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Milhaud: Scaramouche / Villa-Lobos: Descobrimento Do Brasil

1/1/2000, 23 Tracks, 1:05:32

Featuring

  • Jeremy Brown
  • Hans Graf
  • Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Darius Milhaud
  • Heitor Villa-Lobos

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Composer Biography

Darius Milhaud, a French composer, and Heitor Villa-Lobos, a Brazilian composer, were both prolific and drew inspiration from their birthplaces.

Source: Booklet

Recording & Production

This album was recorded at Jack Singer Hall in Calgary, Alberta, on September 9 and 10, 2001.

Source: Booklet

Composer's Artistic Vision

Heitor Villa-Lobos stated that his music is "very Brazilian," letting the rivers and seas of Brazil sing and transposing the tropical exuberance of its forests and skies into his compositions.

Source: Booklet

Cultural Impact

Milhaud's time in Brazil deeply influenced several major works, with the sounds of Brazilian popular music staying with him for the rest of his life.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Jeremy S. Brown, the saxophonist on this recording, is a Professor of Music at the University of Calgary and has commissioned over twenty new works for saxophone by Canadian composers.

Source: Booklet

Historical Context

Darius Milhaud spent almost two years in Brazil during World War I, working as an attaché for French diplomat Paul Claudel.

Source: Booklet

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