments across their various layers. Performed by Marialbi Trisolio (cello) and Luiza Salles (piano).
OPUS 52 | A work by João Marcondes.
Recorded at Arsis Studio by Adonias Júnior.
Released by the AZUL MUSIC label.
5 tracks – available on all streaming platforms.
2024 - BRAZILIAN SUITE No. 2 for woodwind trio
A work for woodwind trio—clarinet, flute, and bassoon—performed by Sérgio Burgani, Rogério Wolf, and Romeu Rabello. It features a dialogue between Brazilian rhythms and genres and written music, with influences from Stravinsky, Villa-Lobos, and Debussy.
OPUS 54 | A work by João Marcondes.
Recorded at Arsis Studio by Adonias Júnior.
Released by the AZUL MUSIC label.
5 tracks – available on all streaming platforms.
2024 - BRAZILIAN SUITE No. 3 for string quartet
A string quartet release in the *Brazilian Suite* series, interpreting Brazilian rhythms and genres. Performed by the QUARTETO TOPÁZIO, led by cellist Marialbi Trisolio.
OPUS 55 | A work by João Marcondes.
Recorded at Arsis Studio by Adonias Júnior.
Released by the AZUL MUSIC label.
6 tracks – available on all streaming platforms.
2024 - EPIGRAM for string quartet
A string quartet work in the EPIGRAMA series—designed to blend with poetic phrasing and thematic elements, where the musical phrasing engages with the spoken word. Performed by the Topázio Quartet, led by cellist Marialbi Trisolio; also featuring the Guarnieri Quartet (EPIGRAMA 1) and an all-female quartet (EPIGRAMA 2).
OPUS 47 | A work by João Marcondes.
Recorded at Arsis Studio by Adonias Júnior.
Released by the label AZUL MUSIC.
8 tracks – available on all streaming platforms.
2024 - INTANGIBLE EDIFYING for CAMERATA
A moment to honor a friend. Scored for a septet: string quartet, clarinet, flute, and trombone. A work dedicated to my friend Adonias de Souza Júnior, recorded at ARSIS 3.0 Studio.
OPUS 49 | A work by João Marcondes
Recorded at Arsis Studio by Adonias Júnior.
Released by the AZUL MUSIC label.
5 tracks – available on all streaming platforms.
2024 - ABOUT WOLVES AND BIRDS for Cello and Clarinet duo
A five-movement work for cello and clarinet duo, paying tribute to Tom Jobim and Villa-Lobos. Performed by Sérgio Burgani (clarinet) and Joel Silva (cello).
OPUS 37 | A work by João Marcondes.
Recorded at Arsis Studio by Adonias Júnior.
Released by the AZUL MUSIC label.
5 tracks – available on all streaming platforms.
2023 - PART 1 - BRAZILIAN SADNESS
The first part of the *Lamento Brasileiro* series for string quartet—comprising the first six movements and the movement *Epigrama No. 1*—along with the work for string quintet and female voices titled *Canção Póstuma* (Posthumous Song), which was featured in the soundtrack of the film *Senhores da Guerra* (Lords of War), winner of three Golden Kikito awards.
OPUS 38 | A work by João Marcondes.
Recorded at Arsis Studio by Adonias Júnior.
Released by the label AZUL MUSIC.
8 tracks – available on all streaming platforms.
2023 - AT THE FIRST LIGHT OF THE FIRST DAY
A work for string orchestra in four movements. Dedicated to his daughter, Helena Marcondes. One of the composer's most moving and striking works.
Concerto Grosso for Strings No. 1
OPUS 39 | A work by João Marcondes.
Recorded at Arsis Studio by Adonias Júnior.
Released by the AZUL MUSIC label.
6 tracks – available on all streaming platforms.
2023 – MUITO: AS FACES DO AFETO (Many Faces of Affection)
Camerata – ten instrumentalists: string quintet, harp, piano, two flutes, clarinet, bassoon, and orchestral percussion.
A work that breathes life into the world. The kind you feel with your soul.
OPUS 36 | A work by João Marcondes.
Recorded at Arsis Studio by Adonias Júnior.
Released by the AZUL MUSIC label.
6 tracks – available on all streaming platforms.
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2022 – TUDO DELE EM NÓS (Everything of Him in Us) – classical music – A collection of works composed with a specific purpose: to guide, captivate, and honor a newcomer to the world. Compositions dedicated to son, Felipe Marcondes. A deeply moving work.
Conducted by Luís Corbani and featuring a large instrumental ensemble—musicians from the OSESP. Instrumentation includes harp, violins, cello, double bass, transverse flutes, clarinet, French horn, and percussion.
OPUS 30 | A work by João Marcondes.
Recorded at Arsis Studio by Adonias Júnior.
1. Ar | 2. Conhecimento | 3. Luz | 4. Apreensão | 5. Animosidade| 6. Felicidade
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2022 – EU QUE NÃO CONHECIA O AMOR (I Who Did Not Know Love) – classical music – This work expands upon the earlier piece—which set earthly verses to sound and silence for my son—by offering a new work dedicated to my wife, Larissa Carneiro Marcondes.
