Bachianas Brasileiras #9
There are two versions of this work, written in 1945: one for strings, and another for mixed chorus.
Thesis: Gerling, Fredi Vieira, and Heitor Villa-Lobos. 2000. Performance anaylsis and analysis for performance: a study of Villa-Lobos's Bachianas brasileiras no. 9. Thesis (D.M.A.)--University of Iowa, 2000.
Thesis: Otero, Stephanie. 1999. Heitor Villa-Lobos' contribution to the national music of Brazil with analyses of Bachianas Braseilieras no. 1 and no. 9. Thesis (M.M.)--New Mexico State University, 1999.
The choral version is dedicated to Aaron Copland.
Choral version: SMATBB
String orchestra version: violins, viola, cello, bass
This comprehensive listing of Bachianas Brasileiras scores from the Major Orchestra Librarians' Association website contains lots of useful information.
- Villa-Lobos par lui-même
- Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras Nos. 1, 2, 5 & 9 / ORTF National Orchestra, De Los Angeles
- Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras (Complete)
- Ginastera, Villa-Lobos, Evangelista (Chandos)
- Bachianas Brasileiras #1-9 (Karabtchewsky)
- Brazilian Mosaic (Lorelt)
- Bachianas Brasileiras, Guitar Concerto (Batiz)
- Nilsson conducts Ginastera, Gershwin, Villa-Lobos, Barber & Ives
- Alma Brasileira - Music of Villa-Lobos (RCA Victor)
- Complete Choros & Bachianas Brasileiras (BIS)
- Death of an Angel (Camerata Bariloche)
Choral Version:
- Chormusik des 20.Jahrhunderts II (version for chorus)
- Chamber and Choral Music (Lontano) (version for chorus)
- Missa São Sebastião para três vozes “A Capella” (version for chorus)
- Missa São Sebastião (Associação de Canto Coral) (version for chorus)
DVD:
Premiere (orchestral version): 17/11/48, Rio de Janeiro - Theatro Municipal. Quinteto de Cordas da Orquestra Sinfônica Brasileira; Eleazar de Carvalho, conductor
Premiere (choral version): 25/10/75, Rio de Janeiro - Sala Cecília Meireles. Coral Artis Canticum; Nelson de Macedo, director
Most of the performances in the Villa-Lobos Concerts database (77 as of August 2009) are for the string orchestra version, though the choral version is becoming more popular.