Bachianas Brasileiras #3
The third Bachianas Brasileiras is one of Villa-Lobos's best works for piano and orchestra.
Thesis: Heller, Alfred. 1974. A conductor's guide to Villa-Lobos's Bachianas brasileiras, numbers two, three, and eight. Document (DM)--Indiana University.
See this post at The Villa-Lobos Magazine to watch Cristina Ortiz play BB#3, with Fábio Mechetti conducting the Orquestra Filarmônica de Minas Gerais in a concert from August of 2009.
Solo Piano; 2 Flutes +1 Picc, 2 Oboes +1 English Horn, 2 Clarinets +1 Bass Clarinet, 2 Bassoons +1 Contra Bassoon - 4 Horns, 2 Trumpets, 4 Trombones, 1 Tuba -Timpani, 3 Percussion players (Bass Drum, Tam-tam, Xylophone), Strings
Clinton Nieweg regularly updates a master-list of information about the Bachianas Brasileiras. It's available at ochestralibrary.com (the latest version is from January 2013).
Parts rental available at the Alfred Rental Library.
- Villa-Lobos par lui-même
- Heitor Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras Nos. 2,3,4
- Complete Bachianas Brasileiras (Naxos)
- Instrumental and Orchestral Works (EMI Classics)
- Villa-Lobos Live! (Brana)
- Bachianas Brasileiras #1-9 (Karabtchewsky)
- Bachianas Brasileiras, Guitar Concerto (Batiz)
- Complete Choros & Bachianas Brasileiras (BIS)
- 20th Century Classics Villa-Lobos (EMI Classics)
This work is becoming more popular in live performance, with 24 records in the Villa-Lobos Concerts database (March 24).