Sounds of My Homeland

Recital for solo piano

"O salty sea, how much of your salt are the tears of Portugal!"

Fernando Pessoa

After "Russian Journey", an album entirely dedicated to works by Russian composers, Pedro Emanuel Pereira marked a return to his origins with " Sounds of My Homeland", an album for solo piano that includes exclusively original works by the artist. Revealing a different way of composing, along with constant improvisation, " Sounds of My Homeland" reveals the sounds of the pianist's native land, praising the noble Portuguese soul.

This project, for solo piano, includes exclusively Portuguese music for solo piano, featuring works by the author and other contemporary Portuguese composers.

PROGRAMME

Eurico Tomás de Lima

•  Barcarolle (1933)

(Arranged by Pedro Emanuel Pereira)

• Suite " Paradise Island" (1967)

Fernando Lopes-Graça

• Sonata n. 6 (1981)

António Victorino d'Almeida

• Two preludes and fugues op. 25 (1974)

(Work dedicated to and premiered by Pedro Emanuel Pereira)

Mário Laginha 

• Song and Fugue

"Lugar Bem Situado" and Fugue in D Major

Fernando Lapa

• Variations on the theme from José Afonso's "Coro da Primavera" (Spring Choir)

Pedro Emanuel Pereira

• Sounds of My Homeland, op. 1