Symphony no. 3 "War" / Symphony no. 4 "Victory"

Album by Heitor Villa‐Lobos & Orquestra Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo & Isaac Karabtchevsky

Symphony No. 3 and Symphony No. 4 are orchestral works by Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos, composed in 1919. They employ large-scale orchestral forces and draw on Brazilian rhythmic and melodic materials within an early 20th-century modernist framework, representing a key stage in Villa-Lobos's development as a symphonist as he moved from late-Romantic influences towards a more distinctive national and experimental orchestral voice.

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  1. 1.
    Symphony no. 3 "War": I. Life and Labour: Allegro quasi giusto
    6:26
  2. 2.
    Symphony no. 3 "War": II. Intrigues and Rumours: Movimento vivo
    4:40
  3. 3.
    Symphony no. 3 "War": III. Suffering: Lento e marcial
    14:05
  4. 4.
    Symphony no. 3 "War": IV. The Battle: Allegro impetuoso
    6:35
  5. 5.
    Symphony no. 4 "Victory": I. Allegro impetuoso
    6:36
  6. 6.
    Symphony no. 4 "Victory": II. Andantino
    6:11
  7. 7.
    Symphony no. 4 "Victory": III. Andante
    7:24
  8. 8.
    Symphony no. 4 "Victory": IV. Lento - Allegro
    11:12

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