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L’Avventura London and their director Zak Ozmo make their debut on Hyperion with a lusciously saucy album of Portuguese love songs from the eighteenth century. Described by a contemporary visitor as ‘voluptuous and bewitching’, these modinhas have an uncertain genesis, but it is likely they reached Portugal from its overseas dominion of Brazil. Two highly contrasting styles predominate: one melancholic and lyrical, and the other bright and rhythmic, often with syncopated rhythms in the voice. Also interspersed are instrumental works from the period.
The spirited players of L’Avventura London are joined by two Portuguese sopranos, Sandra Medeiros and Joana Seara, who are also early music specialists in their own right.
L’Avventura London and their director Zak Ozmo make their debut on Hyperion with a lusciously saucy album of Portuguese love songs from the eighteenth century. Described by a contemporary visitor as ‘voluptuous and bewitching’, these modinhas have an uncertain genesis, but it is likely they reached Portugal from its overseas dominion of Brazil. Two highly contrasting styles predominate: one melancholic and lyrical, and the other bright and rhythmic, often with syncopated rhythms in the voice. Also interspersed are instrumental works from the period.
The spirited players of L’Avventura London are joined by two Portuguese sopranos, Sandra Medeiros and Joana Seara, who are also early music specialists in their own right.
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Works on This Recording
1.
Ganinha, minha Ganinha by Anonymous
Performer:
Sandra Medeiros (Soprano),
Joana Seara (Soprano)
Conductor:
Zak Ozmo
Orchestra/Ensemble:
L'Avventura London
2.
Tempo que breve passaste by António da Silva Leite
Performer:
Joana Seara (Soprano)
Conductor:
Zak Ozmo
Orchestra/Ensemble:
L'Avventura London
3.
Tocata do Sr Francisco Gerardo by António da Silva Leite
Performer:
Zak Ozmo (Guitar),
Taro Takeuchi (Guitar)
Conductor:
Zak Ozmo
Orchestra/Ensemble:
L'Avventura London
4.
Foi por mim, foi pela sorte by Anonymous
Performer:
Sandra Medeiros (Soprano)
Conductor:
Zak Ozmo
Orchestra/Ensemble:
L'Avventura London
5.
Onde vas linda Negrinha by António da Silva Leite
Performer:
Sandra Medeiros (Soprano),
Joana Seara (Soprano)
Conductor:
Zak Ozmo
Orchestra/Ensemble:
L'Avventura London
6.
A minha Nerina by Anonymous
Performer:
Joana Seara (Soprano)
Conductor:
Zak Ozmo
Orchestra/Ensemble:
L'Avventura London
7.
Você trata amor em brinco by Marcos António Portugal
Performer:
Sandra Medeiros (Soprano),
Joana Seara (Soprano)
Conductor:
Zak Ozmo
Orchestra/Ensemble:
L'Avventura London
8.
Minuete by António da Silva Leite
Performer:
Zak Ozmo (Guitar),
Taro Takeuchi (Guitar)
Conductor:
Zak Ozmo
Orchestra/Ensemble:
L'Avventura London
9.
Já, já me vai, Marília by Marcos António Portugal
Performer:
Sandra Medeiros (Soprano)
Conductor:
Zak Ozmo
Orchestra/Ensemble:
L'Avventura London
10.
Sobre as asas da ternura by José Mauricio
Performer:
Sandra Medeiros (Soprano),
Joana Seara (Soprano)
Conductor:
Zak Ozmo
Orchestra/Ensemble:
L'Avventura London
11.
Toccata no 8 by Carlos Seixas
Performer:
David Gordon (Harpsichord),
Zak Ozmo (Guitar)
Conductor:
Zak Ozmo
Orchestra/Ensemble:
L'Avventura London
12.
Que fiz eu à natureza? by José Mauricio
Performer:
Joana Seara (Soprano)
Conductor:
Zak Ozmo
Orchestra/Ensemble:
L'Avventura London
13.
Cuidados, tristes cuidados by Marcos António Portugal
Performer:
Sandra Medeiros (Soprano),
David Gordon (Harpsichord)
Conductor:
Zak Ozmo
Orchestra/Ensemble:
L'Avventura London
14.
É amor a lei suave by José Mauricio
Performer:
Sandra Medeiros (Soprano)
Conductor:
Zak Ozmo
Orchestra/Ensemble:
L'Avventura London
15.
Sonata for Harpsichord in F minor, K 466/L 118 by Domenico Scarlatti
Performer:
David Gordon (Harpsichord)
Conductor:
Zak Ozmo
Orchestra/Ensemble:
L'Avventura London
Period: Baroque
Written: 18th Century
16.
Os 'me deixas' que tu dás by Anonymous
Performer:
Sandra Medeiros (Soprano),
Joana Seara (Soprano)
Conductor:
Zak Ozmo
Orchestra/Ensemble:
L'Avventura London
17.
Minuet no 6 by Pedro António Avondano
Conductor:
Zak Ozmo
Orchestra/Ensemble:
L'Avventura London
18.
É delícia ter amor by Anonymous
Conductor:
Zak Ozmo
Orchestra/Ensemble:
L'Avventura London
19.
Minuet no 4 by Pedro António Avondano
Conductor:
Zak Ozmo
Orchestra/Ensemble:
L'Avventura London
Customer Reviews
Average Customer Review: 
( 1 Customer Review )
Wonderful November 27, 2012
By John Morgan (Dartmouth, NS) See All My Reviews
"When you hear this you'll wonder why most of this music has been unheard for so long. It is a fabulous disc of truly delightful pieces, highly unusual in its mixture of rhythms and syncopations, and its soulfulness and cheery brightness. It is Portuguese 'fado' and Brazilian folk mixed together but, incredibly, from the 18th century. The performances are outstanding, highlighted by the two wonderful singers who sing some of the pieces as duets. Zak Ozmo deserves a great deal of credit for researching this music and bringing it to light through his musical direction and playing."
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