IDAGIO | Villa-Lobos, H.: Piano Music, Vol. 6 - Rudepoema / As tres Marias / Saudades das selvas brasileiras 747313273522

Featuring

Sonia Rubinsky
Heitor Villa-Lobos

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Compositional Technique

The title Rudepoêma may be a play on Arthur Rubinstein's nickname 'Rudi' and the Portuguese word 'Rude' (savage or rough), meaning both 'Rubinstein's Poem' and 'Savage Poem'.

Compositional Technique

In pieces like New York Skyline Melody and Melodia da montanha, Villa-Lobos used diagrams of horizons (city buildings or mountain peaks) to determine the pitches for his melodies.

Composition History

The Rudepoêma, Villa-Lobos's longest and most complex piano work, was dedicated to the pianist Arthur Rubinstein, who was a lifelong friend of the composer.

Performer Biography

Sonia Rubinsky, the pianist on this recording, was singled out by Arthur Rubinstein for her strong musical temperament and encouraged to pursue doctoral studies at the Juilliard School.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Villa-Lobos described his Rudepoêma as 'rude, brutal, and barbaric, full of the music of free sounds, like the exuberance of storms in the virgin forests of Brazil'.

Composition History

The waltz from the opera A menina das nuvens was discovered by curators at the Museu Villa-Lobos in Rio de Janeiro in 1989, five years after the opera's completion.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Heitor Villa-Lobos's piano music on this album draws inspiration from diverse sources, including children's games, Brazilian traditional music, avant-garde techniques, and extra-musical elements.