Download Heitor Villa-Lobos - The Complete Choros and Bachianas Brasileiras (2009) FLAC

Here's an easy call: these are the finest recordings of these works currently available. In reviewing the individual releases, I had perhaps one small reservation concerning the disc containing Bachianas Brasileiras No. 4, but this evaporates in the face of the achievement as a whole. Both cycles, the Bachianas Brasileiras and the Choros, constitute two of the most original, colorful, and enjoyable collections of works by any 20th-century composer. They belong in every serious record collection, and they have never been so consistently well performed and recorded. At last, Villa-Lobos' compatriots have managed to do his quirky genius full justice. The excellent disc of solo guitar music makes a fine and thoughtful bonus, you'd have to be insane not to grab this set immediately.

Tracklist:

Disk 1
01 Introduction to the Choros, for guitar and orchestra
Fabio Zanon guitar
02 2 Choros bis: I. Modere
03 2 Choros bis: II. Lent - Moins - Lent
Claudio Cruz violin Johannes Gramsch cello
04 Choros No. 2, for flute and clarinet
Elizabeth Plunk flute Ovanur Buosi clarinet
05 Choros No. 3 'Pica-Pau', for male choir and wind instruments
Wind ensemble, Male Voices of the Choir of the Sao Paulo Symphony Orchestra
06 Choros No.10 'Rasga o Coracao', for orchestra and mixed choir
07 Choros No.12, for orchestra
John Neschling - Sao Paulo Symphony Orchestra

Disk 2
01 Choros No.6 (for orchestra)
02 Choros No.1 (for guitar)
Fabio Zanon guitar
03 Choros No.8 (for large orchestra and 2 pianos)
Linda Bustani piano 1 Ilan Rechtman piano 2
04 Choros No.4 (for 3 horns and trombone)
D Yenque, O Arantes, S Hamzem horn
D Coleman Milling bass trombone
05 Choros No.9 (for orchestra)
John Neschling - Sao Paulo Symphony Orchestra

Disk 3
01 Choros No.11 for Piano and Orchestra (1929): I. Allegro preciso ma non troppo
02 Choros No.11 for Piano and Orchestra (1929): II. Adagio
03 Choros No.11 for Piano and Orchestra (1929): III. Allegro moderato
Christina Ortiz piano
04 Choros No.5, 'Alma Brasileira' for piano (1925)
Christina Ortiz piano
05 Choros No.7, 'Settimino' for winds, violin & cello (1924)
Wind Ensemble, C Cruz violin A Reis cello
John Neschling - Sao Paulo Symphony Orchestra

Disk 4
01 Bachianas Brasileiras No.5 - I. Aria
02 Bachianas Brasileiras No.5 - II. Dansa
Donna Brown soprano
The cellists of the Sao Paulo Symphony Orchestra
Roberto Minczuk conductor
03 Bachianas Brasileiras No.4 - I. Preludio (Lento)
04 Bachianas Brasileiras No.4 - II. Coral (Largo)
05 Bachianas Brasileiras No.4 - III. Aria (Moderato)
06 Bachianas Brasileiras No.4 - IV. Dansa (Muito ritmado e animado)
Jean Louis Steuerman piano
07 Bachianas Brasileiras No.6 - I. Aria (Largo)
08 Bachianas Brasileiras No.6 - II. Fantasia (Allegro)
Sato Moughalian flute Alexandre Silverio bassoon
09 Bachianas Brasileiras No.1 - I. Introdusao (Animato)
10 Bachianas Brasileiras No.1 - II. Preludio (Andante)
11 Bachianas Brasileiras No.1 - III. Fuga (Un poco animato)
The cellists of the Sao Paulo Symphony Orchestra
Roberto Minczuk conductor
Roberto Minczuk conductor - Sao Paulo Symphony Orchestra

Disk 5
01 Bachianas Brasileiras no 2 1. Preludio. Adagio
02 Bachianas Brasileiras no 2 2. Aria. Largo
03 Bachianas Brasileiras no 2 3. Dansa. Andantino moderato
04 Bachianas Brasileiras no 2 4. Toccata. Un poco moderato
05 Bachianas Brasileiras no 3 1. Preludio. Adagio
06 Bachianas Brasileiras no 3 2. Fantasia. Allegro moderato
07 Bachianas Brasileiras no 3 3. Aria. Largo
08 Bachianas Brasileiras no 3 4. Toccata. Allegro
J L Steuerman piano
09 Bachianas Brasileiras no 4 1. Preludio. Lento
10 Bachianas Brasileiras no 4 3. Aria. Moderato
11 Bachianas Brasileiras no 4 2. Coral. Largo
12 Bachianas Brasileiras no 4 4. Danza. Molto animato
Maomi Munakata - Choir of the Sao Paulo Symph. Orchestra; Jean Luis Steuerman - piano

Disc 6
01 Bachianas Brasileiras No.7 for Orchestra I Prelude
02 Bachianas Brasileiras No.7 for Orchestra II Giga
03 Bachianas Brasileiras No.7 for Orchestra III Toccata
04 Bachianas Brasileiras No.7 for Orchestra IV Fuga
05 Bachianas Brasileiras No.9 for String Orchestra I Prelude
06 Bachianas Brasileiras No.9 for String Orchestra II Fuga
07 Bachianas Brasileiras No.9 for choir a cappella I Prelude
08 Bachianas Brasileiras No.9 for choir a cappella II Fuga
Choir of the Sao Paulo Symphony Orchestra
Naomi Munakata conductor
09 Bachianas Brasileiras No.8 for orchestra I Prelude
10 Bachianas Brasileiras No.8 for orchestra II Aria
11 Bachianas Brasileiras No.8 for orchestra III Toccata
12 Bachianas Brasileiras No.8 for orchestra IV Fuga
13 Qinteto em forma de Choros
Members of the Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet

Disk 7
The complete guitar solo music
01 Five Preludes: Andantino expressivo
02 Five Preludes: Andantino
03 Five Preludes: Andante
04 Five Preludes: Lento
05 Five Preludes: Poco animato
06 Suite Pop. brasil.: Mazurka-choro
07 Suite Pop. brasil.: Schottish-choro
08 Suite Pop. brasil.: Valsa-choro
09 Suite Pop. brasil.: Gavota-choro
10 Suite Pop. brasil.: Chorinho
11 12 etudes: Allegro non troppo
12 12 etudes: Allegro
13 12 etudes: Allegro moderato
14 12 etudes: Andante
15 12 etudes: Andantino
16 12 etudes: Poco allegro
17 12 etudes: Tres anime
18 12 etudes: Modere
19 12 etudes: Tres peu anime
20 12 etudes: Tres anime
21 12 etudes: Lent
22 12 etudes: Anime
23 Choro no. 1
Anders Molin - guitar