That 'they told me he's good, but I didn't believe them' moment...

[Alan Howe]

Well, members have been urging us from time to time to give Joly Braga Santos a go - and I have always thought that he can't be that good. But I was wrong. Today has been my 'bowled over by Braga Santos' Symphony No.2' day. He was evidently a master of the orchestra from an early age and was able to forge a personal style from what sound like some pretty disparate elements: Vaughan Williams, Respighi, Sibelius. This is big music, isn't it? Unapologetically epic, almost filmic. But magnificent. I have, of course, ordered all the remaining Marco Polo CDs of the symphonies and await more revelations...

[wunderkind]

Prepare to be bowled over, blown away and left limp by his Fourth Symphony.

[Alan Howe]

After No.2, I'm well prepared!!

[wunderkind]

Good!   Please let us know how you react to the rest of the Santos' symphonies.