Erosão
Appleby Catalogue W number:
W495
Erosão ("Origem do Rio Amazonas") = Erosion
Commissioned by the Louisville Orchestra.
"The composition is undeniably one of the most outstanding works of its composer, and of which he himself was particularly fond." - Tarasti (1995) , p. 367.
Year Composed:
Category:
Orchestral Works
Scores:
Published by Max Eschig in Paris.
The autograph score (78 pp.) is in the Museu Villa-Lobos.
Recordings:
Performances:
The premiere was on 07/11/51, with the Louisville Orchestra conducted by Robert Whitney
As of Sept. 2008, there is only a single performance of this piece in the Villa-Lobos Concerts database.