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Fernando Lopes-Graça
Person · male · Portugal · Tomar · born 1906 · died 1994 · recording since 1963
Portuguese composer (1906–1994)
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Also known as Fernando Lopes Graça · Frenando Lopes-Graca · Lopes Graça · Lopes-Graça · フェルナンド・ロペス＝グラサ
Timeline
22 events▣ Album 19◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1† Death 1
1900s
1960s
· Debut release
Debut release: Portuguese Folk Music Volume 1: Minho
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
· Album
Album: Nove Danças Breves / Variações Sobre Um Tema Popular Português / Piano Sonata No. 2 / Ao Fio Dos Anos E Das Horas
Album
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2020s
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Album: Divertimento / Sinfonieta / Cinco Velhos Romances Portugueses / Quatro Invenções
Album
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Biography
English biography522 words · 4 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1357442464
Biography
Fernando Lopes-Graça (17 December 1906 – 27 November 1994) was a Portuguese composer, conductor and musicologist.
Lopes-Graça was born in Tomar, and was influenced by Portuguese popular music, which he also studied, continuing the work of the composer and musicologist Francisco de Lacerda.
He was a member of the Portuguese Communist Party and strenuously opposed the Estado Novo and its leader António de Oliveira Salazar.
He completed the Dicionário de Música (Dictionary of Music), started by his teacher, Tomás Borba, himself a composer. He died in Parede, near Cascais.
Chronology
1906: 17 December: birth in Tomar (where he would start his piano studies).
1924: becomes a student at the Conservatório Nacional de Lisboa.
1927: becomes a student of Vianna da Motta's Classe de Virtuosidade.
1931: obtains the Composition Degree. In the same year he is arrested and expelled to Alpiarça.
1934: wins a scholarship to study in France, which he is later denied for political reasons.
1937: goes to Paris, where he studies with composition and orchestration with Charles Koechlin.
1938: The "Maison de la Culture de Paris" commissions «La fiévre du temps» (ballet-revue). Harmonisation of traditional Portuguese songs.
1940: Wins the composition prize from Círculo de Cultura Musical with his 1st Concert for Piano and Orchestra.
1942: wins a prize from Círculo de Cultura Musical for «História Trágico-Marítima» (Miguel Torga poem).
1944: wins, for the 3rd time, the Composition Prize from Círculo de Cultura Musical for «Sinfonia».
1945: integrates the Movement of Democratic Unity's District Commission.
1949: integrates the jury of the International Béla Bartók Festival in Budapest.
1952: wins another composition prize from Círculo de Cultura Musical for his 3rd Piano Sonata, dedicated to the Franco-Swiss pianist Hélène Boschi, who premieres the sonata in Paris in 1954.
1961: publishes, with Michel Giacometti, the 1st volume of the Antologia de Música Regional Portuguesa. Starts work on «In Memoriam Béla Bartók» (8 progressive suites for piano), which he will complete in 1975.
1969: Mstislav Rostropovich performs his Concerto da Camera (cello).
1973: Editora Cosmos starts the publication of «Obras Literárias» (18 volumes).
1974: becomes president of the Comissão para a Reforma do Ensino Musical, created by the Provisional Government of the April Revolution.
1979: composes the «Requiem pelas vítimas do fascismo em Portugal» (Requiem for the Victims of Fascism in Portugal) for large orchestra, soloists, and choir.
1981: receives invitation from the Hungarian government for the celebrations of the 100th anniversary of Béla Bartók's birth.
1993: publication of his complete piano sonatas and sonatinas (Matosinhos). Tribute for his 87th birthday.
1994: dies, at home, in the evening of 27 November.
