Villa-Lobos - Guitar Concerto, Preludes, Etudes (1993)

Concerto for Guitar and Orchestra
01. Allegro Preciso
02. Andantino E Andante/Cadenza
03. Allegretto Non Troppo

Five Preludes
04. Andantino Espressivo
05. Andantino
06. Andante/Molto Adagio/Andante
07. Lento/Animato/Moderato/Lento
08. Poco Animato

(12) Etudes
09. Allegro Non Troppo/Lento
10. Allegro
11. Allegro Moderato
12. Poco Moderato/A Tempo/Grandioso
13. Andantino
14. Poco Allegro
15. Tres Anime/Piu Mosso
16. Moderato
17. Tres Peu Anime
18. Tres Anime/Vif/Un Peu Anime/Vif
19. Lent/Anime
20. Anime

Julian Bream – guitar
London Symphony Orchestra
André Previn – conductor

This album is a delicious offering from one of the most underrated guitar maestros of all time. Not only does he capture the Samba-inspired passion of Villa-Lobos music (unlike Rodrigo, Villa-Lobos was an accomplished guitarist in his own right), but interprets it in a way that commands and maintains the attention.

The concerto, one of the most accessible of all guitar concertos, was originally commissioned from Villa-Lobos by Segovia - but don't hold that against it! There are some memorable passages, not to mention the moody passion in the cadenza, all played with the kind of melliflouous dynamics that are synonymous with Bream's playing.

Whilst the Etudes are more of academic interest than musical, Bream conveys a level of interpretation that makes what would otherwise be dry study pieces into listenable melodies. The six preludes illustrate the full range of Villa-Lobos compositional pallete, and are some of the best kept secrets in music. --- "iancurtis3", amazon.com

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