Naufrágio de Kleônicos
Appleby Catalogue W number:
W111
Naufrágio de Kleônicos, symphonic poem
This is the source of one of Villa's most popular pieces: O canto do cisne (Song of the black swan).
Year Composed:
Category:
Orchestral Works
Instrumentation:
2(1flpic).3(1cor ang).3(1clB).3(1cbn) - 4.3.4.1 - 2perc, 1timb, 1hp - crd
Scores:
Published by Max Eschig in Paris. There is only a fragment (2 pp.) of the autograph score in the Museu Villa-Lobos.
Recordings:
One recording only of this work, and unfortunately the disc itself it rare: O Raro Villa-Lobos
Performances:
Premiere: 15.08.1918, Rio de Janeiro, Teatro Municipal, un orchestre de professeurs, Heitor Villa-Lobos (dir)
One performance in modern times that I know about: November 17, 2004 at the Theatro Municipal (the source of the above disc O Raro Villa-Lobos).