The Portuguese composer and pianist Oscar da Silva (1870-1958) was one of the major figures in Portuguese and Brazilian musical life in the first half of the twentieth century He left an extensive legacy of compositions for his instrument, cast in a soft and sultry Romanticism somewhere between Chopin and Rachmaninov. All four of the collections recorded here concentrate on delicacy of tone-color, expressing a particularly Portuguese sense of human emotion.

Tracklist:

Images, Op. 6: I. Indécision
Images, Op. 6: II. Naïveté
Images, Op. 6: III. Constance
Images, Op. 6: IV. Découragement
Images, Op. 6: V. Espérance
Images, Op. 6: VI. Passion
Images, Op. 6: VII. Coquetterie
Embalos: I. Tempo Di Berceuse
Embalos: II. Tempo Di Berceuse
Românticas: I. Romance
Românticas: II. Nocturnal
Românticas: III. Canção Triste
Dolorosas, Op. 11 (Musique Intime): I. Lento Serio
Dolorosas, Op. 11 (Musique Intime): II. Andante Malinconico
Dolorosas, Op. 11 (Musique Intime): III. Andante Sostenuto
Dolorosas, Op. 11 (Musique Intime): IV. Andante Non Molto
Dolorosas, Op. 11 (Musique Intime): V. Allegretto
Dolorosas, Op. 11 (Musique Intime): VI. Quasi Adagio
Dolorosas, Op. 11 (Musique Intime): VII. Andante Dolento
Dolorosas, Op. 11 (Musique Intime): VIII. Lento Funereo

UPC: 5060113445766
Label: Toccata
Release Date: 11.6.20
Format: CD

Silva - Piano Music 1 (CD)