Alma Brasileira

1. Dialogo (Para a Paz Mundial) - Jorge Degas, , , Paulo Moura, Zezinho Moura, Alexis Olinto, , Ze da Velha,

2. Ao Velho Pedro - Paulo Moura, Zezinho Moura, Ze da Velha,

3. Rio Negro - Mary Bernard, Jorge Degas, , , Paulo Moura, Zezinho Moura, Alceu Reis, Sp3!, Sandrino Santoro,

4. Alma Brasileira - Paulo Moura, Zezinho Moura, Ze da Velha,

5. Nada Além - Paulo Moura, Zezinho Moura, Alexis Olinto, Ze da Velha,

6. Fibra/Magia Do Samba/Jogada/Magia Do Samba [Reprise]/Mra - Paulo Moura, Zezinho Moura, Alexis Olinto, , Ze da Velha,

Alma Brasileira,Paulo Moura,Musica Latina [Qua],Brazilian,Brazilian Jazz,Int'l & World Music,Pop,World Music

Average customer rating: Brazilian Classical Music Great concept, so-so follow through Bacchianas Brasileiras at their best cool music's hopes not met.. Orchestrals sonorous, but...Renee not well-suited

Alma Brasileira ~ Music of Villa-Lobos / Fleming, Tilson Thomas, New World Symphony Heitor Villa-Lobos , New World Symphony , Michael Tilson Thomas , Renée Fleming , BBC Singers , Damon Coleman , Kenneth Freudigman , Eran Meir , Brad Ritchie , Pamela Smits , and Alexander East Manufacturer: RCA ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Villa-Lobos, Heitor | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Villa-Lobos, Heitor | Composers | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Contemporary | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Piano | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Fleming, Renee | C to G | Featured Performers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Classical Instrumental Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Opera & Vocal | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Villa-Lobos: Choros 1-7 Villa-Lobos: Symphony No. 2; New York Skyline Melody Villa-Lobos: Chôros Nos. 8 and 9 Villa-Lobos: Forest of the Amazon Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras Nos. 1, 2, 5 & 9 / ORTF National Orchestra, De Los Angeles ASIN: B000003G45 Release Date: 1997-01-14

Tracks:

1. Bachianas Brasileiras No. 4: Preludio: Lento
2. Bachianas Brasileiras No. 4: Coral: Largo
3. Bachianas Brasileiras No. 4: Aria: Moderato
4. Bachianas Brasileiras No. 4: Danza: Molto animato
5. Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5: Aria: Adagio - Alexander East
6. Dansa: Allegretto
7. Bachianas Brasileiras No. 7: Preludio: Adagio
8. Bachianas Brasileiras No. 7: Giga: Allegretto scherzando
9. Bachianas Brasileiras No. 7: Tocata: Andantino quasi allegretto
10. Bachianas Brasileiras No. 7: Fuga: Andante
11. Bachianas Brasileiras No. 9: Prelude: Vagaroso e mistico
12. Bachianas Brasileiras No. 9: Fugue: Poco apressado
13. Choros No. 10: Anime; Lent; Anime; Tres peu anime - BBC Singers

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This is a really fine record, particularly as it does not include the ubiquitous Bachiana Brasileira No. 2, which will be the only exposure that many people have to these extraordinary "fusion" pieces in which the composer marries forms of Brazilian folk music with those of the J.S. Bach. Of course, No. 5 is even more famous than No. 2, but it's a vocal work in two movements scored for soprano and eight cellos. The first movement is well known, but the second--a zippy little dance--is often omitted, making hash of the composer's intentions. All of this music is well worth knowing, especially in performances as vital and characterful as these. Super. --David Hurwitz

Customer Reviews:

Brazilian Classical Music.......2005-10-23

I find it very interesting that Heitor Villa-Lobos could so easily equate Brazilian folk music with that of J.S. Bach. All the more interesting are his "tributes to Bach in a Brazilian style". Each of the Bachianas Brasileiras are scored differently, and in many cases, there are many versions of the same work. This disk features four of the Bachianas Brasileiras and one setting of the Choros, Number 10.

Bachianas Brasileiras No. 4 is very thickly textured for the entire orchestra. Percussion and use of brass give the Brazilian feel while the form and many of the progressions give the feel of Bach. Villa-Lobos will often use an actual Brazilian folk melody, but make sure its archetypal shape is Baroque or he will put the melody into a "Bachian" technique. The dance rhythms, however, are Brazilian through and through. No. 5 is scored for multi-divisi cello parts and solo soprano. Only two movemnts long, the 1st is very much a vocalise with is monosyllabic melody. Contrasting, the 2nd movement is more like a patter song. Renee Fleming has a naturally beautiful and resonant voice. She does change the final note from the written C5 to high C6. No. 7's movements are labelled with Baroque forms: Preludio, Giga, Tocata, and Fuga. Like No. 4, it is scored for full orchestra using the same techniques. Villa-Lobos' last contribution of Bachianas Brasileiras, No. 9, is a prelude and fugue. Scored for string orchestra, this one evokes Bach the clearest of all.

