Burle Marx: 3. Conversa (Violeiros de Guaratiba)

Brazilian composer Burle Marx revisits his love of Bach by composing a Fugue in choro rhythm for guitar, in this piece, “Conversa.“ He hews closely to the Bach model, incorporating familiar tropes (stretto, augmentation, etc.) and in the middle, brings it to a halt with a wildly chromatic dive from F# to A (:58-1:19). Delightfully idiomatic and lyrical in its way, this little piece is an interesting movement from an intriguing suite. The score to this work is included in the Complete Guitar Works of Burle Marx, published by Clear Note Publications, and can be found here: