Nelson Rocha / João Pedro Oliveira - Duo

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This is the first CD of Classical music published by Numérica. Nelson Rocha proposes his adaptation, for trumpet and organ of several works of the Baroque period. Nelson Rocha is first trumpet in the Gulbenkian Orchestra and João Pedro Oliveira was director and organist in the East Hampton Presbeterian Church Choir between 1987 and 1990. Currently J. P. Oliveira teaches composition at the University of Aveiro. "(...) the meeting between Nelson Rocha and J. P. Oliveira in a brilliant advocacy of the exalted nature of the dialogues between organ and trumpet.”

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Composer(s)

Giuseppe Tartini 1692-1779 / J. B. Senaille 1687-1730 / J. S. Bach 1686-1750 / G. P. Teleman 1681-1767 / B. Marcello 1686-1739 / John Stanley 1713-1786

Work(s)

Concerto in D Major (Giuseppe Tartini 1692-1779) / Sonata in D Minor (J. B. Senaille 1687-1730) / Choral: Ihn Menschen Ruhmet Gottesliebe from the Cantata 167 (J. S. Bach 1686-1750) / Choral: Alleluia from the Cantata 147 (J. S. Bach 1686-1750) / Concerto Sonata in D Major (G. P. Telemann 1681-1767 ) / Concerto in B Minor (B. Marcello 1686-1739) / Three Voluntaries (John Stanley 1713-1786)

Ref.: NUM_1009

NEW PORTUGUESE CHAMBER MUSIC

Sara Carvalho, Isabel Soveral, 

António Chagas Rosa e João Pedro Oliveira

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This CD of New Portuguese Chamber Music presents the work of four Portuguese composers: Sara Carvalho, Isabel Soveral, António Chagas Rosa and João Pedro Oliveira.

The pieces offered on the CD vary from string quartet, to viola and piano, as well as percussion, making this work a pleasant surprise in the area of chamber music.

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Sara Carvalho

Blows Hot and Cold

1 - nº1 ________________________________ 08’30’’

2 - nº2 ________________________________ 03’38’’

Isabel Soveral

3 - Anamorphoses V ________________ 08’31’’

António Chagas Rosa

Angkor

4 - nº1 ________________________________ 01’42’’

5 - nº2 ________________________________ 02’18’’

6 - nº3/4 ______________________________ 02’44’’

7 - nº5 ________________________________ 03’56’’

João Pedro Oliveira

Le Voyage des Sons (excerpt)

8 - parte II - alap-jor-jhala-gat ______ 09’56’’

9 - Kyti ________________________________ 07’07’’

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João Pedro Oliveira - IN OMNI TEMPORE

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João Pedro Oliveira (1959) began his musical studies at the Center for Gregorian Studies, continuing his work at the Gregorian Institute of Lisbon, where he graduated the class in organ, oriented by Prof. Sibertin-Blanc. Since 1978 he has dedicated his work to composition, attending Composition Seminars with Emmanuel Nunes. From 1985 to 1990 he studied in the United States with scholarships from the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation and from the Luso-Americana Cultural Commission. He studied at Brooklyn College and at the University of New York at Stony Brook, where he obtained the degrees: Doctor of Music in the field of Composition, and Master of Music in the field of Theory.

Several of his works have received national and international awards, including: the 1st Prize in the Joly Braga Santos contest in the years 1992, 1994 and 1995; 1st Prize of the International Composition Competition of the 2nd edition of Journeys of Contemporary Art; 1st Prize in the Oficina Musical IV International Composition Competition; 1st Prize of the International Composition Competition Alea III, 1st Prize of the International Competition for Electroacoustic Music of Bourges 2002 and the Earplay Prize 2003. Most of his works are recorded on CD and several of his scores have been published.

In addition to his activity as a composer, João Pedro Oliveira has developed a career as an organist, having performed concerts in Europe, U.S.A., China and Japan. He has recorded two CD’s with works for trumpet and organ.

He is Professor Catedrático at the University of Aveiro, where he teaches Composition and Electroacoustic Music.