National orders
Grand Officer of the Order of Saint James of the Sword (9 April 1981)
Grand Cross of the Order of Prince Henry the Navigator (2 February 1987)
Sources and links
Bio, Catalogue & Audio Samples Archived 1 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine
Brief biography and record reviews at musicweb-international.com
Mário Vieira de Carvalho (2012), « Politics of Identity and Counter-Hegemony: Lopes-Graça and the Concept of 'National Music'», in: Music and Politics [1]
Mário Vieira de Carvalho (2011), «Between Political Engagement and Aesthetic Autonomy: Fernando Lopes-Graça's Dialectical Approach to Music and Politics», in: Twentieth-Century Music [2]
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 13 | 67.6th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 20 | 87.1th |
| Studio albums | 19 | 96.2th |
| Awards recorded | 2 | 92.6th |
| Timeline events | 22 | 94.7th |
| Recording span (years) | 31 | 68.2th |
| Genres | 3 | 80.4th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (20 release groups · 19 studio albums)
Albums · 19
Portuguese Folk Music Volume 1: Minho
1963 · studio album
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Tracklist · 22 tracks · 48:07
1Cantilena de Pedreiro3:102Cantiga de Malhadas2:023Senhora do Alívio3:154As Santas Cruzes3:325Grito de Escatilhar0:406Os Tristes Filhos1:207Senhora do Sameiro2:538Solo de Harmónio1:179Rosinha2:1210Aboio [I]3:0911Auto da Floripes [fragmanto]4:0512Segadinhas1:5613Solo de Flauta0:4714Encomendação das Almas1:4315Aboio [II]1:3916Alegres Cantemos3:3317Canto de São João0:5318Ai, Sim0:5719Melopeia de Carpideira2:4320Reis1:5121Senhora Sant'Ana1:4122Arrula, Arrula2:49Portuguese Folk Music Volume 3: Beiras
1963 · studio album
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Tracklist · 28 tracks · 45:56
1Bacelada1:142Martírios2:083Cantiga da Azeitona1:274Bendito [I]1:495Alvorada1:286Amentar das Almas3:317São João [I]1:388Bendito [II]1:199Cantiga da Ceifa [I]1:5610Dança dos Homens [fragmento]1:1911Maçadela do Linho1:2512Senhora do Almurtão1:2013Cantiga da Roda2:1214Senhora Santa Combinha1:4715O Carvalhal1:2116Senhora da Póvoa1:1217Cantiga da Ceifa [II]2:0918Canto da Paixão1:1319Devoção das Almas2:1820Olé, Ó Senhora Mãe2:1621São João [II]1:3522Senhora Santa Luzia1:2223Aboio1:4024Aleluia1:0125Cantiga do Entrudo1:0126Cantiga da Sacha2:0527Cantiga de Nanar0:4928A Tia Baptista1:21Portuguese Folk Music Volume 4: Alentejo
1963 · studio album
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Tracklist · 20 tracks · 45:13
1Tralhoada2:262Entrai Pastores, Entrai3:533Ai Solidão, Ai Dão, Ai Dão2:074Ai, Festas de Campo Maior1:075Oliveiras, Oliveiras1:546Já Lá Gritam no Calvário1:327Esta Noite É de Janeiras2:288O Vos Omnes2:539Auto da Criação do Mundo4:0710À Porta de uma Alma Santa4:0811São João se Adormeceu1:4412Oh! Quem Gaba Serpa pr'ó Canto1:4513Oh! Que Linda Pomba Branca2:1814Toque do Peditório1:1215Às Vezes Lá no Meu Monte2:1116Pastores do Verde Prado1:1617Se Fores ao Mar Pescar2:1818Estas Casas São Bem Altas2:1019O Tempo do Entrudo2:0220Ó Meu Menino Jesus1:42Portuguese Folk Music Volume 2: Trás-os-Montes
1963 · studio album
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Tracklist · 26 tracks · 49:25
