Luís de Freitas Branco (1890-1955)

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Mapman

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June 07, 2024, 05:53:35 PM
Quote from: Symphonic Addict on June 07, 2024, 04:54:48 PMTo moderators: Is there any possibility to merge the two threads of this composer to have one unified?

Here is the another one:

https://www.good-music-guide.com/community/index.php/topic,23933.0.html

Thanks in advance.

Yes, it is very easy for us to merge threads. Enjoy your combined Freitas Branco discussions!

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June 07, 2024, 06:14:20 PM
Quote from: Mapman on June 07, 2024, 05:53:35 PMYes, it is very easy for us to merge threads. Enjoy your combined Freitas Branco discussions!

Thank you! It helps that all the replies don't spread in different threads.
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June 11, 2024, 05:12:58 PM Last Edit: June 11, 2024, 05:17:33 PM by Symphonic Addict
Earlier today this CD was playing:



It contains a Piano Trio (1908), a Prelude for violin and piano (1910) and two Violin Sonatas (1908 and 1928 respectively). How is the music? Incredibly remarkable, substantially inspired, with traces of Franck and late-Romanticism, being three of those early pieces (written when Freitas Branco was 18 and 20); not masterpieces, but they do show him as a skilled composer who knows his stuff. However, it was the Piano Trio the piece that delighted me the most, it's immensely tuneful, those melodies are to die for. It is in a continuous movement that unfolds in episodes, practically like a tone poem. A gorgeous little-known gem.

Unfortunately there was something that sort of spoilt the experience. The violinist had some intonation problems that, although not too much regrettable, they are evident. For all of those three pieces there are alternative recordings on Naxos, so they could be a better option.

All in all, hugely enjoyable music that managed to make a big impression.
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June 18, 2024, 05:06:48 PM
More inspired chamber music by Freitas Branco, this time his only efforts in the string quartet and cello sonata forms. Intensely refined pieces whose style reminded me of Jongen. The String Quartet impressed me the most. I'm surprised that they were performed by none other than the Takács Quartet, Miklós Perenyi and Jenö Jando, respectively, and they're quite fine interpretations.

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June 19, 2024, 11:50:37 AM
To be released tomorrow. Coupled with Braga Santos's First Quartet. Coincidentaly, I heard the Freitas Branco yesterday. It's always welcome to have an alternative reading of a rarely recorded piece.

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kyjo

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June 20, 2024, 11:41:06 AM
Quote from: Symphonic Addict on June 19, 2024, 11:50:37 AMTo be released tomorrow. Coupled with Braga Santos's First Quartet. Coincidentaly, I heard the Freitas Branco yesterday. It's always welcome to have an alternative reading of a rarely recorded piece.



Excellent! Hopefully, the performance of the Braga Santos First Quartet on this disc will supersede the one on Toccata Classics, which I found rather lacking in some respects.
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June 20, 2024, 05:56:50 PM
Quote from: kyjo on June 20, 2024, 11:41:06 AMExcellent! Hopefully, the performance of the Braga Santos First Quartet on this disc will supersede the one on Toccata Classics, which I found rather lacking in some respects.

IIRC, Braga Santos' First SQ didn't make an important impression on me either. However, things got better with the Second SQ and the String Sextet on those Toccata recordings.
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