Maria José Souza Guedes - Piano

Maria José Souza Guedes

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Maria José Souza Guedes, was born in Porto, where she completed her piano studies, first with Ernestina da Silva Monteiro and later with Fernanda Wandschneider.

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Performer(s)

Maria José Souza Guedes (piano), 

Composer(s)

Cândido Lima / Alfredo Casella / Ludwig van Beethoven / César Franck

Work(s)

Toccata + Scherzando + Ostinato (Lima) / Toccata (Casella) / Sonata Op. 32 nº 2 - “Tempestade” (Beethoven) / Prelude, Choral and Fugue (Franck)

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António Vivaldi / Jean Baptiste Bréval / Luigi Boccherini

Irene Lima (violoncelo) / Manuel Póvoa (contrabaixo)

Ana Mafalda Castro

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Beginning in Italy, in the second half of the 17th-Century, the violoncello, following the rise of the violin, begins to be used as a solo instrument by a growing number of virtuosos: Pretonio Franceschini (1650-1680).

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Performer(s)

Irene Lima (violoncello) / Manuel Póvoa (contrabass) / Ana Mafalda Castro (harpsichord)

Composer(s)

António Vivaldi (1678 - 1741) / Jean Baptiste Bréval (1753 - 1823) / Luigi Boccherini (1743 - 1805)

Work(s)

Sonata in A Minor (Vivaldi) / Sonata Op. 40 in C Major (Bréval) / Sonata in G Major (Boccherini) / Sonata in A Major (Boccherini)

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O Render dos Heróis – Brass Ensemble of Seixal

Grupo de Metais do Seixal

This magnificent work was composed by Maestro António Vitorino D’Almeida especially for the Brass Ensemble of Seixal. The music develops from stage music for the play of the same name by José Cardoso Pires (Suite Teatral N. 5 - O Render dos Heróis).

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Performer(s)

António Vitorino D’Almeida (musical direction) Brass Ensemble of Seixal: Abílio Coelho (trumpet) / Fernando Jorge (trumpet) / António Augusto Rodrigues (horn) / Fernando Palacino (trombone) / Amilcar Gameiro (tuba)

Composer(s)

António Vitorino D’Almeida

Work(s)

“O Render dos Heróis” (Suite Teatral Nº 5) / “In Memoriam

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Trio de Guitarras de Lisboa

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Sonate - Ludovico Giustini Di Psitoia

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Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy

Rubén Lorenzo / Carlos Damas

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Carlos Damas was born in Coimbra on April 8, 1972. He began his musical studies at the School of Music of Linda-a-Velha, under the orientation of professors Vasco Brôco, Alexandra Mendes and Leonor Prado.


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Performer(s)

Rubén Lorenzo (piano) / Carlos Damas (violin)


Composer(s)

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809 - 1847)


Work(s)

Sonata for Violin and Piano in F Minor, Op. 4 / Sonata for Violin and Piano in F Major 

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Miguel Henriques - António Fragoso

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Although produced in the short span of only four years, the musical output of António Fragoso is rather large. It includes pieces for piano, nearly all of which are recorded on this CD.

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Performer(s)

Miguel Henriques (piano)

Composer(s)

António Fragoso (1897 - 1918)

Work(s)

Petite Suite / 7 Preludes / Sonata in E Minor / Three Pieces from the 18th-Century / Nocturne in Bb Minor from the “Suite for Violin and Piano” / Nocturno in Db Major / Prelude / Ecstatic Thoughts / Popular Dance / Portuguese Songs and Dances.

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Duo Piano Flauta - Franz Schubert / César Franck / Francis Poulenc

Duo Piano Flute

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Duo piano / flauta (piano / flute), founded in 1996, is built upon the solid individual experience of each of its members, which has been constructed through a long course of apprenticeship with notable personalities in the musical world.

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Performer(s)

Luis Meireles (flute) / Maria José Souza Guedes (piano)

Composer(s)

Franz Schubert (1798 - 1829) / César Franck (1822 - 1890) / Francis Poulenc (1899 - 1963)

Work(s)

Variationen Op. 160 - D 802 (Schubert) / Sonata in A (Franck) / Sonata for Flute and Piano (Poulenc)

Ref.: NUM_1079

CARLOS GUILHERME - A Canção Portuguesa

The Portuguese Song

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CARLOS GUILHERME was born at Lourenço Marques where he started his musical studies. He aquired great popularity as an amateurs artist at Mozambique Radio Clube, having received the Press award for "Best Singer of the Year.


