Joly Braga Santos (1924-1988) brought Portugal into the full orchestral world of the 20th century. A student of Luís de Freitas Branco, he used his teacher’s symphonies as the springboard for his own orchestral explorations. As he looked at modern

Symphonic Overture No. 2, Op. 8, “Lisboa” From BRAGA SANTOS, J.: Piano Concerto / Symphonic Overtures Nos. 1 and 2 (2018) Released by Naxos Braga Santos: Symphonic Overture No. 2, Op. 8, “Lisboa”Joly Braga Santos was Portugal’s greatest orchestral composer,