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Bach-Villa-Lobos
Bach-inspired Piano Works by Heitor Villa-Lobos
Discography


1

Grandes Pianistas Brasileiros = Great Brazilian pianists, Vol. 5: Arnaldo Estrella Plays Villa-Lobos [T-1]

 

H. Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras No. 4, for piano, A. 264: No. 3, Aria (Cantiga) [5:05]

Arnaldo Estrella (Piano)

Masterclass Brazil

Oct 23, 1969

CD / TT: 64:10

Recorded at Sala Cecilia Meirelles, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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2

Chopin & Villa-Lobos: Piano Works [T-2]

H. Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras No. 4, for piano, A. 264: Preludio (Introdução) [3:38]

Nelson Freire (Piano)

Warner Classics

1974

3-CD / TT: 162:34

 

3

Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras 1, 4, 5 [T-1]

H. Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras No. 4, for piano, A. 264 [15:00 / 14:26]

Antônio Guedes Barbosa (Piano)

Kuarup Discos / Discmedi
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1986

CD / TT: 47:00
MP3 / TT: 45:25

Recorded at Auditorio da UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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4

Villa-Lobos: Musica para piano (Alma brasileira = Brazilian soul) [T-1]

H. Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras No. 4, for piano, A. 264: 1. Preludio (Introdução) [3:26 / 3:30], 3. Aria (Cantiga) [4:30 / 4:35]

Luiz de Moura-Castro (Piano)

Ensayo ENT-CD-2733

May 1987

LP / TT: 51 min
CD / TT: 49:57

Recorded at Salle Adyar, Paris, France.
1st recording of Bachianas Brasileiras No. 4 by L. de Moura-Castro.
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5

H. Villa-Lobos: Piano Works, Vol. 1 [T-1]

 

H. Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras No. 4, for piano, A. 264 [16:23]

Alfred Heller (Piano)

Etcetera KTC-1123
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Aug 1991

CD / TT: 68:13
MP3 / TT: 66:04

Recorded at Omniclassic Studios, New York City, New York, USA.
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6

Villa-Lobos: Piano Music [T-1]

 

H. Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras No. 4, for piano, A. 264 [20:26 / 20:23]

Clélia Iruzun (Piano)

Due Records
Meridian CDE-84503
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1991

CD / TT: 74:23
CD / TT: 64:24
MP3 / TT: 64:24

Recorded in London, England (?).
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7

Dance of the White Indian - Piano music of South America [T-1]

H. Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras No. 4, for piano, A. 264 []

Ricardo Peres (Piano)

Novadisc

1993

CD / TT:

 

8

Brazileira [T-1]

H. Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras No. 4, for piano, A. 264, arranged for 3 guitars [16:01]

Pro Arte Guitar Trio

ASV

1993

CD / TT: 65:22

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9

H. Villa-Lobos: Piano works = Œuvres pour piano [T-2]

H. Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras No. 4, for piano, A. 264: Preludio (Introdução) [3:23], Coral (Canto de Sertão) [4:39], Aria (Cantiga) [4:34] ; Dança (Miudinho) [3:45]

Luiz de Moura-Castro (Piano)

Euterpe 96306

Jun 10-13 & Dec 26-27, 1994

CD / TT:

Recorded, Studio Ernest Ansermet, Radio Suisse Romande, Geneve, Switzerland.
2nd recording of Bachianas Brasileiras No. 4 by L. de Moura-Castro.


10

Piano Music of Villa-Lobos [T-1]

 

H. Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras No. 4, for piano, A. 264 [16:50]

Roberta Rust (Piano)

Centaur CRC-2224
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Jun 1994

CD / TT: 73:55
MP3 / TT: 73:46

Recorded at Gusman Concert Hall, The University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida, USA.
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11

Villa-Lobos: Complete Piano Music, Vol. 1 [T-1]

 

H. Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras No. 4, for piano, A. 264 [21:09]

Débora Halász (Piano)

BIS CD-712
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Jan 16-19, 1995

CD / TT: 75:47
MP3 / TT: 75:47

Recorded at Musikaliska Akademien, Stockholm, Sweden.
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12

Bachianas [K-1]

H. Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras No. 4, for piano, A. 264 []

Luiz de Moura-Castro (Piano) [Steinway & Sons C227 de Hamburgo]

L'Art Produções Artisticas

Jun 1995

CD / TT:

Recorded at Estudio Guanagar, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
3rd recording of Bachianas Brasileiras No. 4 by L. de Moura-Castro.


13

Luiz de Moura Castro, piano [T-3]

 

H. Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras No. 4, for piano, A. 264 []

Luiz de Moura-Castro (Piano)

Hartt School presents: Faculty artist series

Dec 6, 1996

MC / TT:

Recorded in Millard Auditorium,.Hartt School, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.
4th recording of Bachianas Brasileiras No. 4 by L. de Moura-Castro.
Source: WorldCat Libraries


14

Cartas à Posteridade [T-1]

H. Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras No. 4, for piano, A. 264 [17:12]

Flavio Varani (Piano)

Paulinas

1997

CD / TT: 59:44

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15

H. Villa-Lobos: Piano Works [T-1]

 

H. Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras No. 4, for piano, A. 264 [17:16 / 17:22]

Valéria Zanini (Piano)

Classico CLASSCD-328
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Jan-Feb 2000

CD / TT: 74:45 / 75:16
MP3 / TT: 74:39

Recorded at Mantzius Gården, Birkerød, Denmark.
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16

Luiz de Moura Castro [T-4]

 

H. Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras No. 4, for piano, A. 264 []

