Carlos Damas, Jill Lawson & Jian Hong - De Freitas: Complete Music for Violin (2015)
BAND/ARTIST: Carlos Damas, Jill Lawson, Jian Hong
- Title: De Freitas: Complete Music for Violin
- Year Of Release: 2015
- Label: Brilliant Classics
- Genre: Classical
- Quality: flac lossless
- Total Time: 01:12:00
- Total Size: 307 mb
- WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist
01. Allegro appassionato for Violin and Piano
02. Notturno for Violin and Piano
03. Sonata for Violin and Piano: I. Allegro moderato
04. Sonata for Violin and Piano: II. Adagio con molto espressione e sentiment
05. Sonata for Violin and Piano: III. Allegro con spirit
06. Berceuse for Violin and Piano
07. Clown Dance for Violin and Piano
08. 3 Short Pieces: I. Serenata perdida
09. 3 Short Pieces: II. Música para funerais
10. 3 Short Pieces: III. Alla zingarese
11. Sonata for Violin and Violoncello: I. Andante quasi moderato
12. Sonata for Violin and Violoncello: II. Scherzo pittoresco
13. Sonata for Violin and Violoncello: III. Adagio non tanto
14. Sonata for Violin and Violoncello: IV. Allegro appassionato
Until the last couple of decades, the art-music of Portugal was relatively little known outside its home country, but with releases dedicated to Jose Fernandes (1906-1983) (BC94746) and Antonio Fragoso (1897-1918) (BC94158), Brilliant Classics has been in the vanguard of those record labels who have introduced a vital musical culture on the edge of the European mainstream to an international audience. Both albums featured the Portuguese violinist Carlos Damas and his colleagues Jill Lawson and Jian Hong; they partner each other once again in music by Frederico de Freitas (1902-1980).
A contemporary of Fernandes and Fragoso, de Freitas wrote in the same Romantic and then post-Romantic vein, somewhat removed from the upheavals of 20th-century musical culture that took place in the centre of Europe, writing charming and melodic music with a folkloric character after the manner of de Falla’s ballets. This recording, which surveys Freitas’s output for violin, includes two works that stand almost at opposite ends of his career: the Berceuse from 1922 and the Dança do Palhaço (“Dance of the Clown”) from 1964. However, the Nocturne for violin and piano and Sonata for violin and cello, both composed in 1923, were perceived at the time as highly innovative and modern, especially on account of the use of bitonality and polyrhythms. His outstanding ability as a contrapuntist is is clearly evident in a work such as the Sonata, which is the most extensive work on the disc. The detailed booklet notes are written by the English scholar of Portuguese music (and much else) Ivan Moody, who is also a critic for Gramophone. Of the Fragoso album, Musicweb International noted that ‘the label's recordings are nowadays reliably among the best - this one is no different’.
01. Allegro appassionato for Violin and Piano
02. Notturno for Violin and Piano
03. Sonata for Violin and Piano: I. Allegro moderato
04. Sonata for Violin and Piano: II. Adagio con molto espressione e sentiment
05. Sonata for Violin and Piano: III. Allegro con spirit
06. Berceuse for Violin and Piano
07. Clown Dance for Violin and Piano
08. 3 Short Pieces: I. Serenata perdida
09. 3 Short Pieces: II. Música para funerais
10. 3 Short Pieces: III. Alla zingarese
11. Sonata for Violin and Violoncello: I. Andante quasi moderato
12. Sonata for Violin and Violoncello: II. Scherzo pittoresco
13. Sonata for Violin and Violoncello: III. Adagio non tanto
14. Sonata for Violin and Violoncello: IV. Allegro appassionato
Until the last couple of decades, the art-music of Portugal was relatively little known outside its home country, but with releases dedicated to Jose Fernandes (1906-1983) (BC94746) and Antonio Fragoso (1897-1918) (BC94158), Brilliant Classics has been in the vanguard of those record labels who have introduced a vital musical culture on the edge of the European mainstream to an international audience. Both albums featured the Portuguese violinist Carlos Damas and his colleagues Jill Lawson and Jian Hong; they partner each other once again in music by Frederico de Freitas (1902-1980).
A contemporary of Fernandes and Fragoso, de Freitas wrote in the same Romantic and then post-Romantic vein, somewhat removed from the upheavals of 20th-century musical culture that took place in the centre of Europe, writing charming and melodic music with a folkloric character after the manner of de Falla’s ballets. This recording, which surveys Freitas’s output for violin, includes two works that stand almost at opposite ends of his career: the Berceuse from 1922 and the Dança do Palhaço (“Dance of the Clown”) from 1964. However, the Nocturne for violin and piano and Sonata for violin and cello, both composed in 1923, were perceived at the time as highly innovative and modern, especially on account of the use of bitonality and polyrhythms. His outstanding ability as a contrapuntist is is clearly evident in a work such as the Sonata, which is the most extensive work on the disc. The detailed booklet notes are written by the English scholar of Portuguese music (and much else) Ivan Moody, who is also a critic for Gramophone. Of the Fragoso album, Musicweb International noted that ‘the label's recordings are nowadays reliably among the best - this one is no different’.
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