Orchestral, Overtures, Braga Santos, J M (composer)

The Symphonic Overtures remind one of Vaughan Williams with splashes of Stravinsky; the Piano Concerto, from 30 years later, is spiky and spicy. All good stuff. — BBC Music Magazine, November 2018, 4 out of 5 starsMore…

Cassuto knows and understands Braga Santos' music well. He thus conducts impeccable and committed readings of these often quite beautiful works. The Royal Scottish National Orchestra respond... — MusicWeb International, February 2012More…

The playing is incisive, rhythms are precise and energetic, and his sense of pulse always leads the music forward in every work. — Fanfare, Jan/Feb 2023More…