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Villa-Lobos - Complete Choros & Bachianas Brasileiras | BIS BISCD183032

Villa-Lobos - Complete Choros & Bachianas Brasileiras

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Label: BIS

Cat No: BISCD183032

Barcode: 7318591830320

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 7

Release Date: 27th July 2009

Contents

Artists

Fabio Zanon (guitar)
Cristina Ortiz (piano)
Jean Louis Steuerman (piano)
Donna Brown (soprano)
Members of the Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet
Nigel Shore (cor anglais)
Anders Miolin (guitar)
Choir of the Sao Paulo Symphony Orchestra
Sao Paulo Symphony Orchestra

Conductors

John Neschling
Roberto Minczuk

Works

Villa-Lobos, Heitor

Bachianas Brasileiras nos.1-9
Choros nos.1-12
Etudes (12), W235
Introduction aux Choros
Preludes (5)
Quinteto en forma de choros
Suite populaire bresilienne

Artists

Fabio Zanon (guitar)
Cristina Ortiz (piano)
Jean Louis Steuerman (piano)
Donna Brown (soprano)
Members of the Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet
Nigel Shore (cor anglais)
Anders Miolin (guitar)
Choir of the Sao Paulo Symphony Orchestra
Sao Paulo Symphony Orchestra

Conductors

John Neschling
Roberto Minczuk

About

The life and music of Villa-Lobos is intimately linked with the emergence of Brazil as a nation and cultural force during the first half of the 20th century. This applies especially to the two great cycles that he composed between 1920 and 1945: the 12 Choros and the 9 Bachianas Brasileiras.

In the Choros, the composer’s stated aim was to achieve a synthesis of the various musical influences of Brazil: the popular urban music (such as the dances of European origin performed by chorões or street musicians), the music brought from Africa by slaves, and the chants and rhythms of the native Indian tribes. The Choros range from solo pieces with durations of a couple of minutes to large-scale scores for expanded symphony orchestra, sometimes comprising choir or solo instruments.

This collection also includes a performance by the Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet of Quinteto em forma de choros (a work often mentioned in connection with the Choros even if it does not form part of the cycle) as well as a separate disc containing Anders Miolin’s recording of the complete music for solo guitar, much of which Villa-Lobos composed for the legendary Andres Segovia.

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