1Alvorada3:112O Conde Ninho1:213Manhaninha de São João2:094Agora Baixou o Sol1:085Viste Lá o Meu Amado2:356Murinheira2:057Dona Ancra3:538Deus te Salve, Rosa1:369Faixinha Verde1:3610Li-Lá-Ré1:4911Valdevinos1:3712Dona Filomena2:0113Malva, Malveta1:1714A Mal-Casada1:4515Ò Perdigão1:4216Galandum0:4917Vinte-cinco2:1518Mineta1:2019Encomendação das Almas2:2420Cantilena da Pedra1:3021Carvalhesa1:4122Bendito1:4523Ró-Ró1:4624Redondo1:4725Don Fernando2:5126Dá-Lá-Dou1:32Portuguese Folk Music Volume 5: Algarve
1963 · studio album
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Tracklist · 21 tracks · 55:09
1Leva, Leva!4:362Dona Mariana4:503Baile Mandado4:504Oração do Pobrezinho2:435Despique1:086Oração de Santo António1:277D. Varão3:088As Excelências da Virgem1:329Janeiras4:3110Ai, Ó Linda2:3111Oração das Almas3:1112Deus te Salve, Ó Rosa2:4013Os Três "Cavalheiros"2:1114Corridinho [I]1:4015Salvé-Rainha2:2616Laurinha1:4817A Confissão da Virgem3:0418O Cativo1:3119Corridinho [II]1:1820Faça Ai-Ai, Meu Menino2:1021Boas-Festas1:54Viola Concertino / Piano Concertino / Divertimento
1988 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 50:20
1Concertino para violeta e orquestra13:392Concertino para piano, cordas, metais e percussão15:213Divertimento para instrumentos de sopro, tímpanos, bateria, violoncelos e contrabaixos: I. Entrada2:574Divertimento para instrumentos de sopro, tímpanos, bateria, violoncelos e contrabaixos: II. Recreio campestre3:045Divertimento para instrumentos de sopro, tímpanos, bateria, violoncelos e contrabaixos: III. Coral2:596Divertimento para instrumentos de sopro, tímpanos, bateria, violoncelos e contrabaixos: IV. Intermezo2:487Divertimento para instrumentos de sopro, tímpanos, bateria, violoncelos e contrabaixos: V. Fandango2:268Divertimento para instrumentos de sopro, tímpanos, bateria, violoncelos e contrabaixos: VI. Égloca3:029Divertimento para instrumentos de sopro, tímpanos, bateria, violoncelos e contrabaixos: VII. Final4:041988 · studio album
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Tracklist · 5 tracks · 47:20
1Requiem pelas vítimas do fascismo em Portugal: I. Introitus7:282Requiem pelas vítimas do fascismo em Portugal: II. Sequentia: Dies Irae19:473Requiem pelas vítimas do fascismo em Portugal: III. Sanctus7:024Requiem pelas vítimas do fascismo em Portugal: IV. Agnus Dei6:005Requiem pelas vítimas do fascismo em Portugal: V. Communio7:03Canções Heróicas / Canções Regionais Portuguesas
1994 · studio album
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Tracklist · 40 tracks · 1:17:51
1CANÇÕES HERÓICAS: Acordai2:082Jornada1:133Mãe Pobre1:524Convite1:065Firmeza1:266Cantemos o Novo Dia1:287Combate2:008Ronda1:529Livre1:3210Canto da Esperança2:1911Canto de paz2:4612Canto Livre3:0213Clamor1:3314Ó Pastor que Choras1:2215Canção de Catarina1:4716As Papoilas1:1417Canção do Camponês2:3818Quando a Alegria for de Todos1:0919Não te Deites Coração1:1920Hino do Homem1:3721CANÇÕES REGIONAIS PORTUGUESAS: Nossa Senhora das Preces1:5422Lá em Sta. Iria1:3123Nem contigo nem sem ti2:0624S. João Adormeceu3:2625Andorinha Gloriosa1:3526Quatro Laços da Dança dos Paulitos2:1527Fui-te ver, 'stavas lavando2:2328Anda Duermente Niño1:0229Oração de Sto. António2:1830Ai de Mim Tanta Laranja1:5131Moradoras Desta Casa1:1232Deus Te Guarde, Pastorinha3:1633Vai Colher a Rosa2:1034Milho Verde, Milho Verde1:5035Senhora do Livramento1:4536Sete varas tem2:4437Tascadeiras do Meu Linho1:4538Ó Senhora do Amparo2:1939Passarinha Trigueira2:0240À Moda da Rita3:042008 · Field recording
Symphony For Orchestra / Rustic Suite / December Poem