Luiz de Moura-Castro (Piano)

James Madison University: JMU School of Music Performance Recording Collection

Feb 4, 2001

2-CD (originally 1 DAT tape) / TT:

Recorded live at Wilson Hall Auditorium, James Madison University, Virginia, USA.
5th recording of Bachianas Brasileiras No. 4 by L. de Moura-Castro.
Source: WorldCat Libraries


17

Latin American Music for Solo Piano [T-1]

H. Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras No. 4, for piano, A. 264 [16:00]

Richard Cionco (Piano)

Centaur CRC-2606

Dec 19-20, 2001

CD / TT: 61:21

Recorded at Music Recital Hall, California State University, Sacramento, USA.
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18

Villa-Lobos por João Carlos Assis Brasil (Bachianas 4 & Cirandas) [T-1]

H. Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras No. 4, for piano, A. 264 [21:12]

João Carlos Assis Brasil (Piano)

Rádio MEC Brazil

2002

CD / TT: 75:25

Recorded at…
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19

H. Villa-Lobos: Piano Music, Vol. 4 - Bachianas Brasileiras No. 4 / Children's Carnival [T-1]

 

H. Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras No. 4, for piano, A. 264 [19:54]

Sonia Rubinsky (Piano)

Naxos 8.555717
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Oct 17-20, 2003

CD / TT: 69:53
MP3 / TT: 69:47

Recorded at Grace on the Hill, Toronto, Canada.
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8-CD (2010): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de


20

Grand: Dance by Graeme Murphy with piano in mind [K-1]

 

H. Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras No. 4, for piano, A. 264: Coral. Cantodo sertão [4:29 / 4:22]

Scott Davie (Piano)

Melba Recordings MR-301088
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Apr 21-22, 2005

CD / TT: 78:25
MP3 / TT: 76:49

Recorded at Trackdown Studios, Sidney, Australia.
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21

Music of Tribute Vol. 5: J.S. Bach [K-1]

H. Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras No. 4, for piano, A. 264 [15:59]

Beatrice Berthold (Piano)

Labor Records

Aug 2005

CD / TT: 76:30

Recorded at Großer Sendsaal, Saarländischer Rundfunk, Saarbrücken, Germany.


22

Baroque Reflections [T-1]

Heitor Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras No. 4, for piano, A. 264 [16:07]

Ana Cláudia Brito (Piano)

Lindoro

Jul 4-6, 2006

CD / TT: 61:29

Recorded at Teatro da Paz, Bilém, Pará, Brazil.


23

H. Villa-Lobos: Piano Music, Vol. 7 - Amazonas / Historias da Carochinha / Valsa Scherzo [T-2]

 

H. Villa-Lobos: Prelúdios para Guitara, A. 419 (1940), transcribed for piano by José Vieira Brandão [22:14]: A minor: Andante (Homenagem a Bach) [3:15]
H. Villa-Lobos: Bachianas brasileiras No. 2, "O trenzinho do Caipira": III. Dansa, "Lembrancas do Sertao" (1930), A. 252, arranged for piano [5:27]

Sonia Rubinsky (Piano)

Naxos 8.570503
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Feb 21-22, 2007

CD / TT: 69:11
MP3 / TT: 68:30

Recorded at L'Église Évangélique Saint-Michel, Paris, France.
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8-CD (2010): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de


24

Johann Sebastian B.A.C.H. ianas & transcriptions [T-2]

H. Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras No. 4, for piano, A. 264: No. 3, Aria (Cantiga) [5:04]

David Bismuth (Piano)

AmeSon 0815

Sep 15-17, 2008

CD / TT: 54:35

Recorded at Temple Saint-Pierre, Paris, France.
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25

Gala Concert Celebrating the Inauguration of the Edward Aldwell Center at Wise Auditorium in Jerusalem [A-1]

 

H. Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras No. 4, for piano, A. 264 [15:64]

Sonia Rubinsky (Piano)

YouTube

Dec 21, 2008

Video / TT:

Recorded live at the Gala Concert Celebrating the Inauguration of the Edward Aldwell Center at Wise Auditorium in Jerusalem, Israel.
Watch this performance on YouTube: Sonia Rubinsky - Bachianas Brasileiras No. 4 by Heitor Villa-Lobos: I. Prelúdio (Introdução) [3:22] | II. Coral (Canto do Sertão) [4:03] | III. Ária (Cantiga) [5:02] | IV. Dança (Miudinho) [3:37]


26

Eric Hung, piano [K-1]

 

Heitor Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras No. 4, for piano, A. 264 []

Eric Hung (Piano)

Westminster Choir College

Jan 29, 2012

DVD / TT: 69 min

Recorded live at Bristol Chapel, Westminster Choir College, Princeton, New Jerseny, USA.
Siurce: WorldCat Libraries


27

H. Villa Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras [T-1]

 

Heitor Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras No. 4, for piano, A. 264: 1. Prelude [4:11], (Introdução) [4:11], 2. Choral (Canto do Sertão) [], 3. Aria (Cantiga) [], 4. Dance (Miudinho) []

Felipe Sarro (Piano)

Piano Society

?

MP3 / TT:

Recorded at…
Listen on Piano Society: Bachianas Brasileiras No. 4: Prelude [5:11]


The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (June 2007 - February 2014)

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BWV Number: Cantatas | Other Vocal | Organ | Chorale Preludes | Keyboard | Solo Instrumental | Chamber | Ensemble & Orchestral | MO & AOF | Name BACH & Bach-Inspired
Discussions: Part 1 | Links | Other Arrangements/Transcriptions




 

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