The hugely prolific Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos was fiercely independent of any one compositional style or influence, yet his work is unified by a unique synthesis of Brazilian and Western cultures. The present volume offers three single works and four cycles or suites. Bachianas Brasileiras No. 4, heard on this recording in its original version for piano, interprets the legacy of J.S. Bach in the light of very specific features of Brazil’s traditional music. Children’s Carnival and Francette et Piá, the story of a little Indian boy from Brazil who went to France and met a French girl, are two of several collections inspired by or written for children.
Villa-Lobos, Heitor
Bachianas brasileiras No. 4 for Piano
1 Preludio: Introducao 06:18
2 Coral: Canto do sertao 04:36
3 Aria: Cantiga 05:28
4 Dansa: Miudinho 03:30
Poema singelo (Simple Song)
5 Poema singelo (Simple Song) 06:09
Carnaval das Criancas (Children's Carnival)
6 I. O Ginete do Pierrozinho (The Little Pierrot's Pony) 01:08
7 II. O Chicote do Diabinho (The Little Devil's Wrip) 01:40
8 III. A Manha da Pierrete (The Pierrette's Ruse) 02:14
9 IV. Os Guizos do Dominozinho (The Little Domino's Jingle Bells) 01:11
10 V. As Peripecias do Trapeirozinho (The Little Ragpiper's Adventures) 01:31
11 VI. As Traquinices do Mascarado Mignon (The Masked Boy's Pranks) 01:35
12 VII. A Gaita de um Precoce Fantasiado (The Fife of a Precocious Daydreamer) 02:50
13 VIII. A Folia de um Bloco Infantil (The Gaiety of a Children's Band) 03:15
Francette et Pia
14 Francette et Pia 15:35
A Fiandeira (The Spinner)
15 A Fiandeira (The Spinner) 02:56
Simples Coletanea (Simple Collection)
16 Valsa mistica (Mystic Valtz) 01:40
17 Num berco encantado (In an Enchanted Cradle) 02:33
18 Rhodante (Round Dance) 01:52
Valsa romantica
19 Valsa romantica 03:43
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