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Bach in Brasil

Friday, May 02, 2008

Heitor Villa-Lobos wrote nine "Bachianas brasileiras," his hybrid of baroque styles and Brazilian melodies in tribute to Johann Sebastian Bach. We hear the first of these, written for eight cellos in 1932. Another brazilian featured is Radamés Gnattali, who started out writing music for radio serials and ended up combining Jazz with folk elements for his "Brazilian" guitar concerto. The guitar figures prominently in other music tonight, including works by Dominic Frasca, Louis Bonfa, and Altamiro Carrilho.

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