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Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras (Complete) (2005)
by Anthony LaMarchina (cello), Cynthia Estill (bassoon), Erik Gratton (flute), Jose Feghali (piano), Rosana Lamosa (soprano), Nashville Symphony
All too often, box sets with the complete this or the collected that represent a by-the-pound mentality that's ultimately destructive to classical music, a substitute for intelligent program selection that entertains and instructs. The nine Bachianas Brasileiras of Heitor Villa-Lobos, however, may be the exception. Often excerpted (the two-movement No. 5, for voice and eight cellos is the most famous, with its Yma Sumac-like opening vocalise), they give the listener something more to think about when played from start to finish -- they reveal the variety of which Villa-Lobos was capable even when working within the triple set of constraints he established for himself. The Bachianas Brasileiras are, as the name implies, Brazilian tributes to J.S. Bach. Each movement of each of the nine pieces has a title and a recognizable shape corresponding to a common Baroque form (there are several prelude-fugue or toccata-fugue pairs, for instance), plus a Brazilian program or evocative Portuguese tempo indication.... Hide synopsis
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