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Chôro No. 1 – Heitor Villa-Lobos played by David Russell

Villa-Lobos is one of the most important composers for classical guitar. His music combines Brazilian folk music with contemporary classical. Chôro No. 1, one of his most famous pieces, is a beautiful merging these two styles.

David Russell is one of the great players of the present age.

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Prelude no. 1 by Villa-Lobos

 

Heitor Villa-Lobos was a Brazilian composer of more than 2,000 works. He dedicated his five Preludes, composed in 1940, to Arminda Neves dÁlmeida, his companion for the last 23 years of his life.

Irene Gomez is a pioneer of the classical guitar in her homeland, Colombia. Here she plays the lyrical Prelude No. 1 in E minor.