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Villa-Lobos - Bachianas Brasileiras Nos 7, 8 and 9 | BIS BISCD1400

Villa-Lobos - Bachianas Brasileiras Nos 7, 8 and 9

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Label: BIS

Cat No: BISCD1400

Barcode: 7318590014004

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Release Date: 30th October 2006

Contents

Artists

São Paulo Symphony Orchestra
São Paulo Symphony Orchestra Choir

Conductor

Roberto Minczuk

Works

Villa-Lobos, Heitor

Bachianas Brasileiras no.7
Bachianas Brasileiras no.8
Bachianas Brasileiras no.9

Artists

São Paulo Symphony Orchestra
São Paulo Symphony Orchestra Choir

Conductor

Roberto Minczuk

About

On this last disc of Villa-Lobos’s monumental Bachianas Brasileiras series, the last three Bachianas are being performed. All three are orchestral works, although No. 9 was composed so that it also could be performed by choir a cappella (or as he called it 'an orchestra of voices') – a version which is included on this disc. 
 
According to Villa-Lobos, Bach's music was a music for the people - indeed, he even called it 'folk-loric'. As a result, the combination of Bachian polyphony and Brazilian elements evident in his Bachianas Brasileiras came naturally to him, even if it may have struck – and still strike – audiences as unexpected. 
 
The previous instalment in this series was greeted with enthusiasm by the critics: “These performances of Bachianas Brasileiras Nos. 2 and 4 easily are the finest available. The São Paulo Symphony Orchestra certainly ought to know how to play this music, and do they ever!” was the verdict on Classics Today, while the reviewer in Fanfare praised conductor Roberto Minczuk for managing “a perfect balance of the earthy, folk elements and the classical framework in which they are placed by Villa-Lobos”.

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