Notes and Editorial Reviews
Here's an easy call: these are the finest recordings of these works currently available. In reviewing the individual releases, I had perhaps one small reservation concerning the disc containing Bachianas Brasileiras No. 4, but this evaporates in the face of the achievement as a whole. Both cycles, the Bachianas Brasileiras and the Choros, constitute two of the most original, colorful, and enjoyable collections of works by any 20th-century composer. They belong in every serious record collection, and they have never been so consistently well performed and recorded. At last, Villa-Lobos' compatriots have managed to do his quirky genius full justice. The excellent disc of solo guitar music makes a fine
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and thoughtful bonus, and at seven discs for the price of three, you'd have to be insane not to grab this set immediately.
--David Hurwitz, ClassicsToday.com
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Works on This Recording
1.
Chôros no 11 for Piano and Orchestra by Heitor Villa-Lobos
Performer:
Cristina Ortiz (Piano)
Conductor:
John Neschling
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Sao Paulo State Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1928; Paris, France
2.
Chôros no 5 for Piano "Alma brasileira" by Heitor Villa-Lobos
Performer:
Cristina Ortiz (Piano)
Conductor:
John Neschling
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1925; Paris, France
3.
Chôros no 7 for Chamber Ensemble by Heitor Villa-Lobos
Conductor:
John Neschling
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Sao Paulo State Symphony Orchestra Members
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1924; Paris, France
4.
Chôros no 1 for Guitar by Heitor Villa-Lobos
Conductor:
John Neschling
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1920; Brazil
Length: 5 Minutes 09 Secs.
5.
Chôros no 4 for Brass by Heitor Villa-Lobos
Conductor:
John Neschling
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1926; Paris, France
Length: 5 Minutes 31 Secs.
6.
Chôros no 6 for Orchestra by Heitor Villa-Lobos
Conductor:
John Neschling
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1926; Paris, France
Length: 24 Minutes 49 Secs.
7.
Chôros no 8 for 2 Pianos and Orchestra by Heitor Villa-Lobos
Conductor:
John Neschling
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1925; Paris, France
Length: 20 Minutes 00 Secs.
8.
Chôros no 9 for Orchestra by Heitor Villa-Lobos
Conductor:
John Neschling
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1929; Paris, France
Length: 24 Minutes 19 Secs.
9.
Introduction to Chôros, W 239 by Heitor Villa-Lobos
Performer:
Fabio Zanon (Guitar)
Conductor:
John Neschling
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Sao Paulo State Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1929; Brazil
10.
Chôros bis (2) for Violin and Cello by Heitor Villa-Lobos
Performer:
Claudio Cruz (Violin),
Johannes Gramsch (Cello)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1928
11.
Chôros no 2 for Flute and Clarinet by Heitor Villa-Lobos
Conductor:
John Neschling
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1924; Paris, France
12.
Chôros no 3 for Male Chorus and Winds by Heitor Villa-Lobos
Conductor:
John Neschling
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1925; Paris, France
13.
Chôros no 10 for Chorus and Orchestra "Rasga o coracao" by Heitor Villa-Lobos
Conductor:
John Neschling
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Sao Paulo State Symphony Chorus,
Sao Paulo State Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1926; Paris, France
14.
Chôros no 12 for Orchestra by Heitor Villa-Lobos
Conductor:
John Neschling
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Sao Paulo State Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1929; Paris, France
15.
Bachianas brasileiras no 5 for Soprano and 8 Cellos by Heitor Villa-Lobos
Performer:
Donna Brown (Soprano)
Conductor:
Roberto Minczuk
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Sao Paulo Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1938-1945; Brazil
16.
Bachianas brasileiras no 4 for Piano by Heitor Villa-Lobos
Performer:
Jean Louis Steuerman (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1930-1936; Brazil
17.
Bachianas brasileiras no 6 for Flute and Bassoon by Heitor Villa-Lobos
Performer:
Alexandre Silvério (Bassoon),
Sato Moughalian (Flute)
Conductor:
Roberto Minczuk
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1938; Brazil
18.
Bachianas brasileiras no 1 for 8 Cellos by Heitor Villa-Lobos
Conductor:
Roberto Minczuk
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Sao Paulo Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1930; Brazil
19.
Bachianas brasileiras no 7 for Orchestra by Heitor Villa-Lobos
Conductor:
Roberto Minczuk
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1942; Brazil
20.
Bachianas brasileiras no 9 for String Orchestra by Heitor Villa-Lobos
Conductor:
Roberto Minczuk
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Sao Paulo State Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1945; Brazil
21.
Bachianas brasileiras no 9 for Chorus by Heitor Villa-Lobos
Conductor:
Roberto Minczuk
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Sao Paulo State Symphony Chorus
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1945; Brazil
22.
Bachianas brasileiras no 8 for Orchestra by Heitor Villa-Lobos
Conductor:
Roberto Minczuk
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1944; Brazil
23.
Bachianas brasileiras no 2 for Orchestra by Heitor Villa-Lobos
Conductor:
Roberto Minczuk
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Sao Paulo State Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1930; Brazil
Length: 21 Minutes 57 Secs.
24.
Bachianas brasileiras no 3 for Piano and Orchestra by Heitor Villa-Lobos
Conductor:
Roberto Minczuk
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1938; Brazil
Length: 27 Minutes 28 Secs.
25.
Bachianas brasileiras no 4 for Orchestra by Heitor Villa-Lobos
Conductor:
Roberto Minczuk
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1930-1936; Brazil
Length: 18 Minutes 19 Secs.
26.
Bachianas brasileiras no 2 for Cello and Piano, W 568 by Heitor Villa-Lobos
Conductor:
Roberto Minczuk
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1930; Brazil
Featured Sound Samples
Chôros no 11 for Piano & Orchestra: I. Allegro preciso ma non troppo
Chôros no 5 for Piano "Alma brasileira"
Bachianas brasileiras no 5 for Soprano and 8 Cellos: I. Aria "Cantilena"
Sound Samples
2 Choros bis: II. Lent - Moins - Lent
Choros No. 10, "Rasga o Coracao"
Customer Reviews
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A Brazilian delight December 20, 2012
By Dr. Stephen Schoeman (Westfield, NJ) See All My Reviews
"Heitor Villa-Lobos is one of the most important classical composers of the modern era. He was one of Brazil's leading classical composers. His output of works is immense. It is a delight to listen to them. The Complete Choros and Bachianas Braileiras provides hour after hour of wonderful music with all sorts of textures and rhythms and instrumentation. A most varied musical tapestry! This is not Haydn or Mozart but it should not be! Here is a distinctive cultural achievement in which Villa-Lobos makes splendid use of the musical traditions of his native land. The irony is that by listening to his music there is greater appreciation of a Mozart or of a Haydn and in turn by listening to them there is a greater appreciation of Villa-Lobos. Globalism and multi-culturalism are well served by this album of music. All seven CDs. The performances recorded here are excellent. Even the cover of the album is a work of art worth many a glance."
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