Cuarteto Latinoamericano - Villa-Lobos: The Complete String Quartets (2009)
Artist: Cuarteto Latinoamericano
Title: Villa-Lobos: The Complete String Quartets
Year Of Release: 2009
Label: Dorian Sono Luminus
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 6:29:46
Total Size: 1.86 GB
WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist:Title: Villa-Lobos: The Complete String Quartets
Year Of Release: 2009
Label: Dorian Sono Luminus
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 6:29:46
Total Size: 1.86 GB
WebSite: Album Preview
Disc 1
1. String Quartet No. 6: I. Poco animato (06:59)
2. String Quartet No. 6: II. Allegretto (04:37)
3. String Quartet No. 6: III. Andante, quasi adagio - Lento (06:42)
4. String Quartet No. 6: IV. Allegro vivace (06:31)
5. String Quartet No. 1: I. Cantilena: Andante (02:36)
6. String Quartet No. 1: II. Brincadeira (Joke): Allegretto scherzando (01:25)
7. String Quartet No. 1: III. Canto lirico: Moderato (04:56)
8. String Quartet No. 1: IV. Canzoneta: Andantino quasi allegretto (02:01)
9. String Quartet No. 1: V. Melancolia: Lento (05:53)
10. String Quartet No. 1: VI. Saltando como um saci (Jumping like a jumping bean): Allegro (03:02)
11. String Quartet No. 17: I. Allegro non troppo (05:24)
12. String Quartet No. 17: II. Lento (06:23)
13. String Quartet No. 17: III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace (02:54)
14. String Quartet No. 17: IV. Allegro vivace (con fuoco) (05:15)
Disc 2
1. String Quartet No. 3: I. Allegro non troppo (06:33)
2. String Quartet No. 3: II. Scherzo 'picopas': Molto vivo (03:43)
3. String Quartet No. 3: III. Molto adagio - Largo - Agitato lento (07:16)
4. String Quartet No. 3: IV. Allegro con fuocco - Vivo (05:09)
5. String Quartet No. 8: I. Allegro non troppo (06:09)
6. String Quartet No. 8: II. Lento (07:03)
7. String Quartet No. 8: III. Scherzo. Vivace (05:04)
8. String Quartet No. 8: IV. Quasi allegro (06:21)
9. String Quartet No. 14: I. Allegro (05:45)
10. String Quartet No. 14: II. Andante (05:39)
11. String Quartet No. 14: III. Scherzo - Vivace (03:22)
12. String Quartet No. 14: IV. Molto allegro (03:40)
Disc 3
1. String Quartet No. 7: I. Allegro (10:27)
2. String Quartet No. 7: II. Andante (08:42)
3. String Quartet No. 7: III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace (06:03)
4. String Quartet No. 7: IV. Allegro giusto (09:43)
5. String Quartet No. 15: I. Allegro non troppo (05:50)
6. String Quartet No. 15: II. Moderato (06:31)
7. String Quartet No. 15: III. Scherzo. Vivo (01:53)
8. String Quartet No. 15: IV. Allegro (04:23)
Disc 4
1. String Quartet No. 2: I. Allegro non troppo (06:38)
2. String Quartet No. 2: II. Scherzo. Allegro (02:37)
3. String Quartet No. 2: III. Andante (05:09)
4. String Quartet No. 2: IV. Allegro deciso - Presto - Prestissimo final (06:56)
5. String Quartet No. 12: I. Allegro (06:14)
6. String Quartet No. 12: II. Andante malinconico - Poco più mosso - Tempo I (07:04)
7. String Quartet No. 12: III. Allegretto leggiero - Poco vivace - Tempo I - Quasi vivo (04:46)
8. String Quartet No. 12: IV. Allegro ben ritmato - Poco meno - Allegro più mosso (04:18)
9. String Quartet No. 16: I. Allegro non troppo (05:18)
10. String Quartet No. 16: II. Molto andante, quasi adagio (06:54)
11. String Quartet No. 16: III. Scherzo. Vivace (04:09)
12. String Quartet No. 16: IV. Molto allegro (04:05)
Disc 5
1. String Quartet No. 5: I. Poco Andantino - Un poco vivo - Tempo Primo - Lento - Allegro vivace - Vivo - Presto (05:57)
2. String Quartet No. 5: II. Vivo e energico - Lento - Tempo Primo - Molto lento (03:15)
3. String Quartet No. 5: III. Andantino - Tempo giusto e ben ritmato - Adagio - Andantino (03:38)
4. String Quartet No. 5: IV. Allegro (03:10)
5. String Quartet No. 10: I. Poco animato - Quasi allegro (07:07)
6. String Quartet No. 10: II. Adagio - Più mosso - Tempo I (08:27)
7. String Quartet No. 10: III. Scherzo; Allegro vivace - Vivo (05:03)
8. String Quartet No. 10: IV. Molto allegro - Più mosso - Tempo I (04:14)
9. String Quartet No. 13: I. Allegro (04:52)
10. String Quartet No. 13: II. Scherzo. Vivace (03:49)
11. String Quartet No. 13: III. Adagio (09:12)
12. String Quartet No. 13: IV. Allegro vivace (03:12)
Disc 6
1. String Quartet No. 4: I. Allegro con moto (06:42)
2. String Quartet No. 4: II. Andantino (tranquillo) (06:01)
3. String Quartet No. 4: III. Scherzo - Allegro vivace (04:54)
4. String Quartet No. 4: IV. Allegro (05:39)
5. String Quartet No. 9: I. Allegro - Allegro vivace (05:59)
6. String Quartet No. 9: II. Andantino vagaroso - Quasi animato - Tempo I (10:45)
7. String Quartet No. 9: III. Allegro poco moderato / Com bravura / - Più mosso - Tempo I (06:42)
8. String Quartet No. 9: IV. Molto allegro (04:44)
9. String Quartet No. 11: I. Allegro non troppo (06:42)
10. String Quartet No. 11: II. Scherzo vivace (04:53)
11. String Quartet No. 11: III. Adagio (08:42)
12. String Quartet No. 11: IV. Poco andantino (quasi allegro) (07:31)
The 17 string quartets of Heitor Villa-Lobos are not as highly esteemed as the six by Béla Bartók or the 15 by Dmitry Shostakovich, for they do not approach those masterpieces in technical invention, clarity of purpose, or depth of expression. All the same, there is a place in the repertoire for these overlooked pieces, and a wider appreciation of them is warranted. Certainly, Villa-Lobos aimed lower than either Bartók or Shostakovich, but he knew his own strengths and wrote competent quartets, strongly characterized by the influences of Brazilian popular music, early twentieth century experimentation, and, self-admittedly, the ideals of Classical form. The layout of four contrasting movements prevails in all but the String Quartet No. 1, and Villa-Lobos regularly observes traditional forms. Even though his movements take unusual turns in their modernist tonal schemes and elaborate contrapuntal developments, something of Haydn's conciseness and wit shows through, perhaps more apparently than any influence from Beethoven. The Cuarteto LatinoAmericano have clearly made this recording project a labor of love, and have spent six years in the undertaking. Recorded between 1994 and 2000 in New York and Mexico City, the sound quality is more or less agreeable, though the performers are consistently energetic and compelling in their committed readings.
