Ricardo Tacuchian

He is a lifetime member of the Brazilian Music Academy, the highest honoring musical institution in Brazil.

• Born — 18 November 1939 • Occupation — Doctor in Musical Arts • Known for — conductor, composer • Notable Works — Ritos • Education — University of Southern California

• O Canto do Poeta (1969): Cecília Meireles; soprano, violin, flute, and piano. RJ, 1970. • Cantata dos Mortos (1965): Vinicius de Moraes; baritone, narrator, mixed choir, oboe, bassoon, piano, timpani, and percussion [Sistrum, 1981]. Ouro Preto, 1978. • Cantata de Natal (1978): Holy Bible, Carlos Drummond de Andrade, Manuel Bandeira, and Folk *Christmas Cycle of the State of Rio de Janeiro; Soprano, Baritone, Narrator, Mixed Choir, and Symphony Orchestra. Rio de Janeiro, 1978. • Ciclo Lorca (1979): Carlos Drummond de Andrade, Alphonsus de Guimarães Filho, and Murilo Mendes; baritone, clarinet, and String Orchestra. Rio de Janeiro, 1981.

• Primeira Sonata para Piano (1966). Rio de Janeiro, 1975. • Segunda Sonata para Piano (1966). Rio de Janeiro, 1966. • Ritos (1977): harp. Rio de Janeiro, 1977. • Estruturas Gêmeas (1978): four-hand piano. Brasília, 1978. • Ludica I (1981): guitar [Max Eschig, 1981]. Toronto, Canada, 1981. • Ludica II (1984): guitar. Rio de Janeiro, 1985. • Profiles (1988): guitar. Los Angeles, 1989. • Rio de Janeiro's Series (1996): 6 pieces for Guitar. Rio de Janeiro, 1996. • Capoeira (1997): piano. New York, 1997 • Avenida Paulista (1999): piano. Gent, Belgium, 1999. • Alecrim (2001): for trumpet. • Aquarela (2002): for left-hand piano • Leblon à Tarde (2003). Santos, 2003. • Lamento pelas Criançãs que choram (2003). Albany and NYC, 2003. • Manjericão (2003). Lisboa, 2004

• Quarteto de Cordas nº 1 "Juvenil" (1963). Rio de Janeiro, 1964. • Quinteto de Sopros (1969): flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, and bassoon. Rio de Janeiro, 1975. • Estruturas Simbólicas (1973): clarinet, trumpet, percussion, piano and viola. RJ, 1974 • Estruturas Obstinadas (1974): trumpet, horn, and trombone. Petrópolis, 1977. • Estruturas Verdes (1976): Violin, violoncello, and piano. Rio de Janeiro, 1977. • Estruturas Divergentes (1977): flute, oboe, and piano. Belo Horizonte, 1978. • Cárceres (1979): percussion ensemble for 4 musicians. Buffalo, NY, 1980. • Quarteto de Cordas nº 2 "Brasília" (1979). São Paulo, 1983. • Texturas (1987): two harps. Vienna, Austria, 1987. • Transparências (1987): Vibraphone and piano. Rio de Janeiro, 1987. • Delaware Park Suite (1988): saxophone alto and piano. Los Angeles, 1989. • Light and Shadows (1989): vibes, percussion, harp, bass clarinet, and double bass. Los Angeles, 1989. • Omaggio a Mignone (1997) wind quintet and piano. Rio de Janeiro, 1997. • Evocação a Lorenzo Fernandez (1997): guitar and flute. Rio de Janeiro, 1997. • Quarteto de Cordas nº 3 "Bellagio" (2000). Milan, 2000. • Natureza Morta (2000): Flute, Clarinet, Violin, and Cello. • Quarteto Informal (2004): Flute, trombone, piano, bass guitar. • Xilogravura (2004): Viola and Piano

• Estruturas Sincréticas (1970): piccolo, clarinet, bass clarinet, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, trombone, 4 timpani, 4 groups of percussion. Rio de Janeiro, 1972. • Estruturas Primitivas (1975): flute, oboe, horn, piano, viola, and cello. RJ, 1975 • Rio/L.A. (1988): Engl. horn, brass quartet, marimba, perc. (1), piano, and electric bass guitar. LA, 1989. • Giga Byte (1994): 14 winds and piano obbligato. Rio de Janeiro, 1994. • Toccata Urbana (1999): Woodwind quartet, piano, and string quintet. New York, 2000.

• Concertino para Flauta e Orquestra de Cordas (1968). Rio de Janeiro, 1973. • Concertino para Piano e Orquestra de Cordas (1977): [Sistrum, 1981]. RJ, 1978 • Sinfonieta para Fátima (1986): String Orchestra. Rio de Janeiro, 1986.

• Dia de Chuva (1963). Rio de Janeiro, 1964. • Imagem Carioca (1967). Rio de Janeiro, 1969. • Estruturas Sinfônicas (1976). Rio de Janeiro, 1978. • Núcleos (1983). Rio de Janeiro, 1983. • Hayastan (1990). São Paulo, 1993. • Terra Aberta (1997): The Bible and D. Pedro Casaldáliga; soprano and symphonic orchestra. Rio de Janeiro, 1997. • Toccata Sinfônica (2001). São Paulo, 2002

• Prisma (1989). Los Angeles, 1989. There are also 7 Cycles of Songs, some single songs for voice and piano and about 30 a cappella choir pieces

• Estruturas/Structures, Tacuchian Anos 70/ Tacuchian in the 1970s (RioArte Digital) • Imagem Carioca: Música para Violão de R. Tacuchian (ABM Digital). Tacuchian's guitar music • Carnaval/Carnival. Music from Brazil and the U.S. (North/South Recordings) • Toccarta Urbana. The North/South Chamber Orchestra (Max Lifchitz, conductor). • Mélange (North/South Recordings) • Cono Sur. Richard Albagli, xylophone • Transparências. Richard Albagli, vibraphone; Max Lifchitz, piano • Tacuchian Piano Music (ABM Digital)