Saturday, September 11 2010
These concert listings come courtesy of the following sites: Concerto and Portal VivaMusica in Brazil; ConcertDiary in the UK, Instant Encore in the US, and La Scena Musicale in Canada. Also from my faithful HVL Website viewers - send me an email if you know of any upcoming Villa-Lobos concert, anywhere in the world.
There's a new Concert Listing website: Bachtrack.
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Roberto Minczuk conducts BB#9Date: 09/11/2010 - 00:00 09/12/2010 - 00:00 Location: Brazil: Rio de Janeiro Work Performed: Bachianas Brasileiras #9 Orquestra Sinfonica Brasileira 11 de setembro ROBERTO MINCZUK, regência Key 1
BB#1 & #5 at the Kings Place FestivalDate: 09/11/2010 - 15:45 Location: UK: London Work Performed: Bachianas Brasileiras #1 Bachianas Brasileiras #5 Kings Place: Hall One, London, London N1 9AG, United Kingdom Latin American Classics - 2, Bachianas Brasileras - Chilingirian Quartet/Millennium Quartet Starting in 1930 Villa-Lobos composed what is probably his most famous series of works, the nine Bachianas Brasileiras. A lifelong admirer of the music of J S Bach, by this title he meant to suggest a synthesis of Bach's style - especially his endless melody and elaborate polyphony - with the spirit of Brazilian music in all its melodic and rhythmic diversity, along with Villa-Lobos's personal blend of polytonality. Bachiana No. 1 was to be performed by a ‘cello orchestra' of at least eight players, with the central movement, Modinha, being a kind of sweetly melodious, sentimental song which Villa-Lobos thought of as a counterpart to Bach's arias. The well-loved Bachiana No. 5 is for soprano and five cellos. In the first movement the soprano spins her soaring melody above pizzicato cellos, and in the passionate central section intones a nocturnal poem by Ruth Valadares Correa. The lively, humorous finale is a martelo, a dancesong from Northern Brazil, to a poem invoking the birds of Brazil and their songs. The Venezuelan teacher, conductor and horn-player Innocente Carreno has written two string quartets displaying a wide range of styles and a melodic gift, founded on Venezuelan folk music, that has also brought him renown as a composer of songs. The same number of tickets must be booked for each event to qualify for the discount. To book using our multi-buy offer please contact our Box Office where you will be offered the discount on the online price. Villa-Lobos, Heitor (1887-1959), Bachianas Brasileiras: no. 1 for 8 cellos Key 1
José Staneck Harmonica Concerts in Rio de JaneiroDate: 09/11/2010 - 16:00 09/13/2010 - 18:00 09/14/2010 - 15:00 Location: Brazil: Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro, 14 de Setembro de 2010 - Rio de Janeiro 15h00 - José Staneck - gaita e Josiane Kevorkian - piano Rio de Janeiro, 11 de Setembro de 2010 - Rio de Janeiro 16h00 - José Staneck - gaita e Josiane Kevorkian - piano Rio de Janeiro, 13 de Setembro de 2010 - Rio de Janeiro 18h00 - José Staneck - gaita e Josiane Kevorkian - piano Key 1
Strings Concert at the Kings Place FestivalDate: 09/11/2010 - 17:00 Location: UK: London Work Performed: String Quartet #16 Kings Place: Hall One, London, London N1 9AG, United Kingdom Latin American Classics - 2, Last Round - Chilingirian Quartet/Millennium Quartet Villa-Lobos composed his Sixteenth Quartet in Paris in 1955; unflagging in its invention, like many of his works it's infused with Brazilian song and dance character, but sublimated into a sophisticated, mature idiom. The slow movement, with its soulful cello melody, is reminiscent of the Bachianas Brasileiras; the sparkling scherzo is one of his best. Juan Bautista Plaza, noted for his sacred music, was Kapellmeister at Caracas Cathedral but also wrote notable instrumental works. He was a pioneer in Venezuelan music education and musicology who helped his compatriots establish a national style. He composed Fuga criolla for strings in 1931, adding the Fuga romántica in 1950 to make a two-part work, though the two fugues are often performed separately. In a sense they ‘Venezuelanise' J S Bach just as Villa-Lobos sought to make him into a Brazilian. Osvaldo Golijov is now the most celebrated contemporary Argentine composer of classical music, though his roots are in the Jewish communities of Romania and the Ukraine and he grew up speaking Yiddish. Last Round, originally commissioned by the Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, is a sublimated tango fantasy in which two string quartets are scored for an idealised bandoneon (the small accordion-like instrument of which Astor Piazzolla was a virtuoso) and its two movements are a homage to Piazzolla's fighting spirit and also to Carlos Gardel, whose song ‘My beloved Buenos Aires' provides the basis of the last movement. Villa-Lobos, Heitor (1887-1959), String Quartet no.16 Key 1
Carol MacDavit Concert at the Museu Villa-LobosDate: 09/11/2010 - 18:00 Location: Brazil: Rio de Janeiro Work Performed: Vocal Works Rio de Janeiro, 11 de Setembro de 2010 - Rio de Janeiro 18h00 - Carol MacDavit - soprano e Flavio Augusto - piano Key 1
Turibio Santos plays the Guitar Concerto in Mato GrossoDate: 09/10/2010 - 20:00 09/11/2010 - 20:00 09/12/2010 - 20:00 Location: Brazil: Cuiabá, Mato Grosso Work Performed: Guitar Concerto Orquestra do Estado de Mato Grosso, Tacuchian , Villa-Lobos e Turibio Santos Data:10/09/2010 20:00:00 Local: Sesc Arsenal Endereço: Rua 13 de Junho, s/n Porto Telefone: (65) 3616-6900 Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959) Turibio Santos (1942) Suíte de Danças para violão e orquestra Turibio Santos, violão Key 1
Gala Concert in BaltimoreDate: 09/11/2010 - 20:30 Location: USA: Baltimore MD Work Performed: Bachianas Brasileiras #5 GALA CONCERT The Gala Concert is black-tie optional. Marin Alsop, conductor Ginastera: "Malambo" from Estancia |