This album features an all-Villa-Lobos program, including unpublished transcriptions for two guitars made by Andrea Bissoli, the guitarist on this recording.
Performer Biography
The Minas Gerais Philharmonic Orchestra, which performs on this album, was created in 2008 and won the 2012 Carlos Gomes Award for best Brazilian orchestra.
Performer Biography
Andrea Bissoli and Federica Artuso, who performs on this album, formed the guitar duo Phèdre Adroit in 2006 and play nineteenth-century music on two period instruments labeled 'Petitjean'.
Performer Biography
Andrea Bissoli, the Italian guitarist on this album, gave his first recital at age thirteen, performing Villa-Lobos' Cinq Préludes.
Composer Biography
Villa-Lobos, the composer, moved to Paris in 1923 with the support of rich sponsors, largely due to the advocacy of Arthur Rubinstein, who was impressed by his piano music.
Composer Biography
Heitor Villa-Lobos, the composer of the works on this album, received his first cello lessons from his amateur musician father, who used a viola more suited to the child's size.
Performer Biography
Fabio Mechetti, the conductor on this album, has been Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of the Minas Gerais Philharmonic Orchestra since its formation in 2008 and also holds a Master's degree from the Juilliard School.
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