Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras Nos. 1, 4, 5 & 6
Album review: The nine Bachianas Brasileiras of Heitor Villa-Lobos represent a wonderfully unique set of pieces, many of which are scored for unusual sets of instruments, that beautifully juxtapose Baroque and classical forms with vibrant Brazilian Nationalism. Such works require not only technically superior musicians, but they also posses a deep understanding of the rhythmicity and panache of the Brazilian folk idiom. The cellists of the São Paulo Symphony Orchestra possess all of these characteristics...
