ALBUMS

Heitor Villa-Lobos : Complete Works for Solo Guitar

A true monument in the history of his instrument, the music of Villa-Lobos continues to seduce with its singular, folkloric voice. The Chôros carry us into the heart of a Westernized Latin America, while the Préludes unveil the mysterious, still-untamed landscapes of the Amazon. The 12 Études, deemed “unplayable” by their dedicatee Andrés Segovia, are filled with boundless technical imagination. We enter a jungle of syncopated rhythms, exotic harmonies, sensuous melodies, and unusual timbres—at once a portrait of Brazil, a tribute to Indigenous peoples, a critique of growing industrialism, a search for the sublime… and a feat of virtuosity.

Illustration

Arabesques (2006) d’Alain Gagnon. Huile sur toile 18 x 24.