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Well, this was more enjoyable than listening to the composer's symphonic poems and ballets, at least for this listener.
Having recently made my way through Villa-Lobos' Bachianas Brasileiras and Chôros, I was curious to remember what else the Brazilian composer had in store.
I am happy to report, as I come to the end of this Rossini Overtures series, it goes out with a bang.
Much has been written about Paul Wittgenstein's lionizing of Franz Schmidt's music, high praise from a historically difficult-to-deal-with pianist.
I am beginning to feel this series of Rossini overtures is very fine, if not particularly outstanding.
As I was listening to Villa-Lobos in his first few Bachianas Brasileiras, I was thinking of who else his music reminds me of.
Once again, I am beginning with the last volume in a BIS Villa-Lobos series, this time the Bachianas Brasileiras.
I was first introduced to the one (or two) -part-per-voice male ensemble from recordings of the King's Singers and Chanticleer.
Villa-Lobos shows a mastery of such a wide variety of musical styles, and yet his Chôros sound spontaneous and experimental too.
After all, I discovered ice cream at a rather young age, and if that discovery didn't change the world, it has been a lifelong friend for me.
If tackling an existing work, such as Granados' Danzas Españolas, orchestrating is a dance on a knife's edge.