Heitor Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras Nr.1-9 on 7 CDs
Bachianas Brasileiras Nr.1-9
Conventional CD, playable with all CD players and computer drives, but also with most SACD or multiplayers.
(Nr. 1 für Orchester & Celli; Nr. 3 für Klavier & Orchester; Nr. 5 für Sopran & Orchester; Nr. 6 für Flöte & Fagott; Nr. 2, 4, 7, 8 für Symphonieorchester; Nr. 9 für Streichorchester & Version für Chor a cappella)
+Choros Nr. 1 für Gitarre (2 Versionen); Choros Nr. 2 für Flöte & Klarinette; Choros Nr. 3 "Pica-Pau" für Männerchor & Bläser; Choros Nr. 4 für 3 Hörner & Posaune; Choros Nr. 5 "Alma Brasileira" für Klavier; Choros Nr. 6, 9, 12 für Orchester; Choros Nr. 7 "Settimino" für Bläser, Violine & Cello; Choros Nr. 8 für 2 Klaviere & Orchester; Choros Nr. 10 "Rasga O Coracao" für gemischten Chor & Orchester; Choros Nr. 11 für Klavier & Orchester; Introduction to the Choros für GItarre & Orchester; 2 Choros für Violine & Cello; Quinteto em Forma de Choros; 5 Preludes für Gitarre; Suite populaire Bresilienne für Gitarre; 12 Etüden für Gitarre
- Artists:
- Fabio Zanon, Claudio Cruz, Elisabeth Plunk, Ovanir Buosi, Cristina Ortiz, Bülent Evcil, Arcadio Minczuk, Linda Bustani, Dante Yenque, Donna Brown, Jean Louis Steuerman, Sato Moughalian, Anders Miolin, Male Voices of the Choir of the Sao Paulo SO, Cellisten des Sao Paulo SO, Mitglieder des Berliner Philharmonischen Bläserquintetts, Sao Paulo SO, John Neschling, Roberto Minczuk
- Label:
- BIS
- Year of recording ca.:
- 1994-2006
- Item number:
- 4289087
- UPC/EAN:
- 7318591830320
- Release date:
- 23.6.2009
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. The cycle also includes an Introduction, as well as a brief ‘after-thought’: the Two Choros (bis). After the completion of the Choros, Villa-Lobos in 1930 began his next great project, the Bachianas Brasileiras. Admiring its ability to communicate across all boundaries in time or place, Villa-Lobos once described the music of Bach as ‘universal folk music’ and here attempted a fusion between Bach and Brazilian music. This cycle also consists of various scorings: from solo instrument to choir a cappella and symphony orchestra, with Villa-Lobos providing parallel versions of two of them (Nos 4 and 9). All of these are included in this collection, which comprises recordings made between 2002 and 2006, and released as separate discs to universal acclaim: ‘The complete set of Villa-Lobos's exotic and brilliant Bachianas Brasileiras surpasses, for me, all previous recordings in terms of execution, spirit and recorded sound’ wrote the reviewer in Fanfare, including the discs on his 2008 ‘Want-List’. Equally well-received, the cycle of Choros was already before its completion described as ‘a publishing feat’ on the website Klassik. com. The performances of the São Paulo Symphony Orchestra were naturally in focus: ‘The Brazilian players sound as if the music is in their blood … and their ensemble is in no way inferior to that of any of their rivals’ (Gramophone) and ‘a world-class ensemble providing an assured blend of lush colours, pulsating rhythms and supple phrasing’ (International Record Review) are only a couple of examples. The many solo performances appearing throughout the collection received similar praise, as witness the following examples: ‘No. 5 with Donna Brown has to be the quintessential performance of this most famous of Bachianas’ (American Record Guide), ‘Jean Louis Steuerman plays with great finesse and understanding’ (Gramophone), ‘Cristina Ortiz proves a peerless pianist in this unique piece [Choros No. 11] ’ (classiqueinfo-disque. com). 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.
