FROM BAROQUE TO FADO - A Journey Through Portuguese Music (Quintans, Ribeiro, Amaral, Oliveira, Os Músicos do Tejo, M. Magalhães)

Recorded live at the spectacular Grande Auditório of the Fundação Gulbenkian in Lisbon, this unique occasion brings together the voices of celebrated early music soprano Ana Quintans and popular fado singer Ricardo Ribeiro in an exotic journey through time and place. The music combines baroque period sonorities with the distinctive sound of the Portuguese guitar, introducing stylistic elements from Arabic and Galician music and ranging from medieval cantigas to traditional fado in its purest form. The result is a vivid portrait of Portuguese musical identity from the 13th century to the present.

Tracklist

Paredes, Carlos
Amaral, Miguel (portuguese guitar)
1 Verdes Anos 01:43
Amaral, Miguel (portuguese guitar)
Leite, António da Silva
Amaral, Miguel (portuguese guitar)
Oliveira, Marco (viola de fado)
Magalhães, Marcos (organ)
2 Minuete 01:32
Amaral, Miguel (portuguese guitar)
Oliveira, Marco (viola de fado)
Magalhães, Marcos (organ)
Amaral, Miguel
Amaral, Miguel (portuguese guitar)
Músicos do Tejo, Os (Ensemble)
Magalhães, Marcos (Conductor)
3 Luz de Outono (Autumn Light) 05:07
Amaral, Miguel (portuguese guitar)
Músicos do Tejo, Os (Ensemble)
Magalhães, Marcos (Conductor)
Quintans, Ana (soprano)
Ribeiro, Ricardo (vocals)
Músicos do Tejo, Os (Ensemble)
Magalhães, Marcos (Conductor)
4 Como Déus fez vinno d'agua ant'Arquetecrinno [Cantiga de Santa Maria No. 23, Spain, 13th Century] (excerpts) 07:46
Quintans, Ana (soprano)
Ribeiro, Ricardo (vocals)
Músicos do Tejo, Os (Ensemble)
Magalhães, Marcos (Conductor)
Bach, Johann Sebastian
Músicos do Tejo, Os (Ensemble)
Magalhães, Marcos (Conductor)
5 Mer hahn en neue Oberkeet, BWV 212, "Peasant Cantata": Sinfonia 02:45
Músicos do Tejo, Os (Ensemble)
Magalhães, Marcos (Conductor)
Abou-Khalil, Rabih
Régio, José - Lyricist
Ribeiro, Ricardo (vocals)
Amaral, Miguel (portuguese guitar)
Oliveira, Marco (viola de fado)
Músicos do Tejo, Os (Ensemble)
Magalhães, Marcos (Conductor)
6 Soneto de Amor (Love Sonnet) 08:03
Ribeiro, Ricardo (vocals)
Amaral, Miguel (portuguese guitar)
Oliveira, Marco (viola de fado)
Músicos do Tejo, Os (Ensemble)
Magalhães, Marcos (Conductor)
Almeida, Francisco Antonio de
Quintans, Ana (soprano)
Amaral, Miguel (portuguese guitar)
Músicos do Tejo, Os (Ensemble)
Magalhães, Marcos (Conductor)
7 Te Deum - Venerandum 03:37
Quintans, Ana (soprano)
Amaral, Miguel (portuguese guitar)
Músicos do Tejo, Os (Ensemble)
Magalhães, Marcos (Conductor)
Quintans, Ana (soprano)
Músicos do Tejo, Os (Ensemble)
Magalhães, Marcos (Conductor)
8 Il Trionfo d'Amore, Part II: Aria: In queste lacrime, Arsindo specchiasti 06:33
Quintans, Ana (soprano)
Músicos do Tejo, Os (Ensemble)
Magalhães, Marcos (Conductor)
Quintans, Ana (soprano)
Músicos do Tejo, Os (Ensemble)
Magalhães, Marcos (Conductor)
9 La Spinalba, ovvero Il vecchio matto, Act II : Aria: Un cor, ch'ha per costume 06:34
Quintans, Ana (soprano)
Músicos do Tejo, Os (Ensemble)
Magalhães, Marcos (Conductor)
Traditional
Farinha, Fernando - Lyricist
Ribeiro, Ricardo (vocals)
Amaral, Miguel (portuguese guitar)
Oliveira, Marco (viola de fado)
