Patrik Kleemola Plays Five Preludes by Villa-Lobos

Finnish guitarist Patrik Kleemola performs Five Preludes by Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959) on classical guitar. This comes via Kleemola’s YouTube channel. Recorded at Sigyn Hall of Turku Conservatory, Finland. Great performance by Kleemola and wonderful to have all five preludes in one place. Kleemola has been recording some excellent sets of repertoire on his channel so go subscribe for more. As he mentions, “The last work of Villa-Lobos wide repertoire for guitar, this set of Preludes was completed in 1940 (in Rio) and the work is dedicated to the composer’s spouse Mindinha (Arminda Neves d’Almeida).”

Five Preludes (1940)

0:00 Prelude No. 1 in E minor

4:53 Prelude No. 2 in E major

8:19 Prelude No. 3 in A minor

11:46 Prelude No. 4 in E minor

15:19 Prelude No. 5 in D major

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Bradford Werner
Bradford Werner

Bradford Werner is a classical guitarist and publisher from Victoria, BC, Canada. He originally created this site for his students at the Victoria Conservatory of Music but now shares content with guitarists worldwide. Curating guitar content helps students absorb the culture, ideas, and technique of the classical guitar. Bradford also has a YouTube channel with over 100,000 subscribers and 14 million views. He taught classical guitar at the Victoria Conservatory for 16 years and has freelanced in Greater Victoria for 25 years. See more at his personal website.

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