Heitor Villa-Lobos is considered the most widely recognized Brazilian composer. Drawing influences from Europe, Brazilian folk music and modernist music, his compositions span a range of styles. The Sonata-fantasia No. 1, written in 1915, shows a preoccupation with the European concert tradition, but it also contains extremes of emotion that foreshadow Villa-Lobos' mature style. The sonata is in one movement, and contains many virtuosic passages for both instruments. At times, the violin and piano alternate in impassioned soliloquy, and at other times they join together in thunderous statements.Francesca Anderegg
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Heitor Villa-Lobos
Sonata-Fantasia No. 1 “Désespérance” Play
Recorded on 03/30/2016, uploaded on 01/05/2017
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Heitor Villa-Lobos is considered the most widely recognized Brazilian composer. Drawing influences from Europe, Brazilian folk music and modernist music, his compositions span a range of styles. The Sonata-fantasia No. 1, written in 1915, shows a preoccupation with the European concert tradition, but it also contains extremes of emotion that foreshadow Villa-Lobos' mature style. The sonata is in one movement, and contains many virtuosic passages for both instruments. At times, the violin and piano alternate in impassioned soliloquy, and at other times they join together in thunderous statements. Francesca Anderegg
More music by Heitor Villa-Lobos
Aria, from Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5
Prelude No 1
Song of the Black Swan
Animé, from Fantasia
Etude No 1
Trio No. 1 in c minor
"Polichinelle"
Sentimental Melody, from Forest of the Amazon
Alma brasileira
Impressoes Seresteiras
Performances by same musician(s)
Rhapsody No. 1
Sonata for Violin and Piano
Imagined Archipelagos
Três Peças
Libertango
Oblivion
Escualo
Pampeana No. 1: Rhapsodie for Violin and Piano
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