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

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Composer
VILLA-LOBOS, HEITOR
Artist
Peleggi
Format
CD
Label
Naxos
Released
Jan 29, 2021
Catalog #
8574286
UPC
747313428670

About

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

Tracklist 15 tracks

  1. 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) 02:35
    Track
    1
    Title
    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)
    Duration
    02:35
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    São Paulo Symphony Choir
    Conductor
    Valentina Peleggi
  2. 2 Prelude 04:26
    Track
    2
    Title
    Prelude
    Duration
    04:26
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    São Paulo Symphony Choir
    Conductor
    Valentina Peleggi
  3. 3 Fugue 06:21
    Track
    3
    Title
    Fugue
    Duration
    06:21
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    São Paulo Symphony Choir
    Conductor
    Valentina Peleggi
  4. 4 Kinderszenen (Scenes of Childhood), Op. 15: No. 7. Träumerei (Dreaming) (arr. H. Villa-Lobos for choir) 02:55
    Track
    4
    Title
    Kinderszenen (Scenes of Childhood), Op. 15: No. 7. Träumerei (Dreaming) (arr. H. Villa-Lobos for choir)
    Duration
    02:55
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Ensemble
    São Paulo Symphony Choir
    Conductor
    Valentina Peleggi
  5. 5 The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, BWV 846-869: Fugue No. 1 in C Major, BWV 846 (arr. H. Villa-Lobos for choir) 02:11
    Track
    5
    Title
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, BWV 846-869: Fugue No. 1 in C Major, BWV 846 (arr. H. Villa-Lobos for choir)
    Duration
    02:11
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    São Paulo Symphony Choir
    Conductor
    Valentina Peleggi
  6. 6 Schwanengesang, D. 957: No. 4. Ständchen (Serenade) (arr. H. Villa-Lobos for choir) 04:18
    Track
    6
    Title
    Schwanengesang, D. 957: No. 4. Ständchen (Serenade) (arr. H. Villa-Lobos for choir)
    Duration
    04:18
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Ensemble
    São Paulo Symphony Choir
    Conductor
    Valentina Peleggi
  7. 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) 01:52
    Track
    7
    Title
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, BWV 846-869: Fugue No. 21 in B-Flat Major, BWV 866 (arr. H. Villa-Lobos for choir)
    Duration
    01:52
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    São Paulo Symphony Choir
    Conductor
    Valentina Peleggi
  8. 8 Waltz No. 7 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 64, No. 2 (arr. H. Villa-Lobos for choir) 04:37
    Track
    8
    Title
    Waltz No. 7 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 64, No. 2 (arr. H. Villa-Lobos for choir)
    Duration
    04:37
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Ensemble
    São Paulo Symphony Choir
    Conductor
    Valentina Peleggi
  9. 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) 04:06
    Track
    9
    Title
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, BWV 846-869: Prelude No. 22 in B-Flat Minor, BWV 867 (arr. H. Villa-Lobos for choir)
    Duration
    04:06
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    São Paulo Symphony Choir
    Conductor
    Valentina Peleggi
  10. 10 Morceaux de fantaisie, Op. 3: No. 2. Prélude in C-Sharp Minor (arr. H. Villa-Lobos for choir) 03:58
    Track
    10
    Title
    Morceaux de fantaisie, Op. 3: No. 2. Prélude in C-Sharp Minor (arr. H. Villa-Lobos for choir)
    Duration
    03:58
    Composer
    Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Ensemble
    São Paulo Symphony Choir
    Conductor
    Valentina Peleggi
  11. 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) 04:01
    Track
    11
    Title
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2, BWV 870-893: Prelude No. 14 in F-Sharp Minor, BWV 883 (arr. H. Villa-Lobos for choir)
    Duration
    04:01
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    São Paulo Symphony Choir
    Conductor
    Valentina Peleggi
  12. 12 Elégie (arr. H. Villa-Lobos for choir) 02:45
    Track
    12
    Title
    Elégie (arr. H. Villa-Lobos for choir)
    Duration
    02:45
    Composer
    Jules Massenet
    Ensemble
    São Paulo Symphony Choir
    Conductor
    Valentina Peleggi
  13. 13 The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2, BWV 870-893: Fugue No. 5 in D Major, BWV 874 (arr. H. Villa-Lobos for choir) 02:59
    Track
    13
    Title
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2, BWV 870-893: Fugue No. 5 in D Major, BWV 874 (arr. H. Villa-Lobos for choir)
    Duration
    02:59
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    São Paulo Symphony Choir
    Conductor
    Valentina Peleggi
  14. 14 Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13, "Pathétique": II. Adagio cantabile (arr. H. Villa-Lobos for choir) (excerpts) 01:41
    Track
    14
    Title
    Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13, "Pathétique": II. Adagio cantabile (arr. H. Villa-Lobos for choir) (excerpts)
    Duration
    01:41
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    São Paulo Symphony Choir
    Conductor
    Valentina Peleggi
  15. 15 Bachianas Brasileiras No. 9 (version for choir) 08:35
    Track
    15
    Title
    Bachianas Brasileiras No. 9 (version for choir)
    Duration
    08:35
    Composer
    Heitor Villa-Lobos
    Ensemble
    São Paulo Symphony Choir
    Conductor
    Valentina Peleggi