Trio Pangea - Portuguese Piano Trios, Vol. 3 - Works by Nuno Corte-Real; Armando Jose Fernandes; Jose Viana da Mota

Trio Pangea explores the rich variety to be found in a century of Portuguese chamber music history. Armando Jose 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 Corte-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, Jose 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.