Portuguese Piano Trios, Vol. 3

Works By Nuno Côrte-Real; Armando Jose Fernandes; José Viana da Mota

Trio Pangea

Trio Pangea explores the rich variety to be found in a century of Portuguese chamber music history. Armando José Fernandes was one of the most prominent Portuguese composers of the mid-20th century, and with its contrasting musical playfulness and serene solemnity his Sonata a Tre reveals the composer’s strong attachment to neo-Classicism. Nuno Côrte-Real’s Sonata Holandesa is representative of a shifting compositional style that ranges in expression from violent to dreamlike. One of Liszt’s last pupils, José Viana da Mota has been described as ‘utterly Brahmsian’ in the noble opening to his Piano Trio, elements of which also reflect the influence of his teacher.

Corte-Real: Sonata Holandesa, Op. 30
Fernandes, A J: Sonata a 3 in D major
Vianna da Motta: Piano Trio in B minor