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Villa-Lobos: Chamber Music

1/25/2007, 15 Tracks, 59:15

Featuring

  • Lorna McGhee
  • Michael Stirling
  • Philippe Honoré
  • Ashan Pillai
  • Alison Nicholls
  • Mobius
  • Heitor Villa-Lobos

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Composer Biography

Heitor Villa-Lobos, the composer, is credited with putting Brazilian and South American music on the cultural map.

Source: Booklet

Composer's Artistic Vision

Villa-Lobos aimed to synthesize contemporary Western music with the idioms of his native Brazil, notably in his series of nine Bachianas brasileiras.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Mobius, the ensemble on this recording, was formed in 1995 by seven young artists who have won over a dozen international prizes.

Source: Booklet

Composer's Artistic Vision

Villa-Lobos's output, which he compared to the vastness of his country, won respect from European musicians for its innovative and stylistically inclusive nature.

Source: Booklet

Recording & Production

This album was recorded at St Michael's Church, East Woodhay, on May 31st and June 1st, 2003.

Source: Booklet

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