Choros No. 10 for orchestra, piano, a battery of Brazilian percussion, and chorus is a bit of a different work. The sound is not so romantic, but revels in using dissonance in nearly a Stravinskian manner. Driving tribal rhythms, virtousic passages for individual instruments, and inclusion of a "tribal" chanting chorus make this a miniature magnum opus.

It is hopeful that with this successful recording, that more Villa-Lobos music will become standard fare. The New World Symphony exploit the exoticism and Neo-Baroque/Romanticism fo the works with pinache. The music is very approachable and fun.

Great concept, so-so follow through.......2005-09-21

Most listeners, even very experienced ones, have not heard any but the smallest fraction of Villa-Lobos's Bach-like works in Brazilian style, and the fame of the Aria from the Bachianas brasilieras no. 5 whets the aappetite to hear more. If only the other works were nearly as strong, but they aren't. It owuld take a lot of fire and imaginaiton to get these pieces to shine, but MTT essentially walks through them without much swing or passion. This was a missed opportunity, although I msut say it might be impossible for anyone to mae this music interesting for a whole hour.

Bacchianas Brasileiras at their best.......2005-06-19

I really see no problem with this recording, I bought it several years ago, and I think is wonderfully performed
music. Tilson Thomas does a great job with the New World
Symphony Orchestra and soprano Renee Fleming. My favorites are the Bacchianas Brasileiras #5 "ALMA BRASILEIRA" and #7 with its fuga that sounds so much like Bach....

cool music's hopes not met.........2002-11-26

Hard to put a finger on it. LOVE the music - Villa-Lobos is ALWAYS exciting (even his Quartets are wild and fresh), and the Bachianas Basilieras is a magical score. Tilson Thomas attends to the colors, but there's something lackluster about the whole performance. Something missing in the conducting. I find myself NOT in a repeat play mode with this recording! Fleming parades an overstuffed voice in the doleful #5, why is she lately so unnecessary??? Gosh, I'd so like to like her art, but it seems she's lost and passing through some weird phase vocally. Hope it doesnt last. The performances on this recording have too much pretense around them, & it's a real negative. These folks are young and gifted, maybe I'm a crank... but there's no reason not to always make music with integrity, is there? On Joan Baez' first or second album she recorded the No.5.. I'd really like to hear that recording again.

Orchestrals sonorous, but...Renee not well-suited.......2000-10-02

The orchestral selections are rich, spacious, and sonorous...they hold the attention consistently and happily. The CD is well worth its price for those alone.

But, Renee Fleming is not suited for the music in her Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5. The top-most notes get thin and screechy...and the humming section is pinched, pale, and puny -- not pleasant. I am a Renee Fleming admirer of the very first order....but, my "love" is not unconditional, and in this case...if asked, I would have advised her to avoid it.

Average customer rating: The best guitar duo in the world plays Lobos & Marlos Nobre

Alma Brasileira Manufacturer: Nonesuch ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Duets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Villa-Lobos, Heitor | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Villa-Lobos, Heitor | Composers | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Brazil | South & Central America | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Latin Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Similar Items: Music for Two Guitars A Brazilian Songbook Sérgio & Odair Assad Play Piazzolla Sergio & Odair Assad Play Rameau, Scarlatti, Couperin, Bach Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, Sergio and Odair Assad ASIN: B000005IYY Release Date: 1991-11-03

Tracks:

1. Ciclo Nordestino No. 3: Cantiga de Cego
2. Baiao Malandro
3. A lenda do caboclo
4. Jobiniana No. 1
5. Ciclo Nordestino No. 3: Capoeira
6. Choro de mae
7. Serie de arco
8. Toccata em ritmo de samba
9. Alma Brasileira
10. Ciclo Nordestino No. 1: Martelo
11. Suite Retratos: Pixinguinha
12. Suite Brasileira: Baiao
13. Ciclo Nordestino No. 2: Praiana
14. Frevo
15. Suite Brasileira: Cancao

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The best guitar duo in the world plays Lobos & Marlos Nobre.......2001-04-22

Sergio & Odair Assad made the world most famous guitar duo. They play in such a incredible virtuosistic and musical way, that you can hear them like a gigantic guitar, listining as a 12 strings guitar, never like two different instruments.I listen this beautiful CD many times, always astonished by the extraordinary musicality of the two musicians. The repertoire it is not the best, mixing some easy writing popular stuff with the work of two truly genius of the latin-american music, Villa-Lobos (Choros nº5/Lenda do Caboclo) and MARLOS NOBRE, the heir of Villa-Lobos, the world famous composer of our time in Latin-America, with the gems of the two-guitar repertoire, a truly favourite pieces, his "Cantiga de Cego", "Capoeira", "Martelo" and "Praiana" from his 15 pieces of the cycle "Ciclos Nordestinos I,II and III". This music it is the truly revelation and discover of this CD. The Duo Assad must now record the whole 15 pieces of this genial work from Marlos Nobre.

