Joly Braga Santos: Complete Chamber Music, Vol. 2 Various Artists Joly Braga Santos

• Joly Braga Santos (1924 - 1988):
• 1 Piano Quartet 14:41
• Suite of Dances:
• 2 Suite of Dances: I. Prelúdio 04:29
• 3 Suite of Dances: II. Sarabanda 04:58
• 4 Suite of Dances: III. Tarantella 03:18
• Piano Trio, Op. 64:
• 5 Piano Trio, Op. 64: I. Largo 06:19
• 6 Piano Trio, Op. 64: II. Allegro 06:19
• 7 Piano Trio, Op. 64: III. Lento 15:10
• Adagio e scherzino:
• 8 Adagio e scherzino: I. Adagio 03:44
• 9 Adagio e scherzino: II. Allegretto 02:57
• Suite for Brass:
• 10 Suite for Brass: I. Moderato 03:13
• 11 Suite for Brass: II. Allegretto 02:38
• 12 Suite for Brass: III. Andante 03:34
• Total Runtime 01:11:20

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Joly Braga Santos (192488) 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 humor and a powerful charge of energy. In these recordings Portugals premier string quartet is joined in the Braga Santos Sextet by the composers daughter on viola. This is the first release in a series of three which will present for the first time ever Braga Santos complete chamber music.

Quarteto Lopes-Graça:
Luís Pacheco Cunha, violin
Maria José Laginha, violin
Isabel Pimentel, viola
Catherine Strynckx, ello
Leonor Braga Santos, viola (Tracks 8–10)
Irene Lima, cello (Tracks 8–10)

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