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Simone Menezes, conductor
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Villa-Lobos and Philip Glass
Amazonia" includes a CD recording with the Zurich Philharmonia, offering listeners the opportunity to rediscover Villa-Lobos's significant piece "Floresta do Amazonas" combined with Philip Glass's music. The concert has toured with more than ten major orchestras worldwide in halls such as Philharmonie de Paris, Barbican Hall, Pacco de la Musica in Rome, Zurich Opera, Sala Sao Paulo, Auditorium Nationale in Madrid, among others.
"a vivid evocation filled with beauty moments, the over-the-top exuberance of the score is more vivid then ever!" (The Guardian)
"a vivid evocation filled with beauty moments, the over-the-top exuberance of the score is more vivid then ever!" (The Guardian)