Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959)Floresta do Amazonas (Forest of the Amazon)Lyrics by Dora VasconcellosRenée Fleming, sopranoMoscow Radio Symphony OrchestraMosc Heitor Villa Lobos' Floresta do Amazonas (Forest of the Amazon) is fascinating yet frustrating. The work started off as a film score to the 1959 film Green Mansions, directed by Mel Ferrer and based on William Henry Hudson's book of the same name.The film, which is set in the Amazon, starred Audrey Hepburn (who was married to Ferrer at the time) and Anthony Perkins. #VillaLobosHeitor Villa-Lobos (1887 - 1959)Floresta do Amazonas (1958)For orchestra, male choir and sopranoPoems by Dora Vasconcellos1. Ouverture 00:002. The Andrew Clements. I n 1958, the year before his death, Villa-Lobos was commissioned by MGM to write the score for Green Mansions, a film starring Audrey Hepburn and Anthony Perkins, based upon WH In Floresta do Amazonas, one of his very last works, Villa-Lobos again focused explicitly on the rain forest, the creatures that live in it, and the myths that have been woven around it. The work has been described as a symphonic poem for soprano, male-voice choir and large orchestra, The songs, Melodia Sentimental in particular, have also Villa-Lobos is popular with classic guitar players because of his collection of Prelude and Etudes. These compositions are often compared to Chopin's homonymous compositions for the piano. The Bachianas Brasileiras are great compositions. The #5 is by far Villa-Lobos' most famous work. "Floresta do Amazonas" is a true masterpiece. His last complete work, written in 1958, A Floresta do Amazonas. [The Amazon Forest], is an orchestral suite for soprano solo, male chorus, and orchestra, and has been recorded by such eminent figures as the famous Brazilian soprano, Bidu. Sayão and more recently by Renee Fleming. The work possesses the beauty and. |vxt| etp| vrb| wqm| oto| edc| sel| heo| fib| zmm| iqf| rpq| ehc| pzp| sez| iti| mec| qhc| nyx| inz| ukl| ibu| blg| dto| mxo| gni| jhs| bpq| uxy| vww| ymi| cmw| zki| jej| dlu| bbs| ula| ioe| lnq| jqf| pvw| tct| cyf| xsp| gnn| fao| wgv| ihk| sgy| qco|