{"title":"Heitor Villa-Lobos","description":"\u003cp\u003e1887–1959. Brazilian composer. in the Brazilian Nationalism tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrazil's most celebrated classical composer; synthesized Brazilian folk and popular music with European modernism. Prolific output spanning orchestral, chamber, and guitar repertoire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSignature works:\u003c\/em\u003e Bachianas Brasileiras, Chôros, Guitar Concerto, Etudes for Guitar, Symphony No. 4 'A Vitória'.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"villa-lobos-piano-music-vol-1-sonia-95294","title":"Villa-Lobos: Piano Music Vol 1 \/ Sonia Rubinsky","description":"\u003cimg src=\"\/graphics\/p10s10.gif\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Is Heitor Villa-Lobos the last great 20th century composer to be rediscovered? Because he wrote so much, it's easier to sidestep rather than face his overwhelming catalog point by point. The folks at Naxos, though, are tackling his Amazonian output, starting with the piano music. Brazilian pianist Sonia Rubinsky controls the undulating chordal syncopations in the wonderful Book One of A Prole do Bebê with a left hand propelled by an imaginary, rock-steady rhythm section, and never lets the pungent dissonances overshadow the melodies. Rarely heard, the delightful Cirandas are virtually the Brazilian equivalant of Bartok's folk-inspired character pieces. The improvisatory Hommage à Chopin evokes the Polish master's decorative syntax, filtered through Villa-Lobos' more lush keyboard deployment. Rubinsky is both on top and inside of the Brazilian composer's idiom, and her vivid playing is beautifully reproduced. 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Kudos also go to guitarist Fabio Zanon for his soulful reading of Choros No. 1, and to the various brass players for their vibrant reading of the quirkily scored No. 4. You're going to love this!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e--David Hurwitz, ClassicsToday.com [reviewing the original release of Choros Vol. 2]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere is nothing to criticize here: it's all wonderful. This final volume in BIS's survey of the extant Choros pieces by Villa-Lobos (Nos. 13 and 14 are lost) offers in some ways the most interesting and varied assortment of the bunch. Introduction to the Choros features orchestra plus solo guitar, the latter splendidly played by Fabio Zanon. It's a soulful, evocative piece full of good tunes and colorful scoring, and you'll probably grow old and die before your local orchestra plays it live. Two Choros (Bis), a coda to the larger series of 12 numbered works, is a substantial pair of duets for violin and cello.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChoros No. 2 is another duet, this time for flute and clarinet; No. 3 is a brief chorus for male voices, winds, and percussion; No. 10 is a vibrant, primal piece for orchestra and mixed choir, while No. 12 is one of the composer's grandest and most successful large works for orchestra (it lasts more than half an hour). As already suggested, the performances are all splendid, the sonics terrific. I've already listened to this disc a dozen times, and look forward to the next dozen. Don't miss it. [11\/20\/2008]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e--David Hurwitz, ClassicsToday.com [reviewing the original release of Choros Vol. 3]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe primary novelty here is the piano-solo original version of Bachianas Brasileiras No. 4, an interesting alternative to the more familiar setting for orchestra... Jean-Louis Steuerman [gives] a fine performance... Both wind players sound terrific in the brief and quirky Bachianas Brasileiras No. 6, and soprano Donna Brown sings (and hums) really beautifully in the popular No. 5. I was particularly taken with her clarity of diction and accuracy of intonation in the rapid-fire second movement. Here, and in Bachianas Brasileiras No. 1, the cello section of the São Paulo Symphony plays magnificently, with incisive rhythms (check out the first movement of No. 1) and a big, rich tone. As usual, BIS's engineering is excellent... It looks to be the Bachianas Brasileiras cycle of choice, assuming standards remain this high.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e--David Hurwitz, ClassicsToday.com [reviewing the original release of Bachianas Brasilieras 1, 4 (piano), 5 and 6]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis new installment of what looks to be the complete orchestral Bachianas Brasileiras is as fine as the previous one. 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