2012 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 1:06:04
1Suite Rustica No. 1: I. Andante con moto, ma semplice2:152Suite Rustica No. 1: II. Non troppo vivo1:393Suite Rustica No. 1: III. Andante3:484Suite Rustica No. 1: IV. Un poco vivo, grazioso1:435Suite Rustica No. 1: V. Lento, non troppo3:096Suite Rustica No. 1: VI. Allegro moderato2:187Poema de dezembro (December Poem)10:038Marcha festiva (Festival March)6:429Sinfonia: I. Allegro rapsodico11:4210Sinfonia: II. Intermezzo8:5911Sinfonia: III. Passacaglia13:462013 · studio album
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Tracklist · 6 tracks · 55:00
1Piano Concerto no. 1: I. Allegro moderato11:322Piano Concerto no. 1: II. Andante7:323Piano Concerto no. 1: III. Allegro non troppo11:144Piano Concerto no. 2: I. Tempo giusto9:585Piano Concerto no. 2: II. Andante con moto5:266Piano Concerto no. 2: III. Vivo quasi cadenza9:182014 · studio album
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Tracklist · 29 tracks · 1:19:11
19 Danças breves: No. 1, Allegro moderato2:1329 Danças breves: No. 2, Non troppo mosso1:4839 Danças breves: No. 3, Allegretto5:1949 Danças breves: No. 4, Moderato1:5859 Danças breves: No. 5, Moderato1:4069 Danças breves: No. 6, Allegro non troppo4:0479 Danças breves: No. 7, Allegro2:0889 Danças breves: No. 8, Allegretto semplice1:4299 Danças breves: No. 9, Molto moderato ed assai ritmato2:2510Variações sobre um tema popular português, Op. 16:0511Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 26: I. Allegro giusto5:3012Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 26: II. Andante5:0213Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 26: III. Allegro non tanto6:3914Ao fio dos anos e das horas: I. Larghetto2:2815Ao fio dos anos e das horas: II. Moderato2:1016Ao fio dos anos e das horas: III. Energico0:5517Ao fio dos anos e das horas: IV. Semplice2:4818Ao fio dos anos e das horas: V. Senza rigore2:3219Ao fio dos anos e das horas: VI. Veloce1:2520Ao fio dos anos e das horas: VII. Con fuoco1:5321Ao fio dos anos e das horas: VIII. Sostenuto2:4322Ao fio dos anos e das horas: IX. Luminoso2:0223Ao fio dos anos e das horas: X. Vivo1:2724Ao fio dos anos e das horas: XI. Mesto2:2525Ao fio dos anos e das horas: XII. Agitato1:1026Ao fio dos anos e das horas: XIII. Intimo2:1427Ao fio dos anos e das horas: XIV. Animato1:3928Ao fio dos anos e das horas: XV. Vivo1:4529Ao fio dos anos e das horas: XVI. Andantino3:02Music for String Quartet and Piano, Volume 1
2014 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 54:35
1O Canto Amor e de Morte17:142String Quartet No. 1: I. Allegro moderato4:503String Quartet No. 1: II. Larghetto6:574String Quartet No. 1: III. Scherzo-Fantasia7:285String Quartet No. 1: IV. Giocoso5:306String Quartet No. 1: V. Epilogo - Adagio2:137Suite Rustica No. 2: I. Melancólico1:538Suite Rustica No. 2: II. Danzante2:319Suite Rustica No. 2: III. Scherzoso1:1410Suite Rustica No. 2: IV. in modo di Ninna Nanna2:4311Suite Rustica No. 2: V. Gaio2:02Music for String Quartet and Piano, Volume 2
2015 · studio album
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Tracklist · 21 tracks · 51:16