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Interpreters:
Carlos Guilherme (tenor) / Armando Vidal (piano)

Composers:
Vianna da Motta (1868 - 1948) / António Fragoso (1897 - 1918) / Ivo Cruz (1901 - 1985) / Luís de Freitas Branco (1890 - 1955),

Pieces:
Canção Perdida (Guerra Junqueiro poem) + Quando Cadran Le Foglie (Stecchetti poem) + Aprile (da Motta) / Poèmes Saturniens (Paul Verlaine poems) + Les Coquillages (Paul Verlaine poem) + Triste Ètait Mon Âme (Paul Verlaine poem)

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Coro de Câmara de Lisboa

Portuguese Popular Songs

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The Chamber Choir of Lisboa was formed in 1978 by Teresita Gutierrez Marques and is constituted by twenty young musicians. The choir continues to maintain intense activity – at a level of quality that has earned it unanimous public applause.

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Performer(s)

Chamber Choir of Lisboa / (choral direction: Teresita Gutierrez Marques) / Sopranos: Jael Martins, Lucina Silva, Mafalda Nascimento, Matilde de Castro, Susana de Oliveira, Teresa Cordeiro.Contraltos: Ana Ferro, Isabel Torres, Luzia Rocha, Marta Gregório

Composer(s)

Eurico Carrapatoso / Paulo Maria Rodrigues / Jacques Chailley / Padre Manuel Faria / Regina Aires / Mário de Sampayo Ribeiro / Filipe Pires / Fernando Lopes Graça

Work(s)

Trai-trai / Chapéu preto / Ó limão, verde limão / Era ainda pequenina / Os homens que vão prá guerra / Canção da vindima / São horas de emalar as troixas / O milho da nossa terra / Fui-te ver, \'stavas lavando / Olhos azuis são ciúmes / Os amores d\' àzêton

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Maria do Céu Camposinhos - Piano

Maria do Céu Camposinhos

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Maria do Céu Camposinhos was born in Mozambique in 1970. She began her musical studies at the age of five, and continued at the Calouste Gulbenkian School of Music in Braga in the class of Professor Luís Filipe de Sá.

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Performer(s)

Maria do Céu Camposinhos (piano)

Composer(s)

Ernesto Lecuona / Alexander Scriabin / Álvaro Leon Cassuto / Robert Schumann

Work(s)

Afro-Cuban Dances (Lecuona) / Rèverie (Scriabin) / Poemas Op. 69 (Scriabin) / Sonatina (Cassuto) / Carnaval Op. 9 (Scènes Mignonnes sur quatre notes) (Schumann)

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Luiz Costa - Música de Câmara

Luiz Costa – Chamber Music

“A CD of great interpretive quality, where we find names like Olga Pratz, Pedro Burmester and Frank Reich on piano, José Augusto Pereira de Sousa on violoncello, Gerardo Ribeiro on violin and Anabela Chaves on viola.”

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Performer(s)

Anabela Chaves (viola) / Frank-Joachim Reich (piano) / Pedro Burmester (piano) / José Ausgusto Pereira de Sousa (violoncello) / Olga Prats (piano) / Gerardo Ribeiro (violin)

Composer(s)

Luiz Costa

Work(s)

Sonata for violoncello and piano, op.11 / Sonatina for viola and piano, op.19 / Trio for piano, violin and violoncello, in C Minor

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Depois de Tordesilhas... (After Tordesilhas…)

Depois de Tordesilhas... (After Tordesilhas…)

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"… in a program chosen with a preoccupation for quality, that it should serve as an example to those dedicated to the recreation of music.”

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Performer(s)

Elizabete Matos (soprano) / Elsa Saque (soprano) / Helena Afonso (soprano) / Nuno Vieira De Almeida (piano)

Composer(s)

José Francisco Leal / Francisco Lacerda / Luís de Freitas Branco / Emesto HalfRer / Enrique Granados / Xavier Montsalvatge / Heitor Villa Lobos / Babi de Oliveira / Alberto E. Ginastera

Work(s)

Deus Salve a Pedro (Leal) / A Alegria dos Meus Olhos (Lacerda) / Tenho Tantas Saudades (Lacerda) / Não Morreu Nem Acabou (Lacerda) / 3 Sonetos de Antero de Quental - A Sulamita - Idílio - Sonho Oriental (Freitas Branco) / Fado (Halffter) / Oh! Muerte Crue

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Capela Lusitana - Organs of the Azores 1

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Organs: Igreja do Colégio, Angra do heroísmo / Igreja Matriz da Praia da Vitória / Igreja do Carmo, Ponta Delgada / Igreja Matriz, Lajes do Pico "Órgãos dos Açores - Volume 1. For all that is presented here, culturally and musically, this is a work not to be missed, deserving ample dissemination. 

