Max Barros/Piano and Angelica De La Riva – Soprano – MARCH 5TH, 2017 – BARUCH PERFORMING ARTS CENTER – NYC
March is the month of Heitor Villa-Lobos birth, and to commemorate the 130th anniversary of his birth Brazilian Music Foundation (BMF) presented some of Villa-Lobos’ timeless works such as Choro no. 1, 5 preludes, String Quartet no. 5, Bachianas Brasileiras no. 5 with soprano Angelica De La Riva and guitar quartet, Melodia Sentimental, Canção de Amor, Alma Brasileira (Choro No. 5) with the pianist Max Barros, and other beautiful pieces by the composer performed by BMF Chamber Music Ensembles.
Featuring:
Max Barros/Piano, Angelica de la Riva/Soprano, Richard Miller/Guitar,
Brian Kirk/Guitar, Delaney Stockli/Violin, Emily Uematsu/Violin
About Villa-Lobos ( 1887 – 1959)
Considered, during his lifetime, the greatest composer of the Americas, Heitor Villa-Lobos composed about 1,000 works and his importance lies, among other things, in having reformulated the Brazilian concept of musical nationalism and becoming his greatest enthusiast. It was also through Villa-Lobos that Brazilian music came to be represented in other countries and became universal.
The BMF aims to present a series of Chamber Music Concerts with the works of Villa-Lobos, as well as those of Carlos Gomes and other great Brazilian classical composers. The concert is supported by Sônia Rubinsky, winner of the LATIN GRAMMY in 2009 as “Best Classical Record of the Year” for her recording of Villa-Lobos piano works.
