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Villa-Lobos: The 17 String Quartets - Quarteto Bessler-Reis, Quarteto Amazônia (6 CDs) [1990-1997]

Posted By : CerealRipper | Date : 12 Apr 2009 03:41:14 | Comments : 11

Heitor Villa-Lobos produced a "profusion of music in abundance" - to coin a possible non-sequitur. Although not generally thought of as a composer of symphonies or string quartets, the fact remains that there are 12 symphonies and 17 string quartets. And they are all of them major works of primary importance. Now that the 20th century is behind us and a more thoughtful evaluation of the entire period can be undertaken, quite a number of composers will doubtless float to the top. Villa-Lobos most certainly is one of these.

The 17 string quartets, taken as a whole, and written over the entire course of Villa-Lobos' career are every bit as important as the 6 of Bartok, or the 15 of Shostakovich. And, when it comes to major string quartet composers of the 20th century, we must also include Darius Milhaud, with 18, and Vagn Holmboe with at least 21 quartets.

The Villa-Lobos set are as varied as is the rest of his enormous output. But the consistency of the set is one of its most remarkable characteristics. Villa-Lobos, being a string player, exploits every device known to the string player's craft. To cite but one example, having been both a 'Cellist and a guitar player, there are whole sections in these quartets where the ensemble is made to sound like an enormous guitar, complete with left and right pizzicati, fingered and unfingered, too. These are virtuoso pieces, intellectually sharp, dramatic, sentimental, humorous and vigorous in turn. In short, a major addition to the quartet literature.

ALBUM
RELEASE DATE: 1990-1997
LABEL: Kuarup
UPC: 7897019010013
CATALOG: KCD042-81
ARTIST: Quarteto Bessler-Reis, Quarteto Amazônia
COMPOSER: Heitor Villa-Lobos
GENRE: Classical
# Discs: 6
# Tracks: 70
TOTAL RUNTIME: 6:26:20 hr

