Composer: José Vianna da Motta
Performer: Álvaro Cassuto
Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor:
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Symphony, Op. 13 “À pátria”
01. I. Allegro eroico
02. II. Adagio molto
03. III. Vivace
04. IV. Decadence – Fight – Resurgence
05. Dona Ines de Castro – Overture – Ines de Castro
06. Scenas Portuguesas, 3rd Series, Op. 15 – No. 3. Chula do Douro (arr. F. de Freitas for orchestra)
07. 3 Improvisos, Op. 18 – No. 2. Allegretto (version for orchestra)
08. Vito, Op. 11 (arr. for orchestra, revised A. Cassuto)
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Álvaro Cassuto
Recorded: 7-8 April 2015
Recording Venue: Liverpool Philharmonic at the Friary, Liverpool, UK
The most distinguished pianist of his generation, a brilliant pedagogue and a highly gifted composer, José Viana da Mota was a towering personality in the field of Portuguese music. Disapproving of ‘modernistic’ compositional trends, he stopped composing around 1910, but not before he had written his Symphony ‘To the Homeland’, a brilliantly orchestrated paean to Portuguese prowess and discovery which makes use of Portuguese folk dances and songs.
Based on the dramatic life and murder of the 14th-century noblewoman Inês de Castro, Viana da Mota’s Lisztian symphonic poem is an early work notable for its kaleidoscopic sections full of inspiring contrasts.
This recording presents the complete orchestral works of Viana da Mota.