VILLA-LOBOS: Chamber Music
Heitor Villa-Lobos put Brazilian music on the cultural map with an output that can be compared to the vastness and diversity of his own country. This survey of Villa-Lobos’ chamber works spans his entire career, from the attractively wistful Song of the Black Swan (1917) to the refined, and rarely-recorded Quintette instrumental (1957). The Duo for Violin and Viola (1946), as substantial a piece as those by Mozart and Martinu, includes one of the composer’s most haunting Adagios.

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Heitor Villa-Lobos

Assobio a jato (The Jet Whistle)

McGhee, Lorna, flute
Stirling, Michael, cello


I. Allegro non troppo 03:08
II. Adagio 03:00
III. Vivo 03:35
Quintet for flute, violin, viola, cello and harp

Mobius


I. Allegro non troppo 04:05
II. Lento 07:16
III. Allegro poco moderato 05:07
O canto do cysne negro (Song of the Black Swan)

Honore, Philippe, violin
Nicholls, Alison, harp


O canto do cysne negro (Song of the Black Swan) 02:52
Duo (arr. for violin and viola)

Honore, Philippe, violin
Pillai, Ashan, viola


I. Allegro 06:44
II. Adagio 05:10
III. Allegro agitato 04:34
Modinhas e cancoes, series I (excerpts) (arr. flute and harp)

McGhee, Lorna, flute
Nicholls, Alison, harp


No. 2. Vida formosa (Beautiful Life) 02:48
No. 3. Nesta rua (On this Street) 02:27
13 Cancoes tipicas brasileiras: No. 12. Modinha (Modinha) (arr. flute and harp)

McGhee, Lorna, flute
Nicholls, Alison, harp


13 Cancoes tipicas brasileiras: No. 12. Modinha (Modinha) (arr. flute and harp) 01:46
Chanson de cristal (Song of Crystal) (arr. flute and harp)

McGhee, Lorna, flute
Nicholls, Alison, harp


Chanson de cristal (Song of Crystal) (arr. flute and harp) 03:28
Modinhas e cancoes, series I: No. 1. Cancao do Marinheiro (arr. flute and harp)

McGhee, Lorna, flute
Nicholls, Alison, harp


Modinhas e cancoes, series I: No. 1. Cancao do Marinheiro (arr. flute and harp) 03:18



Total Playing Time: 00:59:18