Susana Gaspar, André Baleiro, Nuno Vieira de Almeida - Lopes Graça: Songs to Poetic & Folk Texts (2026) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. 7 Negro-American Folksongs, Op. 75, LG 195: No. 1, You May Bury Me in the East
02. 7 Negro-American Folksongs, Op. 75, LG 195: No. 2, Sunday Mornin' Ban'
03. 7 Negro-American Folksongs, Op. 75, LG 195: No. 3, In This Lan'
04. 7 Negro-American Folksongs, Op. 75, LG 195: No. 4, Shepherd, Shepherd
05. 7 Negro-American Folksongs, Op. 75, LG 195: No. 5, Screw This Cotton
06. 7 Negro-American Folksongs, Op. 75, LG 195: No. 6, Calvary
07. 7 Negro-American Folksongs, Op. 75, LG 195: No. 7, John Henry
08. Tríptico de D. João, Op. 246, LG 247: I. Orgulho de D. João no inferno
09. Tríptico de D. João, Op. 246, LG 247: II. Lamento de D. João no inferno
10. Tríptico de D. João, Op. 246, LG 247: III. Sarcasmo de D. João no inferno
11. 2 Cançøes de Finis patriae, Op. 65, LG 186: No. 1, Mar pavoroso, mar tenebroso
12. 2 Cançøes de Finis patriae, Op. 65, LG 186: No. 2, Falam pocilgas de operários
13. O cavador, LG 186
14. 4 Sonnets de Ronsard, Op. 162, LG 229: No. 1, Je n'ay plus que les os…
15. 4 Sonnets de Ronsard, Op. 162, LG 229: No. 2, Ah! Longues nuicts d'hyver…
16. 4 Sonnets de Ronsard, Op. 162, LG 229: No. 3, Quoy! Mon ame, dors-tu engourdie
17. 4 Sonnets de Ronsard, Op. 162, LG 229: No. 4, Il faut laisser maisons et vergers…
18. 2 Sonetos de António Nobre, Op. 70, LG 190: No. 1, Ó virgens que passais
19. Terra e céu, Op. 83, LG 197
20. 2 Cantigas de embalar, Op. 122, LG 207: No. 1, O meu menino é um anjo
21. 2 Cantigas de embalar, Op. 122, LG 207: No. 2, Faze ó ó meu pequenino
22. Canções populares Portuguesas, Serie II, Op. 37, LG 171: No. 6, Ó minha amora madura
23. Canções populares Portuguesas, Serie III, Op. 49, LG 178: No. 13, Ó, ó, menino, ó
24. Canções populares Portuguesas, Serie III, Op. 49, LG 178: No. 12, Canto da carregação
25. Canções populares Portuguesas, Serie II, Op. 37, LG 171: No. 24, Ó senhora mãe dos homens

The Portuguese composer Fernando Lopes Graa (190694) was one of the thousands of victims of Salazars right-wing dictatorship: his works were confiscated, and he was prohibited from teaching. He responded in music, with a prolific output inspired by both folk-music and the evolving musical language of his European contemporaries, marrying tradition and modernism. His songs for voice and piano set texts from both popular and high culture, unified by his ardent humanist outlook and the dignified manner in which he expressed it.