Ernesto Nazareth's 'A fonte do Lambary' is a celebrated Brazilian waltz-choro, renowned for its exquisite melody and sophisticated harmonies that evoke a nostalgic and elegant mood.
Demands sensitive pedaling to create a seamless blend of melody and accompaniment, with expressive rubato.
A fonte do Lambary is rated Henle level 6 of 9 — advanced repertoire, roughly ABRSM grades 7–8. In the RCM system it corresponds to about level 8.
You should be comfortable at Henle level 6 — meaning you can already play level 5–6 pieces cleanly. Learning it one level early is possible as a stretch piece, but more than that usually leads to months of frustration.
A typical performance of A fonte do Lambary lasts about 3.5 minutes.
A fonte do Lambary is available as free public-domain sheet music on IMSLP — the score is linked directly from this page.