Camerata Atlântica, Ana Beatriz Manzanilla - Bows Up!: Portuguese Music for Strings (2021)

Portuguese orchestral music was scarce until the 20th century, when composers were able to build on the great legacy of Luís de Freitas Branco. António Fragoso died young, and the Concerto romântico is a new adaptation of his Suite romantique, orchestrated to reflect influences from Fauré and early Debussy. Joly Braga Santos’s Concerto in D Minor is one of his best-loved early works, blending Alentejo folk songs with the sophistication of Vaughan Williams and Walton. Sérgio Azevedo is renowned for his neo-Classical style, shaping a narrative of darkness to light in the Sinfonietta, and reviving the concerto grosso in his homage to Bartók, the Music for Strings.
Tracklist
01. Sinfonietta for Strings: I. Inquieto
02. Sinfonietta for Strings: II. Coral
03. Sinfonietta for Strings: III. Alla rustica & Hino
04. Concerto romântico: I. Prélude (After Fragoso)
05. Music for Strings (In memoriam Béla Bartók): I. Fantasia contrappuntistica
06. Music for Strings (In memoriam Béla Bartók): II. Deciso
07. Music for Strings (In memoriam Béla Bartók): III. Mesto
08. Music for Strings (In memoriam Béla Bartók): IV. Finale
09. Concerto for Strings in D Minor, Op. 17: I. Largamente maestoso - Allegro
10. Concerto for Strings in D Minor, Op. 17: II. Adagio non troppo
11. Concerto for Strings in D Minor, Op. 17: III. Allegro ben marcato