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Villa-Lobos: Complete String Quartets / Danubius Quartet
Naxos

Villa-Lobos: Complete String Quartets / Danubius Quartet

$51.99

Details

Composer
Heitor Villa-Lobos
Artist
Danubius Quartet
Format
CD
Label
Naxos
Released
Sep 09, 2022
Catalog #
8206006
UPC
636943600610

About

This set consists of previously released recordings. - ArkivMusic

Heitor Villa-Lobos once confessed that he loved to write string quartets, stating ‘one could say that it is a mania.’ His 17 quartets form a substantial part of his chamber music output, covering a long career that embraced national pride and musical experimentation leading to the rarefied atmosphere of the final masterpieces. Often drawing on the musical folklore of Brazil, these quartets are an outpouring of spontaneous and daring invention. Ranging from austere polyphony to compelling expressiveness and virtuosity, they represent one of the most distinctive bodies of chamber works in 20th-century music.

REVIEWS:

Villa-Lobos once confessed that he loved to write string quartets, stating ‘one could say that it is a mania.’ His 17 quartets form a substantial part of his chamber music output, covering a long career that embraced national pride and musical experimentation leading to the rarefied atmosphere of the final masterpieces. Often drawing on the musical folklore of Brazil, these quartets are an outpouring of spontaneous and daring invention. Ranging from austere polyphony to compelling expressiveness and virtuosity, they represent one of the most distinctive bodies of chamber works in 20th-century music. 6 CDs. Danubius Quartet. Original 1992–1994 Marco Polo releases.

-- Records International

Established in 1983, the Danubius Quartet was a Hungarian group – this set was recorded in Budapest – so while they may lack the Latinamericanlo’s Brazilian ‘accent’, they nevertheless hail from Europe’s great centre of string playing. Their brightly projected sound is ideal for Villa-Lobos’s life-affirming music.

