Prelude No. 1 (Villa-Lobos)

Prelude No. 1 is a guitar piece written by Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos.
Music.
The piece is subtitled "Melodia lírica" (Lyrical Melody), is in E minor, marked "Andantino espressivo", and is the first of the Five Preludes, written in 1940. The others are in E major, A minor, E minor, and D major. It was first performed, together with its four companions, by Abel Carlevaro in Montevideo on 11 December 1942.
This piece follows a ternary form which consists of a slow, yearning A section in E minor. The B section is more upbeat and lively in the key of E major.
Discography.
The composer himself once recorded this prelude: