Braga Santos: Orchestral Works Goran Filipec, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra & Álvaro Cassuto

• Joly Braga Santos (1924-1988):
• 1 Symphonic Overture No. 1, Op. 8 07:17
• 2 Symphonic Overture No. 2, Op. 11 "Lisboa" 12:34
• 3 Viver ou morrer, Op. 19: Prelude 13:24
• 4 Pastoral 02:05
• 5 Romance 02:29
• 6 Symphonic Prelude 04:29
• 7 Intermezzo 02:38
• 8 Piano Concerto, Op. 52: I. Allegro vivace 05:42
• 9 Piano Concerto, Op. 52: II. Largo 05:36
• 10 Piano Concerto, Op. 52: III. Allegro moderato 05:12
• Total Runtime 01:01:26

Info for Braga Santos: Orchestral Works

Joly Braga Santos was Portugal’s greatest orchestral composer, and this recording presents eight world premiere recordings including his very first work for orchestra, the Symphonic Overture No. 1. This and the Symphonic Overture No. 2 share a unified structure and lyrical themes, contrasting with the somber Prelude, originally written for an intensely tragic opera. Braga Santos’s characterful four ‘miniatures’ are brought together to form an attractive suite, while his only Piano Concerto is a virtuoso spectacle with a large part for percussion and a gloriously anarchic approach to timbre and tonality. Born in Rijeka in 1981, Goran Filipec studied at the Ino Mirkovich Academy in Croatia, at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow, the Royal Conservatory in The Hague, and the Conservatoire national superieur de musique et de danse de Paris. During his early career, he was a top prizewinner of several international piano competitions. He performs across Europe, the US, South America and Japan as a recitalist and as a soloist with leading orchestras.

Goran Filipec, piano
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Álvaro Cassuto, conductor

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