http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3380&variant=artist-playlists&rws=%2Fheitor-villa-lobos%2Fplaylists.rssAround the time of Bela Bartok and Zoltan Kodaly's search for folk idioms and songs in their native Hungary, Heitor Villa-Lobos was doing the same thing in his homeland, Brazil. Merging the music he found with his understanding of and love for antiquated and new Western art music, Villa-Lobos easily became the single most important Brazilian composer, if not the most significant South American composer. His music, notably the piece entitled <I>Bachianas Brasilieras No. 5</I>, has become well known even outside of classical circles. His works for guitar are exceedingly popular: no classical guitarist worth their salt doesn't attempt the emotionally mature, harmonically complex and melodically beautiful <I>Preludes</I>. A guitarist with sensitive hands and malleable technique can make these works sing with gorgeous purity while carefully building upon the rhythms and colors Villa-Lobos wrote into them. He was not averse to utilizing Modernist techniques: for <I>New York City Skyline</I>, he literally traced the skyline and jotted notes along the outline. The effect is startling and the piece is one of his most famous. - Will Lerner20th/21st Centuryen720Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:05:42 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3380&variant=artist-playlists&rws=%2Fheitor-villa-lobos%2Fplaylists.rss Around the time of Bela Bartok and Zoltan Kodaly's search for folk idioms and songs in their native Hungary, Heitor Villa-Lobos was doing the same thing in his homeland, Brazil. Merging the music he found with his understanding of and love for antiquated and new Western art music, Villa-Lobos easily became the single most important Brazilian composer, if not the most significant South American composer. His music, notably the piece entitled <I>Bachianas Brasilieras No. 5</I>, has become well known even outside of classical circles. His works for guitar are exceedingly popular: no classical guitarist worth their salt doesn't attempt the emotionally mature, harmonically complex and melodically beautiful <I>Preludes</I>. A guitarist with sensitive hands and malleable technique can make these works sing with gorgeous purity while carefully building upon the rhythms and colors Villa-Lobos wrote into them. He was not averse to utilizing Modernist techniques: for <I>New York City Skyline</I>, he literally traced the skyline and jotted notes along the outline. The effect is startling and the piece is one of his most famous. - Will Lerner http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.17084677&variant=play&rws=%2Fheitor-villa-lobos%2Fplaylists.rss Classical Sun, 4 Oct 2009 09:42:20 -0700 Playlists Featuring Heitor Villa-Lobos on Rhapsody Online 17084677 ply.17084677 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.17084677&variant=play&rws=%2Fheitor-villa-lobos%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.11492622&variant=play&rws=%2Fheitor-villa-lobos%2Fplaylists.rss Rock/Pop Wed, 7 Jan 2009 13:02:15 -0800 Playlists Featuring Heitor Villa-Lobos on Rhapsody Online 11492622 ply.11492622 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.11492622&variant=play&rws=%2Fheitor-villa-lobos%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.11492625&variant=play&rws=%2Fheitor-villa-lobos%2Fplaylists.rss Rock/Pop Thu, 19 Jun 2008 15:22:38 -0700 Playlists Featuring Heitor Villa-Lobos on Rhapsody Online 11492625 ply.11492625 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.11492625&variant=play&rws=%2Fheitor-villa-lobos%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.11484996&variant=play&rws=%2Fheitor-villa-lobos%2Fplaylists.rss Rock/Pop Sun, 3 May 2009 08:32:37 -0700 Playlists Featuring Heitor Villa-Lobos on Rhapsody Online 11484996 ply.11484996 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.11484996&variant=play&rws=%2Fheitor-villa-lobos%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.11484998&variant=play&rws=%2Fheitor-villa-lobos%2Fplaylists.rss Rock/Pop Thu, 1 Oct 2009 11:35:55 -0700 Playlists Featuring Heitor Villa-Lobos on Rhapsody Online 11484998 ply.11484998 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.11484998&variant=play&rws=%2Fheitor-villa-lobos%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.11474040&variant=play&rws=%2Fheitor-villa-lobos%2Fplaylists.rss Rock/Pop Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:41:19 -0700 Playlists Featuring Heitor Villa-Lobos on Rhapsody Online 11474040 ply.11474040 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.11474040&variant=play&rws=%2Fheitor-villa-lobos%2Fplaylists.rss