Choros 8 & 9 (Naxos)
Artist:
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Kenneth Schermerhorn
Cover:
Date Recorded:
1985
Label:
Naxos 8.555241
This is a vitally important disc - the only recording of two of Villa-Lobos' greatest works, when it was recorded 31st March - 3rd April, 1985, and first released on Marco Polo. There was general rejoicing when the disc was released on the budget Naxos label in 2001.
Read the liner notes here.
Category:
Choros
Orchestral
Works:
Reviews:
- Review excerpts from Naxos.com
- Victor Carr Jr.'s review on the Classics Today website
- Lionel Salter's February 1986 review of the Marco Polo disc in Gramophone Magazine, on the Gramofile database (which requires free registration) - the review is available on the new Gramophone Archive site.
- Robert Cummings' review on Classical Net
Naxos Music Library #:
8.555241
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