EMS "Portuguese Polyphony", 2/11/2025

[french frank]

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... os Cupertinos. Rather than 'Os Cupertinos'




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Yes, (though here we enter Pedant country.) Only in Portiguese (and if not at the beginning of a sentence). I'm not sure of the context in which R3 referred to them as Os or os Cupertinos. ??

[AuntDaisy]

This is the one I have. Am heartened to see the several additional offerings, and now really feeling the loss of the independent record shop there used to be in the city. I really don't want to get involved with Amazon.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Portuguese-...rReviewsAnchor

Snap (But I couldn't find it at first - it's chaos here, need to sort things out!)

Also found the Cupertinos' Cardoso Requiem.

Here's the start of the booklet section on them - in English & Portuguese (?) It does say "os Cupertinos" neat the end...

[AuntDaisy]

As a group, they are simply called Cupertinos. If you were going to use the Portuguese definite article it would be Os Cupertinos, but they don't seem to use it as part of their name. The name derives from Arthur Cupertino de Miranda who set up a cultural foundation. If you're speaking in English they're the Cupertinos, like the Chilingirians or the Brodskys. I would have thought.

Or the Sixteen Harry Christophers?

[vinteuil]

...here we enter Pedant country

I know no other

[french frank]

Or the Sixteen Harry Christophers?

Yes, all of them too, however many there happen to be.

[vinteuil]

Something that did rather raise my eyebrows was this organ piece. I was out of the room for the first minute or so and when I came back thought that there was a heavy truck negotiating my road, but checking out of the window didn't show anything, and I didn't think it was aircraft noise. It was evidently some stop on the organ, but what an extraordinary noise - not a note so much as a sound effect!
Diego da Conceição
Batalha de 5ᵒ Tom
Performer: João Vaz.

• HISTORICAL ORGAN (1765): SÃO VICENTE DE FORA.
• IFO.
• 4.

I don't know anything about organs, but perhaps someone who does could find what was responsible from the information on this site

https://www.greifenberger-institut.de/en/wissensvermittlung/orgel/iberische_halbinsel/lissabon_text.php

... thanks for this : have just ordered -

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00O87MVD0

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[oddoneout]

... thanks for this : have just ordered -

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00O87MVD0

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Gosh, I wasn't expecting that!

[AuntDaisy]

Gosh, I wasn't expecting that!

Me neither. Vinteuil's shelves runneth over.

[MickyD]

Talking of things Portuguese, I've just ordered this..does anyone else have ir!https://www.amazon.co.uk/%C3%80-Port..._1762447361864

[vinteuil]

Talking of things Portuguese, I've just ordered this..does anyone else have ir!https://www.amazon.co.uk/%C3%80-Portuguesa-Iberian-Concertos-Sonatas/dp/B07DRWLGB8/ref=mp_s_a_1_32?crid=1NU6MXQRQHV9W&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ 9.Ml2m51OUwAtZsgL6RjL6ai1JUbCEf0WVthLfLz4wUV_wkfex-99FGJrmFUIxcC1oMssvxb5grJSSIrUjRLZRwnVRxl3oU7dk9xM aIUUQL8URdbACDE-aI9fl4qWVKbnrk1LNOHelICI9GkIK1MrwQOUu-qExFucB8Fvr1vMkJhUZIvwBilma4cYDB-lJUWv-ERuRZt1MlCV98L6HXxXokw.sdcJCc0fnEDUniwUVWpD9CrCMNl zn3W2zXGRFn9_x8A&dib_tag=se&keywords=andreas+staie r&qid=1762447347&sprefix=%2Caps%2C110&sr=8-32&xpid=kJqHw-NUecHBc#immersive-view_1762447361864

... yep, purchased 8 May 2020

£8-97 incl p&p

(it's great fun... )

[MickyD]

Looking forward to it, especially as it has your seal of approval. Does he play a Portuguese harpsichord? I remember an ancient L'oiseau Lyre LP with Colin Tilney playing Scarlatti on such an instrument.

[AuntDaisy]

Just listening to "Music from Renaissance Portugal II", Cambridge Taverner Choir & Owen Rees, with Stephen Farr on organ. Really enjoying this one, especially the organ pieces.
"Masterpieces of Portuguese Polyphony" (aka vinteuil's "MoPP, Vol.2") Westminster Cathedral Choir & James O'Donnell up next.