COMPANY: Naxos
ARTIST: Sao Paulo Symphony Orchestra
CATEGORY: CD
COMPOSER: Heitor Villa-Lobos

Product: 747313324378

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Heitor Villa-Lobos was instrumental in developing a national Brazilian musical culture, writing in a wide variety of forms. Composed in 1954 for the 400th anniversary of the founding of São Paulo, Ameríndia is the composer’s largest symphony. Effectively a hybrid symphony and oratorio for soloists, chorus and orchestra, it is memorable for its stylistic variety and breadth, drawing on many different sources of Brazilian music. This recording is based on a newly revised edition made by Editora Criadores do Brasil (the São Paulo Symphony Orchestra’s publishing house) in collaboration with the Academia Brasileira de Música.

“[Karabtchevsky's] feel for Villa-Lobos's idiom, orchestral sound and expressive world is near unmatched...This new Tenth is the most convincing account yet, caught splendidly by Naxos in fine sound. Recommended with enthusiasm to all those interested in Villa-Lobos - and those who aren't.” Gramophone