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Lopes-Graça: Complete Music For String Quartet & Piano, Vol. 2
Toccata

Lopes-Graça: Complete Music For String Quartet & Piano, Vol. 2

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Details

Composer
LOPES-GRACA, FERNANDO
Artist
Prats
Format
CD
Label
Toccata
Released
Sep 11, 2015
Catalog #
TOCC0254
UPC
5060113442543

About

The composer Fernando Lopes-Graça (1906–94) was something of a Portuguese Shostakovich: as a committed socialist, he faced repression from Portugal’s rightist military dictatorship; his works were banned and he was stripped of his official positions. Lopes-Graça responded in music, evolving a feisty, wiry Bartókian style that drew on Portuguese folk-music. This recording features Lopes-Graça’s own Bechstein piano, played by Olga Prats, who worked closely with him. Reviewing Vol. 1, Fanfare stated: “… the disc should be heard by 20th c. music lovers… a strong, individual voice”.

REVIEW:

Lopes-Graça’s First String Quartet won the Rainier III Composition Prize in 1965 and the composer then began to receive some of the public recognition he deserved. Eventually, some of his symphonic works were recorded. In the 1970s his writings were published and he was honored for his contributions to Portuguese culture. He composed a great many pieces during the last 20 years of his life, one of which is his Second String Quartet. The second movement contains a folk dance that extends into a rhythmic dialogue with dramatic overtones and a propulsive undercurrent. The third movement, “Cavatina,” is an aria with a long melodic line but without the cabaletta that would follow it in a bel canto opera. The finale includes material from the first movement as well as new music in a memorable whirl of interesting textures. This disc is a must for connoisseurs of 20th-century music and those who love unusual string quartets. I really enjoyed it and expect others so inclined will too.

-- Fanfare

Tracklist 21 tracks

  1. 1 I. Allegro moderato 07:34
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro moderato
    Duration
    07:34
    Composer
    Fernando Lopes-Graça
    Performer
    Olga Prats
    Ensemble
    Quarteto Lopes-Graça
  2. 2 II. Largo con variazione 07:30
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Largo con variazione
    Duration
    07:30
    Composer
    Fernando Lopes-Graça
    Performer
    Olga Prats
    Ensemble
    Quarteto Lopes-Graça
  3. 3 III. Allegro scherzando 08:59
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Allegro scherzando
    Duration
    08:59
    Composer
    Fernando Lopes-Graça
    Performer
    Olga Prats
    Ensemble
    Quarteto Lopes-Graça
  4. 4 No. 1. — 00:32
    Track
    4
    Title
    No. 1. —
    Duration
    00:32
    Composer
    Fernando Lopes-Graça
    Ensemble
    Quarteto Lopes-Graça
  5. 5 No. 2. — 00:27
    Track
    5
    Title
    No. 2. —
    Duration
    00:27
    Composer
    Fernando Lopes-Graça
    Ensemble
    Quarteto Lopes-Graça
  6. 6 No. 3. — 00:34
    Track
    6
    Title
    No. 3. —
    Duration
    00:34
    Composer
    Fernando Lopes-Graça
    Ensemble
    Quarteto Lopes-Graça
  7. 7 No. 4. — 00:36
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 4. —
    Duration
    00:36
    Composer
    Fernando Lopes-Graça
    Ensemble
    Quarteto Lopes-Graça
  8. 8 No. 5. — 00:21
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 5. —
    Duration
    00:21
    Composer
    Fernando Lopes-Graça
    Ensemble
    Quarteto Lopes-Graça
  9. 9 No. 6. — 00:56
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 6. —
    Duration
    00:56
    Composer
    Fernando Lopes-Graça
    Ensemble
    Quarteto Lopes-Graça
  10. 10 No. 7. — 00:25
    Track
    10
    Title
    No. 7. —
    Duration
    00:25
    Composer
    Fernando Lopes-Graça
    Ensemble
    Quarteto Lopes-Graça
  11. 11 No. 8. — 00:58
    Track
    11
    Title
    No. 8. —
    Duration
    00:58
    Composer
    Fernando Lopes-Graça
    Ensemble
    Quarteto Lopes-Graça
  12. 12 No. 9. — 00:36
    Track
    12
    Title
    No. 9. —
    Duration
    00:36
    Composer
    Fernando Lopes-Graça
    Ensemble
    Quarteto Lopes-Graça
  13. 13 No. 10. — 00:54
    Track
    13
    Title
    No. 10. —
    Duration
    00:54
    Composer
    Fernando Lopes-Graça
    Ensemble
    Quarteto Lopes-Graça
  14. 14 No. 11. — 00:26
    Track
    14
    Title
    No. 11. —
    Duration
    00:26
    Composer
    Fernando Lopes-Graça
    Ensemble
    Quarteto Lopes-Graça
  15. 15 No. 12. — 00:40
    Track
    15
    Title
    No. 12. —
    Duration
    00:40
    Composer
    Fernando Lopes-Graça
    Ensemble
    Quarteto Lopes-Graça
  16. 16 No. 13. — 00:27
    Track
    16
    Title
    No. 13. —
    Duration
    00:27
    Composer
    Fernando Lopes-Graça
    Ensemble
    Quarteto Lopes-Graça
  17. 17 No. 14. — 00:44
    Track
    17
    Title
    No. 14. —
    Duration
    00:44
    Composer
    Fernando Lopes-Graça
    Ensemble
    Quarteto Lopes-Graça
  18. 18 I. Grazioso 04:49
    Track
    18
    Title
    I. Grazioso
    Duration
    04:49
    Composer
    Fernando Lopes-Graça
    Ensemble
    Quarteto Lopes-Graça
  19. 19 II. Burletta 04:10
    Track
    19
    Title
    II. Burletta
    Duration
    04:10
    Composer
    Fernando Lopes-Graça
    Ensemble
    Quarteto Lopes-Graça
  20. 20 III. Cavatina 03:53
    Track
    20
    Title
    III. Cavatina
    Duration
    03:53
    Composer
    Fernando Lopes-Graça
    Ensemble
    Quarteto Lopes-Graça
  21. 21 IV. Finale 04:55
    Track
    21
    Title
    IV. Finale
    Duration
    04:55
    Composer
    Fernando Lopes-Graça
    Ensemble
    Quarteto Lopes-Graça