Average customer rating: Villa-Lobos Piano Music

Alma Brasileira Clara Sverner Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B00003Q581 Release Date: 1999-11-19

Tracks:

1. Choros No 5 (Alma Brasilera)
2. Valsa Dar Dor
3. Impressoes Seresteiras
4. Lenda Do Caboclo Bachianas Brasileras No 4
5. Preludio (Introducao)
6. Coral (Canto Do Sertao)
7. Aria (Cantiga)
8. Dnaca (Miudinho)
9. Branquinha (A Boneca De Louca)
10. Moreninha (A Boneca De Louca)
11. Caboclinha (A Boneca De Borro)
12. Mulatinha (A Boneca De Borracha)
13. Negrinha (A Boneca De Pau)
14. Pobrezinha ( A Boneca De Trapo)
15. O Polichinelo
16. Bruxa ( A Boneca De Pano)

Album Details

Tribute to Heitor Villa Lobos Paid by Great Brazilian Virtuoso Piano Player. Selection of his Biggest Hits in Piano Solo Arrangements. The Highlights Are Valsa Da Dor, Alma Brasileira, Bachianas Brasileiras N+ Four and Preludio .

Customer Reviews:

Villa-Lobos Piano Music.......2001-06-27

Few CD's of Villa-Lobos piano music are pesently available and this Sony release by one of Brazil's foremost pianists is undoubtedly first choice.

Clara Sverner's playing has poetry, lyricism and charm. The sound is excelent.

Last year I attended her recital in Washington, DC . She received a standing ovation and a great Washington Post reveiew.

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Alma Brasileira Paulo Moura Manufacturer: Musica Latina ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Brazil | South & Central America | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Brazilian Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music World Dance | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B0000088BT Release Date: 1998-03-25

Tracks:

1. Dialogo (Para a Paz Mundial) - Jorge Degas, , , Paulo Moura, Zezinho Moura, Alexis Olinto, Jorginho Do Pandeiro, Ze da Velha,
2. Ao Velho Pedro - Aranha, , , Paulo Moura, Zezinho Moura, Ze da Velha,
3. Rio Negro - Mary Bernard, Jorge Degas, , , Paulo Moura, Zezinho Moura, Alceu Reis, Sp3!, Sandrino Santoro,
4. Alma Brasileira - Paulo Moura, Zezinho Moura, Ze da Velha,
5. Nada Al- Paulo Moura, Zezinho Moura, Alexis Olinto, Ze da Velha,
6. Fibra/Magia Do Samba/Jogada/Magia Do Samba (Reprise)/Mra - Paulo Moura, Zezinho Moura, Alexis Olinto, Jorginho Do Pandeiro, Ze da Velha,

Album Details

CD Includes Dialogo (Para a Paz Mundial), Ao Velho Perdo, Rio Negro, Alma Brasileira, Nada Alem, and Fibra; Magia; Jogada; Magia Do Samba; Mra.

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Alma Brasileira Manufacturer: Eroica Classical ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Brahms | Brahms, Johannes | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Chopin | Chopin, Frédéric | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Scriabin, Alexander | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Villa-Lobos, Heitor | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Sonatinas | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Scriabin, Alexander | Composers | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Villa-Lobos, Heitor | Composers | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music ASIN: B00008L3YD Release Date: 2003-02-25

Tracks:

1. Alma Brasileira
2. Impresoes Seresteiras
3. Allegro Maestoso
4. Scherzo
5. Largo
6. Finale - Presto
7. Book I, Op. 35
8. Book II, Op. 35
9. Sonata No. 4 In F# Major, Op.30

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Villa-Lobos:Alma Brasileira/Piano Mus Luiz Moura Castro Manufacturer: Allegro Corporation ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Classical | Styles | Music ASIN: B00000E860 Release Date: 1991-12-18

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Alma Brasileira Paulo Moura Manufacturer: Musica Latina ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Brazil | South & Central America | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Brazilian Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B00005A867 Release Date: 2001-02-27

Tracks:

1. Dialogo (Para a Paz Mundial) - Jorge Degas, , , Paulo Moura, Zezinho Moura, Alexis Olinto, Jorginho Do Pandeiro, Ze da Velha,
2. Ao Velho Pedro - Aranha, , , Paulo Moura, Zezinho Moura, Ze da Velha,
3. Rio Negro - Mary Bernard, Jorge Degas, , , Paulo Moura, Zezinho Moura, Alceu Reis, Sp3!, Sandrino Santoro,
4. Alma Brasileira - Paulo Moura, Zezinho Moura, Ze da Velha,
5. Nada Al- Paulo Moura, Zezinho Moura, Alexis Olinto, Ze da Velha,
6. Fibra/Magia Do Samba/Jogada/Magia Do Samba (Reprise)/Mra - Paulo Moura, Zezinho Moura, Alexis Olinto, Jorginho Do Pandeiro, Ze da Velha,

Average customer rating: Outstanding Musicality!