1Piano Quartet: I. Allegro moderato7:362Piano Quartet: II. Largo con variazione7:323Piano Quartet: III. Allegro scherzando9:01414 Annotations: No. 1,0:34514 Annotations: No. 2,0:29614 Annotations: No. 3,0:36714 Annotations: No. 4,0:38814 Annotations: No. 5,0:23914 Annotations: No. 6,0:581014 Annotations: No. 7,0:271114 Annotations: No. 8,1:001214 Annotations: No. 9,0:381314 Annotations: No. 10,0:561414 Annotations: No. 11,0:281514 Annotations: No. 12,0:421614 Annotations: No. 13,0:291714 Annotations: No. 14,0:4618String Quartet No. 2: I. Grazioso5:0119String Quartet No. 2: II. Burletta4:1220String Quartet No. 2: III. Cavatina3:5521String Quartet No. 2: IV. Finale4:552018 · studio album
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Tracklist · 35 tracks · 1:15:42
14 Cantos do Natal, Op. 97: No. 1, Ó Meu Menino Jesus1:4924 Cantos do Natal, Op. 97: No. 2, Vinde Pastores2:0334 Cantos do Natal, Op. 97: No. 3, Estando a Virgem2:4244 Cantos do Natal, Op. 97: No. 4, Ó Meu Menino Tão Lindo2:4153 Poemas de Adolfo Casais Monteiro, Op. 12: No. 1, Música2:3863 Poemas de Adolfo Casais Monteiro, Op. 12: No. 2, Poemas das Mãos Tombadas1:2273 Poemas de Adolfo Casais Monteiro, Op. 12: No. 3, Marcha Triunfal1:11810 Canções Populares Húngaras, Op. 87: No. 1, Kertünk alatt2:23910 Canções Populares Húngaras, Op. 87: No. 2, Jeruzsálem kapujában1:321010 Canções Populares Húngaras, Op. 87: No. 3, Tegnap jártam zabaratni0:541110 Canções Populares Húngaras, Op. 87: No. 4, A gyirmóti magas torony1:541210 Canções Populares Húngaras, Op. 87: No. 5, Ideki a Csengébe0:491310 Canções Populares Húngaras, Op. 87: No. 6, Estefelé2:321410 Canções Populares Húngaras, Op. 87: No. 7, Látodé te azt a hegyet1:061510 Canções Populares Húngaras, Op. 87: No. 8, Jaj de porzik a zilahi2:111610 Canções Populares Húngaras, Op. 87: No. 9, Tedd be, vedd fö0:431710 Canções Populares Húngaras, Op. 87: No. 10, Öszi szél2:15182 Romances de Armindo Rodrigues, Op. 47: No. 1, Romance das Três Meninas no Laranjal3:07192 Romances de Armindo Rodrigues, Op. 47: No. 2, Romance dos Sete Cavaleiros2:36209 Chansons populaires russes, Op. 66: No. 1, Moissonneur!2:17219 Chansons populaires russes, Op. 66: No. 2, La mal-mariée2:30229 Chansons populaires russes, Op. 66: No. 3, Je m'en irai2:17239 Chansons populaires russes, Op. 66: No. 4, Sur la rivière1:57249 Chansons populaires russes, Op. 66: No. 5, Poussière de neige1:52259 Chansons populaires russes, Op. 66: No. 6, Pétrouchka1:49269 Chansons populaires russes, Op. 66: No. 7, Souliko3:51279 Chansons populaires russes, Op. 66: No. 8, Ma petite maisonnette1:53289 Chansons populaires russes, Op. 66: No. 9, Sur les flots puissants du Volga6:1829As 3 Canções de Olívia, Op. 20: No. 1, Desalento1:4430As 3 Canções de Olívia, Op. 20: No. 2, O Bordado1:1231As 3 Canções de Olívia, Op. 20: No. 3, Distância1:26324 Novos Cantos do Natal: No. 1, Em Belém1:52334 Novos Cantos do Natal: No. 2, Dia de Festa2:40344 Novos Cantos do Natal: No. 3, Cantiga à Virgem1:21354 Novos Cantos do Natal: No. 4, Vós Sois Cristo4:152021 · studio album
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Tracklist · 26 tracks · 1:05:03
