Joly Braga Santos aimed to contribute to a 'Latin symphonism' and to oppose the rejection of 'monumentalism in music' prevalent in the preceding generation.
Composer Biography
Joly Braga Santos's six symphonies are considered the most important series in the genre in 20th-century Portugal.
Performer Biography
Leonor Braga Santos, the composer's daughter and violist on this recording, is a member of the Gulbenkian Orchestra and a lifelong champion of her father's music.
Cultural Impact
Joly Braga Santos's orchestral works gained international recognition from the mid-1990s through recordings by conductor Álvaro Cassuto on the Marco Polo/Naxos labels.
Composer Biography
Joly Braga Santos, a leading Portuguese composer, died at only 64 years old from a stroke, at the peak of his musical creativity.
Compositional Technique
In his early works, Braga Santos used modality and melodic outlines of ancient Portuguese folksongs to connect contemporary music with the Portuguese Renaissance.
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