Alma Brasileira Sergio Gallo Manufacturer: Eroica Classical Recordings ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Classical | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music ASIN: B0000C9ZA2 Release Date: 2003-08-26

Tracks:

1. Villa-Lobos: Alma Brasileira
2. Villa-Lobos: ImpressSeresteiras
3. Chopin: Sonata No. 3, Op. 58 - Allegro maestoso
4. Scherzo
5. Largo
6. Finale - presto
7. Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Paganini - Book I, Op. 35
8. Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Paganini - Book II, Op. 35
9. Scriabin: Sonata No. 4 in F# major, Op. 30

Album Description

Sérgio Gallo received his degrees from the Conservatoire Européen de Musique in Paris (Diplôme d'Excellence), the Franz Liszt Academy of Budapest, Hungary, the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (Master of Music and Artist Diploma), and the University of California (DMA). He has performed with orchestras throughout the Americas and has recorded recitals for Radio France and Radio Cultura. He has performed solo recitals in Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hungary, as well as in major cities in the United States. Dr. Gallo serves on the faculty of the Music Department at the University of North Dakota.

Customer Reviews:

Outstanding Musicality!.......2003-10-11

Outstanding Musicality!
Dr. Sergio Gallo's recording of Alma Brasileira proves his outstanding technique in the mastery of French pianism. His increddible sound is surpassed only by his attention to detail. I recommend this album to anyone interested in quality sound and increddible pianistic techniques.

Average customer rating: A Pure Delight PLEASE GIVE US MORE!!!! a unique and charming program....

Valse Nobles Manufacturer: Koss ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Mazurkas | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Tangos | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Waltzes | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Ravel, Maurice | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Scriabin, Alexander | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Villa-Lobos, Heitor | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Scriabin, Alexander | Composers | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Villa-Lobos, Heitor | Composers | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music ASIN: B000004ANP Release Date: 2006-10-24

Tracks:

1. Impressoes Seresteiras
2. Alma Brasileira
3. Odeon
4. Escorregando
5. Echo De Vienne (Valse De Conc)
6. Mazurka, Op.3, No.1 in b
7. Mazurka, Op.25, No.2 in C
8. Mazurka, Op.25, No.3 in e
9. Mazurka, Op.40, No.1 in D flat
10. Brejeiro
11. Apanhei-Te, Cavaquinho!
12. Valse Surburbana
13. Valsa Da Dor
14. Valses Nobles Et Sentimentales: I.
15. Valses Nobles Et Sentimentales: II.
16. Valses Nobles Et Sentimentales: III.
17. Valses Nobles Et Sentimentales: IV.
18. Valses Nobles Et Sentimentales: V.
19. Valses Nobles Et Sentimentales: VI.
20. Valses Nobles Et Sentimentales: VII.
21. Valses Nobles Et Sentimentales: VIII.

Customer Reviews:

A Pure Delight.......2001-04-15

This is one of those rare recordings which delights with it's whimsy and impresses with the obvious mastery of the artist. The contrast of the wildly varied compositions, all based on the waltz theme, is a wonderful idea, full of charm. It is one that I have played at least 100 times, enjoying it and finding something new with each listening. Mr. Feghali, please give us more!

PLEASE GIVE US MORE!!!!.......2001-03-30

This is JUST a most DELIGHTFUL disc! The Ravel is ASTOUNDING (I think it is my favourite recording EVER!) and the miniatures are so charming.... Please, Jose Feghali - record more of this music and other music. MORE MORE MORE! Recently - I had an opportunity to hear you play a LIVE concert and I WAS BLOWN away... your sound, your presence on the stage, you charm, the most beautiful encores..... You are a true musician and artist. WE WANT MORE!

a unique and charming program...........1999-05-17

If you are looking for a unique and musicaly fun CD containing a delightfull program played by one of the most talented pianist of today , this CD is definately a great choice. A combination of latin (south american) music and French and German , José Feghali brings to life the spirit of the dance form in the compositions included on this CD. Definately a Must-buy !

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Music of Tribute, Vol. 1: Villa-Lobos Manufacturer: Labor Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Villa-Lobos, Heitor | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Villa-Lobos, Heitor | Composers | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music ASIN: B0009RS5L0 Release Date: 2001-01-01

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