Quarteto de Cordas de Matosinhos
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Dedicated to Bernardo Moreira de Sá, founder of Orpheon Portuense and Conservatório de Música do Porto, Vianna da Motta's second string quartet is considered a historic milestone of innovation. The second movement, subtitled “Cenas nas Montanhas”, evokes a popular melody from the Azores’ songbook. The recital ends with Schubert's famous quartet, which includes the song “Death and the Maiden”, which expresses well the dramatic and dark character of the composer's music.
