COMPOSERS: Braga Santos
LABELS: Marco Polo
WORKS: Symphony No. 2; Crossroads
PERFORMER: Bournemouth SO/Álvaro Cassuto
CATALOGUE NO: 8.225216
Portugal’s principal 20th-century symphonist exemplifies Anglo-Portuguese cultural fertilisation. Joly Braga Santos’s big Second, written at the age of 23, is deeply imbued with Walton and especially RVW, with a little Copland on the side. English music enthusiasts shouldn’t hesitate: it’s heart-warming stuff, and the spiky/folkloric ballet is fun, too. Calum MacDonald
Braga Santos: Symphony No. 2; Crossroads
Portugal’s principal 20th-century symphonist exemplifies Anglo-Portuguese cultural fertilisation. Joly Braga Santos’s big Second, written at the age of 23, is deeply imbued with Walton and especially RVW, with a little Copland on the side. English music enthusiasts shouldn’t hesitate: it’s heart-warming stuff, and the spiky/folkloric ballet is fun, too. Calum MacDonald
Our rating
4
Published: January 20, 2012 at 1:19 pm