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Cristina Branco - O Descobridor Cristina Branco Canta Slauerhoff
Review by Nathan Couch
Cristina Branco's album "O Descobridor Cristina Branco Canta Slauerhoff" is a beautiful and haunting tribute to the Dutch poet J.J. Slauerhoff. Branco's voice is stunning, and she effortlessly captures the melancholic spirit of Slauerhoff's poetry.
The album features a mix of traditional Portuguese fado music and more contemporary arrangements, all of which serve to highlight Branco's incredible vocal range and emotional depth. The songs are sung in both Portuguese and Dutch, and Branco's delivery is equally powerful in both languages.
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Tracks
| Track | Duration | Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Vida Triste | 3:05 | |
| Fado | 2:53 | |
| O Enjeitado II | 6:26 | |
| O Descobridor | 3:08 | |
| Aspiração | 2:56 | |
| A Uma Princesa Distante | 3:46 | |
| Os Solitários | 2:04 | |
| Mulher À Janela | 2:50 | |
| O Enjeitado | 4:05 | |
| Saudade | 4:54 | |
| Chegada | 2:47 | |
| Angústia | 3:56 |
Video
Cristina Branco- O Descobridor( J.J. Slauerhoff)
christina branco - os solitáros
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Catalog Numbers
472 281-2Labels
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Formats
- CD
- Album
- Repress
- Digipack
Companies
| Role | Company |
|---|---|
| Phonographic Copyright (p) | Universal Classics France |
| Copyright (c) | Universal Classics France |
| Made By | EDC, Germany |
Credits
| Role | Credit |
|---|---|
| Acoustic Bass | Fernando Maia |
| Acoustic Guitar | Alexandre Silva |
| Directed By | Custódio Castelo |
| Guitar | Custódio Castelo |
| Lead Vocals | Cristina Branco |
Notes
- Digipack version with a 43-page booklet attached at the back of front cover.
- Cristina Branco sings Portuguese translations of poems by Dutch writer J. Slauerhoff.
- Recorded from 3rd to 6th November 1999 in Bonifacius Church of Leeuwarden (with Siltech cables and valve technique) except nos. 3, 4 & 10, which are recorded from 21st to 24th January 2002 in the Misericórdia Church in Santarém
- 2005 or later repress
- ℗ & © 2002 Universal Classics France, un label Universal Music
Barcodes
- Barcode: 0 28947 22812 7
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 1): 00289 472 281-2 01 * 51557727
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 2): 00289 472 281-2 02 * 51557727
- Matrix / Runout: Made in Germany by EDC
- Mastering SID Code (Variant 1 & 2): IFPI LV26
- Mould SID Code (Variant 1): IFPI 0130
- Mould SID Code (Variant 2): IFPI 0145
- Label Code: LC 00699
About Cristina Branco
Cristina Branco is one of the most important Portuguese artists of recent decades and a tireless ambassador of Portuguese culture to the world. Over the last two decades, she has established herself as one of the most prolific Portuguese singers, producing a remarkable discography of 17 widely acclaimed albums. Traditional music and Fado are her main aesthetic roots, but the influence of Jazz, literature and the musicians with whom she shares the stage, give her music a universal character and sublime charm.
Real Name
- Cristina Branco
Name Vars
- Christina Branco
Hij had het land waarvoor hij scheepging lief,
Lief, als een vrouw ‘t verborgen komende.
Er diep aan denkend stond hij droomende
Voor op de plecht en als de boeg zich hief
Was ‘t hem te moede of ‘t zich reeds bewoog
Onder de verten, waarin ‘t sluimerde,
Terwijl ‘t schip, door de waterscheiding schuimende,
Op de aanbrekende geboort’ toevloog.
Maar toen het lag ontdekt, leek het verraad.
Geen stille onzichtbre streng verbond hen tweeën.
Hij wilde ‘t weer verheimlijken –te laat:
Het lag voor allen bloot. Hem bleef geen raad
Dan voort te varen, doelloos, desolaat
En zonder drift – leeg, over leege zeeën.
In the cool plain I stop in silence:
A dull sun sets in the west.
Pale, the moon looms in the firmament.
In smoke the dewy earth expands
In tight fields, under the hot summer
And fleeting, lurks the eternal ice;
It is Winter in a charade of Summer .
Still the cowbells are heard jingling
Still the irregular rails are seen
The wagon, this, is seen no more.
Yes, everything passes, disappears…
And, nevertheless, it inspires tenderness,
What little there was
En geweldig dat Slauerhoff nog steeds zo blijft ontroeren, ook in het Portugees.