São Paulo Symphony Choir & Valentina Peleggi - Villa-Lobos: Choral Transcriptions (2021) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Lieder ohne Worte, Op. 30: No. 3 in E Major, Adagio non troppo, MWV U 104 (Arr. H. Villa-Lobos for Choir)
02. Prelude & Fugue in E-Flat Minor, BWV 853 (Arr. H. Villa-Lobos for Choir): I. Prelude
03. Prelude & Fugue in E-Flat Minor, BWV 853 (Arr. H. Villa-Lobos for Choir): II. Fugue
04. Kinderszenen, Op. 15: No. 7, Träumerei (Arr. H. Villa-Lobos for Choir)
05. Prelude & Fugue in C Major, BWV 846: II. Fugue (Arr. H. Villa-Lobos for Choir)
06. Schwanengesang, D. 957: No. 4, Ständchen (Arr. H. Villa-Lobos for Choir) [Sung in Portuguese]
07. Prelude & Fugue in B-Flat Major, BWV 866: II. Fugue (Arr. H. Villa-Lobos for Choir)
08. Waltzes, Op. 64, B. 164: No. 2 in C-Sharp Minor (Arr. H. Villa-Lobos for Choir)
09. Prelude & Fugue in B-Flat Minor, BWV 867: I. Prelude (Arr. H. Villa-Lobos for Choir)
10. Morceaux de fantaisie, Op. 3: No. 2 in C-Sharp Minor, Prélude "The Bells of Moscow" (Arr. H. Villa-Lobos for Choir)
11. Prelude & Fugue in F-Sharp Minor, BWV 883: I. Prelude (Arr. H. Villa-Lobos for Choir)
12. Elégie (Arr. H. Villa-Lobos for Choir) [Sung in Portuguese]
13. Prelude & Fugue in D Major, BWV 874: II. Fugue (Arr. H. Villa-Lobos for Choir)
14. Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique": II. Adagio cantabile (Arr. H. Villa-Lobos for Choir)
15. Bachianas Brasileiras No. 9, W 449 (Version for Choir)



Choral music holds a central position in Villa-Lobos’s catalogue of works, but among these famous pieces is a series of little-known transcriptions for a cappella choir taken from the standard classical repertoire. They were intended for a teachers’ chorus and for use in schools, and through astonishing alchemy they achieve a true ‘orchestration’ of largely piano originals, adding a fresh new repertoire for vocal ensembles. This album also includes the first ever recording of Villa-Lobos’s complete set of a cappella transcriptions from Bach’s The Well-Tempered Clavier.

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