Composer: Fernando Lopes-Graça
Orchestra: Portuguese Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Bruno Borralhinho
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Naxos
Catalogue: 8574373
Release: 2022
Size: 1.08 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Divertimento, Op. 107
01. I. Entrada
02. II. Recreio campestre
03. III. Coral
04. IV. Intermezo
05. V. Fandango
06. VI. Écloga
07. VII. Final
Sinfonieta, Op. 220 “Homenagem a Haydn”
08. I. Adagio
09. II. Andante
10. III. Gaio
11. IV. Allegro con spirito
5 Velhos romances Portugueses, Op. 98
12. I. Romance de Dona Silvana
13. II. Romance de Santa Catarina
14. III. Romance da Dona Infanta
15. IV. Romance de Dona Ângela
16. V. Romance de Santa Iria
4 Invenções, Op. 148
17. No. 1, Allegro
18. No. 2, Andante
19. No. 3, Vivace
20. No. 4, Lento
Fernando Lopes-Graça was one of Portugal’s greatest composers of the 20th century, whose artistic credo was the binding together of the folk music of his native country with modern techniques to create an alternative and original national identity. With its constantly shifting tonal context the Divertimento perfectly captures Lopes-Graça’s inimitable style, which is further enriched in the concisely constructed Sinfonieta by his admiration for Haydn. The moving, even tragic Cinco Velhos Romances Portugueses are based on traditional ballads while the challenging Quatro Invenções, in the composer’s words, explore “essentially atonal dramatic expressionism”