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Villa-Lobos War and Victory Symphonies - Compelling Music
Ralph Graves Ralph Graves

Villa-Lobos War and Victory Symphonies - Compelling Music

Completed in 1919, these symphonies play against expectations. First, the works have very little of the folk elements Villa-Lobos scores are known for. Second, although commemorating victory, the symphonies avoid bombastic and heroic gestures.

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