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Choros #06

Appleby Catalogue W number: 
W219

Written for orchestra in Rio in 1926, Choros #06 is dedicated to Arminda Neves d'Almeida.

Prof. Tarasti calls this work Villa-Lobos's Pastoral Symphony: "...it is by nature a lyrical work."  He quotes Villa-Lobos:

"...the atmosphere of the work relects a sort of impression of the deserts of Northeastern Brazil: the climate, colors, temperature, light, birdsong, the fragrance of the capim grass blending with the capoeiras and all the elements of nature in a desert." Tarasti (1995), p. 109

 

Year Composed: 

1926

Category: 
Choros
Orchestral Works
Instrumentation: 

piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, English horn, clarinet, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 4 trombones, tuba, timpani, tam-tam, saxophone, xylophone, bells, cymbals, bass drum, celesta, 2 harps, strings, tartaruga, camisao grande, cuica, reco-reco, tambu, tambi, tamborim, roncador, chocalhos, tamborim de samba

Scores: 

Villa-Lobos, Heitor. 1987. Chôros no 6 pour orchestre. Paris: M. Eschig.

This score should be available in most larger academic libraries, or through Interlibrary Loan from your local library. 

Recordings: 

For many years we were without a commercial recording of Choros #06, but things are much better now.

The ASV disc of the first seven Choros, Adrian Leaper conducting the Orquestra Filarmonica De Gran Canaria, contains a fine version of Choros #06.

asvchoros 

But my first recommendation is the new disc from BIS, the first in a projected series of the complete Choros, with John Neschling conducting the Orquestra Sinfónica do Estado de São Paulo - OSESP. 

bischoros

Performances: 

The premiere performance of the work was on July 18, 1942, at the Teatro Municipal in Rio, with Villa-Lobos conducting the Orquestra do Teatro Municipal.

Lots of interest in this work lately: there are fifteen performances listed as of May 2010.