It features the same instrumentation as *TUDO DELE EM NÓS*, conducted by Luís Corbani and performed by a large instrumental ensemble comprising musicians from the OSESP. The instrumentation includes harp, violins, cello, double bass, transverse flutes, clarinet, French horn, and percussion—creating highly distinctive timbres and textures.
OPUS 31 | A work by João Marcondes
Recorded at Arsis Studio by Adonias Júnior.
1. Lar (Home) | 2. A vida e o riso (Life and Laughter) | 3. Ri do ar que me é (Laughing at the Air That Is Mine) | 4. Improviso e divertimento (Improvisation and Divertissement) | 5. Sois divertimento (You Are a Divertissement) | 6. Só (Alone) | 7. Vivacidade (Vivacity)
2022 – PINDORAMA for ensamble | camerata – Classical music.
This project originated from an idea by Pedro Ferreira to honor the bicentennial of Brazil's independence. Pedro presented several themes and melodic ideas for me to compose a final work—which also incorporates anthems and themes by other composers, arranged by me. Conducted by Luís Corbani and featuring a large instrumental ensemble—comprising musicians from the OSESP (São Paulo Symphony Orchestra). With instrumentation including violins, cello, double bass, transverse flutes, clarinet, French horn, and percussion, the album depicts the history of Brazil.
OPUS 34 | A work by João Marcondes
Recorded at Arsis Studio by Adonias Júnior.
1. Pindorama | 2.Vera cruz| 3. Outono aos nativos| 4. Diáspora negra| 5. Colônia| 6. Alvorada | 7. Independência | 8. Liberdade | 9. Brasil |10. Como nós
2022 – CANTO ERRANTE – for ensamble | camerata
A tribute to the centenary of the 1922 Week of Modern Art and to Mário de Andrade. The concept was to use compositions by executive producer Pedro Ferreira as a starting point, creating both arrangements — integrating the instrumentation while preserving the original melody—and fantasias, which deconstruct the material, create ruptures, and render the original idea unrecognizable, resulting in an entirely new work. The album features four of my arrangements based on Pedro Ferreira’s compositions and four original fantasias. Conducted by Luís Corbani, featuring a large instrumental ensemble composed entirely of musicians from OSESP.
OPUS 33 | by João Marcondes – 4 compositions (fantasias) and 4 arrangements.
Recorded at Arsis Studio by Adonias Júnior.
1. Partida | 2. Fim d River | 3. Pax III |4. Sereia do Vale | 5. Cais | 6. Horário de Verão | 7. Ausgang |
8. Sunflower
2016 – PAISAGEM INTERIORANA and PASSAGEM INTERIORANA – BALLET - popular and classical ensemble
The connection between the works *Passagem Interiorana* and *Interseções Suburbanas* formed the ballet Conectados. It was composed by João Marcondes and conducted by him, featuring his ensemble, the Orquestra Camerística de Butiquim.
Two albums bring together this repertoire.
OPUS 27 | by João Marcondes
1. Abertura | 2. Festa interiorana| 3. Fogueira | 4. Curupira | 5. Passarinhos | 6. Yara e As Águas | 7. O tempo, a espera | 8. A grande ideia | 9. Cidade Abstrata | 10. Qual resolução | 11. Encerramento 12. Epigrama
2015 – O INDELÉVEL PRENÚNCIO DAS ÁGUAS (The Indelible Omen of the Waters) | ballet
A chamber ensemble in which instruments associated with both folk and classical traditions intertwine, highlighted by compositions written for the group by João Marcondes. This is the group's second recording, produced at BAC Studio in January 2015. It is a ballet—a story recounting the saga of water across Brazilian territory.
OPUS 24 by João Marcondes
1. A Nascente | 2. Corredeira | 3. O Indelével | 4. O Prenúncio | 5. A Dança das Águas |
6. O Mistério das Águas| 7. O Rio, a Cidade | 8. A Lágrima, o Renascer | 9. Óh, Doce Mar
2013 – CANÇÃO PÓSTUMA | (Posthumous Song): Song for two female voices, string quartet, and acoustic double bass | Soundtrack for the film *Os Senhores da Guerra* by Tabajara Ruas
Libera me – Traditional sacred responsory adapted for female voices, parallel organum, and Impressionist string quartet.
OPUS 28 | Original work by João Marcondes
Faixa única. Canção Póstuma
2011 – The Case of Atíria the Butterfly | Ballet
In their debut work, the Orquestra Camerística de Butiquim and its leader and composer, João Marcondes, present the ballet *The Case of Atíria the Butterfly* (*O Caso da Borboleta Atíria*), inspired by the book of the same name from the Vagalume collection.
OPUS 22 | Work by João Marcondes
1. Abertura | 2. A Floresta de Atíria | 3. A Metamorfose de Atíria | 4. A Dança do Louva-deus | 5. Atíria | 6. O Investigador Papilio | 7. Resignado | 8. O Encanto e a Despedida |
9. Em Sonhos e Preces | 10. A Borboleta Estrangeira | 11. O Anúncio do Príncipe |
12. O Romance e a Fuga | 13. O Canto da Cigarra | 14. Averiguações | 15. Atitude Suspeita |
16. O Cortejo | 17. A Investigação | 18. Atíria e a Dança | 19. A Grande Batalha |
20. A Paz na Floresta | 21. Encerramento