Classical
Portugal
Fernando Lopes-Graça
I successi di Fernando Lopes-Graça
Altri album di Fernando Lopes-Graça
Chi è Fernando Lopes-Graça
Città natale
Tomar, Portugal
Nato/a
1906
Genere
Classical
One of 20th century Portugal's most prominent composers, Fernando Lopes-Graça drew on Portuguese musical folklore in many works. He was sometimes known as the Portuguese Bartók, but his music had its own distinctive flavor. In addition to Bartók, Lopes-Graça was influenced by musicologist and composer Francisco de Lacerda and studied Portuguese folk and popular music. He won four composition prizes from the Circulo de Cultura Musical and began to find frequent performance opportunities for his music. In 1969, cellist Mstislav Rostropovich performed Lopes-Graça's Concerto da Camera for cello and orchestra. In 1979, Lopes-Graça composed the substantial Requiem pelas vítimas do fascismo em Portugal ("Requiem for the Victims of Fascism in Portugal"). Lopes-Graça died at his home in Parede, Portugal, on November 27, 1994. By the early 2020s, more than 50 of his compositions had been recorded.
Simile a: Fernando Lopes-Graça
Scopri musica e artisti simili a Fernando Lopes-Graça, come Coro da Academia dos Amadores de Música, Michel Giacometti, José Afonso