Sete Mares
Event
In 1520, Fernão de Magalhães (Ferdinand Magellan) explored seas never sailed before. In 2020, Orquestra Filarmónica Portuguesa takes to Coliseu scores never before played and iconic pieces, on a great journey through the sounds of countries that comprised the first voyage around of the world: Portugal, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Philippines and South Africa. At the end of this commented concert, a Christmas “present” is reserved.
“Sete Mares” celebrates the 5th centenary of Circumnavigation, started by the Portuguese navigator Fernão de Magalhães, and ended by the Spanish Elcano. Therefore, the first piece could only be a Portuguese piece, with “Staccato Brilhante Op. 69” by Joly Braga Santos (1924-1988), one of the greatest Portuguese composers of the 20th century.
The armada left Seville for Brazil. “Psalmus” by Brazilian composer/conductor João Guilherme Ripper (1959), is, therefore, the first stopover, with a rhythmic and dramatic score that will be played for the first time in Portugal.
In homage to the discovery of the Strait of Magellan, located between Argentina and Chile, Orquestra Filarmónica Portuguesa makes history by choosing Coliseu for the world premiere of “Faro de Ultima Esperanza” by Chilean composer Rafael Díaz (1965). To take us to Argentina, the birthplace of Tango, we will hear the beautiful “Oblivion” by Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992).
Upon arriving in Asia, we will be greeted by “Locomotion” by the Filipino Saunder Choi (1988). And the passage through the Cape of Good Hope, which proved that the Earth is round and cleared the dark clouds of a trip without Fernão de Magalhães on board, could have been none other soundtrack than "Clouds Clearing". Celebrated as a work of freedom, it was composed by South African Hans Roosenschoon in 1994, the year in which South Africa's first black president, Nelson Mandela, was elected.
The composer chosen to symbolise the return to Europe is Beethoven (1770-1826), also a forerunner of new routes, not maritime but musical. We will celebrate the 250th anniversary of Beethoven's birth precisely on the day he was baptized, on 17 December 1770, with one of his most extraordinary works, the 7th Symphony.
At a time when culture also paves the way to new worlds, “Sete Mares”, which has the comments by maestro Osvaldo Ferreira, is the great journey that ends 2020, at a Coliseu Porto Ageas with a safe reduced capacity.
“Sete Mares” celebrates the 5th centenary of Circumnavigation, started by the Portuguese navigator Fernão de Magalhães, and ended by the Spanish Elcano. Therefore, the first piece could only be a Portuguese piece, with “Staccato Brilhante Op. 69” by Joly Braga Santos (1924-1988), one of the greatest Portuguese composers of the 20th century.
The armada left Seville for Brazil. “Psalmus” by Brazilian composer/conductor João Guilherme Ripper (1959), is, therefore, the first stopover, with a rhythmic and dramatic score that will be played for the first time in Portugal.
In homage to the discovery of the Strait of Magellan, located between Argentina and Chile, Orquestra Filarmónica Portuguesa makes history by choosing Coliseu for the world premiere of “Faro de Ultima Esperanza” by Chilean composer Rafael Díaz (1965). To take us to Argentina, the birthplace of Tango, we will hear the beautiful “Oblivion” by Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992).
Upon arriving in Asia, we will be greeted by “Locomotion” by the Filipino Saunder Choi (1988). And the passage through the Cape of Good Hope, which proved that the Earth is round and cleared the dark clouds of a trip without Fernão de Magalhães on board, could have been none other soundtrack than "Clouds Clearing". Celebrated as a work of freedom, it was composed by South African Hans Roosenschoon in 1994, the year in which South Africa's first black president, Nelson Mandela, was elected.
The composer chosen to symbolise the return to Europe is Beethoven (1770-1826), also a forerunner of new routes, not maritime but musical. We will celebrate the 250th anniversary of Beethoven's birth precisely on the day he was baptized, on 17 December 1770, with one of his most extraordinary works, the 7th Symphony.
At a time when culture also paves the way to new worlds, “Sete Mares”, which has the comments by maestro Osvaldo Ferreira, is the great journey that ends 2020, at a Coliseu Porto Ageas with a safe reduced capacity.
