String quartets by Haydn & Beethoven; “Fiesta! with Elbio Barilari”: Villa-Lobos

Sunday October 10: The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center (CMS 22-03)

Quartet Evolution I

Haydn: Quartet in B-flat major for Strings, Hob. III:1, Op. 1, No. 1, “La chasse” Danish String Quartet

Beethoven: Quartet in C major for Strings, Op. 59, No. 3, “Razumovsky” Danish String Quartet

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Fiesta! With Elbio Barilari (FST 21-28)

Villa-Lobos: Folk Traveler

Host, Elbio Barilari takes you on a journey through Brazil with the music of Heitor Villa-Lobos. Early in his life Villa-Lobos traveled the Brazilian countryside learning folk songs that he would eventually incorporate into his symphonic works. Included in this program is his famous Brazilian Folk Suite

Heitor Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras No. 2: III. Tocata (O Trenzinho do Caipira). Antonio Menezes, cello; Cristina Ortiz, piano

Heitor Villa-Lobos: Choros No. 5- Alma Brasileira, Valsa da Dor, A Lenda do Caboclo. Nelson Freire, piano

Heitor Villa-Lobos:Cair da tarde & Selva Amazónica (from Floresta do Amazonas). Renée Fleming, soprano; Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra; Alfred Heller, conductor 

Heitor Villa-Lobos: Suite Popular Brasileña.Pablo De Giusto, guitar

Heitor Villa-Lobos: Trenzinho caipira (Country Train). Brazilian Symphony Orchestra; David Machado, conductor

Heitor Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5.Renée Fleming, soprano; New World Symphony; Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor