Joly Braga Santos: Complete Chamber Music
Joly Braga Santos (1924–88) was one of the most important composers in twentieth-century Portugal. In his early works his fondness for modal harmony, absorbed from the Portuguese masters of the Renaissance, and his busy counterpoint combine to make him sound surprisingly close to such particularly English composers as Vaughan Williams and Moeran. Although his harmonic language became more astringent with time, it retained a burly sense of humour and a powerful charge of energy, often infused with the spirit of Portuguese folk-dance.
Various Artists
3 CD Box Set Includes:
TOCC0207 – Joly Braga Santos: Complete Chamber Music, Vol. 1
TOCC0588 – Joly Braga Santos: Complete Chamber Music, Vol. 2
TOCC0588 – Joly Braga Santos: Complete Chamber Music, Vol. 3
Listen To This Recording:
Disc 1
String Quartet No. 1 in D minor, Op. 4 (1945)
- I Allegro moderato
- II Allegro con fuoco
- III Andante tranquillo
- IV Allegro molto energico ed appassionato
String Quartet No. 2, Op. 27 (1957)
- I Largo – Allegro moderato
- II Adagio molto – Andante con moto
- III Largo – Allegro molto vivace
String Sextet, Op. 65 (1986)
- I Molto largo
- II Allegro ben marcato, ma non troppo
- III Andante – Allegro
Disc 2
Piano Quartet, Op. 28 (1957)
- Piano Quartet, Op. 28
Suite of Dances, Op. 63, for piano, oboe, viola and double bass (1984)
- I Prelúdio
- II Sarabanda
- III Tarantella
Piano Trio, Op. 64(1985)
- I Largo
- II Allegro
- III Lento
Adagio e Scherzino for woodwind quintet (1956)
- I Adagio
- II Allegretto
Suite for Brass for three trumpets, horn, two trombones and tuba(1985)*
- I Moderato
- II Allegretto
- III Andante
Disc 3
- Aria a Tre con Variazione, Op. 62, for clarinet, viola and piano(1984)*
- Improviso, Op. 70, for clarinet and piano (1988)*
- Aria I, for bassoon and piano (1946)*
- Piece for Flute and Piano*
- Aria I, Op. 2, for cello and piano (1943)
- Tema e Variações, Op. 12, for cello and piano (1948)*
- Canção (Song), for viola and piano (1971)*
- Aria II, Op. 57, for cello and piano (1977)
- Melodia, for cello and piano (1987)*
- Nocturno, Op. 1, for violin and piano (1942)
*First Recordings
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