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| Thursday 9-Sep-10 02:30pm |
 Kings Place: Hall One, LondonLatin American Classics I: Songs of the Black Swan - Chilingirian Quartet/Millennium Quartet |
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| Kings Place: Hall One, London, London N1 9AG, United Kingdom Thursday 9-Sep-10 02:30pm Latin American Classics I: Songs of the Black Swan - Chilingirian Quartet/Millennium Quartet Tickets: £4.50
Composed in 1915, Villa-Lobos's Second String Quartet is an early example of a genre that attracted him throughout his life (he composed 17 of them in all) and reveals the early Romanticism and the influence of French music on the Brazilian master. O Canto do Cysne Negro (Song of the Black Swan), though it may sound echt-Brazilian, was arranged in 1917 from an orchestral work based on Greek mythology, the symphonic poem Naufrágio de Kleônicos (1916). Manuel Ponce, often called ‘the father of Mexican music', combined Impressionist and neoclassical influences picked up in Europe with an interest in Mexican folk-music and an innate lyric talent, shown to perfection in the popular Estrellita, often used as an encore.
Singer-songwriter-filmstar Carlos Gardel, who died in a plane crash in 1935 at the height of his fame, is one of the legends of the development of tango in Argentina (though he claimed he was Uruguayan, and was born in France!), and creator of the tango-canción. The Venezuelan pianist-composer Aldamero Romero was a prolific composer in many styles, including Caribbean popular music and jazz. He created the Venezuelan style known as Onda Nueva (New Wave), influenced by the Brazilian Bossa Nova. The highly rhythmic (and almost Bachian!) Fuga con Pajarillo comes from a suite for strings composed in 1975. The pajarillo is a Venezuelan dance, something like a waltz but with the accent on the second of the three beats.
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| Saturday 11-Sep-10 03:45pm |
Kings Place: Hall One, London Latin American Classics - 2, Bachianas Brasileras - Chilingirian Quartet/Millennium Quartet Kings Place Festival |
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| Kings Place: Hall One, London, London N1 9AG, United Kingdom Saturday 11-Sep-10 03:45pm Latin American Classics - 2, Bachianas Brasileras - Chilingirian Quartet/Millennium Quartet Tickets: £4.50.
Starting in 1930 Villa-Lobos composed what is probably his most famous series of works, the nine Bachianas Brasileiras. A lifelong admirer of the music of J S Bach, by this title he meant to suggest a synthesis of Bach's style - especially his endless melody and elaborate polyphony - with the spirit of Brazilian music in all its melodic and rhythmic diversity, along with Villa-Lobos's personal blend of polytonality. Bachiana No. 1 was to be performed by a ‘cello orchestra' of at least eight players, with the central movement, Modinha, being a kind of sweetly melodious, sentimental song which Villa-Lobos thought of as a counterpart to Bach's arias. The well-loved Bachiana No. 5 is for soprano and five cellos. In the first movement the soprano spins her soaring melody above pizzicato cellos, and in the passionate central section intones a nocturnal poem by Ruth Valadares Correa. The lively, humorous finale is a martelo, a dancesong from Northern Brazil, to a poem invoking the birds of Brazil and their songs. The Venezuelan teacher, conductor and horn-player Innocente Carreno has written two string quartets displaying a wide range of styles and a melodic gift, founded on Venezuelan folk music, that has also brought him renown as a composer of songs. Multi-buy Offers: Book tickets and save money 3+ events save 10% 6+ events saves 15% 10+ events save 20% The same number of tickets must be booked for each event to qualify for the discount. To book using our multi-buy offer please contact our Box Office where you will be offered the discount on the online price. | ||
| Saturday 11-Sep-10 05:00pm |
Kings Place: Hall One, London Latin American Classics - 2, Last Round - Chilingirian Quartet/Millennium Quartet Kings Place Festival |
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| Kings Place: Hall One, London, London N1 9AG, United Kingdom Saturday 11-Sep-10 05:00pm Latin American Classics - 2, Last Round - Chilingirian Quartet/Millennium Quartet Tickets: £4.50.