1 - In Tempore - 11’14’’

(Piano and electroacoustic sounds. 2000)

Le Voyage des Sons (excerpts 1 - 2)

2 - 1 Mahakala Sadhana - 09’54’’

(electroacoustic music; 1999)

3 - 2 Alap-jor-jhala-gat - 09’55’’

(Violin, viola, and electroacoustic sounds; 1998)

4 - A Cidade Eterna - 15’29’’

(electroacoustic music;1988)

5 - A Escada Estreita - 08’29’’

(Alto flute, bass flute and electroacoustic sounds. 1999)

6 - Canticum - 13’49’’

(electroacoustic music;1987)

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MÚSICA ELECTROACÚSTICA - PORTUGUESE COMPOSERS

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"Portuguese Composers"

Nuno Leal | João Pedro Oliveira | Olga Pereira | Isabel Soveral | Jorge Prendas | José Carlos Sousa

Electro-acoustic music.

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This CD, produced by Numérica, in cooperation with the University of Aveiro, presents works by six contemporary Portuguese composers. Most of the pieces presented on this CD are electro-acoustic music, making this release a revelation of some young composers working in the field of electronic music. 

Nuno Leal

1 - Cântico (electro-acoustic music) 07’10’

João Pedro Oliveira

2 - In Tempore (piano and tape) 09’15’’

live recording 

Olga Pereira

3 - Percurso I (electro-acoustic music) 08’04’’

Isabel Soveral

4 - Anamorphoses III (violin and tape) 11’25’’

live recording

Jorge Prendas

5 - A aparente ilusão de um som 05’23’’

(electro-acoustic music)

José Carlos Sousa

6 - Apocalíptica (electro-acoustic music) 11’22’’

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Works Commissioned by the City Hall of Matosinhos - João Pedro Oliveira

João Pedro Oliveira / Madalena Soveral

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Works Commissioned by the City Hall of Matosinhos - João Pedro Oliveira
João Pedro Oliveira began his musical studies as student of the Center for Gregorian Studies, continuing his work at the Gregorian Institute in Lisbon.


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Performer(s)
João Pedro Oliveira (organ) / Madalena Soveral (piano) / Champ d’Action (String Quartet) / Philharmonic Orchestra of the Beiras - Maestro António Lourenço

Composer(s)
João Pedro Oliveira

Work(s)
Peregrinação (1995) – for string quartet / Harmonias e Ressonâncias (1996) – for organ / Five Orchestrations of Songs by Schubert (1997) - for orchestra / Pirâmides de Cristal (1993) - for piano


Ref.: NUM_1088

João Pedro Oliveira - Electronic and Computer Music

Electronic and Computer Music


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João Pedro Oliveira (1959) began his musical studies at the Center for Gregorian Studies, continuing his work at the Gregorian Institute of Lisbon, where he graduated the class in organ, oriented by Prof. Sibertin-Blanc. Since 1978 he has dedicated his work to composition, attending Composition Seminars with Emmanuel Nunes. From 1985 to 1990 he studied in the United States with scholarships from the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation and from the Luso-American Cultural Commission. He studied at Brooklyn College and at the University of New York at Stony Brook, where he obtained the degrees: Doctor of Music in the field of Composition, and Master of Music in the field of Theory.

“…The basic content of this collection of five works brings novel sonorities to the electronic music domain. In a certain manner, it has a component of research, that encompasses the notion of a broadened sonorous palette, which is viewed in different ways in each work. The audible result, no doubt interesting, immerses us in the multiple universe of sounds, displaying a great search at the level of timbral effects….” “This recording is, finally, a praiseworthy undertaking, which constitutes a step in the dissemination of works by Portuguese composers of the new generation…” “...This disc brings together all the electronic music in the catalog of current works by Oliveira....” “... but, it is evident, the musical work is open to a great variety of presuppositions for listening and it is impossible not to recognize an admirable sensibility to sonorous color as a discursive element in these works. Especially seductive is the mysterious sensuality of the “Ilha dos Amores” which concludes the “Tríptico”, inspired by "Os Lusíadas" or in the atmospheric "Silence to Light"... " A disk that attains the level of masterpiece and shows the vivacity of New Portuguese Music.

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Performer(s)

João Pedro Oliveira

Composer(s)

João Pedro Oliveira

Work(s)

Tríptico / A Cidade Eterna / Psalmus / Silence to Light / Canticum

Ref.: NUM_1011