DESCRIPTION:
Bachianas Brasileiras #3 - Heitor Villa-Lobos

Preludio (Ponteio)
Fantasia (Devaneio) (Digression)
Aria (Modinha)
Toccata (Picapào)

Performed by The Liszt School Symphony Orchestra.
Soloist: Belma Beslic-Gal.
German National Theatre Weimar, 27.11.1996.

The third Bachianas Brasileiras is one of Villa-Lobos's best works for piano and orchestra (http://www.villalobos.ca/bb03).

Year Composed: 1934

Instrumentation: Solo Piano; 2 Flutes +1 Picc, 2 Oboes +1 English Horn, 2 Clarinets +1 Bass Clarinet, 2 Bassoons +1 Contra Bassoon - 4 Horns, 2 Trumpets, 4 Trombones, 1 Tuba -Timpani, 3 Percussion players (Bass Drum, Tam-tam, Xylophone), Strings.

Scores: Published by Ricordi, NY.