LOPES-GRACA (1906-1994)
Susana Gaspar (Sopran) - Nuno Vieira de Almeida (Piano)
Naxos
1 CD
073:51
Chor / Lied
2024-03-15
O menino da sua mae op. 21 (1936) Alte englische Lieder op. 52 Nr. 1-6 (1949) Lopes-Graça, Fernando Nr. 1 Barbara Allen Nr. 2 Early one morning Nr. 3 Sir Francis Drake Nr. 4 O sleep, my baby Nr. 5 What shall we do with the drunken sailor? Nr. 6 High Germany Sonetos de Camoes op. 27 Nr. 1-3 (1939) Lopes-Graça, Fernando Nr. 1 Sete anos de pastor Nr. 2 Alma minha gentil Nr. 3 Oh! Como se me alonga Aquela trista e leda madrugada op. 112 (1959) Por que vossa beleza a si se vença op. 133 (1960) Alte französische Lieder op. 50 Nr. 1-6 (1948) Lopes-Graça, Fernando Nr. 1 Chanson à grand vent Nr. 2 Ma belle, si tu voulais Nr. 3 Comment vouloir qu'une personne chante Nr. 4 Le Chant des livrées Nr. 5 Ah! Si j'étais petite Mére Nr. 6 La Vigne au vin O sol é grande op. 130 (1960)
Lopes-Graça, one of Portugal's most prolific and innovative 20-th c. composers, was steeped in the folk songs of various provenances. On this release, Lopes-Graça sets some of the greatest of all Portuguese poets. His exploration of harmonic complexity and progressive writing is distantly rooted in Debussy and laced with other subtle French elements.