The Nashville Symphony Orchestra's recording of Amy Beach's Piano Concerto was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2003, and their recording of works by Elliott Carter received two Grammy nominations in 2004.
Composer's Artistic Vision
The Bachianas Brasileiras series by Heitor Villa-Lobos explicitly pays homage to Bach, combining Brazilian idioms with Baroque harmonic and contrapuntal techniques.
Performer Biography
Rosana Lamosa, the soprano on this recording, is one of Brazil's most sought-after sopranos and has won the APCA (São Paulo Critics Association) best singer award twice.
Performer Biography
Anthony LaMarchina, the principal cellist, performs on a magnificent Matteo Goffriller cello, circa 1700.
Composer Biography
Heitor Villa-Lobos, the composer, spent most of the 1920s based in Paris before returning to Brazil in June 1930.
Performer Biography
José Feghali, the pianist, won the Gold Medal at the Seventh Van Cliburn International Piano Competition and made his recital debut at age five.
Compositional Technique
Almost every movement in the Bachianas Brasileiras has twin titles, alluding to both Baroque suite forms and specific Brazilian popular styles.
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