Credits:

Emmanuele Baldini

Description:

The wildly popular Villa-Lobos series from NAXOSthis release features the complete collection of his rarely heard violin sonatas!Recommended by the Japan Villa-Lobos SocietyVilla-Lobos composed only three violin sonatas. However, these three works vividly capture the evolution of his compositional style prior to his studies in Paris. No. 1, Despair, and No. 2 are masterpieces that exude a unique melancholy within their free-form structures, titled Sonata-Fantasia. While heavily influenced by French composers such as Faur and Debussy, they incorporate Brazilian elements throughout.The highlight is No. 3. The musical language bursts forth, foreshadowing Villa-Loboss later works! Perhaps due to its radical nature, No. 3 is rarely performed in concerts, but I strongly hope that this CD will lead to more opportunities for live performances. Even so, what an avant-garde violin sonata!President o