Bows Up! Camerata Atlantica, Manzanilla

Portuguese orchestral music was scarce until the 20th century, when composers were able to build on the great legacy of Luís de Freitas Branco. Joly Braga Santos’s Concerto in D minor is one of his best-loved early works, blending Alentejo folk songs with the sophistication of Vaughan Williams and Walton. Sérgio Azevedo is renowned for his neo-Classical style, reviving the concerto grosso in his homage to Bartók, the Music for Strings. (Naxos)