Antonio Carlos Jobim – Orfeu Da Conceicao + Brasilia – Sinfonia Da Alvorada

Release date: May 11, 2018

“Orfeu Da Conceicao” was originally released as a 10” LP in 1956 and is one of the first releases from Brazilian’s greatest composer of the twentieth century Antonio Carlos Jobim. “Orfeu Da Conceicao” was composed in partnership with Vinicius de Moraes featuring Luiz Bonfa on guitar. In 1958, Juscelino Kubitschek, president of Brazil, asked Vinícius de Moraes and Antônio Carlos Jobim to compose a symphonic suite to be used at the opening ceremony of a city that was being built in the middle of Brazil to be the new capital. The result, “Brasilia – Sinfonia da Alvorada” was recorded in 1960. The early works of the inventor of “Bossa Nova” and a “Latin” genius.