Carlos Paredes (1925–2004) was a virtuoso of the Portuguese Guitar — a twel… Read Full Bio ↴Carlos Paredes (1925–2004) was a virtuoso of the Portuguese Guitar — a twelve-string member of the lute family not unlike a mandolin, traditionally used as accompaniment in Fado music.
He was also a composer whose formal invention effortlessly grafted classical influences with, and extended the range of, traditional Fado styles.
Paredes was born on 16th February 1925 in Coimbra. His father was the equally famous guitarist Artur Paredes. He is credited with popularising his chosen instrument internationally and was known as the "Man with a Thousand Fingers", in a reference to his natural virtuosity.
He began playing at the age of four and started his musical career at the age of eleven. He performed with many other artists, including Charlie Haden, and also wrote compositions for the celebrated Fado singer Amalia Rodrigues. He wrote a number of film scores, and received particular recognition for the 1971 film Verdes Anos ("Tender Years"). In 2000, the Kronos Quartet recorded two versions of "Verdes Anos" and "Romance no 1", from the first Carlos Paredes album, Guitarra Portuguesa, recorded in 1969 -1970.
During the 1950s and 1960s, being a member of the Portuguese Communist Party, he was imprisoned for opposing the Portuguese dictatorship; some of this time was spent in solitary confinement. He would walk around his cell pretending to play music, which led some prison inmates to believe he was insane. In fact he was writing compositions in his head.
When the dictatorship was overthrown, and all political prisoners were released in the aftermath of the 1974 revolution, they were widely thought of as heroes by the Portuguese — but the ever-humble Paredes always refused any such heroic status. He never said much about his time in prison except: "Many people suffered more than me".
He suffered from myelopathy, a nerve disorder which prevented him from playing for the last eleven years of his life. He died from kidney failure on 23rd July 2004, in a nursing home.
He was also a composer whose formal invention effortlessly grafted classical influences with, and extended the range of, traditional Fado styles.
Paredes was born on 16th February 1925 in Coimbra. His father was the equally famous guitarist Artur Paredes. He is credited with popularising his chosen instrument internationally and was known as the "Man with a Thousand Fingers", in a reference to his natural virtuosity.
He began playing at the age of four and started his musical career at the age of eleven. He performed with many other artists, including Charlie Haden, and also wrote compositions for the celebrated Fado singer Amalia Rodrigues. He wrote a number of film scores, and received particular recognition for the 1971 film Verdes Anos ("Tender Years"). In 2000, the Kronos Quartet recorded two versions of "Verdes Anos" and "Romance no 1", from the first Carlos Paredes album, Guitarra Portuguesa, recorded in 1969 -1970.
During the 1950s and 1960s, being a member of the Portuguese Communist Party, he was imprisoned for opposing the Portuguese dictatorship; some of this time was spent in solitary confinement. He would walk around his cell pretending to play music, which led some prison inmates to believe he was insane. In fact he was writing compositions in his head.
When the dictatorship was overthrown, and all political prisoners were released in the aftermath of the 1974 revolution, they were widely thought of as heroes by the Portuguese — but the ever-humble Paredes always refused any such heroic status. He never said much about his time in prison except: "Many people suffered more than me".
He suffered from myelopathy, a nerve disorder which prevented him from playing for the last eleven years of his life. He died from kidney failure on 23rd July 2004, in a nursing home.
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Balada De Coimbra
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@costasou
Convém lembrar que a Balada de Coimbra de José Elyseu foi tocada e cantada pela primeira vez em 1906. Depois disso Artur Paredes "agarrou-a" e a AAC não sei por iniciativa de quem nem há quanto tempo, adoptou-a como bandeira sonora que anuncia a sua equipa. Lembro-me dela desde meados da década de 60, quando comecei a ir ver a Briosa, e ainda hoje continua a emocionar profundamente todos os seus adeptos e atletas que a representaram.
@orockneverdie
Não sou amante de futebol, mas gosto bem de a ouvir sempre que a Briosa joga, já que vivo perto do estádio.
@piico86
Impossível não emocionar e não levar às lágrimas. O mestre eleva tudo a um outro nível!
@knotwilg3596
Acordo com o mmoreirauc: a saudade não é reservada aos Portugueses. Sou Belga, estive só um ano em Portugal, nem sequer Coimbra, na mesma gosto imenso do Carlos Paredes. A musica dele lembra me de um pasado, uma origem, uma parte do mundo onde nunca fui. Na minha lingua diz-se "weemoed", traduzido em Ingles seja "woe mood". Temos artistas capaz de exprimir o mesmo sentimento. Mas a verdade é que temos ninguèm como o Carlos Paredes.
@joaodacunharodrigues
Parabéns pelo seu Português Dieter. Vocês na Bélgica não têm Paredes mas têm Rubens, Magritte e Herge (só para citar alguns artistas notáveis). Se gosta de paredes não perca a oportunidade de ouvir Zeca Afonso, Madredeus, Amália... e porque não (apesar de mais recentes), a Ana Moura e a Carminho!
@Gongasoso
***** Posso acrescentar ao comentário do Luis os Dead Combo.
@pog2345
Ana Moura não, falta-lhe muita coisa, substitui por Katia Guerreiro
@GIFPES
De fato, saudades não se sabe de onde ou de quê, mas, saudades de algo seu, perdido dentro de si.
@ivanovichtrosd2922
Aquilo que o resto da Europa nunca percebeu nos portugueses é que não somos uma tribo, uma etnia ou um conjunto que partilha costumes. Portugueses são todos aqueles que partilham a mesma ideia de futuro comum para a humanidade, aquela civilização global que passou ao lado dos pequenos nacionalismos de provincianos mais interessados no tamanho da barriga do que com a partilha de uma ideia de futuro. Portugal não é um País, é uma ideia de futuro para a humanidade e Saudade é o peso que carregamos quando lemos competições sobre quem tem a reserva do quê
@joka1947
Concordo plenamente. O trinar duma guitarra portuguesa é como o Hino Nacional. Só os Portugueses poderão entender os sons de tão belo e único instrumento. Carlos Paredes partiu, mas deixou-nos as vibrações da sua guitarra, dedilhada de modo genial. Obrigado Carlos Paredes.