Joao Costa - Viana Da Mota: Fantasiest?ck, Op. 2, Zwei Klavierst?cke nach A. B?cklin, Cinco Raps?dias Portuguesas

Among the first works composed in Berlin by the young Jos� Viana da Mota were the Fantasiest�ck, Op. 2, brimming with Schumannesque cantabile, and the more fiery, Lisztinspired Zwei Klavierst�cke nach A. B�cklin. Written when the composer had established himself as one of the great virtuoso pianists of the Liszt school, the Raps�dias Portuguesas draw upon native fado tunes, religious and love songs and children�s round dances to create a vivid and idealised mosaic of Portuguese national identity.