-- Limelight

Tracklist 70 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 I. Cantilena: Andante 02:23
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Cantilena: Andante
    Duration
    02:23
    Composer
    Heitor Villa-Lobos
    Ensemble
    Danubius Quartet
  3. 2 II. Brincadeira (A Joke): Allegretto scherzando 01:18
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Brincadeira (A Joke): Allegretto scherzando
    Duration
    01:18
    Composer
    Heitor Villa-Lobos
    Ensemble
    Danubius Quartet
  4. 3 III. Canto Lirico: Moderato 04:41
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Canto Lirico: Moderato
    Duration
    04:41
    Composer
    Heitor Villa-Lobos
    Ensemble
    Danubius Quartet
  5. 4 IV. Cançoneta: Andantino quasi allegretto 01:55
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Cançoneta: Andantino quasi allegretto
    Duration
    01:55
    Composer
    Heitor Villa-Lobos
    Ensemble
    Danubius Quartet
  6. 5 V. Melancolia: Lento 05:27
    Track
    5
    Title
    V. Melancolia: Lento
    Duration
    05:27
    Composer
    Heitor Villa-Lobos
    Ensemble
    Danubius Quartet
  7. 6 VI. Saltando Como Um Saci (Jumping like a Jumping Bean): Allegro 02:53
    Track
    6
    Title
    VI. Saltando Como Um Saci (Jumping like a Jumping Bean): Allegro
    Duration
    02:53
    Composer
    Heitor Villa-Lobos
    Ensemble
    Danubius Quartet
  8. 7 I. Allegro 05:40
    Track
    7
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    05:40
    Composer
    Heitor Villa-Lobos
    Ensemble
    Danubius Quartet
  9. 8 II. Lento 06:40
    Track
    8
    Title
    II. Lento
    Duration
    06:40
    Composer
    Heitor Villa-Lobos
    Ensemble
    Danubius Quartet
  10. 9 III. Scherzo: Vivace 06:04
    Track
    9
    Title
    III. Scherzo: Vivace
    Duration
    06:04
    Composer
    Heitor Villa-Lobos
    Ensemble
    Danubius Quartet
  11. 10 IV. Quasi allegro 06:28
    Track
    10
    Title
    IV. Quasi allegro
    Duration
    06:28
    Composer
    Heitor Villa-Lobos
    Ensemble
    Danubius Quartet
  12. 11 I. Allegro non troppo 04:42
    Track
    11
    Title
    I. Allegro non troppo
    Duration
    04:42
    Composer
    Heitor Villa-Lobos
    Ensemble
    Danubius Quartet
  13. 12 II. Scherzo: Vivace 03:36
    Track
    12
    Title
    II. Scherzo: Vivace
    Duration
    03:36
    Composer
    Heitor Villa-Lobos
    Ensemble
    Danubius Quartet
  14. 13 III. Adagio 08:29
    Track
    13
    Title
    III. Adagio
    Duration
    08:29
    Composer
    Heitor Villa-Lobos
    Ensemble
    Danubius Quartet
  15. 14 IV. Allegro vivace 03:10
    Track
    14
    Title
    IV. Allegro vivace
    Duration
    03:10
    Composer
    Heitor Villa-Lobos
    Ensemble
    Danubius Quartet
  16. Disc 2
  17. 1 I. Allegro non troppo 06:13
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro non troppo
    Duration
    06:13
    Composer
    Heitor Villa-Lobos
    Ensemble
    Danubius Quartet
  18. 2 II. Lento 05:34
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Lento
    Duration
    05:34
    Composer
    Heitor Villa-Lobos
    Ensemble
    Danubius Quartet
  19. 3 III. Scherzo: Allegro vivace 02:49
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Scherzo: Allegro vivace
    Duration
    02:49
    Composer
    Heitor Villa-Lobos
    Ensemble
    Danubius Quartet
  20. 4 IV. Allegro vivace (con fuoco) 04:29
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Allegro vivace (con fuoco)
    Duration
    04:29
    Composer
    Heitor Villa-Lobos
    Ensemble
    Danubius Quartet
  21. 5 I. Allegro non troppo 06:46
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Allegro non troppo
    Duration
    06:46
    Composer
    Heitor Villa-Lobos
    Ensemble
    Danubius Quartet
  22. 6 II. Scherzo vivace 05:03
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Scherzo vivace
    Duration
    05:03
    Composer
    Heitor Villa-Lobos
    Ensemble
    Danubius Quartet
  23. 7 III. Adagio 07:39
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Adagio
    Duration
    07:39
    Composer
    Heitor Villa-Lobos
    Ensemble
    Danubius Quartet
  24. 8 IV. Poco andantino (quasi allegro) 07:20
    Track
    8
    Title
    IV. Poco andantino (quasi allegro)
    Duration
    07:20
    Composer
    Heitor Villa-Lobos
    Ensemble
    Danubius Quartet
  25. 9 I. Allegro non troppo 05:29
    Track
    9
    Title
    I. Allegro non troppo
    Duration
    05:29
    Composer
    Heitor Villa-Lobos
    Ensemble
    Danubius Quartet
  26. 10 II. Molto andante (quasi adagio) 05:57
    Track
    10
    Title
    II. Molto andante (quasi adagio)
    Duration
    05:57
    Composer
    Heitor Villa-Lobos
    Ensemble
    Danubius Quartet
