Neil Thomson, Goiás Philharmonic Orchestra - Santoro: Symphonies Nos. 11, 12 & Other Orchestral Works (2022) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Concerto grosso: I. Andante
02. Concerto grosso: II. Lento molto
03. Concerto grosso: III. Finale. Allegro vivo
04. Symphony No. 11: I. Andante - Allegro
05. Symphony No. 11: II. Allegro
06. Symphony No. 11: III. Lento - Allegro vivo
07. 3 Fragmentos sobre B-A-C-H: No. 1, Adagio - Allegro moderato
08. 3 Fragmentos sobre B-A-C-H: No. 2, Lento
09. 3 Fragmentos sobre B-A-C-H: No. 3, Allegro vivo
10. Symphony No. 12 "Concertante Symphony for 9 Soloists": I. Andante
11. Symphony No. 12 "Concertante Symphony for 9 Soloists": II. Allegro
12. Symphony No. 12 "Concertante Symphony for 9 Soloists": III. Allegro - Moderato

Claudio Santoro’s prolific output includes a cycle of 14 symphonies that is widely recognised as the most significant of its kind from Brazil. All of the works in this programme come from Santoro’s remarkable final decade, in which he allied more traditional and eclectic styles to his earlier experiments.

Both the Concerto grosso and the Three Fragments on B.A.C.H. were written for student orchestras, but are nonetheless substantial pieces which show his command of writing for strings. The Eleventh Symphony is one of the densest and most dramatic of the cycle, its finale exploding into an evocation of the opening of Brahms’ First Symphony, while the Twelfth Symphony is an unusual "sinfonia concertante" for nine soloists and orchestra.

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