Joana Gama - Travels in my Homeland: Portuguese Piano Music

Fernando Lopes-Gra�a and Am�lcar Vasques-Dias are linked in their musical reflections on Portuguese identity, but at widely differing points in that country�s history. Lopes-Gra�a transformed traditional songs into poetic and hard-edged statements, helping to create a �national collective spirit� that would not be bowed by dictatorship. Vasques-Dias�s approach to folk culture is based on more personal feelings and emotions, recalling the countryside of his childhood and its landscapes today.