Sao Paulo: Convincing Brazilians
Donald Macleod discusses the importance to Villa-Lobos of Sao Paulo, the Brazilian city where the composer became a revered national educator.
Sao Paulo was where Villa-Lobos first achieved fame - and where he later became a revered national educator. Donald Macleod looks at the Brazilian city that always celebrated his music.
String Quartet No 3 (excerpts)
Cuarteto Latinamericano
Saul Bitran (violin 1)
Aron Bitran (violin 2)
Javier Montiel (viola)
Alvaro Bitran (cello)
BRILLIANT CLASSICS 6634/2 Trs 1-4
Uma Camponeza Cantadeira (Suite Floral)
Alma Petchersky (piano)
ASV CD DCA 1149 Tr 12
Pequena Suite (excerpts)
David Apter (piano)
Rebecca Rust (cello)
MARCO POLO 8.223527 Trs 1 and 6
Guia Pratico, Volume One (excerpts)
Piano- Sonia Rubinsky
NAXOS 8.570504
Symphony No 10 (excerpts)
Santa Barbara Symphony Orchestra
Gisele Ben Dor (conductor)
KOCH 3-7488-2 HI Tr 5.
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Heitor Villa鈥怢obos
String Quartet No 3 (excerpts)
Artist: Cuarteto Latinamericano Artist: Saul Bitran (violin 1) Artist: Aron Bitran (violin 2) Artist: Javier Montiel (viola) Artist: Alvaro Bitran (cello)
- BRILLIANT CLASSICS 6634/2.
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Heitor Villa鈥怢obos
Uma Camponeza Cantadeira (Suite Floral)
Artist: Alma Petchersky (piano)
- ASV CD DCA 1149.
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Heitor Villa鈥怢obos
Pequena Suite (excerpts)
Artist: David Apter (piano) Artist: Rebecca Rust (cello)
- MARCO POLO 8.223527.
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Heitor Villa鈥怢obos
Guia Pratico, Volume One (excerpts)
Artist: Piano- Sonia Rubinsky
- NAXOS 8.570504.
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Heitor Villa鈥怢obos
Symphony No 10 (excerpts)
Artist: Santa Barbara Symphony Orchestra Artist: Gisele Ben Dor (conductor)
- KOCH 3-7488-2 HI.
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