Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras
Heitor Villa-Lobos’ colorful and immediately ear-catching music is full of the rhythms and sounds of Brazil. The haunting soprano theme of the fifth “Bachianas Brasileiras” is one of the best-known melodies of all time, and the carnival atmosphere at the end of “Momoprecóce” is suffused with Brazilian sunshine.
The tracks on this recording are:
Villa-Lobos:
- Fantasia for Saxophone & Chamber Orchestra
John Harle (soprano saxophone)
Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields, Sir Neville Marriner
Angel Romero (guitar)
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Jésus López-Cobos
- Mômoprecóce, fantasy for piano & orchestra, A. 240
Cristina Ortiz (piano)
New Philharmonia Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy
- Zoltán Székely, Denes Koromzay, Alexandre Moskowsky & Vilmos Palota
- Bachianas Brasileiras No. 1 for at least 8 cellos
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Enrique Bátiz
- Bachianas Brasileiras No. 2 for orchestra
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Enrique Bátiz
- Bachianas Brasileiras No. 3 for piano and orchestra
Cristina Ortiz (piano)
New Philharmonia Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy
- Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5: Aria and Dança (Martelo)
Victoria de los Angeles (soprano)
Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Française, Heitor Villa-Lobos
Here, for your enjoyment, is “Little song” (Cantilena da Bachiana nº5) by Villa Lobos, for 8 cellos and soprano voice. Marília Vargas – Soprano
And here is Mischa Maisky at the Verbier Festival 2008; This Performance was dedicated to the memory of Mstislav Rostropovich
Tags: Heitor Villa-Lobos, Bachianas Brazileiras, Brazil