The Elegia, op. 45 for piano by José Vianna da Motta is now available on the AvA Musical Editions‘s store.

Ref. ava171709
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Edited by/ and Preface
João Costa Ferreira

I would like to thank Lloyd Afrank who helped to write the English version of the preface.

January 19th 2018, 19h00 – Maison de la Musique de Nanterre

8 Rue des Anciennes Mairies
92000 Nanterre, France

Waltzes, mazurkas, polkas, rhapsodies… by the composer José Vianna da Motta
In Portugal, influenced by the music of Chopin and Schumann, the Portuguese composer José Vianna da Motta composed at the age of six his first pieces for piano: waltzes, mazurkas, polkas and other dances he played in Lisbon’s music halls.
Later, led by a patriotic feeling, the composer started to integrate in his music the Portuguese popular traditions.
Inspired by traditional Portuguese music (like fado), his piano rhapsodies also reflect the virtuosity of the time of the great romantic pianists.

Six new works for piano by José Vianna da Motta are available on the AvA Musical Editions‘s store:

– Purificação, Polka op. 18
Ref. ava161570
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– Victória!!, March op. 23
Ref. ava161568
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– A Infância, Polka op. 24
Ref. ava161544
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– O Acrobata, Fantasy op. 25
Ref. ava161567
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– Pensée Poétique, Rêverie op. 36
Ref. ava161494
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– Au bord du Lac de Pena, Pastoral op. 50
Ref. ava161546
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Edited by/ and Preface
João Costa Ferreira

I would like to thank Lloyd Afrank who helped to write the English versions of the prefaces.

October 27th 2017, 19h00 – Museu Nacional da Música

Rua João de Freitas Branco, 12
1500-359 Lisbon, Portugal

October 28th 2017, 18h00 – Museu da Música Portuguesa – Casa Verdades de Faria

Avenida Sabóia, 1146
2765-420 Estoril, Portugal