Prelude No1 Villa Lobos| Thu Le Classical Guitar

Live recording at Afames House , Cyprus .............................................................................................................................................................. The piece is subtitled “Melodia lírica“ (Lyrical Melody), is in E minor, marked “Andantino espressivo“, and is the first of the Five Preludes, written in 1940. The others are in E major, A minor, E minor, and D major. It was first performed, together with its four companions, by Abel Carlevaro in Montevideo on 11 December 1942. This piece follows a ternary form which consists of a slow, yearning A section in E minor. The B section is more upbeat and lively in the key of E major. .............................................................................................................................................................. Heitor Villa-Lobos (March 5, 1887 – November 17, 1959) was a Brazilian composer, conductor, cellist, and classical guitarist described as “