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Composer: Villa-Lobos, Heitor

Choros No. 1, "Choro tipico"

Bissi, Andrea

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Guitar: Bissi, Andrea

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Year of Production: March 2010

Playing Time: 00:04:12

Catalogue Number: NVF0117

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Choros No. 1 itself was dedicated to the charismatic pianist composer Ernesto Nazareth (1863-1934), but also pays overt homage to Satiro Bilhar, legendary choro guitarist and author of Tira poeira, dubbed a "damned" polka by fellow musician Donga, who recounted how "Satiro would go into a house, say good evening, and immediately win over everyone present. Then he would slip his hat into his pocket, so that when he wanted a change of air he was spared the ceremony of having to ask the mistress of the house to get it for him." Choros No. 1 has all the enigmatic wit of Bilhar, as well as the sublime blend of melancholy and disenchantment that characterized Nazareth.