Ensemble Darcos - Cante By Nuno Côrte-Real (2020) [Hi-Res]

Ensemble Darcos and Nuno Côrte-Real return to Odradek with 'CANTE', which continues their exploration of Portuguese music and culture, in this case in pieces lovingly sourced and transcribed by Maria Rita Ortigao Pinto Cortez, whose essential work in Portuguese ethnomusicology has brought together a rich collection of music from the city of Serpa. Her findings represent an eclectic range of traditional folk songs and poetry that could be heard in that region up until the middle of the 1980s, in a form known today as Cante. Nuno Côrte-Real has made faithful arrangements of these works for this album, for which Ensemble Darcos is joined by the exceptional Portuguese choir, Coro Ricercare.
For Côrte-Real: "The traditional music of Portugal is amongst the most beautiful and varied of any in the world This diversity and musical richness had a marked influence on my development as a composer, going back to 1996 when I began to work regularly on collections of arrangements that I called 'Novíssimo Cancioneiro', the first two books of which are presented here on this album."
Ensemble Darcos is one of the most prestigious Portuguese chamber groups working today. It was created in 2002 by composer and conductor Nuno Côrte-Real for the interpretation of great European composers of chamber music, as well as the music of Côrte-Real himself. Nuno Côrte-Real has established himself as one of the most important Portuguese composers and conductors of today. He has won both 2018 and 2019 prizes for Best Classical Music Work of the Portuguese Society of Authors, with the song cycle 'Agora Muda Tudo' and the opera 'Canção do Bandido' respectively. Coro Ricercare stands out as a benchmark choir in Portugal. Since its inception, Coro Ricercare has devoted a large part of its activity to the interpretation of new Portuguese music, and has premiered more than 60 works by young Portuguese composers.
Tracklist:
01. Ensemble Darcos - Novíssimo Cancioneiro - Livro Segundo (Book Two), Op. 57: Ó Serpa, Pois Tu Não Ouves? (2:53)
02. Ensemble Darcos - Novíssimo Cancioneiro - Livro Segundo (Book Two), Op. 57: Menina Que Estás À Janela (1:58)
03. Ensemble Darcos - Novíssimo Cancioneiro - Livro Segundo (Book Two), Op. 57: Estrelinha do Norte (2:14)
04. Ensemble Darcos - Novíssimo Cancioneiro - Livro Segundo (Book Two), Op. 57: Vou-Me Embora, Vou Partir (2:13)
05. Ensemble Darcos - Novíssimo Cancioneiro - Livro Segundo (Book Two), Op. 57: Alentejo, Que És Nossa Terra (1:45)
06. Ensemble Darcos - Novíssimo Cancioneiro - Livro Segundo (Book Two), Op. 57: Lindo Ramo Verde Escuro (2:11)
07. Ensemble Darcos - Novíssimo Cancioneiro - Livro Segundo (Book Two), Op. 57: O Lírio Roxo (3:36)
08. Ensemble Darcos - Novíssimo Cancioneiro - Livro Segundo (Book Two), Op. 57: Serpa Que És Minha Terra (1:54)
09. Ensemble Darcos - Novíssimo Cancioneiro - Livro Segundo (Book Two), Op. 57: O Alecrim (1:42)
10. Ensemble Darcos - Novíssimo Cancioneiro - Livro Segundo (Book Two), Op. 57: Ó Rama, Ó Que Linda Rama (1:39)
11. Ensemble Darcos - Novíssimo Cancioneiro - Livro Segundo (Book Two), Op. 57: Os Olhos da Marianita (2:09)
12. Ensemble Darcos - Novíssimo Cancioneiro - Livro Segundo (Book Two), Op. 57: Adeus, Ó Vila de Serpa (5:43)
13. Ensemble Darcos - Novíssimo Cancioneiro - Livro Primeiro (Book One), Op. 12: Muiñeira de Callobre (1:26)
14. Ensemble Darcos - Novíssimo Cancioneiro - Livro Primeiro (Book One), Op. 12: Oliveiras, Oliveiras (3:19)
15. Ensemble Darcos - Novíssimo Cancioneiro - Livro Primeiro (Book One), Op. 12: Nana, Nana, Meu Menino (I) (2:08)
16. Ensemble Darcos - Novíssimo Cancioneiro - Livro Primeiro (Book One), Op. 12: Ó Laurinda, Linda, Linda (3:55)
17. Ensemble Darcos - Novíssimo Cancioneiro - Livro Primeiro (Book One), Op. 12: Interlúdio Alentejano (3:19)
18. Ensemble Darcos - Novíssimo Cancioneiro - Livro Primeiro (Book One), Op. 12: Oh! Bento Airoso (2:21)
19. Ensemble Darcos - Novíssimo Cancioneiro - Livro Primeiro (Book One), Op. 12: Nana, Nana, Meu Menino (II) (1:16)
20. Ensemble Darcos - Novíssimo Cancioneiro - Livro Primeiro (Book One), Op. 12: Bendita e Louvada Seja (5:31)
21. Ensemble Darcos - Novíssimo Cancioneiro - Livro Primeiro (Book One), Op. 12: Muiñeira de a Paínza (1:16)
22. Ensemble Darcos - Novíssimo Cancioneiro - Livro Primeiro (Book One), Op. 12: Ai, Ó Divina Santa Cruz (3:47)
23. Ensemble Darcos - Novíssimo Cancioneiro - Livro Primeiro (Book One), Op. 12: Vou-Me Embora para Lisboa (2:59)
24. Ensemble Darcos - Novíssimo Cancioneiro - Livro Primeiro (Book One), Op. 12: Nana, Nana, Meu Menino (2:35)
25. Ensemble Darcos - Novíssimo Cancioneiro - Livro Primeiro (Book One), Op. 12: Interlúdio Transmontano (1:13)
26. Ensemble Darcos - Novíssimo Cancioneiro - Livro Primeiro (Book One), Op. 12: Ai, Tu É Que És o Meu Rapaz (3:07)
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