Stellar Brazilian cellist Antonio Meneses performs Villa-Lobos's Cello Concerto Nos. 1 and 2; and the Fantasia in this latest release in the definitive The Music of Brazil series. With it's youthful energy and eclectic style; the Cello Concerto No. 1 was Villa-Lobos's first major orchestral work. Composed for the renowned Brazilian cellist Aldo Parisot; the no less inventive and lushly scored Cello Concerto No. 2 from 1953 suggests man's solitude when facing the vastness of nature.
1 I. Allegro Con Brio - Tempo de Gavotte: Moderato - [08:03]
2 II. Tempo de Gavotte: Assai Moderato - [06:56]
3 III. Allegro Moderato [06:39]
4 I. Allegro Non Troppo [10:00]
5 II. Molto Andante Cantabile [07:02]
6 III. Scherzo: Vivace - [05:00]
7 IV. Allegro Energico [03:35]
8 I. Largo [08:04]
9 II. Molto Vivace [05:29]
10 III. Allegro Espressivo [07:03]
Stellar Brazilian cellist Antonio Meneses performs Villa-Lobos's Cello Concerto Nos. 1 and 2; and the Fantasia in this latest release in the definitive The Music of Brazil series. With it's youthful energy and eclectic style; the Cello Concerto No. 1 was Villa-Lobos's first major orchestral work. Composed for the renowned Brazilian cellist Aldo Parisot; the no less inventive and lushly scored Cello Concerto No. 2 from 1953 suggests man's solitude when facing the vastness of nature.
