Mercury Records Collection: SR4-9122: Portugal's Golden Age - Classical Music Of The 16th To 18th Centuries

SR4-9122: Portugal's Golden Age -
Classical Music Of The 16th To 18th Centuries

Label Type :	maroon Mercury Stereo Living Presence High Fidelity
Matrix Number :	SR-90474 SIDE-A	SR-90474-A1 MR I
	SR-90474 SIDE-B	SR-90474B-RFR-1 MR I
	SR-90475 SIDE-A	SR-90475A-RFR-1 MR II
	SR-90475 SIDE-B	SR-90475B-RFR-2 x MR I A
	SR-90476 SIDE-A	SR-90476A-RFR-2 x MR I A
	SR-90476 SIDE-B	SR-90476B-RFR-1 MR II
	SR-90477 SIDE-A	SR-90477A-RFR-1 MR I
	SR-90477 SIDE-B	SR-90477B-RFR-1 MR II

Comments

4LP box set with gatefold 4-page booklet.

RFR pressing a few background noise is obvious, but these set sounds nice (not so good though).

Personal Impression (and brief notes)

Very interesting compilation of Portugal's historical compositions - each side concentrates on harpsichord music, symphonies, chorus, and pipe organ respectively. These performances easily prove that there were another nice composers in Portugal, who were hardly known in the centre of Europe.

Strictly Personal Rating (to what extent I could enjoy this album)

7 out of 10

Track Listing

SIDE-1 (SR-90474 SIDE-A)
A-1	SEIXAS: Toccata in D minor	1:41
A-2	SEIXAS: Toccata in C major	1:50
A-3	SEIXAS: Minuet in F minor	1:40
A-4	DA SILVA: Sonata in C major	2:45
A-5	ELIAS: Sonata in E flat major	4:01
A-6	JACINTO: Toccata in D minor	1:41
A-7	AVONDANGO: Sonata in C major	2:26
A-8	CARVALHO: Toccata in G minor	5:40
A-9	CARVALHO: Allegro in D major	2:32
SIDE-2 (SR-90474 SIDE-B)
B-1	SEIXAS: Sonata in C major	6:51
B-2	SEIXAS: Sonata in A minor	3:28
B-3	SEIXAS: Toccata in F minor	2:02
B-4	SEIXAS: Toccata in G minor	3:02
B-5	SEIXAS: Sonata in C minor	5:17
B-6	SEIXAS: Toccata in E minor	4:22
SIDE-3 (SR-90475 SIDE-A)
A-1 thru A-3: SEIXAS: Harpsichord Concerto in A major		(7:45 in total)
A-1	Allegro	2:33
A-2	Adagio	2:06
A-3	Giga	3:09
A-4	SEIXAS: Overture in D major	10:05
SIDE-4 (SR-90475 SIDE-B)
B-1	CARVALHO: “L'Amore Industrioso” Overture	7:38
B-2 thru B-4: SEIXAS: Sinfonia in B flat major		(7:31 in total)
B-2	Allegro	2:33
B-3	Adagio	3:21
B-4	Minuet	1:37
B-5 thru B-7: DA SILVA: Sinfonia in D major		(7:17 in total)
B-5	Allegro con spirito	2:16
B-6	Andante	2:16
B-7	Allegro spiritoso	2:16
SIDE-5 (SR-90476 SIDE-A)
A-1 thru A-5: MORAGO: Five Motets
A-1	Quem vidistis pastores	4:00
A-2	Oculi mei	3:20
A-3	Gaudete cum laetitia	1:32
A-4	Jesus Redemptor II	2:14
A-5	Laudate Pueri II	5:36
A-6 thru A-7: DE CRISTO: Two Motets
A-6	O magnum mysterium	4:07
A-7	Quaeramus cum pastoribus	3:19
SIDE-6 (SR-90476 SIDE-B)
CARDOSO: Mass for Six Voices
B-1	Kyrie	6:52
B-2	Gloria	6:10
B-3	Sanctus	2:24
B-4	Benedictus	3:07
B-5	Agnus Dei	3:48
SIDE-7 (SR-90477 SIDE-A)
A-1	CARREIRA: Fantaisie	1:55
A-2	COELHO: Five Versets on Ave Maris Stella	16:49
A-3	SEIXAS: Fugue in A minor	2:00
A-4	CARVALHO: Allegro in D major	2:42
SIDE-8 (SR-90477 SIDE-B)
B-1	DOS REIS: Variations on Ave Maris Stella	5:29
B-2	DOS REIS: Concerto No.31	1:49
B-3	DOS REIS: Concerto No.30	1:45
B-4	DOS REIS: Concerto No.22	3:47
B-5	DOS REIS: Concerto No.24	2:10
B-6	JACINTO: Toccata in D minor	1:45
B-7	SEIXAS: Sonata in A minor	6:03

Personnel

Disc 1:
Ruggero Gerlin (harpsichord).
Recorded in Portugal, but date unknown (probably in the middle 1960s).

Disc 2:
Gulbenkian Chamber Orchestra, Renato Ruotolo (cond).
Ruggero Gerlin (harpsichord).
Recorded in Portugal, but date unknown (probably in the middle 1960s).

Disc 3 Side-A:
Gulbenkian Foundation Chorus, Olga Violante (cond).
Recorded in Portugal, but date unknown (probably in the middle 1960s).

Disc 3 Side-B:
Gulbenkian Foundation Chorus, Pierre Salzmann (cond).
Recorded in Portugal, but date unknown (probably in the middle 1960s).

Disc 4:
Geraint Jones (org).
Recorded in Portugal, but date unknown (probably in the middle 1960s).