  27. 11 III. Vivace (Scherzo) 03:52
    Track
    11
    Title
    III. Vivace (Scherzo)
    Duration
    03:52
    Composer
    Heitor Villa-Lobos
    Ensemble
    Danubius Quartet
  28. 12 IV. Molto allegro 04:36
    Track
    12
    Title
    IV. Molto allegro
    Duration
    04:36
    Composer
    Heitor Villa-Lobos
    Ensemble
    Danubius Quartet
  29. Disc 3
  30. 1 I. Allegro con moto 06:22
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro con moto
    Duration
    06:22
    Composer
    Heitor Villa-Lobos
    Ensemble
    Danubius Quartet
  31. 2 II. Andantino (tranquillo) 05:58
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Andantino (tranquillo)
    Duration
    05:58
    Composer
    Heitor Villa-Lobos
    Ensemble
    Danubius Quartet
  32. 3 III. Scherzo: Allegro vivace 04:20
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Scherzo: Allegro vivace
    Duration
    04:20
    Composer
    Heitor Villa-Lobos
    Ensemble
    Danubius Quartet
  33. 4 IV. Allegro 05:11
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Allegro
    Duration
    05:11
    Composer
    Heitor Villa-Lobos
    Ensemble
    Danubius Quartet
  34. 5 I. Allegro 05:19
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    05:19
    Composer
    Heitor Villa-Lobos
    Ensemble
    Danubius Quartet
  35. 6 II. Andante 05:00
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Andante
    Duration
    05:00
    Composer
    Heitor Villa-Lobos
    Ensemble
    Danubius Quartet
  36. 7 III. Scherzo: Vivace 03:08
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Scherzo: Vivace
    Duration
    03:08
    Composer
    Heitor Villa-Lobos
    Ensemble
    Danubius Quartet
  37. 8 IV. Molto allegro 03:20
    Track
    8
    Title
    IV. Molto allegro
    Duration
    03:20
    Composer
    Heitor Villa-Lobos
    Ensemble
    Danubius Quartet
  38. 9 I. Poco animato 06:40
    Track
    9
    Title
    I. Poco animato
    Duration
    06:40
    Composer
    Heitor Villa-Lobos
    Ensemble
    Danubius Quartet
  39. 10 II. Allegretto 04:27
    Track
    10
    Title
    II. Allegretto
    Duration
    04:27
    Composer
    Heitor Villa-Lobos
    Ensemble
    Danubius Quartet
  40. 11 III. Andante, quasi adagio - Lento 06:39
    Track
    11
    Title
    III. Andante, quasi adagio - Lento
    Duration
    06:39
    Composer
    Heitor Villa-Lobos
    Ensemble
    Danubius Quartet
  41. 12 IV. Allegro vivace 06:29
    Track
    12
    Title
    IV. Allegro vivace
    Duration
    06:29
    Composer
    Heitor Villa-Lobos
    Ensemble
    Danubius Quartet
  42. Disc 4
  43. 1 I. Poco andantino - Un poco vivo - Tempo I - Lento - Allegro vivace - Vivo - Presto 06:07
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Poco andantino - Un poco vivo - Tempo I - Lento - Allegro vivace - Vivo - Presto
    Duration
    06:07
    Composer
    Heitor Villa-Lobos
    Ensemble
    Danubius Quartet
  44. 2 II. Vivo e energico - Lento - Tempo I - Molto lento 04:02
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Vivo e energico - Lento - Tempo I - Molto lento
    Duration
    04:02
    Composer
    Heitor Villa-Lobos
    Ensemble
    Danubius Quartet
  45. 3 III. Andantino - Tempo giusto e ben ritmato - Adagio - Andantino 03:06
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Andantino - Tempo giusto e ben ritmato - Adagio - Andantino
    Duration
    03:06
    Composer
    Heitor Villa-Lobos
    Ensemble
    Danubius Quartet
  46. 4 IV. Allegro 03:24
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Allegro
    Duration
    03:24
    Composer
    Heitor Villa-Lobos
    Ensemble
    Danubius Quartet
  47. 5 I. Allegro - Allegro vivace 05:28
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Allegro - Allegro vivace
    Duration
    05:28
    Composer
    Heitor Villa-Lobos
    Ensemble
    Danubius Quartet
  48. 6 II. Andantino vagaroso - Quasi animato - Tempo I 08:29
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Andantino vagaroso - Quasi animato - Tempo I
    Duration
    08:29
    Composer
    Heitor Villa-Lobos
    Ensemble
    Danubius Quartet
  49. 7 III. Allegro poco moderato (com bravura) - Più mosso - Tempo I 07:03
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Allegro poco moderato (com bravura) - Più mosso - Tempo I
    Duration
    07:03
    Composer
    Heitor Villa-Lobos
    Ensemble
    Danubius Quartet
  50. 8 IV. Molto allegro 04:41
    Track
    8
    Title
    IV. Molto allegro
    Duration
    04:41
    Composer
    Heitor Villa-Lobos
    Ensemble
    Danubius Quartet
  51. 9 I. Allegro 05:37
    Track
    9
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    05:37
    Composer
    Heitor Villa-Lobos
    Ensemble
    Danubius Quartet
