Villa-Lobos: Choral Transcriptions / Peleggi, Sao Paulo Symphony Choir

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January 29, 2021
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      VILLA-LOBOS, HEITOR
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Sao Paulo Symphony Choir
    • PERFORMER
      Peleggi
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      January 29, 2021
    • UPC
      747313428670
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      8574286
    • LABEL
      Naxos
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. Lieder ohne Worte (Songs without Words), Book 2, Op. 30: No. 9 in E Major, Op. 30, No. 3, MWV U104 (arr. H. Villa-Lobos for choir)

      Composer: Felix Mendelssohn

      Ensemble: São Paulo Symphony Choir

      Conductor: Valentina Peleggi

    2. Prelude

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: São Paulo Symphony Choir

      Conductor: Valentina Peleggi

    3. Fugue

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: São Paulo Symphony Choir

      Conductor: Valentina Peleggi

    4. Kinderszenen (Scenes of Childhood), Op. 15: No. 7. Träumerei (Dreaming) (arr. H. Villa-Lobos for choir)

      Composer: Robert Schumann

      Ensemble: São Paulo Symphony Choir

      Conductor: Valentina Peleggi

    5. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, BWV 846-869: Fugue No. 1 in C Major, BWV 846 (arr. H. Villa-Lobos for choir)

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: São Paulo Symphony Choir

      Conductor: Valentina Peleggi

    6. Schwanengesang, D. 957: No. 4. Ständchen (Serenade) (arr. H. Villa-Lobos for choir)

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Ensemble: São Paulo Symphony Choir

      Conductor: Valentina Peleggi

    7. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, BWV 846-869: Fugue No. 21 in B-Flat Major, BWV 866 (arr. H. Villa-Lobos for choir)

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: São Paulo Symphony Choir

      Conductor: Valentina Peleggi

    8. Waltz No. 7 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 64, No. 2 (arr. H. Villa-Lobos for choir)

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Ensemble: São Paulo Symphony Choir

      Conductor: Valentina Peleggi

    9. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, BWV 846-869: Prelude No. 22 in B-Flat Minor, BWV 867 (arr. H. Villa-Lobos for choir)

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: São Paulo Symphony Choir

      Conductor: Valentina Peleggi

    10. Morceaux de fantaisie, Op. 3: No. 2. Prélude in C-Sharp Minor (arr. H. Villa-Lobos for choir)

      Composer: Sergei Rachmaninoff

      Ensemble: São Paulo Symphony Choir

      Conductor: Valentina Peleggi

    11. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2, BWV 870-893: Prelude No. 14 in F-Sharp Minor, BWV 883 (arr. H. Villa-Lobos for choir)

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: São Paulo Symphony Choir

      Conductor: Valentina Peleggi

    12. Elégie (arr. H. Villa-Lobos for choir)

      Composer: Jules Massenet

      Ensemble: São Paulo Symphony Choir

      Conductor: Valentina Peleggi

    13. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2, BWV 870-893: Fugue No. 5 in D Major, BWV 874 (arr. H. Villa-Lobos for choir)

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: São Paulo Symphony Choir

      Conductor: Valentina Peleggi

    14. Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13, "Pathétique": II. Adagio cantabile (arr. H. Villa-Lobos for choir) (excerpts)

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: São Paulo Symphony Choir

      Conductor: Valentina Peleggi

    15. Bachianas Brasileiras No. 9 (version for choir)

      Composer: Heitor Villa-Lobos

      Ensemble: São Paulo Symphony Choir

      Conductor: Valentina Peleggi


Choral music holds a central position in Villa-Lobos’s catalogue of works, but among these famous pieces is a series of little-known transcriptions for a cappella choir taken from the standard classical repertoire. They were intended for a teachers’ chorus and for use in schools, and through astonishing alchemy they achieve a true ‘orchestration’ of largely piano originals, adding a fresh new repertoire for vocal ensembles. This album also includes the first ever recording of Villa-Lobos’s complete set of a cappella transcriptions from Bach’s The Well-Tempered Clavier.

REVIEW:

Unbelievable Villa-Lobos Choral Transcriptions

The Bottom Line: Don’t miss this disc! These transcriptions for unaccompanied choir of keyboard music by Bach, Mendelssohn, Beethoven, Schumann, Massenet, Chopin, Rachmaninoff and Villa-Lobos himself have to be heard to be believed. They are extraordinary. Check out the sound samples in the video and add this splendid Naxos release from the São Paulo Symphony Choir under Valentina Peleggi to your collection post haste.

ClassicsToday.com

These transcriptions for unaccompanied choir of keyboard music by Bach, Mendelssohn, Beethoven, Schumann, Massenet, Chopin, Rachmaninoff and Villa-Lobos himself have to be heard to be believed. They are extraordinary.

– ClassicsToday.com (David Hurwitz)

CONTENTS:

  • Mendelssohn: Songs without Words, Book 2 (6), Op. 30, No. 3
  • Bach, J S: Prelude & Fugue Book 1 No. 8 in E♭ minor, BWV853
  • Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15, No. 7 ‘Träumerei’
  • Bach, J S: Prelude & Fugue Book 1, No. 1 in C major, BWV846: Fugue
  • Schubert: Schwanengesang, D957, No. 4: Ständchen
  • Bach, J S: Prelude & Fugue Book 1 No. 21 in B♭ major, BWV866: II. Fugue
  • Chopin: Waltz No. 7 in C# minor, Op. 64 No. 2
  • Bach, J S: Prelude & Fugue Book 1 No. 22 in B♭ minor, BWV867: Prelude
  • Rachmaninoff: Morceaux de Fantaisie, Op. 3, No. 2 in C# Minor, Prélude
  • Bach, J S: Prelude & Fugue Book 2 No. 14 in F sharp major, BWV883: Prelude
  • Massenet: Elégie
  • Bach, J S: Prelude & Fugue Book 2 No. 5 in D major, BWV 874: Fugue
  • Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 8, Op. 13 'Pathetique': Adagio cantabile
  • Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras No. 9 for chorus or string orchestra