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Performer(s)

Gerhard Doderer (organ and direction) and Capela Lusitana: Paula Pires de Matos (soprano) / Helena Afonso (soprano) / Luís Sá Pessoa (baroque violoncello)

Composer(s)

Carlos Seixas / António Leal Moreira / João de Sousa Carvalho / Francisco Xavier Baptista / José Totti / Frei Manuel de Santo Elias / José da Madre de Deus

Work(s)

Sonata in C Major / Sonata in G Minor / Sonata in B Minor / Lesson for Good Friday / Responsório \"Inter natos mulierum / Sonata in C Minor / Minuet in Eb Major / Fugue in G Major / Fugue in E Minor / Lamentation for Holy Thursday / Minuet in D Minor / Fugue in A Minor.

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Pergolesi - La Serva Padrona

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This recording was made in the Church of S. Bento da Vitória, Porto, in September 1993, with the support of the Secretary of State for Culture, through the General Direction of Art and Performances. Funding for this edition provided by Bial Laboratories. 

CLASSICAL ORCHESTRA OF PORTO. The extinction of the classical orchestra in Porto, Regie Sinfonia, resulted in the immediate creation by the Secretary of State for Culture of the Classical Orchestra of Porto, with the same musicians, but in an enlarged and enhanced format. Its first season began on March, 6, 1993 at the National Theater of S. João. Eliciting an ever-increasing public, the orchestra has performed each weekend since then under the direction of its principal conductor, Dr. Manuel Ivo Cruz as well as with many national and international guest conductors. With captivating programs organized by the Artistic Director, Maestro José Atalaya, the orchestra maintains collaborations with an important array of soloists of the highest international repute. Concertos of a less-centralized nature are also highlighted, with dynamic support from local and national promoters of shows and culture, as well as the important cooperation with institutions of musical education from the North of Portugal, translated in the scholarship competitions where the most-advanced students compete for the realization of internships at the professional level.

This activity is complemented by the recordings, supported by the Secretary of State for Culture, through the General Direction of Art and Performances. In addition to the current CD, La Serva Padrona, the Orchestra has already recorded two other CD’s (with an foreign label) dedicated entirely to Portuguese composers, ancient and modern, whose commercial release will be announced shortly. Overall, this excellent group is affirming its position as one of the most qualified and effective instruments of culture of the Portuguese state. 

CHAMBER OPERA OF THE ROYAL THEATER OF QUELUZ. Founded in 1991 by Elsa Saque, Manuel Ivo Cruz and Armando Vidal, its current directors, the Chamber Opera of the Royal Theater of Queluz received an enthusiastic welcome not only in major cities, but also in places outside the normal sphere of artistic events. Essentially a touring company, the chamber opera presents its varied programs of staged performances and lyric concerts in over 45 localities, from the north to the south of the country. In this way it satisfies the immense desire for operatic performances which comes from all sorts of audiences – from the most popular to the most sophisticated. The Chamber Opera of the Royal Theater of Queluz collaborates intensely with Inatel, autarchies, private business and state organizations, receiving support from Secretary of State for Culture as well. Currently the programs feature authentic masterpieces from the Eighteenth Century: La Serva Padrona by Pergolesi: The Cooper by Thomas Arne, and the show "Mozart and Salieri" ("Bastien & Bastinenne" and "Arlequinada"), while the “Lyric Quartet" and "Casablanca – The Hits of Broadway" continue to stir great enthusiasm. As a reflection of the many solicitations which have arrived to us from throughout the country, we would like to announce the upcoming tour of Rossini’s The Barber of Seville and concert selections from Puccini’s La Bohéme. For Christmastime, we are preparing an enchanting program of songs, hymns and carols of the most varied origins and the charming opera by Gian-Carlo Menotti, Amahl and the Night Visitors, considered a true symbol of contemporary Christmastime. At Easter, The Chamber Opera of the Royal Theater of Queluz offers the performances of several works from the appropriate repertoire, among which are Pergolesi’s Statat Mater for orchestra and soloists. The focused resources adequate for the performance of chamber operas not only encourages its contagious theatricality, but also makes it extremely mobile and adaptable, allowing shows in any type of hall, and has the advantage of requiring only a modest budget.

