Villa-Lobos: Piano Music Vol 1 / Sonia Rubinsky

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Label
Naxos
Release Date
March 1, 1999
Format
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      VILLA-LOBOS
    • PERFORMER
      Sonia, Rubinsky
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      March 01, 1999
    • UPC
      636943448922
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      8554489
    • LABEL
      Naxos
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Instrumental
    Works ⌄

    1. Branquinha (A boneca de louca)

      Composer: Heitor Villa-Lobos

      Performer: Sonia Rubinsky

    2. Morenhina (A boneca de massa)

      Composer: Heitor Villa-Lobos

      Performer: Sonia Rubinsky

    3. Caboclinha (A boneca de barro)

      Composer: Heitor Villa-Lobos

      Performer: Sonia Rubinsky

    4. Mulatinha (A boneca de borracha)

      Composer: Heitor Villa-Lobos

      Performer: Sonia Rubinsky

    5. Negrinha (A boneca de pau)

      Composer: Heitor Villa-Lobos

      Performer: Sonia Rubinsky

    6. A pobrezinha (A boneca de trapo)

      Composer: Heitor Villa-Lobos

      Performer: Sonia Rubinsky

    7. O polichinelo

      Composer: Heitor Villa-Lobos

      Performer: Sonia Rubinsky

    8. A bruxa (A boneca de pano)

      Composer: Heitor Villa-Lobos

      Performer: Sonia Rubinsky

    9. Terezinha de Jesus

      Composer: Heitor Villa-Lobos

      Performer: Sonia Rubinsky

    10. A Condessa

      Composer: Heitor Villa-Lobos

      Performer: Sonia Rubinsky

    11. Senhora Dona Sancha

      Composer: Heitor Villa-Lobos

      Performer: Sonia Rubinsky

    12. O cravo brigou com a rosa

      Composer: Heitor Villa-Lobos

      Performer: Sonia Rubinsky

    13. Pobre cega

      Composer: Heitor Villa-Lobos

      Performer: Sonia Rubinsky

    14. Passa, passa gaviao

      Composer: Heitor Villa-Lobos

      Performer: Sonia Rubinsky

    15. Xo, xo, passarinho

      Composer: Heitor Villa-Lobos

      Performer: Sonia Rubinsky

    16. Vamos atras de Serra, Calunga

      Composer: Heitor Villa-Lobos

      Performer: Sonia Rubinsky

    17. Fui no tororo

      Composer: Heitor Villa-Lobos

      Performer: Sonia Rubinsky

    18. O pintor de Cannahy

      Composer: Heitor Villa-Lobos

      Performer: Sonia Rubinsky

    19. Nesta rua, nesta rua

      Composer: Heitor Villa-Lobos

      Performer: Sonia Rubinsky

    20. Olha o passarinho, Domine

      Composer: Heitor Villa-Lobos

      Performer: Sonia Rubinsky

    21. A procura de uma agulha

      Composer: Heitor Villa-Lobos

      Performer: Sonia Rubinsky

    22. A canoa virou

      Composer: Heitor Villa-Lobos

      Performer: Sonia Rubinsky

    23. Que lindos olhos!

      Composer: Heitor Villa-Lobos

      Performer: Sonia Rubinsky

    24. Co, co, co

      Composer: Heitor Villa-Lobos

      Performer: Sonia Rubinsky

    25. Noturno

      Composer: Heitor Villa-Lobos

      Performer: Sonia Rubinsky

    26. A la balada

      Composer: Heitor Villa-Lobos

      Performer: Sonia Rubinsky



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. As they say in Portuguese: "um CD sensacional."

– Jed Distler