  52. 10 II. Andante malinconico - Poco più mosso - Tempo I 07:07
    Track
    10
    Title
    II. Andante malinconico - Poco più mosso - Tempo I
    Duration
    07:07
    Composer
    Heitor Villa-Lobos
    Ensemble
    Danubius Quartet
  53. 11 III. Allegretto leggiero - Poco vivace - Tempo I - Quasi vivo 04:43
    Track
    11
    Title
    III. Allegretto leggiero - Poco vivace - Tempo I - Quasi vivo
    Duration
    04:43
    Composer
    Heitor Villa-Lobos
    Ensemble
    Danubius Quartet
  54. 12 IV. Allegro ben ritmato - Poco meno - Allegro più mosso 04:41
    Track
    12
    Title
    IV. Allegro ben ritmato - Poco meno - Allegro più mosso
    Duration
    04:41
    Composer
    Heitor Villa-Lobos
    Ensemble
    Danubius Quartet
  55. Disc 5
  56. 1 I. Allegro non troppo 05:40
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro non troppo
    Duration
    05:40
    Composer
    Heitor Villa-Lobos
    Ensemble
    Danubius Quartet
  57. 2 II. Scherzo: Molto vivo, "Pipocas e potócas" 04:21
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Scherzo: Molto vivo, "Pipocas e potócas"
    Duration
    04:21
    Composer
    Heitor Villa-Lobos
    Ensemble
    Danubius Quartet
  58. 3 III. Molto adagio - Largo - Agitato lento 07:01
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Molto adagio - Largo - Agitato lento
    Duration
    07:01
    Composer
    Heitor Villa-Lobos
    Ensemble
    Danubius Quartet
  59. 4 IV. Allegro con fuoco - Vivo 04:50
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Allegro con fuoco - Vivo
    Duration
    04:50
    Composer
    Heitor Villa-Lobos
    Ensemble
    Danubius Quartet
  60. 5 I. Allegro non troppo 06:31
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Allegro non troppo
    Duration
    06:31
    Composer
    Heitor Villa-Lobos
    Ensemble
    Danubius Quartet
  61. 6 II. Moderato 07:16
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Moderato
    Duration
    07:16
    Composer
    Heitor Villa-Lobos
    Ensemble
    Danubius Quartet
  62. 7 III. Scherzo: Vivo 02:00
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Scherzo: Vivo
    Duration
    02:00
    Composer
    Heitor Villa-Lobos
    Ensemble
    Danubius Quartet
  63. 8 IV. Allegro 05:27
    Track
    8
    Title
    IV. Allegro
    Duration
    05:27
    Composer
    Heitor Villa-Lobos
    Ensemble
    Danubius Quartet
  64. 9 I. Poco animato - Quasi allegro 06:10
    Track
    9
    Title
    I. Poco animato - Quasi allegro
    Duration
    06:10
    Composer
    Heitor Villa-Lobos
    Ensemble
    Danubius Quartet
  65. 10 II. Adagio - Più mosso - Tempo I 07:03
    Track
    10
    Title
    II. Adagio - Più mosso - Tempo I
    Duration
    07:03
    Composer
    Heitor Villa-Lobos
    Ensemble
    Danubius Quartet
  66. 11 III. Scherzo: Allegro vivace - Vivo 04:35
    Track
    11
    Title
    III. Scherzo: Allegro vivace - Vivo
    Duration
    04:35
    Composer
    Heitor Villa-Lobos
    Ensemble
    Danubius Quartet
  67. 12 IV. Molto allegro - Più mosso - Tempo I 04:02
    Track
    12
    Title
    IV. Molto allegro - Più mosso - Tempo I
    Duration
    04:02
    Composer
    Heitor Villa-Lobos
    Ensemble
    Danubius Quartet
  68. Disc 6
  69. 1 I. Allegro non troppo 06:43
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro non troppo
    Duration
    06:43
    Composer
    Heitor Villa-Lobos
    Ensemble
    Danubius Quartet
  70. 2 II. Scherzo: Allegro 03:45
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Scherzo: Allegro
    Duration
    03:45
    Composer
    Heitor Villa-Lobos
    Ensemble
    Danubius Quartet
  71. 3 III. Andante 03:50
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Andante
    Duration
    03:50
    Composer
    Heitor Villa-Lobos
    Ensemble
    Danubius Quartet
  72. 4 IV. Allegro deciso - Presto - Final: Prestissimo 07:46
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Allegro deciso - Presto - Final: Prestissimo
    Duration
    07:46
    Composer
    Heitor Villa-Lobos
    Ensemble
    Danubius Quartet
  73. 5 I. Allegro 11:33
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    11:33
    Composer
    Heitor Villa-Lobos
    Ensemble
    Danubius Quartet
  74. 6 II. Andante 08:09
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Andante
    Duration
    08:09
    Composer
    Heitor Villa-Lobos
    Ensemble
    Danubius Quartet
  75. 7 III. Scherzo: Allegro vivace 07:33
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Scherzo: Allegro vivace
    Duration
    07:33
    Composer
    Heitor Villa-Lobos
    Ensemble
    Danubius Quartet
  76. 8 IV. Allegro giusto 10:48
    Track
    8
    Title
    IV. Allegro giusto
    Duration
    10:48
    Composer
    Heitor Villa-Lobos
    Ensemble
    Danubius Quartet