| Quando o carnaval chegar  performed by  Quarteto em Cy  () 
 
 
 The opening track on the 1972 album 'Quarteto em Cy,' this is an interpretation of a Chico Buarque song, written for the film of the same name by Cac� Diegues.  I find this recording very affecting.  It helps that the spectrum of sound is that kind of superb blend of strings, piano, bossa nova guitars, and female vocals that I find so perfect.  But I think it's also just the fragile, melancholic atmosphere of the song that gets me.  After the introduction, featuring a flowing string arrangement that reminds me of the work Claus Ogerman did with Jobim, the song gets going, and the mood becomes a little lighter.  This album has just been reissued on CD in Brazil, and is highly recommended. |