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Fernando Lopes-Graca was arguably the greatest Portuguese composer of the second half of the 20th century. He absorbed successive stylistic influences, but the core of his musical impulses lay in the folk music of his native country, a feature especially evident in his songs. The originality and complexity of his harmonization, the vivid and communicative beauty of his sets of Christmas songs and the subtlety of his settings of Russian and Hungarian songs illustrate a complete mastery of this aspect of his multifaceted art. This is one in a small series of music by Fernando Lopes-Graca on Naxos. Upon it's initial , this album was a MusicWeb International 'Recording of the Year' Inchhis generous including his impressive Symphony is most welcome and is the best possible introduction to Lopes-Graca's music so far. Both performances and recording are excellent.Inch Album Tracks 1. O Meu Menino Jesus 2. Vinde Pastores 3. Estando a Virgem 4. O Meu Menino Tao Lindo 5. Música 6. Poemas Das Maos Tombadas 7. Marcha Triunfal 8. Kertünk Alatt 9. Jeruzsálem Kapujában 10. Tegnap Jártam Zabaratni 11. A Gyirmóti Magas Torony 12. Ideki a Csengébe 13. Estefelé 14. Látodé Te Azt a Hegyet 15. Jaj de Porzik a Zilahi 16. Tedd Be, Vedd FÖ 17. Öszi SZÉL 18. Romance Das TRÊS Meninas No Laranjal 19. Romance Dos Sete Cavaleiros 20. Moissonneur! 21. La Mal-Mariée 22. Je M'en Irai 23. Sur la Rivière 24. Poussière de Neige 25. Pétrouchka 26. Souliko 27. Ma Petite Maisonnette 28. Sur Les Flots Puissants Du Volga 29. Desalento 30. O Bordado 31. Distância 32. Em Belém 33. Dia de Festa 34. Cantiga À Virgem 35. VÓS Sois Cristo
