BOWS UP! Portuguese Music for Strings by AZEVEDO, S. / BRAGA SANTOS, J. / FRAGOSO, A. - Camerata Atlântica, A.B. Manzanilla

Portuguese orchestral music was scarce until the 20th century, when composers were able to build on the great legacy of Luís de Freitas Branco (see digital single Two Melodies, 9.70326). António Fragoso died young, and the Concerto romântico is a new adaptation of his Suite romantique, orchestrated to reflect influences from Fauré and early Debussy. Joly Braga Santos’s Concerto in D minor is one of his best-loved early works, blending Alentejo folk songs with the sophistication of Vaughan Williams and Walton. Sérgio Azevedo is renowned for his neo-Classical style, shaping a narrative of darkness to light in the Sinfonietta, and reviving the concerto grosso in his homage to Bartók, the Music for Strings.

Tracklist

 Artist details

Azevedo, Sérgio

 Sinfonietta for Strings

Fragoso, António

Azevedo, Sérgio - Arranger

 Concerto Romântico: I. Prélude (arr. S. Azevedo for violin and orchestra from Suite Romantique)

Azevedo, Sérgio

 Music for Strings - in memoriam Béla Bartók

Braga Santos, Joly

 Concerto for Strings in D Minor, Op. 17

Total Playing Time: 56:36