Bachianas Brasileiras Nos 1 - 4 - 5 - 6

Album by Heitor Villa‐Lobos & Donna Brown & Jean-Louis Steuerman & Sato Moughalian & Alexandre Silvério & Orquestra Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo & Antônio Meneses & Roberto Minczuk

Bachianas Brasileiras Nos 1, 4, 5 and 6 is a set of compositions by Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos, written between 1930 and 1945. The works blend Brazilian folk rhythms and melodies with Baroque forms and contrapuntal techniques, using varied forces from solo instruments and small ensembles to chorus and orchestra, and they represent a central strand of Villa-Lobos's mid-career output that influenced the development of twentieth-century Brazilian art music.

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  1. 1.
    Bachianas Brasileiras no. 5, W389: I. Ária (Cantilena)
    6:33
  2. 2.
    Bachianas Brasileiras no. 5, W389: II. Dança (Martelo)
    4:44
  3. 3.
    Bachianas Brasileiras no. 4 for piano solo, W264: I. Prelúdio (Introdução)
    7:03
  4. 4.
    Bachianas Brasileiras no. 4 for piano solo, W264: II. Coral (Canto do sertão)
    3:52
  5. 5.
    Bachianas Brasileiras no. 4 for piano solo, W264: III. Ária (Cantiga)
    5:04
  6. 6.
    Bachianas Brasileiras no. 4 for piano solo, W264: IV. Dança (Miudinho)
    3:03
  7. 7.
    Bachianas Brasileiras no. 6, W392: I. Ária (Choro)
    3:43
  8. 8.
    Bachianas Brasileiras no. 6, W392: II. Fantasia
    5:34
  9. 9.
    Bachianas Brasileiras no. 1, W246: I. Introdução (Embolada)
    6:31
  10. 10.
    Bachianas Brasileiras no. 1, W246: II. Prelúdio (Modinha)
    8:37
  11. 11.
    Bachianas Brasileiras no. 1, W246: III. Fuga (Conversa)
    4:33

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