Person

Heitor Villa-Lobos

Sound · 1887–1959

Biography

Heitor Villa-Lobos (Rio de Janeiro, March 5, 1887 – Rio de Janeiro, November 17, 1959) was a Brazilian composer, conductor, cellist, pianist and guitarist, described as "the most significant creative figure in 20th century in Brazilian classical music", and becoming the best-known South American composer of all time.

Known for

Filmography

2026A Carta de HelenaSongs
2024Curitiba: Labirinto UrbanoMusic
2023Villa-Lobos em ParisOriginal Music Composer
2023Gustavo Dudamel at the Paris Opera With artists from the AcadémieOriginal Music Composer
2022Planeta AmazôniaMusic Arranger
2022Sting, Daniel Hope & Freunde in Berlin Mit Golda Schultz, Bruce Liu u.v.m.Original Music Composer
2019Memórias do Grupo OpiniãoSelf (archive footage)
2019The Little Dominos Jingle BellsMusic
2017RegressoMusic
2015Andrea Bacchetti in ConcertOriginal Music Composer
2014Copland, BernsteinOriginal Music Composer
2005Coisa Mais Linda - Histórias e Casos da Bossa NovaSelf (archive footage)
1988Fantasies of BrazilMusic
1987Villa-Lobos - O Índio de CasacaSelf (archive footage)
1983The Flower of PainMusic
1978Diário da ProvínciaMusic
1978Reformatory of the DepravedOriginal Music Composer
1976Cajaíba - Lição das Coisas - O Fazendeiro do ArMusic
1974Mestiça, a Escrava IndomávelMusic
1972João and the KnifeMusic
1966Amazonas, AmazonasOriginal Music Composer
1964Retrato de Villa-LobosEle mesmo (arquivo)
1959Green MansionsOriginal Music Composer
1950SwainMusic
1943Dois artistas nacionais - Portinari e Villa LobosSelf
1942South of the Border with DisneySelf
1942ClayMusic
1937The Discovery of BrazilMusic

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