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Heitor Villa-Lobos

Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos was thrown out of the Paris Conservatoire twice and took as much from his experience as a caf茅 musician as he did from his beloved Bach. His music blends birdcalls, church bells, Brazilian folk songs and European classical music. Tom assesses Villa-Lobos鈥檚 musical legacy with the composer鈥檚 biographer Simon Wright, the Brazilian conductor Celso Antunes and the guitarist John Williams.

Broadcast in March 2014

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14 minutes

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Composer Heitor Villa鈥怢obos

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