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This is the latest release from the incredible SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart and includes several CD and world premiere recordings. Villa Lobos created a vast repertoire of new Brazilian choral music and the works on this CD range from the sublime elegance of Bachianas Brasilieras No.9 to the passionate Préces Sem Palavras. The genius of Brazil’s greatest composer is obvious in this exquisite music.
Heitor Villa-Lobos: Cor dulce, cor amabile
Cor dulce, cor amabile
Heitor Villa-Lobos: Jose
Jose
Heitor Villa-Lobos: As Costureiras
As Costureiras
Heitor Villa-Lobos: Bachianas brasileiras No. 9 (version for chorus)
I. Prelude: Vagaroso e mistico
II. Fugue: Poco apressado
Heitor Villa-Lobos: Choros No. 3, "Picapau" (version for a capella)
Choros No. 3, "Picapau" (version for a capella)
Heitor Villa-Lobos: Preces sem palavras
Preces sem palavras
Heitor Villa-Lobos: Duas lendas amerindias em nheengatu
I. O Lurupari e o Menino
II. O lurupari e o Cacador
Heitor Villa-Lobos: Ave Maria (version for 4 part choir)
Ave Maria (version for 4 part choir)
Heitor Villa-Lobos: Bazzum
Bazzum
Heitor Villa-Lobos: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude and Fugue No. 8 in E flat minor / D sharp minor, BWV 853 (arr. H. Villa-Lobos for choir)
Prelude
Fugue
Heitor Villa-Lobos: Na Bahia tem (version for male chorus)
Na Bahia tem (version for male chorus)
Heitor Villa-Lobos: Bendita sabedoria
I. Sapientia foris praedicat
II. Vas pretiosum
III. Principium sapientiae
IV. Vir sapiens
V. Beatus homo
VI. Dexteram tuam
April 2011
“All of it is unaccompanied, much of it wordless, entailing a captivating virtuosity from the Stuttgart Choir...It's possible to imagine more dynamic and fiery performances, but on its own terms this is a superb survey, warmly recorded and delivered.”
June 2011
“The late six-part cycle is the largest although not weightiest item on Hanssler's new disc...The pick of the remaining items is the arrangement of Bach's Prelude and Fugue, BWV853, sturdy music, sturdily recast and rendered...Hanssler's recording is clean and clear, and beautifully balanced.”
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Cor dulce, cor amabile
