{"product_id":"681585176429","title":"Martha Marchena - Soul of Brazil - A Tribute to the Piano Music of Heitor Villa-Lobos | Alma Brasileira, Bachianas Brasileiras No.4, Ciclo Brasileiro, Rudepoema, Valsa Da Dor - Import CD","description":"\u003cp\u003eCredits:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMartha Marchena\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDescription:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Must-Hear! A Collection of Villa-Lobos’ Piano Works Performed by Cuban Pianist Marta Marchena!\n\nThis album features a carefully curated selection of works from Villa-Lobos’ extensive piano repertoire—a genre to which the prolific composer devoted particular energy and produced a large number of pieces. When one thinks of Villa-Lobos, “Bachianas Brasileiras”—also included on this album—is particularly famous, and the image of him as a composer who wrote exotic and beautiful works incorporating Brazilian folk elements tends to come to mind first. However, listening to this collection of piano works—perhaps because the piano is such a cost-effective instrument (after all, it requires only a single performer)— the composer engages in a variety of experiments here, which is truly fascinating. “Barbaric Poem,” dedicated to Rubinstein, is brimming with dissonance— (chords almost akin to the tone clusters of Henry Cowell or Ligeti) and rhythms, and is a highly significant album that offers a glimpse into Villa-Lobos’s avant-garde side. The content also makes it easy to understand why Robos was close friends with Edgar Varèse during his stay in Paris. An outstanding album!\nMarchena is a pianist from Cuba who has released three albums of Latin American piano works on the MSR label to date.\nTobu Shoji Co., Ltd.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MSR Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53374650646817,"sku":"681585176429","price":2421.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/8482\/2076\/files\/681585176429.jpg?v=1787632194","url":"https:\/\/cdsvinyljapan.com\/products\/681585176429","provider":"CDs Vinyl Japan Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}