Jan Bastiaan Neven, Algarve Orchestra, Álvaro Cassuto - Braga Santos: Cello concerto (2004)
EAC | FLAC (image+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 01:06:22 | 312 MB
Genre: Classical | Label: Marco Polo | Catalog: 8225271
EAC | FLAC (image+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 01:06:22 | 312 MB
Genre: Classical | Label: Marco Polo | Catalog: 8225271
Joly Braga Santos (1924-1988) was Portugal's best-known composer of the twentieth century. His work displayed little national flavor; it incorporated various foreign influences and changed according to prevailing trends, yet displayed a consistent melodic inclination and rhythmic verve that are recognizable across stylistic lines. His six symphonies are his best-known works, but the Naxos label's Marco Polo imprint, dedicated to the exploration of unfamiliar repertories, has issued a series of discs devoted to other music by Braga Santos in recent years. This set of orchestral pieces spans his entire career, from the 20-year-old composer's Nocturno for strings to the Concerto for cello and orchestra and Staccato brilhante, written in the last year of his life.