Villa-Lobos composed his Sixteenth Quartet in Paris in 1955; unflagging in its invention, like many of his works it's infused with Brazilian song and dance character, but sublimated into a sophisticated, mature idiom. The slow movement, with its soulful cello melody, is reminiscent of the Bachianas Brasileiras; the sparkling scherzo is one of his best. Juan Bautista Plaza, noted for his sacred music, was Kapellmeister at Caracas Cathedral but also wrote notable instrumental works. He was a pioneer in Venezuelan music education and musicology who helped his compatriots establish a national style. He composed Fuga criolla for strings in 1931, adding the Fuga romántica in 1950 to make a two-part work, though the two fugues are often performed separately. In a sense they ‘Venezuelanise' J S Bach just as Villa-Lobos sought to make him into a Brazilian. Osvaldo Golijov is now the most celebrated contemporary Argentine composer of classical music, though his roots are in the Jewish communities of Romania and the Ukraine and he grew up speaking Yiddish. Last Round, originally commissioned by the Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, is a sublimated tango fantasy in which two string quartets are scored for an idealised bandoneon (the small accordion-like instrument of which Astor Piazzolla was a virtuoso) and its two movements are a homage to Piazzolla's fighting spirit and also to Carlos Gardel, whose song ‘My beloved Buenos Aires' provides the basis of the last movement. Multi-buy Offers: Book tickets and save money 3+ events save 10% 6+ events saves 15% 10+ events save 20% The same number of tickets must be booked for each event to qualify for the discount. To book using our multi-buy offer please contact our Box Office where you will be offered the discount on the online price. | ||
| Saturday 18-Sep-10 07:30pm |
Church of St Mary the Virgin, St Neots Cerberus plays.......... |
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| Church of St Mary the Virgin, St Neots, Church Street, St Neots, United Kingdom Saturday 18-Sep-10 07:30pm Cerberus plays..........  Villa-Lobos, Heitor (1887-1959), Bachianas Brasileiras: no. 6 for flute and bassoon (arranged for flute and cello)Gwen Owen Richer, Violin Victoria Anderson, Violin Andrew Ware, Viola Veronica Henderson, Cello Hugh Robinson, Flute Sarah Bowden, Clarinet Price type: Low cost: 50% at £10 or less | ||
| Thursday 23-Sep-10 07:30pm |
Royal Academy of Music, Duke's Hall, London Harp Recital |
Works by Albéniz Works by Granados Works by Turina Works by Villa-Lobos |
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| Royal Academy of Music, Duke's Hall, London, London NW1 5HT, United Kingdom Thursday 23-Sep-10 07:30pm Harp Recital With renowned harpist Marielle Nordmann, pupil of Lily Laskine and Artistic Director of the Concours de Harpe Lily Laskine. This Spanish and Latin American programme will include music by Albéniz, Granados, Turina and Villa Lobos. Works by Albéniz, Isaac (1860-1909) Works by Granados, Enrique (1867-1916) Works by Turina, Joaquin (1882-1949) Works by Villa-Lobos, Heitor (1887-1959) Price type: Low cost: 50% at £10 or less | ||
| Sunday 26-Sep-10 02:30pm |
Moores Opera House, Moores School of Music, University of Houston, Houston, TX Caution! The performance you are about to enjoy may be extremely hot! |
Works by Nazareth Works by Villa-Lobos |
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| Moores Opera House, Moores School of Music, University of Houston, Houston, TX, 120 School of Music Bldg., Houston, TX 77024-4017, United States Sunday 26-Sep-10 02:30pm Caution! The performance you are about to enjoy may be extremely hot! Sunday, September 26, 2:30 pm $10/5 Caution! The performance you are about to enjoy may be extremely hot! Tali Morgulis, piano Works by Latin-American composers Nazareth, Villa-Lobos, Prado, Ginastera, Piazzolla Works by Nazareth, Ernesto (1863-1934) Works by Villa-Lobos, Heitor (1887-1959) | ||
| Thursday 7-Oct-10 10:00am |
Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, CA San Francisco Symphony - Open Rehearsal |
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| Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, CA, San Francisco, CA 94102, United States Thursday 7-Oct-10 10:00am San Francisco Symphony - Open Rehearsal Note: This is a working rehearsal. The pieces rehearsed are at the conductor’s discretion. | ||
| Thursday 7-Oct-10 08:00pm |
Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, CA San Francisco Symphony |
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| Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, CA, San Francisco, CA 94102, United States Thursday 7-Oct-10 08:00pm San Francisco Symphony | ||
| Friday 8-Oct-10 08:00pm |
Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, CA San Francisco Symphony |
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| Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, CA, San Francisco, CA 94102, United States Friday 8-Oct-10 08:00pm San Francisco Symphony | ||
| Saturday 9-Oct-10 08:00pm |
Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, CA San Francisco Symphony |
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| Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, CA, San Francisco, CA 94102, United States Saturday 9-Oct-10 08:00pm San Francisco Symphony | ||
| Thursday 18-Nov-10 08:00pm |
92nd Street Y, Lexington Avenue at 92nd, New York City, NY Sergio & Odair Assad, guitars |
Villa-Lobos, Alma Brasileira (choros no. 5) Gismonti, Contos de Cordel: Seven Miniatures for two guitars (92Y commission) |
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| 92nd Street Y, Lexington Avenue at 92nd, New York City, NY, New York City, 10001, United States Thursday 18-Nov-10 08:00pm Sergio & Odair Assad, guitars Villa-Lobos, Heitor (1887-1959), Alma Brasileira (choros no. 5) | ||
| Saturday 19-Mar-11 07:30pm |
Stantonbury Campus Theatre, Milton Keynes Chamber Roots |
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| Stantonbury Campus Theatre, Milton Keynes, Purbeck, , Stantonbury, Milton Keynes MK14 6BN, United Kingdom Saturday 19-Mar-11 07:30pm Chamber Roots | ||
| Thursday 12-May-11 07:30pm |
Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool South American Dream |
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| Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom Thursday 12-May-11 07:30pm South American Dream Ginastera, Alberto (1916-1983), Estancia (Suite) | ||
| Sunday 29-May-11 08:15pm |
Concertgebouw, Large Hall, Amsterdam Jorge Luis Prats recital Serie Meesterpianisten |
Works by Liszt Works by Villa-Lobos Works by Albéniz Works by Busoni (transcriptions from Bizet) |
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| Concertgebouw, Large Hall, Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands Sunday 29-May-11 08:15pm Jorge Luis Prats recital presented by Riaskoff Concert Management / Concert sponsor: PriceWaterhouseCoopers / Season tickets '10-'11 available now! / Single tickets available from 1 July 2010 Works by Liszt, Franz (1811-1886) Works by Villa-Lobos, Heitor (1887-1959) Works by Albéniz, Isaac (1860-1909) Works by Busoni, Ferruccio (1866-1924) (transcriptions from Bizet) | ||
