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Villa-Lobos - Floresta do Amazonas (Forest of the Amazon, 1958) | BIS BISSACD1660

Villa-Lobos - Floresta do Amazonas (Forest of the Amazon, 1958)

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Label: BIS

Cat No: BISSACD1660

Barcode: 7318599916606

Format: Hybrid SACD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Orchestral

Release Date: 26th July 2010

Contents

Artists

Anna Korondi (soprano)
Male Voices of the Choir of Sao Paolo Symphony Orchestra
Sao Paolo Symphony Orchestra

Conductor

John Neschling

Works

Villa-Lobos, Heitor

Floresta do Amazonas (Forest of the Amazon), W551

Artists

Anna Korondi (soprano)
Male Voices of the Choir of Sao Paolo Symphony Orchestra
Sao Paolo Symphony Orchestra

Conductor

John Neschling

About

The subject of the Amazonian forests surfaces in a number of works throughout Villa–Lobos’s output. In Floresta do Amazonas, one of his very last works, Villa-Lobos again focused explicitly on the rain forest, the creatures that live in it, and the myths that have been woven around it. The work has been described as a symphonic poem for soprano, male-voice choir and large orchestra, The songs, Melodia Sentimental in particular, have also become popular as separate concert items. The suite's twenty-three movements have rousing titles such as ‘Forest Fire', ‘Head Hunters' and ‘Dance of the Indians', but also include numbers such as ‘Lullaby' and ‘Twilight'.

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