Piano Music: “Prole Do Bebe” Vol. 1, “Dancas Caracteristicas Africanas” and Other Works (Volume 1) (Dover Classical Piano Music)

Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959) is renowned for the unique originality of his music, based in large part on indigenous melodies and rhythms associated with Brazilian folk music. These native elements, as well as many other facets of his work, may be heard and studied in this rich selection of his finest piano music. Thirty-three sparkling pieces include “Segunda Suite Infantil,” “Dancas Caracteristicas Africanas,” “Suite Floral, Prole do Bebe,” “Simples Coletanea,” “Historias da Carochinha,” and “Carnaval das Criancas.” Pianists and all music lovers will delight in this evocative, sensuous, and vibrant music, reprinted here from authoritative editions.