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In 1897 a baby was born named Francisco Mignone, son of Italian immigrants. A soft rain fell on the city of S?o Paulo, Brazil. Was this the first musical harmony that he ever experienced? Mignone was a born musician. He breathed music in via his parents and his brothers who were all musicians. His father Alferio Mignone was a brilliant flautist and mastered various other instruments as founder of the first symphony orchestra of S?o Paulo. He played flute, trumpet, cello, violin and a little piano, and also the small Francisco learned to play several different orchestral instruments. His mother Virginia sang opera arias and already at a young age Francisco revelled in the ambience of the musical soirées held at his home, in which he also took part. Since Alferio Mignone was a music professor, he was always surrounded by singers whom Francisco accompanied on the piano. He quickly fell in love with opera and was able to work with famous singers from that day, such as Enrico Caruso and Bidu Say?o. At the age of 14 he already knew many an opera, but through playing for silent films he learned to improvise, as the musicians dimmed the lights after the last session and spun out accompaniments for a few films. And so began the life of Francisco Mignone.... Mignone wrote 124 waltzes and the writer Manuel Bandeiro called him “The King of the Waltz”. His most famous waltzes are the 12 Valsas de Esquina which he wrote in his young years. They were inspired by the serenades played on every street corner of S?o Paulo by small groups of violin, flute and cavaquinho, a small four-stringed guitar. The young Francisco belonged to those groups that delighted the girls of S?o Paulo, who swooned away at the sound of the music which reached them behind the curtains of their open windows. These Valsas de Esquina sprang forth from the popular spirit that was always present in the soul of the composer. These unparalleled, beautiful waltzes are all written in the minor key. Mignone was a cheerful person and was always in the mood for an outing or other diversion. He could in that way relax from his work. For 22 years I lived by his side, deeply happy, and in that time and after his death in 1986 I have dedicated myself to disseminating his musical oeuvre. A “Bravo” for Marcel Worms, who, under my guidance, has realised an important achievement as pianist by playing the works of Francisco Mignone. It is certain that this recording will be highly regarded. Maria Josephina Mignone - Rio de Janeiro, September 2013