Chôros No. 11
Musical composition by Heitor Villa-Lobos / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Chôros No. 11 is a work for piano and orchestra written in 1928 by the Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos. It is part of a series of fourteen numbered compositions collectively titled Chôros, ranging from solos for guitar and for piano up to works scored for soloist or chorus with orchestra or multiple orchestras. Chôros No. 11 is the longest in the series, a performance lasting over an hour.
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Chôros No. 11 | |
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Chôros by Heitor Villa-Lobos | |
Key | Polytonal |
Catalogue | W228 |
Composed | 1928 (1928) – 1941 (1941): Rio de Janeiro |
Dedication | Arthur Rubinstein |
Recorded | 6, 8, and 9 May 1958 – Aline van Barentzen (piano), Orchestre national de la radiodiffusion française, Heitor Villa-Lobos (cond.) (two 12-inch monaural LPs, La voix de son maître/EMI FALP 596/597; Angel 3 CBX 440/441) |
Duration | 65 mins. |
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Premiere | |
Date | 18 July 1942 (1942-07-18) |
Location | Theatro Municipal, Rio de Janeiro |
Conductor | Heitor Villa-Lobos |
Performers | José Vieira Brandão (piano), Orquestra Sinfônica do Theatro Municipal |
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