Lopes-Graca - Divertimento, Sinfonieta, etc. | Naxos 8574373

Lopes-Graca - Divertimento, Sinfonieta, etc.

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Label: Naxos

Cat No: 8574373

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Release Date: 10th June 2022

Contents

Artists

Bruno Borralhinho (cello)
Portuguese Symphony Orchestra

Conductor

Bruno Borralhinho

Works

Lopes-Graca, Fernando

Divertimento, op.107
Invencoes (4), op.148
Sinfonieta, op.220 'Homenagem a Haydn'
Velhos Romances Portugueses (5), op.98

Artists

Bruno Borralhinho (cello)
Portuguese Symphony Orchestra

Conductor

Bruno Borralhinho

About

Fernando Lopes-Graça (1906–1994) 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’.

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