Villa-lobos: Choros, Vol.2

São Paulo Symphony Orchestra; John Neschling; Fabio Zanon, guitar; Dante Yenque, Ozéas Aratnes & Samuel Hamzem, horn; Darrin Coleman Millng, bass trombone; Linda Bustani and Ilan Rechtman, piano

Choros No.1 for guitar (1920); Choros No.4 and 3 for horns & trombone (1926); Choros No.6 for orchestra (1926); Choros No.8 for large orchestra & 2 pianos (1925); Choros No.9 for orchestra (1929)

After a highly acclaimed 3-disc traversal of Villa-Lobos' 9 'Bachianas Brasileiras', the São Paulo Symphony Orchestra (OSESP) takes on the 'Choros' by the same composer, in a cycle supervised by the orchestra's artistic director John Neschling. The cycle includes brief solo pieces, chamber settings and full-length works for large symphony orchestra, with or without solo instruments or choir, as exemplified by the first volume of this series, released earlier in 2008. This received a 'Diapason d'or' in the french magazine 'Diapason', and a review that described the performance for No.7 (for seven players) 'a lesson in agogic freedom' and the monumental No.11 (for piano and orchestra) 'a master-piece that opens up onto an almost infinite acoustic universe', applauding the 'extraordinary interpretation' by Cristina Ortiz and the orchestra. Volume 2 includes the first of the 'Choros', for solo guitar, as well as 'No.4' for three horns & trombone, but also three large-scale orchestral works, adding further facets to this fascinating and kaleidoscopic cycle.

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