Susana Gaspar & Nuno Vieira de Almeida - Lopes-Graça: Songs & Folk Songs, Vol. 3 (2024) [Hi-Res/MP3]

Fernando Lopes-Graça, one of Portugal’s most prolific and innovative 20th-century composers, was steeped in the folk songs of various provenances. In this third instalment (the earlier volumes are on 8.579039 and 8.579082) Lopes-Graça sets some of the greatest of all Portuguese poets. His exploration of harmonic complexity and progressive writing is distantly rooted in Debussy and laced with other subtle French elements. Premiere recordings of the kaleidoscopic Old English and French songs, which run the gamut of emotions, are among his earliest settings of foreign folk songs.

Tracklist
01. O menino de sua mãe, Op. 21
02. 6 Old English Songs, Op. 52: No. 1, Barbara Allen
03. 6 Old English Songs, Op. 52: No. 2, Early One Morning
04. 6 Old English Songs, Op. 52: No. 3, Sir Francis Drake
05. 6 Old English Songs, Op. 52: No. 4, O Sleep, My Baby
06. 6 Old English Songs, Op. 52: No. 5, What Shall We Do with the Drunken Sailor?
07. 6 Old English Songs, Op. 52: No. 6, High Germany
08. 3 Sonetos de Camões, Op. 27: No. 1, Sete anos de pastor
09. 3 Sonetos de Camões, Op. 27: No. 2, Alma minha gentil
10. 3 Sonetos de Camões, Op. 27: No. 3, Oh! Como se me alonga
11. Aquela triste e leda madrugada, Op. 112
12. Por que vossa beleza a si se vença, Op. 133
13. 6 Vieilles chansons françaises, Op. 50: No. 1, Chanson à grand vent
14. 6 Vieilles chansons françaises, Op. 50: No. 2, Ma belle, si tu voulais
15. 6 Vieilles chansons françaises, Op. 50: No. 3, Comment vouloir qu'une personne chante
16. 6 Vieilles chansons françaises, Op. 50: No. 4, Le chant des livrées
17. 6 Vieilles chansons françaises, Op. 50: No. 5, Ah ! Si j'étais petite mère
18. 6 Vieilles chansons françaises, Op. 50: No. 6, La vigne au vin
19. O sol é grande, Op. 130