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Villa-Lobos

Heitor . 1887--1959, Brazilian composer, much of whose work is based on Brazilian folk tunes
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Prior to these songs, the only other Brazilian art song repertoire I had performed was the Villa-Lobos Bachianas Brasileiras no.
Beyond Villa-Lobos: an introduction to Brazilian art song
The evening also saw Dvorak's New World Symphony in addition to the Alvorada Overture from Lo Schiavo by Brazilian composer Antonio Carlos Gomes and Bachianas Brasileiras No 7 in four movements by another countryman Heitor Villa-Lobos.
Qatar Brazil hosts QPO concert of Brazilian composers
Tambien con ustedes aprendi que la cultura brasilena va mucho mas alla de la samba y del carnaval y gracias a aquel viaje, por ejemplo, me puse a descubrir autores deliciosos como Lima Barreto, Monteiro Lobato o ese coloso, Joaquin Maria Machado de Assis, elegante y atormentado, el de los cuentos, de Don Casmurro, el de Quincas Sorba, el que hay que leer oyendo, para completar el encanto aquellas "Bachianas Brasileiras" de Heitor Villa-Lobos.
El Brasil unico y original: carta a un amigo brasileno/li y ultima parte
As an innovator, Rodrigues did what Villa-Lobos did for music, Portinari for the arts, and Carlos Drummond de Andrade for poetry."
The rite stuff
Soma-se ao referencial imagetico e documental, a musica de Heitor Villa-Lobos, alusao erudita que se apresenta como monumento sonoro de modo a ratificar, atraves do filme, a funcao da musica no projeto ufanista de Vargas.
Humberto Mauro, cinema, history/Humberto Mauro, cinema, historia
The Brazilian composer Villa-Lobos' Bachianas Brasileiras no.9, though really a piece of something and nothing, was a well-chosen contribution, but Stravinsky's Apollon Musagete proved a step too far.
REVIEW; Stratford Virtuosi Orchestra Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-upon-Avon
A student and faculty performance of part of Heitor Villa-Lobos' Bachianas Brasileiras at Wednesday's celebration moved him almost to tears, he said.
Gift from the heart; HC bequest `fun for me and for you'
The composer is recognized in the United States primarily as author of the masterful bossa nova hits "Desafinado," "One Note Samba," and "Girl from Ipanema," but in Brazil he is viewed as the successor to Heitor Villa-Lobos, the acclaimed classical music composer.
Antonio Carlos Jobim: An Illuminated Man
There are also pieces by Villa-Lobos and Ginastera, while the orchestra are accompanied by distinguished Brazilian pianist Nelson Freire.
TV CHOICE
Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasilerias #5 - Cantilena (Barbara Hendricks)
'50 Shades' soundtrack to be released
The first of nine festival concerts, featuring works by Schumann, Ravel and Villa-Lobos, is at 4:30 p.m.
Sarasota music festival mixes concerts, classes
Hubo magia y poesia en esa ejecucion; el maestro Rossen Milanov logro un justo equilibrio sonoro, lo acompano y cuido en todo momento, lo que dio por resultado un Aranjuez de los mas bellos que hemos escuchado en vivo, que no es poca cosa considerando que es, a decir de Marquez, probablemente el concierto para guitarra mas dificil que se ha escrito, titulo que compite con el de Heitor Villa-Lobos.
Jaime Marquez, "Concierto de Aranjuez"

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