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Heitor Villa-Lobos is the man who taught Brazil to sing. But what is his real musical legacy? Philip Clark follows the composer's trail to find out

Containing the first Chôros and the breezy melodic Suite populaire brésilienne, American guitarist Norbert Kraft explores Villa-Lobos's music for his own instrument

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The first instalment of Neschling's and the So Paulo SO'S complete cycle: Cristina Ortiz is a powerful presence on the hour-long Chôros No 11 for piano and orchestra

The São Paulo SO again—this time conducted by Roberto Minczuk —witha radiant version of the evergreen Bachianas Brasileiras No 5 and other, smaller pieces from the cycle

Two maverick symphonies - No 3 containing odd quoted material and No 9 deploying a huge orchestra; Villa-Lobos unfazed by approaching the fateful Ninth!