About This Item
Fernando Lopes-Graca's importance to 20th-century Portuguese music cannot be overestimated. His study of native songs and traditions has been compared to that of Bartok, and the soulful melodies of the Três cancoes corais are an early example of his highly effective integration of folk style into rigorous historically established forms. From the reverence and purity of the Christmas Cantata songs to the harmonic density of the Três liricas castelhanas de Camoes, the powerful and often deeply moving combination of Lopes-Graca's use of classical structure alongside his country's musical heritage finds it's zenith in his writing for voices. Album Tracks 1. Dos romances viejos (Two Old Romances)~Romance de Rosa Fresca 2. Dos romances viejos (Two Old Romances)~Romance de Fontefrida 3. Três canções regionais portuguesas (Three Portuguese Regional Songs)~Passarinha trigueira (Douro Litoral) 4. Três canções regionais portuguesas (Three Portuguese Regional Songs)~Romance da menina cativa (Trás-os-Montes) 5. Três canções regionais portuguesas (Three Portuguese Regional Songs)~Adeus, vila da Idanha (Beira Baixa) 6. Oito canções da primeira cantata do Natal (Eight Songs from the First Christmas Cantata)~Do varao nasceu a vara (Beira Litoral) 7. Oito canções da primeira cantata do Natal (Eight Songs from the First Christmas Cantata)~Eu hei-de dar ao Menino (Alto Alentejo) 8. Oito canções da primeira cantata do Natal (Eight Songs from the First Christmas Cantata)~Pela noite de Natal (Beira BAixa e Alentejo) 9. Oito canções da primeira cantata do Natal (Eight Songs from the First Christmas Cantata)~Os pastores em Belém (Alto Douro) 10. Oito canções da primeira cantata do Natal (Eight Songs from the First Christmas Cantata)~Confusa, perdida 11. Oito canções da primeira cantata do Natal (Eight Songs from the First Christmas Cantata)~Estas casas sao mui altas