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TRACKS:
String Quartet nº 7 - Allegro 3 of 6) - (10:35)
String Quartet nº 7 - Andante 3 of 6) - (10:18)
String Quartet nº 7 - Scherzo 3 of 6) - (7:06)
String Quartet nº 7 - Allegro Justo 3 of 6) - (10:46)
String Quartet nº 11 - Allegro non troppo 3 of 6) - (6:47)
String Quartet nº 11 - Scherzo vivace 3 of 6) - (5:17)
String Quartet nº 11 - Adagio 3 of 6) - (8:01)
String Quartet nº 11 - Poco andantino 3 of 6) - (8:03)
String Qurtet No.8 - I. Allegro 4 of 6) - (5:36)
String Qurtet No.8 - II.Lento 4 of 6) - (7:21)
String Qurtet No.8 - III. Scherzo 4 of 6) - (5:53)
String Qurtet No.8 - IV. Quasi Allegro 4 of 6) - (7:14)
String Qurtet No.9 - I. Allegro 4 of 6) - (6:03)
String Qurtet No.9 - II. Andantino Vagaroso 4 of 6) - (9:45)
String Qurtet No.9 - III. Allegro poco moderato 4 of 6) - (6:49)
String Qurtet No.9 - IV. Molto allegro 4 of 6) - (4:18)
String Qurtet No.10 - I. Poco animato 4 of 6) - (7:18)
String Qurtet No.10 - II. Adagio 4 of 6) - (8:20)
String Qurtet No.10 - III. Scherzo 4 of 6) - (4:46)
String Qurtet No.10 - IV. Molto Allegro 4 of 6) - (4:09)
String Quartet No. 1 | Cantilena (Andante) 1 of 6) - (1:55)
String Quartet No. 1 | Brincadeira (Allegretto Scherzando) 1 of 6) - (1:13)
String Quartet No. 1 | Canto lirico (Moderato) 1 of 6) - (4:28)
String Quartet No. 1 | Canconeta (Andantino quasi allegretto) 1 of 6) - (1:43)
String Quartet No. 1 | Melancolia (Lento) 1 of 6) - (5:38)
String Quartet No. 1 | Saltando como un Saci (Allegro) 1 of 6) - (2:45)
String Quartet No. 2 | Allegro non troppo 1 of 6) - (5:21)
String Quartet No. 2 | Scherzo (Allegro) 1 of 6) - (3:03)
String Quartet No. 2 | Andante 1 of 6) - (4:14)
String Quartet No. 2 | Allegro deciso-Final (Prestissimo) 1 of 6) - (7:21)
String Quartet No. 3 | Allegro non troppo 1 of 6) - (6:05)
String Quartet No. 3 | Molto vivo 1 of 6) - (4:31)
String Quartet No. 3 | Molto adagio 1 of 6) - (7:07)
String Quartet No. 3 | Allegro con fuoco 1 of 6) - (5:50)
String Quartet Nº 4 - Allegro Com Moto 2 of 6) - (6:52)
String Quartet Nº 4 - Andantino (Tranquilo) 2 of 6) - (5:32)
String Quartet Nº 4 - Scherzo (Allegro Vivace) 2 of 6) - (4:58)
String Quartet Nº 4 - Allegro 2 of 6) - (6:02)
String Quartet Nº 5 - Poco Andantino 2 of 6) - (5:59)
String Quartet Nº 5 - Vivo E Enérgico 2 of 6) - (4:10)
String Quartet Nº 5 - Andantino 2 of 6) - (3:09)
String Quartet Nº 5 - Allegro 2 of 6) - (3:53)
String Quartet Nº 6 - Poco Animato 2 of 6) - (6:13)
String Quartet Nº 6 - Allegreto 2 of 6) - (5:21)
String Quartet Nº 6 - Andante Quasi Adagio 2 of 6) - (6:33)
String Quartet Nº 6 - Allegro Vivace 2 of 6) - (7:20)
String Quartet nº 12 - Allegro 5 of 6) - (5:50)
String Quartet nº 12 - Andante melancólico 5 of 6) - (7:09)
String Quartet nº 12 - Allegretto leggiero 5 of 6) - (5:02)
String Quartet nº 12 - Allegro (Bien Rythmé) 5 of 6) - (4:44)
String Quartet nº 13 - Allegro non troppo 5 of 6) - (4:48)
String Quartet nº 13 - Scherzo (Vivace) 5 of 6) - (3:55)
String Quartet nº 13 - Adagio 5 of 6) - (8:06)
String Quartet nº 13 - Allegro Vivace 5 of 6) - (3:34)
String Quartet nº 14 - Allegro 5 of 6) - (5:27)
String Quartet nº 14 - Andante 5 of 6) - (4:56)
String Quartet nº 14 - Scherzo (Vivace) 5 of 6) - (3:45)
String Quartet nº 14 - Molto Allegro 5 of 6) - (3:43)
String Quartet No. 15: I Allegro non troppo - (6 of 6) - (5:24)
String Quartet No. 15: II. Moderato - (6 of 6) - (4:26)
String Quartet No. 15: III. Scherzo. Vivo - (6 of 6) - (2:00)
String Quartet No. 15: IV. Allegro - (6 of 6) - (4:29)
String Quartet No. 16: I. Allegro non troppo - (6 of 6) - (4:42)
String Quartet No. 16: II. Molto andante - (6 of 6) - (5:17)
String Quartet No. 16: III. Scherzo. Vivace - (6 of 6) - (4:22)
String Quartet No. 16: IV. Molto Allegro - (6 of 6) - (4:31)
String Quartet No. 17: I. Allegro non troppo - (6 of 6) - (5:35)
String Quartet No. 17: II. Lento - (6 of 6) - (5:02)
String Quartet No. 17: III. Allegro Vivace - (6 of 6) - (3:21)
String Quartet No. 17: IV. Allegro Vivace, con fuoco - (6 of 6) - (5:01)

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Posted By: CerealRipper Date: 12 Apr 2009 06:42:19

If anybody manages to block these links i'll stop using JDownloader...

Posted By: trench Date: 12 Apr 2009 08:58:53

Thanks CerealRipper....this is incredible, I never knew these even existed until now.

Posted By: didale99 Date: 12 Apr 2009 09:16:40

Thx Jdownloader Container works great, but can't download the scans (needs password for editing?!).

Posted By: didale99 Date: 12 Apr 2009 10:47:27

Sorry for the last comment. Scans included in the JD container. THX. Great job.

Posted By: CerealRipper Date: 12 Apr 2009 13:19:29

@trench

It is worthy trying, the performances on these CDs got some great reviews from the NYT and Gramophone.

@didale99

There are some extra scans in the separated art download links. If 200MB of extra download does bother you you should get it just for the sake of it...

Posted By: silviusec Date: 12 Apr 2009 16:31:59

Thank you very much by the release!
A great and generous work!
Of the first CD that it buys were the first one and the last volume of this integral, and now finally I can complete it.
Wonderful!

Posted By: libra_winmx Date: 12 Apr 2009 16:55:14

Olá, Cereal, tudo bem? Excelente, magnífica postagem. Villa, nosso gênio que, este ano, esta sendo comemorado, pois completaram-se os 50 anos de morte de Heitor Villa-Lobos.
Parabéns! Magnífica postagem!
Abração,

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Posted By: scalisto Date: 13 Apr 2009 01:21:30

I'm a big Villa-Lobos fan. Thanks a million once again, CR!

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