Villa-Lobos’ Bachianas Brasileiras No. 6

OVERVIEW

Journey to Brazil by way of Bach-esque counterpoint with Heitor Villa-Lobos’ Bachianas Brasileiras No. 6. Written for flute and bassoon, this duo is from the composer’s set of “Bach-inspired Brazilian” suites written for various combinations of instruments and voices between 1930 and 1945.

This performance is from CSO Sessions Ep. 1: Gershwin, Piazzolla, Villa-Lobos, Gabaye & Nielsen.

PERFORMERS

Jennifer Gunn flute
William Buchman bassoon

SPONSORS

Sponsorship support for CSO Sessions is generously provided by the Zell Family Foundation; an anonymous donor; Kenneth C. Griffin Charitable Fund; JCS Arts, Health and Education Fund of the DuPage Foundation; the Julian Family Foundation, in honor of Cristina Rocca; Cynthia M. Sargent; Megan and Steve Shebik; Betty W. Smykal; TAWANI Foundation; National Endowment for the Arts; ITW, and PNC.