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Performer(s)

Chamber Opera of the Royal Theater of Queluz Classical Orchestra of Porto Elsa Saque - soprano António Wagner-Diniz - baritone Armando Vidal - harpsichord Manuel Ivo Cruz – musical direction

Composer(s)

G. B. Pergolesi (1710-1736) / Francisco António de Almeida (18th-century)

Work(s)

La Serva Padrona / Aria and Duet from the opera LA SPINALBA

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Opus Ensemble - Opus Ensemble 94

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Unanimously praised by specialist critics, the OPUS ENSEMBLE is considered one of the most important groups to have emerged from the Portuguese musical panorama in recent years. With its unusual instrumental formation (oboe, viola, piano and contrabass), the group offers highly diversified stylistic possibilities and cultivates a wide repertory spanning different epochs and types of musical thought, from the 17th-Century to our time. The performers who constitute the OPUS ENSEMBLE are well-known artists within Portugal as well as musicians possessing brilliant curricula at an international level. From their first public appearance in 1980 (at the International Festival of Music in Estoril, Portugal), composers from various esthetic and geographic domains have dedicated works to the OPUS ENSEMBLE, namely: Fernando Lopes Graça, Joly Braga Santos, Fernando Corrêa de Oliveira, Constança Capdeville, João Pedro Oliveira, Jorge Peixinho, António Pinho Vargas and António Victorino d\'Almeida (Portugal); Ramón Barce and José Luis Turina (Spain); Gerardo Gandini, Celina Kohan, Alejandro Erlich Oliva, Gustavo Beytelmann and Astor Piazzolla (Argentina); Maurice Ohana, Edith Canat de Chizy (France); Guido Donati (Italy); Vasco Martins (Cabo Verde) and Eugueny Zudilkin (Russia). The group’s discography includes the following editions: OPUS ENSEMBLE, OPUS ENSEMBLE VOL. II, TEMAS DO CANCIONEIRO PORTUGUÊS AO ESTILO DO OPUS ENSEMBLE (Songs from the Portuguese Songbook in the style of the Opus Ensemble) and OPUS ENSEMBLE VOL. III (on the label “His Master\'s Voice”); VASCO MARTINS (published by the author); CONSTANÇA CAPDEVILLE (SEC edition - Discoteca Básica Nacional [National Recording Library]). The recording and artistic activity of the OPUS ENSEMBLE his received the following awards: the Critic’s Prize (1982 & 1984); the Golden Seven (1983); the Nova Gente Trophy (1983, 1986 &1987); Rádio Renascença’s Great Disc Prize (1988). In 1989, the OPUS ENSEMBLE was nominated as an official member of the Portuguese Counsel of Music for UNESCO. 

Beyond their presence in the most important concert halls and music festivals in Portugal, the group’s growing international activity has included numerous appearances in Paris, London, Warsaw, Krakow, Madrid, Huelva, New York, Boston, Washington, Newport (R.I.), Tokyo, Macau, Beijing, Buenos Aires, Montevideu, Rio de Janeiro, Cabo Verde, Osaka and Seoul. The have recorded for RDP, RTP (Lisbon, Porto, Azores), Radio France (Paris), TDM (Macau) and Spanish National Radio (Madrid). One permanent parameter in the artistic profile of the OPUS ENSEMBLE is the systematic inclusion of works by Portuguese composers in the programming of all of their concerts. In this way, they offer an invaluable contribution to the dissemination of Portuguese culture throughout the world.

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Performer(s)

Opus Ensemble: Ana Bela Chaves (viola) / Olga Prats (piano) / Bruno Pizzamiglio (oboe) / Alejandro Erlich-Oliva (contrabass)

Composer(s)

António Victorino de Almeida / Erik Satie / Maurice Ohana / Ludwig Van Beethoven / Leopold Mozart

Work(s)

Três andamentos a procura de um quarteto / La belle excentrique / Kypris / Duo in C Major for viola and contrabass / Sonata in G major

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