Música Portuguesa Armando José FERNANDES (1906-1983): Concerto para violino e orquestra (1948) Luís Freitas BRANCO (1890-1955): Seconda Sinfonia in si bemole minore Alexandre da Costa, violin Extremadura Symphony Orchestra Jesús Amigo (Badajoz, Spain), director ACD2 2578 Alexandre Da Costa is a young Montréal-based violinist who has taken the international concert stage by storm.   His debut ATMA Classique recording is a salute to his roots and features music by two Portuguese composers, Armando José Fernandes and Luís de Freitas Branco.   The latter's Sinfonia is representative of the Neoclassical style that contributed to a renaissance in Portuguese concert music.   Fernandes' violin concerto was composed in 1948 and is the perfect vehicle to demonstrate Da Costa's superb talent. Winner of many prestigious national and international first prizes Da Costa's career is soaring, with recent engagements with several European and Canadian orchestras, including the London Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, the Vienna Symphony Orchestra, the Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Armando José Fernandes (1906-1983) Concerto pour violon et orchestre en mi majeur (1948)     [ 31:16 ] Premier enregistrement mondial :: World Premier recording   1. Allegro Assai     [ 12:17 ]   2. Scherzo Allegreto     [ 3:55 ]   3. Andantino sostenuto     [ 9:10 ]   4. Finale: Molto vivace     [ 5.54 ] Luís de Freitas Branco (1890-1955) Symphonie n° 2 en si bémol mineur (1926)     [ 42:29 ]   5. Andante     [ 13:02 ]   6. Andantino con moto     [ 10:24 ]   7. Allegro vivace     [ 8:25 ]   8. Adagio [ 10:38 ] ATMA Classique is distributed in Australia by Rockian Trading PO Box 44, Briar Hill, Vic, 3088, Australia Telephone +61 (0)3 9432 4149 ~ Facsimile +61 (0)3 9444 6879