Fragoso: Complete Chamber Music for Violin

This video provides an opportunity to discover the music of one of classical music’s ‘might have beens’. Fragoso’s tragically short life robbed Portugal of a composer with the potential for greatness. Composer: António de Lima Fragoso Artists: Carlos Damas (violin), Jian Hong (cello) & Jill Lawson (piano) 🎵 Purchase or streaming (Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, YouTube Music): 💎 More Information: 🎬🎮 These tracks are available for sync licensing in videos, films, tv-shows, games, advertising and more. For more information and to request a license go to: The death of António Fragoso (1897–1918) at the age of 21 robbed the Iberian Peninsula of a composer of great potential, the second within a century, following the Spaniard Juan Arriaga who died at the age of 20 in 1826, having displayed extraordinary promise. Fragoso, from Portugal, is less well known than Arriaga, but the music on this CD reveals a young composer thoroughly aware of the major musical figures of the time; the influence of Debussy and Fauré, for example, can be detected in the 1916 Suite Romantique for violin and piano. The Trio, also of 1916, begins as a more formal work but reveals the composer’s unique voice in the finale, where a series of chromatic progressions and an exploitation of the piano’s lower register create a dramatic sense of weightlessness and timelessness. Also included on this recording, the Violin Sonata of 1917 has survived as the opening movement only, and displays many of the characteristics of the trio, particularly through its affirmative and memorable melodic style. Tracklist: 00:00 Sonata in D for violin and piano (unfinished): I. Allegro 10:08 Suite Romantique for violin and piano: I. Prelúdio 14:04 Suite Romantique for violin and piano: II. Intermezzo 16:26 Suite Romantique for violin and piano: III. Berceuse 21:10 Suite Romantique for violin and piano: IV. Nocturno 25:56 Trio in C sharp Minor for violin, cello and piano: I. Allegro moderato 36:32 Trio in C sharp Minor for violin, cello and piano: II. Molto lento 42:42 Trio in C sharp Minor for violin, cello and piano: III. Scherzo – Molto vivace 45:23 Trio in C sharp Minor for violin, cello and piano: IV. Allegro vivo 👉 Social media links: Instagram: Facebook: TikTok: Spotify Playlists: Brilliant Classics Spotify: New Classical Releases: The Best of Liszt: The Best of Bach: Most Popular Piano Music: Beautiful Classical Music: Classical Music For Dinnertime: Thank you for watching this video by Brilliant Classics, we hope you enjoyed it! Don’t forget to share it and subscribe to our YouTube channel. And visit our channel for other pieces by Fragoso and more of the greatest composers. We upload daily with complete albums and compilations with the best classical music. #Fragoso #ChamberMusic #Violin #Complete #Chamber #Music #ClassicalViolin #ClassicalMusic #BrilliantClassics