Heitor Villa-Lobos, a Brazilian composer, conceived his Bachianas Brasileiras as a series of suites exploring commonalities between J. S. Bach's music and Brazilian music.
Composer Biography
Darius Milhaud, a young French composer, worked for the French foreign ministry in Brazil during World War I, which significantly influenced his musical style.
Composer Biography
Francisco de Paula Gondim, a Brazilian composer and pianist, is the son of another renowned Brazilian composer, Maria de Lourdes Gondim.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Francisco Paulo Mignone vacillated between a European (primarily Italian) style and a style that incorporated Latin American folk elements in his compositions.
Performer Biography
Justin Badgerow, the pianist on this album, is a champion of Latin American piano music, having performed at international conferences in El Paso, Texas, and Mérida, Mexico.
Composer Biography
Francisco Paulo Mignone, a Brazilian composer, had a long and influential career, teaching at the Sâo Paulo Conservatory and the University of Brazil in Rio de Janeiro.
Compositional Technique
Darius Milhaud combined the rhythms of Brazilian music, particularly habanera and tango patterns, with bitonality, which is the simultaneous use of two or more keys.
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