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Heitor Villa-Lobos - Bachianas Brasileiras 1 - 5; Suite For Voice And Violin; Bach Preludes And Fugues For An Orchestra Of Cellos / The Pleeth Cello Octet, Jill Gomez, Peter Manning / Helios Audio CD 2008 / CDH55316
UPC 034571153162
Heitor Villa-Lobos (March 5, 1887 – November 17, 1959) was a Brazilian composer, conductor, cellist, and classical guitarist described as "the single most significant creative figure in 20th-century Brazilian art music". Villa-Lobos has become the best-known South American composer of all time. A prolific composer, he wrote numerous orchestral, chamber, instrumental and vocal works, totaling over 2000 works by his death in 1959. His music was influenced by both Brazilian folk music and by stylistic elements from the European classical tradition, as exemplified by his Bachianas Brasileiras (Brazilian Bachian-pieces) and his Chôros. His Etudes for classical guitar (1929) were dedicated to Andrés Segovia, while his 5 Preludes (1940) were dedicated to his spouse Arminda Neves d'Almeida, a.k.a. "Mindinha". Both are important works in the classical guitar repertory.
| Label: | Helios – CDH55316 |
|---|---|
| Format: |
CD, Album
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| Country: | UK |
| Released: |
2008 |
| Genre: | Classical |
| Style: | Modern |
Tracklist:
| Bachianas Brasileiras No. 1 For Eight Cellos | (18:51) | ||
| 1 | Introdução (Embolada) | 6:34 | |
| 2 | Preludio (Modinha) | 7:52 | |
| 3 | Fuga (Conversa) | 4:12 | |
|
Suite For Voice And Violin |
(9:53) |
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| 4 | A menina e a canção: Un pouco moderato | 2:25 | |
| 5 | Quéro ser alégre: Vagaroso e calmo | 4:17 | |
| 6 | Sertaneja Animado E Espriritoso | 3:02 | |
|
Preludes And Fugues From Bach's "48" For An Orchestra Of Cellos |
(14:00) |
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| 7 | Prelude In D Minor - From Prelude No. 8 in E Flat Minor, BWV853 (Book 1) | 5:21 | |
| 8 | Fugue In B Flat Major - From Fugue No. 1 In C Major, BWV846 (Book 1) | 2:15 | |
| 9 | Prelude In G Minor - From Prelude No. 22 In B Flat Minor, BWV867 (Book 1) | 3:56 | |
| 10 | Fugue In D Major - From Fugue No. 5 In D Major, BWV874 (Book 2) | 2:17 | |
|
Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5 For Soprano And Eight Cellos |
(10:53) |
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| 11 | Aria (Cantilena) Adagio | 6:20 | |
| 12 | Dansa (Martelo) Allegretto | 4:30 |
- Cello – Anthony Pleeth, Christopher Vanderspar, David Chew, John Heley, Martin Loveday, Paul Kegg, Robin Firman (tracks: 2, 3, 7 to 10), Roger Smith (3), Stephen Orton
- Composed By – Heitor Villa-Lobos
- Cover, Painting – Henri Rousseau
- Engineer [Recording Engineer] – Tony Faulkner
- Executive-Producer – Edward Perry, Sue Lubbock
- Liner Notes – Simon Wright (11)
- Producer [Recording Producer] – Mark Brown (4)