10 Destino Marcado, Fado Menor 04:24
Ribeiro, Ricardo (vocals)
Amaral, Miguel (portuguese guitar)
Oliveira, Marco (viola de fado)
Traditional
Sobral, Conde - Lyricist
Ribeiro, Ricardo (vocals)
Amaral, Miguel (portuguese guitar)
Oliveira, Marco (viola de fado)
11 Olhos Estranhos, Fado Corrido 03:00
Ribeiro, Ricardo (vocals)
Amaral, Miguel (portuguese guitar)
Oliveira, Marco (viola de fado)
Traditional
Dias, João - Lyricist
Ribeiro, Ricardo (vocals)
Amaral, Miguel (portuguese guitar)
Oliveira, Marco (viola de fado)
12 De Loucura em loucura, Fado Cravo 03:42
Ribeiro, Ricardo (vocals)
Amaral, Miguel (portuguese guitar)
Oliveira, Marco (viola de fado)
Kyao, Rão
Faria, Rosa Lobato de - Lyricist
Ribeiro, Ricardo (vocals)
Amaral, Miguel (portuguese guitar)
Oliveira, Marco (viola de fado)
13 Fado do Alentejo 05:10
Ribeiro, Ricardo (vocals)
Amaral, Miguel (portuguese guitar)
Oliveira, Marco (viola de fado)
Pereira, António Cláudio
Músicos do Tejo, Os (Ensemble)
Magalhães, Marcos (Conductor)
14 Sinfonia in D Major 03:24
Músicos do Tejo, Os (Ensemble)
Magalhães, Marcos (Conductor)
Palomino, José
Quintans, Ana (soprano)
Ribeiro, Ricardo (vocals)
Músicos do Tejo, Os (Ensemble)
Magalhães, Marcos (Conductor)
15 Entremez das Regateiras Zelosas: Duetto de Marujo e Regateira 03:04
Quintans, Ana (soprano)
Ribeiro, Ricardo (vocals)
Músicos do Tejo, Os (Ensemble)
Magalhães, Marcos (Conductor)
Ribeiro, Ricardo (vocals)
Oliveira, Marco (viola de fado)
Cagwin, Jarrod (percussion)
Magalhães, Marcos (organ)
Oliveira, Marco (vocals)
16 Os efeitos da ternura, lundum 04:07
Ribeiro, Ricardo (vocals)
Oliveira, Marco (viola de fado)
Cagwin, Jarrod (percussion)
Magalhães, Marcos (organ)
Oliveira, Marco (vocals)
Oulman, Alain
Magalhães, Marcos - Arranger
Camões, Luís de - Lyricist
Quintans, Ana (soprano)
Amaral, Miguel (portuguese guitar)
Oliveira, Marco (viola de fado)
Músicos do Tejo, Os (Ensemble)
Magalhães, Marcos (Conductor)
17 Com que voz (arr. M. Magalhães for voice, Portuguese guitar, viola de fado and chamber ensemble) 03:53
Quintans, Ana (soprano)
Amaral, Miguel (portuguese guitar)
Oliveira, Marco (viola de fado)
Músicos do Tejo, Os (Ensemble)
Magalhães, Marcos (Conductor)
Gonçalves, Carlos
Magalhães, Marcos - Arranger
Vieira, Alfonso Lopes - Lyricist
Ribeiro, Ricardo (vocals)
Amaral, Miguel (portuguese guitar)
Oliveira, Marco (viola de fado)
Músicos do Tejo, Os (Ensemble)
Magalhães, Marcos (Conductor)
18 Romance (arr. M. Magalhães for voice, Portuguese guitar, viola de fado and chamber ensemble) 02:32
Ribeiro, Ricardo (vocals)
Amaral, Miguel (portuguese guitar)
Oliveira, Marco (viola de fado)
Músicos do Tejo, Os (Ensemble)
Magalhães, Marcos (Conductor)
Magalhães, Pedro Ayres
Leão, Rodrigo
Gomes, Gabriel
Salgueiro, Teresa
Ribeiro, Francisco
Magalhães, Marcos - Arranger
Magalhães, Pedro Ayres - Lyricist
Quintans, Ana (soprano)
Músicos do Tejo, Os (Ensemble)
Magalhães, Marcos (Conductor)
19 O Pastor (arr. M. Magalhães for voice and chamber ensemble) 03:46
Quintans, Ana (soprano)
Músicos do Tejo, Os (Ensemble)
Magalhães, Marcos (Conductor)
Oliveira, Marco (vocals)
20 Hei-de amar-te até morrer! 03:52
Oliveira, Marco (vocals)

Total Playing Time: 01:24:34