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20 VILLA-LOBOS ∙ DO BRASIL Conversely, the Mendelssohnian configuration of the étude Ondulando seems far removed from Villa-Lobos’s modernist preoccupations. That may be so. But the piece does give off a singular charm that shows another side of his personality. It’s still in the sentimental vein of Villa-Lobos, like Tristorosa or Valsa da dor and the early Chôros . The Cirandas cycle opens up a new world of sound, in terms of format, melodic sources and pianistic originality. Why don’t you play all the pieces, and why have you presented them in an order different from the published one? The attractive thing about these little gems, almost improvisatory in character, is their diversity of atmosphere and colour. I selected the ones I liked best, which seemed to me the most representative of the collection, and then grouped them by tonal and stylistic affinities.