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Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras (Complete) | 
 enlarge | Artist: The Nashville Symphony
Creators: Cynthia Estill, Anthony La Marchina, Heitor Villa-lobos, Andrew Mogrelia, Kenneth Schermerhorn, Erik Gratton, Nashville Symphony, Jose Feghali, Rosana Lamosa
Label: Naxos
Category: Music
Buy New: $26.99
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Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 28978
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 3
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 5.4 x 4.9 x 0.9
MPN: 8557460-6.2
UPC: 747313246021
EAN: 0747313246021
ASIN: B000BK53DI
Release Date: November 15, 2005
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| Tracks:
Disc 1
| • | Introducao - Embolada | | • | Preludio - Modinha | | • | Fuga - Conversa (Conversation) | | • | Preludio - O Canto do capadocio (Scamp's Song) | | • | Aria - O Canto da nossa terra (Song of Our Land) | | • | Danca - Lembranca do Sertao (Remembrance of the Bush) | | • | Toccata - O trenzinho do Caipira (The Peasant's Little Train) | | • | Preludio (Ponteio) | | • | Fantasia (Devaneio) (Digression) | | • | Aria - Modinha | | • | Toccata (Picapu) |
Disc 2
| • | Preludio (Introducao) | | • | Coral (Canto do Sertao) (Song of the Bush) | | • | Aria (Cantiga) | | • | Danca (Miudinho) | | • | Aria (Cantilena) | | • | Danca (Martelo) | | • | Aria (Choro) | | • | Fantasia |
Disc 3
| • | Preludio (Ponteio) | | • | Giga (Quadrilha Caipira) (Country Quadrille) | | • | Toccata (Desafio) (Joust) | | • | Fuga (Conversa) (Conversation) | | • | Preludio | | • | Aria (Modinha) | | • | Toccata (Catira batida) | | • | Fuga | | • | Preludio (vagaroso e mistico) | | • | Fuga (poco apressado) |
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Amazon.com
This is a three-CD set that includes all of Villa-Lobos' moody Bachianas Brasileiras. The best known is the fifth, for soprano and eight cellos (well performed here), but there is a wealth hidden among the others. There are dance movements galore; the second builds to a wonderfully percussive and powerful final movement; the eighth, despite an upbeat old folk dance as its centerpiece, has a melancholic warmth that is irresistible. The flute and bassoon duet that makes up No. 6 is rich and expressive, and the solo pianist has his work cut out for him in No. 3. All of them show a use of counterpoint that is truly skillful, and these performances--the only complete, modern set, not to mention at a bargain price--bring out all of the delicacies in the music. A real find. --Robert Levine
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Finally one good recording of the complete cycle of the Bachianas Brasileiras September 25, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Finally one good recording of the complete cycle of the Bachianas Brasileiras . The recording conducted by the author was the best recording available , but Villa - Lobos wasn't a good conductor .The musicality is really good, but the orchestra sounds bad in some moments and the sound is very old.After the recordings of several conductors sometimes good sometimes bad, we have here the entire cycle very well played
Bachianas N 1 , for cellos , was at the beginning one homage to the Preludes And Fugues by Bach, but the author wrote after the first movement.From the Preludes and Fugue now we have the structure of a Concerto. The first Bachianas is the only one condcted by Andrew Mogrelia, since Kenneth Schermerhorn died before the recording finished.Andrew Mogrelia makes a very good Bachianas , by far more musical even comparing with the one of the Cellos of the Berlin Philharmonic.
The Second Bachianas is in my opinion the best of the cycle. Villa Lobos puts the voice of the man of the "sertao" in instruments like the sax, the cello and the trombone . Is a music full of sadness, and to understand this music you must read Guimaraes Rosa . The recording is amazing.
The Third Bachianas is for piano and Orchestra. Naxos had the brilliant idea to invite the excellent Brazilian pianist Feghali , to play this wonderful Music.The result is fantastic . Very slow and very clear.
The Fourth Bachianas has two version : for piano ( very well played in another Naxos CD by Sonia Rubinsky)and for Orchestra. Schermerhorn folows the modifications in the violin solo at the Prelude tha Villa Lobos did in his recording. Other fantastic version
Naxos had other fantastic idea.For the Fifth Bachianas they invited Rosana Lamosa , one of the leading Brazilian sopranos . Finally we can understand the text (the only one with a perfect Portuguese was Anna Mofo), and we have here one example of the art of one of the leading Brazilian poets : M. Bandeira .
The Sixth Bachianas is one return to the Choros. It was Written for two instruments. The soloists of the Nashville Orchestra are excellent musicians.
Bachianas 7 and 8 are by far more conservative in structure.Reflex of the involvement of Villa Lobos with the " Estado Novo" by Getulio Vargas. But the fugue of the Bachianas 7 is a good example of the inspiration of the author.
The last Bachianas was writtnen for chorus . The difficulty of this version forced the author to transcript it to Strings, and was premiered by my teacher, Eleazar de Carvalho in 1945 .
Maybe the Cycle of the Bachianas is Less important than the Cycle of the Choros , but is a very important part of the production of our most important composer.Kenneth Schermerhorn was always one admirer of Villa Lobos. His last recording is one service very useful . Now we can hear this important music well played and well recorded.
 American beautiful performance of Brazilian Villa-Lobos August 12, 2008
Kenneth Schermerhorn and his Nashville Simphony Orchestra have reached a very good performance of my fellow-countryman and extraordinary composer Heitor Villa-Lobos. Their Nine Bachianas Brasileiras sound surprisingly vivid and... Brazilian. Applauses, also, for Brazilian soprano Rosana Lamosa in no.5. Four stars.
Beautiful Bargain July 21, 2008
These discs are well recorded. And the music, itself, is stunning in its variety and complexity, all the while retaining a poetic wonderfulness. It engages the listener, but isn't so overpowering that it can't serve as good background music for dinner or studying.
Brazilian Music Extraordinaire January 26, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Jose Feghali is a Brazilian pianist, and interprets this music with great artistic flair! The whole recording was a pleasant surprise, since I didn't expect a high level of playing from the Nashville Symphony. I highly recommend this recording as an especially good value for the price.
rare gem January 4, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Villa-Lobos is a Brazilian composer of the 20th century who deserves more attention. There are relatively few recordings of his works. This complete recording of the 9 Bachianas Brasileiras is a rare pleasure. The Bachianas are considered some of the lighter and easier works of Villa-Lobos and are based on Bach's music. Still, they can't be considered easy listening at first. After a few hearings, however, the music grows on you and you come to realize their beauty.
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