Marcos Portugal - Crucifixus etiam pro nobis - Côro de Câmara de Lisboa

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Nominee for Best Classical Music CD 2009

Marcos Portugal was the most famous Luso-Brazilian composer ever. In Europe his notoriety was mainly due to the dramatic works, and particularly due to the opere buffe. In Portugal and Brazil, however, his sacred music, of which we know more than 130 works, exerted an influence (still to ascertain in its entirety) that lasted for more than 100 years. Three of the most paradigmatic 19th century works were written by Marcos Portugal and remained in the churches repertoire until the beginning of the 20th century: the Great Mass in E b major (c.1782-90) [P 01.09],*the Te Deum in D major (1802) [P 04.08], and the Matins of Our Lady of Conception in C major (1802) [P 03.05].*
Despite this evidence, the composers music is almost entirely unknown, a fact expressed in the lack of editions and in the rarity of recordings of integral works.

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