Credits:

Matthijs Verschoor String Quartet

Description:

The album title "Raizes" means "Roots" in Portuguese. The works on this album are all new pieces commissioned by the Matozinhoš String Quartet, and are inspired by traditional Portuguese folk melodies, dances, and stories. Kalapatoso's "Lasos, contredanses y descante" and Lapa's "Miranda Suite," both based on dances and stories from northern Portugal, alternate between slow, melancholy melodies and light dances. Marquez's "Island of Happiness," with its delightful, somewhat modern harmonies, has its roots in the mythology of the Azores and Madeira, while Azevedo's "Poplarskia I" is dedicated to the memory of Lopes-Grasa and Berra Bartók, who are known for their work in folk music. Naxos Japan

Tracklisting:

1.Llacos, contradancas e descantes~Searas
2.Llacos, contradancas e descantes~Rabatida
3.Llacos, contradancas e descantes~Ninho
4.Llacos, contradancas e descantes~Encomendac?o
5.Llacos, contradancas e descantes~Malhadas
6.Ilhas Afortunadas~Mare nostrum
7.Ilhas Afortunadas~Baile da meia volta
8.Ilhas Afortunadas~Conde da Alemanha
9.Ilhas Afortunadas~Charamba
10.Popularuskia I~No. 1. Quodlibet - Quase um madrigal (in memory of Joly Braga Santos)
11.Popularuskia I~No. 2. Rimanco (in memory of Joly Braga Santos)
12.Popularuskia I~No. 3. N?o se me da que vindimem I (in memory of Fernando Lopes-Graca)
13.Popularuskia I~No. 4. N?o se me da que vindimem II (in memory of Bela Bartok)
14.Popularuskia I~No. 5. O o menino o (for my dear friend Eurico Carrapatoso)
15.Suite Mirandesa~Por beilar el pingacho
16.Suite Mirandesa~Mirandum se fui a la guerra
17.Suite Mirandesa~Cum ro-ro
18.Suite Mirandesa~Senhor Galandum