Heitor Villa-Lobos, c. 1922Heitor Villa-Lobos (:,:, Portuguese:; March 5, 1887 – November 17, 1959) was a, conductor, cellist, and guitarist described as 'the single most significant creative figure in 20th-century Brazilian art music'.
Alla Pokrovskaya and Vitaliy Pokrovskiy play Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5 - Aria by Villa-Lobos (transcription for guitar duo).
Villa-Lobos has become the best-known South American composer of all time. A prolific composer, he wrote numerous, and vocal works, totaling over 2000 works by his death in 1959. His music was influenced by both Brazilian and by stylistic elements from the European tradition, as exemplified by his (Brazilian Bachian-pieces). His Etudes for guitar (1929) were dedicated to, while his 5 Preludes (1940) were dedicated to his spouse Arminda Neves d’Almeida, a.k.a. Both are important works in the guitar repertory.
Heitor Villa-Lobos at the end of a concert in, 1952Vargas fell from power in 1945. Villa-Lobos was able, after the end of the war, to travel abroad again; he returned to Paris, and also made regular visits to the United States as well as travelling to,. He received a huge number of commissions, and fulfilled many of them despite failing health.
He composed for piano, cello (the second one in 1953), classical guitar (in 1951 for Segovia, who refused to play it until the composer provided a in 1956), (for in 1953) and (for in 1955–6). Other commissions included his Symphony No. 11 (for the in 1955), and the opera (1955–56) based on the play. His prolific output of this period prompted criticisms of note-spinning and banality: critical reactions to his included the comments 'bankrupt' and 'piano tuners' orgy', 'raked the very depths of banality', 'nothing. But soupy textures or a bedraggled romantic idea', and 'truly the kind of music that should never get written, still less performed'.His music for the film starring and, commissioned by in 1958, earned Villa-Lobos 25,000, and he conducted the recording himself. The film was in production for many years.
Originally to be directed by, it was taken over by Hepburn's husband. MGM decided to use only part of Villa-Lobos's music in the actual film, turning instead to for the rest of the music. From the score, Villa-Lobos compiled a work for soprano soloist, male chorus, and orchestra, which he titled Forest of the Amazon and recorded it in 1959 in with Brazilian soprano, an unidentified male chorus, and the for. The recording was issued both on LP and reel-to-reel tape (United Artist UAC 8007, stereo 7 1/2 IPS). In June 1959, Villa-Lobos alienated many of his fellow musicians by expressing disillusionment, saying in an interview that Brazil was 'dominated by mediocrity'. In November he died in Rio; his state funeral was the final major civic event in that city before the capital transferred to. He is buried in the in Rio de Janeiro.Music.
When touring Europe with his music he said, 'I don't use folklore, I am the folklore' ( Eu sou o folclore) and 'I have not come to learn, I have come to show what I have made up to now' ( Ich bin nicht gekommen, um zu lernen, sondern um zu zeigen, was ich bisher gemacht habe), showing that he was quite aware of his unique position among classical composers, and he made good use of his origins to publicise his own works. Recordings. Villa-Lobos plays Villa-Lobos (SCSH 010, ). ( 924) (archive from 26 September 2011, accessed 19 November 2015). Angel 426; EMI Classics CD 57 (archive from 26 September 2011, accessed 19 November 2015). A database of available Villa-Lobos recordings Media.
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