Stravinsky's works—by variation. Villa-Lobos here proclaims himself free of the strictly nationalist preoccupations of the preceding works in the series. Nevertheless, in the final section he draws on the esquinado, an almost forgotten Brazilian dramatic dance, and earlier on quotes a dance called charanga from the state of Espírito Santo, collected in 1912 by Santos Vieira. Discography Heitor Villa-Lobos: Choros XII. Orchestre Philharmonique de Liège, Pierre Bartholomée, cond. Recorded at the Conservatoire de Liège, 9–10 September 1980. LP recording, 1 disc: 33⅓ rpm, 12 in., stereo. Ricercar RIC-007. Gütersloh: Sonopress, 1980. Reissued as part of Heitor Villa-Lobos: Choros II, IV, V, VII & XII. The remaining works recorded at the Conservatoire de Liège, 22 December 1986. CD recording, 1 disc: digital, 12 cm, stereo. Ricercar RIC 007010. [France]: Lor-Disc. Villa-Lobos: Introdução aos Chôros; Chôros Nos. 2, 3, 10, 12; Dois Chôros (bis). Fabio Zanon, (guitar); Claudio Cruz (violin) Johannes Gramsch (cello), Elizabeth Plunk (flute), Ovanir Buosi (clarinet), Sérgio Burgani (clarinet), Marcos Pedroso (alto saxophone), Alexandre Silvério (bassoon), Dante Yenque, Luciano Amaral, and Samuel Hamzen (horns), Wagner Polistchuck (trombone), Choir of the São Paulo Symphony Orchestra, São Paulo Symphony Orchestra, John Neschling (conductor). Recorded December 2003 (no. 2) and February 2005 (remainder), Sala São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. CD recording, 1 disc: digital, 12 cm, stereo. BIS CD-1520. Åkersberga, Sweden: BIS Records, 2008. Reissued as disc 1 of Heitor Villa-Lobos: The Complete Choros and Bachianas Brasileiras [also including the Complete Solo Guitar Music, played by Anders Miolin]. CD recording, 7 discs: digital, 12 cm, stereo. BIS CD 1830/32. Åkersberga, Sweden: BIS Records, 2009. References Footnotes External links villalobos.iu.edu Villa-Lobos site at Indiana University: Maintained by the Latin American Music Center Compositions by Heitor Villa-Lobos 1925 compositions 1929 compositions 1945 compositions Music with dedications