Luís de Freitas Branco: Orchestral Works, Vol. 2 cover

Luís de Freitas Branco: Orchestral Works, Vol. 2

Naxos
Released
2008

Luis de Freitas Branco was a Portuguese expressionist, heavy on the cinematic and punchy. Imagine Ramin Djawadi crossed with Strauss, and you’ve got some of the idea. Alvaro Cassuto puts the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra through its paces and keeps the colors bright. This is skillful and robust stuff.

Sasha Frere-Jones

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