Dorian Recordings
DOR-93179
String Quartets Volume 4 - Quartets Nos. 2, 12 & 16
Cuarteto Latinoamericano
Saúl Bitrán, Violin Arón Bitrán, Violin
Javier Montiel, Viola Alvaro Bitrán, 'Cello
It has become almost commonplace to say that the musical output of Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1995) is as vast, varied and exuberant as the Amazon rain forest near which he grew. This is a picturesque analogy, but it certainly rings true: in the catalogue of Villa-Lobos, which comprises more than 700 works, we find an astonishing variety of forms, genres and modes of expression that bear witness to the composer's inquisitive and adventuresome spirit. …- Juan Arturo Brennan
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String Quartet No, 2 (1915) 1. Allegro non troppo 2. Scherzo 3. Andante 4. Allegro deciso - Presto - Final String Quartet No, 12 (1950) 5. Allegro 6. Andante malinconico 7. Allegretto leggiero 8. Allegro ben rimato |
String Quartet No, 16 (1955) 9. Allegro non troppo 10. Molto andante (Quasi adagio) 11. Vivace (Scherzo) 12. Molto allegro |
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