Disk 1 von 7 (CD)
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1 Introduction to the Choros (für Gitarre und Orchester) (1929)
Two Choros (für Violine und Violoncello) (1928)
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2 Nr. 1: Moderé
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3 Nr. 2: Lent - Moins - Lent
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4 Choros Nr. 2 (für Flöte und Klarinette) (1924)
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5 Choros Nr. 3 (Pica Pau) (für Männerchor und Blasinstrumente) (1925)
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6 Choros Nr. 10 "Rasga o corçao" (für gemischten Chor und Orchester) (1926)
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7 Choros Nr. 12 (für Orchester) (1929)
Disk 2 von 7 (CD)
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1 Choros Nr. 6 (für Orchester) (1926)
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2 Choros Nr. 1 (für Gitarre) (1920)
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3 Choros Nr. 8 (für großes Orchester und 2 Klaviere) (192%)
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4 Choros Nr. 4 (für 3 Hörner und Posaune) (1926)
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5 Choros Nr. 9 (für Orchester) (1929)
Disk 3 von 7 (CD)
Choros Nr. 11 (für Klavier und Orchester) (1928)
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1 Allegro precioso ma non troppo -
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2 Adagio -
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3 Allegro moderato
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4 Choros Nr. 5 "Alma Brasileira" (für Klavier)
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5 Choros Nr. 7 "Settimino" (für Bläser, Violine und Violoncello)
Disk 4 von 7 (CD)
Bachianas brasileiras Nr. 5 (1938-45)
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1 #ria: Cantilena
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2 Dança: Martelo
Bachianas brasileiras Nr. 4 (Fassung für Klavier) (1930-41)
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3 Prelúdio: Introduçao
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4 Choral: Canto do sert#o
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5 #ria: Cantiga
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6 Dança: Miudunho
Bachianas brasileiras Nr. 6 (für Flöte und Fagott) (1938)
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7 #ria: Choro
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8 Fantasia
Bachianas brasileiras Nr. 1
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9 Introduçao: Embolada
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10 Prelúdio: Modinha
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11 Fuga: Conversa
Disk 5 von 7 (CD)
Bachianas brasileiras Nr. 2 (für Orchester) (1930)
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1 Preludio: O canto do capadócio
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2 #ria: O canto da nossa terra
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3 Dança: Lembrança do sertao
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4 Toccata: O trenzinho do caipira
Bachianas brasileiras Nr. 3 (für Klavier und Orchester) (1938)
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5 Prelúdio: Ponteio
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6 Fantasia: Devaneio
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7 #ria: Modinha
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8 Toccata: Picapau
Bachianas brasileiras Nr. 4 (Fassung für Orchester) (1941)
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9 Prelúdio: Introduçao
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10 Coral: Canto do sertao
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11 #ria: Cantiga
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12 Dança: Miudinho
Disk 6 von 7 (CD)
Bachianas brasileiras Nr. 7 (für Orchester) (1942)
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1 Prelúdio: Ponteio
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2 Giga: Quadrilha caipira
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3 Toccata: Desafio
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4 Fuga: Conversa
Bachianas brasileiras Nr. 9 (Fassung für Streichorchester) (1945)
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5 Prelúdio
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6 Fuga
Bachianas brasileiras Nr. 9 (Fassung für Chor a cappella) (1945)
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7 Prelúdio
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8 Fuga
Bachianas brasileiras Nr. 8 (für Orchester) (1944)
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9 Prelúdio
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10 #ria: Modinha
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11 Toccata: Catira batida
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12 Fuga
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13 Quinteto em Forma de Choros (für Flöte, Oboe, Englischhorn, Klarinette und Fagott) (1928)
Disk 7 von 7 (CD)
Préludes Nr. 1-5 (für Gitarre) (1940)
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1 Nr. 1: Andantino expressivo
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2 Nr. 2: Andantino
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3 Nr. 3: Andante
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4 Nr. 4: Lento
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5 Nr. 5: Poco animato
Suite populaire brésilienne (für Gitarre)
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6 1. Mazurka-choro
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7 2. Shottisch-choro
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8 3. Valsa-choro (1912)
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9 4. Gavota-choro (1912)
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10 5. Chorinho (1923)
Etüden Nr. 1-12 (für Gitarre) (1929)
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11 Nr. 1: Allegro non troppo
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12 Nr. 2: Allegro
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13 Nr. 3: Allegro moderato
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14 Nr. 4: Andante
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15 Nr. 5: Andantino
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16 Nr. 6: Poco Allegro
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17 Nr. 7: Très animé
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18 Nr. 8: Modéré
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19 Nr. 9: Très peu animé
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20 Nr. 10: Très animé
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21 Nr. 11: Lent
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22 Nr. 12: Animé
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23 Choros Nr. 1 (für Gitarre) (1920)
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