Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Bratislava) ‘The Slovak Rado Symphony Orchestra (Bratislava), the oldest symphonic censamblenSlovalia, was founded in 1809 ate instance of Milos Ruppela ‘and Oskar Negba, prominent personalives in be spore of musi. Onde londrd was appoint ie condctorin 1970 and in 1977 is conductor inch succoedod econ by Reber Stankovsky. The rchesahas ven succesful ‘concer both at hime ane abroad n Gormany, Russi, Bulgaria, Denmark, France, Spa lly, Grea Bla, Hong Keng ard Japa, For Mateo Poo ths torches has recorded woraby Gazunov, Chore, Maskovsxy and oer te ‘oman composes and tim music of Honagger, Bas, ber and Khachaaian ts well ag atvera! volumes of the labels Jefann Strauss Elton, Naxos ‘eootangs include sympheries nd ballets by Tehakovky, and sprphorses by Berlor and Sain Sens, Roberto Duarte rave country In 963 siodin Cologne wha Weet Gorman Govermmont feholarahp and nce 1985 has boon concerned wth the Teal Muncipal perain ode danse, where he conduct ecperallGuaranyncalebraton Sf he 150r anniversary ofthe bi of Carlos Gomes, te most mpartant Baallan opera composer, he Second Infemational all Festiva Soa the ‘pening concert of tha weak of eslbratone for he hundredth anniversary tho bith of Vil-Lcbos, a composer In whose work Robero Oust ls an tstabished exper. He has done mucho fuer he cause o Srazian music MARCO] ee] POLO ig VILLA-LOBOS Pe en ee eee ee Ten frenética * Danga dos mosquitos Se ey Roberto Duarte, CondiHeltor Villa-Lobos (1887 - 1959) Danca trenética DDancas caractersticas arcanas Nort Farapés No.2 Kenvakus No.3 Kank Danga dos mosquitos Rudepoema Heitor Vi Lobos ocupies an uniaed poston in the music os native ‘raz. Bom n Flo de Janoro in 1887, son ofa srr oficial al he Braziian ‘Nationa Lorry, he Beganealo lesson a aes wih tater, ving a. By the tne of is father's deat in BOY he had a teasonabe knows ot ‘musitheoryangcoudplay he darnatandthe colo, and wonton otake guitar lessons fom a noxtbour hiding th act rm his ether, wh want Hn 1 8 a doctor wasn part hvough tha sari ifance offs father that Vila bos became fascatodby the vared felrusc of Braz while ect sot provided opperturss ohearandiateinjonin he muse of hecho. atthe [go of ebaeen Role home, ng up ay ea of madeal study aed tng a mote sympathte osging athe house of an eu an amatut parst wt Partuar ove of Bach. He now earned aivng as best he could as ebbing rusian, hoping t support his family by paying the cello al the Peceio ‘Theat sed parteing im hots and ht cb. From the age cf ightoon Vila-Lobos spent some soven years ontario travel he remote regions of raz, roruptod by a brat paid of tay at ‘eNatlonalnstutect Masten Fl. Tokeop hmeathefretsclé he remarning books of his Tathors Ibary and then ook casual employment, whenover posse, expedeneng, as Ne raved, te inlgonaus Mut fhe county, 220552 hough never encountering canis, as fast related subsequent in Pare.” He had aleaay tuned his hand to compostons of a oltvely Undomaneingkind. Seed once again loin 1912, ho Dogan tackle music ‘greater comploiy, wih an opra, ath plano Wes ard he completion ofa \torcen which bead beon nts engaged for ome years ha guar ‘Suto pepe brésitone. In 18TShe beganaseres of concerts his works, arousing to angor of eis and occasionally of pertormers, whe atractng ‘xppert ema group of young sympabizers, Altough is te of wiing was ratituoncd by Euopaan tends ofthe bo, twas nevernless gna and ‘arming enough, An infuental ecm Rio wring of he Danpa rend t 1810, remarked that he work nad te wrong We and shoud have boon called ‘St Vist Dance wih an explanatory not avis hal spud bo partormod by epileptic musicans and heard by paranolacs. 5 years ae itt ic fo Understand such cram although tte might be some snpaty forthe ‘Sime c's beat he prac nature of alent of VilsLobos, ALIS oay Sage of his career he was aoady wilting a great al of must, and wast ‘ine to doo. ‘Vila-Lobos drew on music hard dung his years of Bazin plage for the tree Dancascoraterisicasaneanae ena wien fx pao 1916. Herehe made se of musicales derivediom be Carpunas dane Mato (Grosso, ace that had anmarminglng ot Alican. The Boe dances, which repretent stages of human I, have about thom a Wid energy, and @ ‘Comply of rosa nhs an element ot prime tals n henson ‘open, that could nt have fale to appl an audience expocing gentler trtotainmant. The dances were avtanged for ort ana echesatea a 1016. ‘Tarr paiodot his creave i, with st exlanaor Wed Dana dos ‘mosguios of 1822, th yoo ofthe scandalous and provocative Week of ‘Mosem Artin Ro, came fo an edn 929, whon ele er Europe, eazass2The music of Vila-Lbos had aeady atisctod the atonton of Oarss ‘mans, employed by Paul Cael tte French Embassy in Ro Sung the war of 1074 to 1246, bait was he vtloso Artur bint who i a ch 8s anyone fo porsuae tha Brazllan Congress and ater avons lo prise Sponeorthi ora jourey Pats, allowing Vila noc his music {0 the French publ and at te same time fo prot rom the simulating Irtatecta imate of te ty. Though inten he was ood oe Bublshing house of Max Eschig, he sponsor of is it Pars concart in T02a. ‘As In Flo,his music was aeceptabo fo hose wih more progressive laeas on ‘he natura of music ato an even wide publ by be bme cf concerts of his works given ona much larger selon 1027, although tare were sl voices Fasodinetjecton.InPara Vla-Lobos was cosoclated with ending musicians nda oe tine, hlped by Roger Ducasse praised by Paul Uo Fam and Front seh and commissioned prove a bal or Dysgiey. Dung the oven years athe spetlargely Pas, he azo loundt posse ravelto ‘ea andtoretum o Sout Anan for cancers, ot solatnghimse the ‘taal feo is own cont In 1890 Vila-Lobos retuned to Baz, tndng inset, afer the October Revoluton, nalsadingpostionasaccrposer whose music soll proceed ‘he spnt of to county snd tha natnalst mood ofthe te, Ate rial ‘Stamps to brigmasiet a much dar alone during anne moet our, be was ontusted wth eslaachng scheme ol muse edveaton at over val ns ‘hs ad lator ow seting p ola eenseratryn Rion 1942, flowed bythe sibishment of sina ttuonsn rogional apts. Wher tis wrk care ton andin 1045, wah th chango of government, he began to win a eguat lace for hms hte concert eo he Unt Sales an, wh ho wa now ‘ver, wasabletoranew hiss wih Europe. Haddin Rode Jana 1050, Fis ath an occasion of publ mourning.