Heitor Villa-Lobos belongs to the musical record as a figure whose work outlasted the moment that produced it.
The record lists Heitor Villa-Lobos as Brazilian composer (1887–1959).
Heitor Villa-Lobos was born at Rio de Janeiro in 1887. His recorded nationality is Brazil.
Recording arrived in this generation and changed everything: a performance could now outlive the performer.
He worked as composer, choreographer and conductor.
The instruments recorded are guitar.
His work is classed as opera and symphony.
He performed with National Academy of Fine Arts (Argentina) and Academia Brasileira de Música.
Among his best-known works are String Quartet No. 14, Chôros No. 1 and String Quartet No. 3. Music outlives its context more reliably than any other art, and usually for reasons its makers did not predict.
Recognition followed: Commander of the Legion of Honour.
That the work came out of Brazil shaped it: musical traditions, training institutions and the reach of a recording industry all differ by country.
Heitor Villa-Lobos died in 1959, aged 72. The recordings and scores remain, which is the only durable form a musical life takes.
Achievements
- Commander of the Legion of Honour
- Notable work: String Quartet No. 14
- Notable work: Chôros No. 1
- Notable work: String Quartet No. 3
- Notable work: Bachianas Brasileiras
- Instruments: guitar
- Genres: opera and symphony