17 Vieilles chansons grecques, Op. 58: No. 1, L'agnelet (Chant du berger)4:0427 Vieilles chansons grecques, Op. 58: No. 2, Là-bas sur le gazon2:2537 Vieilles chansons grecques, Op. 58: No. 3, Pentozali1:1747 Vieilles chansons grecques, Op. 58: No. 4, Ma compagne2:5557 Vieilles chansons grecques, Op. 58: No. 5, Ma femme a l'air si gentillet2:2767 Vieilles chansons grecques, Op. 58: No. 6, Ô liane verte2:1677 Vieilles chansons grecques, Op. 58: No. 7, La danse de Zalongo5:038Ícaro, Op. 173:479Marcha quase fúnebre, Op. 182:5410Pastoral, Op. 193:21113 Canções do 25 de Abril: No. 1, Portugal, cravo vermelho2:15123 Canções do 25 de Abril: No. 2, Viva o amor2:17133 Canções do 25 de Abril: No. 3, A minha bandeira1:41143 Poemas em prosa, Op. 7: No. 1, Pronunciarei o teu nome2:15153 Poemas em prosa, Op. 7: No. 2, Escura a noite e tu dormes1:51163 Poemas em prosa, Op. 7: No. 3, Quando levantas a tua lâmpada1:411710 Chansons populaires tchèques et slovaques, Op. 67: No. 1, L'adieu3:131810 Chansons populaires tchèques et slovaques, Op. 67: No. 2, Cueillons la framboise1:051910 Chansons populaires tchèques et slovaques, Op. 67: No. 3, Mère, êtes-vous là-bas?3:202010 Chansons populaires tchèques et slovaques, Op. 67: No. 4, L'oiseau planait3:012110 Chansons populaires tchèques et slovaques, Op. 67: No. 5, Chanson du rouet1:092210 Chansons populaires tchèques et slovaques, Op. 67: No. 6, Toi, la plus belle3:182310 Chansons populaires tchèques et slovaques, Op. 67: No. 7, Un fusilier d'la garde1:062410 Chansons populaires tchèques et slovaques, Op. 67: No. 8, Je possède un doux ami2:272510 Chansons populaires tchèques et slovaques, Op. 67: No. 9, Les fillettes2:512610 Chansons populaires tchèques et slovaques, Op. 67: No. 10, Hop, hei!1:04Divertimento / Sinfonieta / Cinco Velhos Romances Portugueses / Quatro Invenções
2022 · studio album
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Tracklist · 20 tracks · 1:03:23
1Divertimento, op. 107: I. Entrada3:052Divertimento, op. 107: II. Recreio campestre3:153Divertimento, op. 107: III. Coral3:214Divertimento, op. 107: IV. Intermezo3:075Divertimento, op. 107: V. Fandango2:246Divertimento, op. 107: VI. Écloga3:217Divertimento, op. 107: VII. Final4:078Sinfonieta, op. 220 “Homenagem a Haydn”: I. Adagio – Allegro moderato5:029Sinfonieta, op. 220 “Homenagem a Haydn”: II. Andante – Più mosso – Lento2:5910Sinfonieta, op. 220 “Homenagem a Haydn”: III. Gaio3:0611Sinfonieta, op. 220 “Homenagem a Haydn”: IV. Allegro con spirito4:3712Cinco Velhos romances Portugueses, op. 98: I. Romance de Dona Silvana4:1213Cinco Velhos romances Portugueses, op. 98: II. Romance de Santa Catarina2:1014Cinco Velhos romances Portugueses, op. 98: III. Romance da Dona Infanta1:2615Cinco Velhos romances Portugueses, op. 98: IV. Romance de Dona Ângela1:5416Cinco Velhos romances Portugueses, op. 98: V. Romance de Santa Iria2:3417Quatro Invenções, op. 148: No. 1. Allegro2:2218Quatro Invenções, op. 148: No. 2. Andante4:3019Quatro Invenções, op. 148: No. 3. Vivace1:4820Quatro Invenções, op. 148: No. 4. Lento4:032024 · studio album
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Tracklist · 19 tracks · 1:13:59
1Mother's Little Boy, Op. 21 (Original 1936 Version)6:4526 Old English Songs, Op. 52: No. 1, Barbara Allen5:0536 Old English Songs, Op. 52: No. 2, Early One Morning2:1646 Old English Songs, Op. 52: No. 3, Sir Francis Drake3:1256 Old English Songs, Op. 52: No. 4, O Sleep, My Baby2:3966 Old English Songs, Op. 52: No. 5, What Shall We Do with the Drunken Sailor?0:5276 Old English Songs, Op. 52: No. 6, High Germany3:3083 Sonnets by Camões, Op. 27 (Original 1939 Version): No. 1, Seven Years as a Shepherd3:0293 Sonnets by Camões, Op. 27 (Original 1939 Version): No. 2, O Most Gentle Soul3:46103 Sonnets by Camões, Op. 27 (Original 1939 Version): No. 3, Oh How Long, Year after Year3:2511That Sad and Mournful Dawn, Op. 1123:3712Now That Your Beauty Doth Better Itself, Op. 133 (Original Version)5:39136 Old French Songs, Op. 50: No. 1, Song in a Strong Wind6:06146 Old French Songs, Op. 50: No. 2, My Lovely, If You Were Willing3:38156 Old French Songs, Op. 50: No. 3, How Can One Expect a Soul to Sing5:50166 Old French Songs, Op. 50: No. 4, The Song of the Liveries6:04176 Old French Songs, Op. 50: No. 5, Oh, If I Were a Little Mother1:33186 Old French Songs, Op. 50: No. 6, From Vine to Wine2:3419The Sun is Great, Op. 1304:262024 · studio album
