Chôros No. 2
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Chôros No. 2 is a duet for flute and clarinet written in 1924 by the Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos. It is part of a series of fourteen numbered compositions collectively titled Chôros, ranging from solos for guitar and for piano up to works scored for soloist or chorus with orchestra or multiple orchestras. and in duration up to over an hour. Chôros No. 2 is the shortest in the series, a performance lasting only about two-and-a-half minutes.
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Chôros No. 2 | |
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Chôros by Heitor Villa-Lobos | |
Catalogue | W197 (piano version W198) |
Composed | 1924 (1924): Rio de Janeiro |
Dedication | Mário de Andrade |
Published | 1927 (1927): Paris |
Publisher | Max Eschig |
Recorded | 1941 (1941) Ary Ferreira (flute), Antão Soares (clarinet) (on side 2 of one 12-inch 78rpm monaural disc, RCA Victor Brasileira 12204 [matrix numbers RC-33402-1/RC-33444-2]) |
Duration | 2.5 mins. |
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Premiere | |
Date | 18 February 1925 |
Location | Teatro Sant'Anna, São Paulo |
Performers | Spartaco Rossi (flute), Antenor Driussi (clarinet) |
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