RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra, Álvaro Cassuto - Freitas Branco: Orchestral Works, Vol. 1: Symphony No. 1 - Scherzo Fantasique - Suite Alentejana No. 1 (2008) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Symphony No. 1: I. Adagio-Allegro molto
02. Symphony No. 1: II. Andante
03. Symphony No. 1: III. Allegro molto vivace
04. Scherzo fantastique
05. Suite alentejana No.1: I. Prelude. Allegretto
06. Suite alentejana No.1: II. Intermezzo. Adagio-Andantino
07. Suite alentejana No.1: III. Finale. Allegro


Luís de Freitas Branco was a pre-eminent figure in Portuguese music of the first half of the twentieth century. This first disc of a four-volume series of Freitas Branco’s orchestral works features the First Symphony, in which the influence of César Franck, Brahms and French musical impressionism is assimilated into his own musical style. The Scherzo Fantastique is a short single movement work, brilliantly orchestrated yet extremely controlled in its use of the orchestral forces. The Suite Alentejana No. 1 is based on the rich musical folklore of the Alentejo, a region of Portugal south of Lisbon where Freitas Branco spent many of his summers.

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