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12 Romances viejos: No. 1, Romance de rosa fresca2:3822 Romances viejos: No. 2, Romance de Fontefrida2:1833 Canções regionais portuguesas: No. 1, Passarinha trigueira1:5643 Canções regionais portuguesas: No. 2, Romance da menina cativa2:5953 Canções regionais portuguesas: No. 3, Adeus, vila da Idanha1:5068 Canções da primeira cantata do Natal: No. 1, Do varão nasceu a vara2:1478 Canções da primeira cantata do Natal: No. 2, Eu hei-de dar ao Menino3:0388 Canções da primeira cantata do Natal: No. 3, Pela noite de Natal2:3098 Canções da primeira cantata do Natal: No. 4, Os pastores em Belém1:34108 Canções da primeira cantata do Natal: No. 5, Confusa, perdida2:04118 Canções da primeira cantata do Natal: No. 6, Estas casas são mui altas1:36128 Canções da primeira cantata do Natal: No. 7, Partidos são de oriente1:41138 Canções da primeira cantata do Natal: No. 8, Ai, acabadas são as festas1:33143 Líricas castelhanas de Camões: No. 1, Ojos, herido me hábeis3:08153 Líricas castelhanas de Camões: No. 2, De vuestros ojos centellas1:41163 Líricas castelhanas de Camões: No. 3, Dó la mi ventura4:06173 Canções regionais portuguesas: No. 1, O ladrão do negro melro1:49183 Canções regionais portuguesas: No. 2, Donde vens, ó Rosa0:53193 Canções regionais portuguesas: No. 3, Senhora do Livramento1:22203 Canções corais: No. 1, Rústica2:30213 Canções corais: No. 2, Epitáfio1:45223 Canções corais: No. 3, Ode1:49
Album · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Música regional Portuguesa | Portuguese Folk MusicSearch SpotifySearch YouTube Music | Compilation | 1998 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Fernando Lopes-Graça head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 13 | 67.6th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 20 | 87.1th |
| Studio albums | 19 | 96.2th |
| Awards recorded | 2 | 92.6th |
| Timeline events | 22 | 94.7th |
| Recording span (years) | 31 | 68.2th |
| Genres | 3 | 80.4th |
Awards & honours
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | Grand Cross of the Order of Prince Henry | won | |
| — | Grand Officer of the Military Order of Saint James of the Sword | won |
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · Public domain · retrieved 11 October 2026
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https://musicbrainz.org/artist/49f12981-cdbe-490a-87a7-1bcb20fbb9fcdiscography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/49f12981-cdbe-490a-87a7-1bcb20fbb9fccore—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3267715seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernando_Lopes-Gra%C3%A7abiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernando_Lopes-Gra%C3%A7a
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Wikidata: Q3267715 · MusicBrainz: 49f12981-cdbe-490a-87a7-1bcb20fbb9fc
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