Marcos Portugal

Short bio Marcos Portugal

Birthday: 1762

Died: 1830

Genre: Classical

Full biography Marcos Portugal

Marcos Portugal was a Portuguese composer born in Lisbon on March 24, 1762. He started his music education at the Patriarchal Seminary in Lisbon, where he wrote his first work, a Miserere at the age of 14. Marcos Portugal gained fame and enjoyed a successful career in Europe, where he had operas staged not only in Lisbon, but also in many Italian cities and other important courts.

He composed in many genres, including operas, cantatas, oratorios, and chamber music. He worked as a composer and music director in the Royal Palace, where he wrote music specifically for the voices of the eight castrati at his disposal. Although he is known for his operas in the Italian style, he also wrote many serious operas that were performed in several countries , including England and France.

Marcos Portugal was an influential composer, and his music exemplifies the Classical period style. He wrote using a clear and elegant musical language, with sentimental melodies and harmonies that linger in the listeners' minds. His works are still performed today and provide moving examples of Classical music.

The composer's life was dynamic, and his success as an artist was recognized internationally, making him one of the best-known Portuguese composers of his time. Marcos Portugal passed away on February 17, 1830, but his legacy lives on, and his music continues to inspire many music enthusiasts to this day.

Compositions featuring Marcos Portugal

#	Name	Duration	Genre	Year
1	Vésperas de Nossa Senhora, for chorus & orchestra in C major (P 02.31, P 02.24)	36:47 min	Choral	182?
2	Missa a quatro, for soloists & orchestra in F major, P 01.13	41:03 min	Vocal Music	180?
3	Matinos do Natal, for 6 voices & orchestra	92:37 min	Choral	-
4	Missa grande, for soloists, chorus & organ	47:40 min	Choral	-

Albums featuring Marcos Portugal

#	Name album	Year	Music label
1	La Donna Di Genio Volubile(DVD, DVD-Video)	2019	Poli_fonia
2	Marcos Portugal - Ensemble Turicum, Mathias Weibel, Luiz Alves de Silva – Vésperas De Nossa Senhora In C Major / Missa A Quatro In F Major(CD, Album)	2014	Toccata Classics
3	Marcos Portugal, Caroline Marçot, Choeur L'echelle, Bruno Procopio & Charles Barbier – Outre-Mers(CD, Album)	2012	Paraty
4	Marcos Portugal, Coro de Câmara de Lisboa, Teresita Gutierrez Marques – Missa Grande(CD, )	2009	Numérica
5	Ensemble Turicum, Marcos Portugal – Matinas Do Natal - Rio De Janeiro 1811(2×CD, Album)	2009	Paraty
6	Juan Crisóstomo de Arriaga • Seixas • Carvalho • Moreira • Portugal / Algarve Orchestra • Álvaro Cassuto – Spanish And Portuguese Orchestral Music(CD, Album)	2003	Naxos
7	Marcos Portugal – City Of London Sinfonia, Álvaro Cassuto – As Damas Trocadas (The Mistress And The Maid Or The Triumph Of Humility)(CD, Album)	2001	Marco Polo
8	Marcos Portugal, City Of London Sinfonia, Álvaro Cassuto – Le Donne Cambiate(CD, Album)	1999	Nova Filarmonia Portuguesa
9	João Domingos Bomtempo • João de Sousa Carvalho • António Leal Moreira • Marcos Portugal / Orquestra Clássica do Porto • Meir Minsky – Carvalho/ Portugal/ Moreira/ Bomtempo(CD, Album, Stereo)	1994	Koch Schwann
10	Armando José Fernandes, Marcos Portugal, Joly Braga Santos - Orquestra Filarmónica de Lisboa, Manuel Ivo Cruz, Nella Maissa – Concerto Em Si Bemol / Abertura Sinfónica N.º 3 / Il Duca Di Foix	1975	Tecla
11	A.L.Moreira / A.C. da Silva Pereira / M. Portugal / J. de Sousa Carvalho – Portugaliae Musica Orchesterwerke Portugiesischer Meister(LP, Stereo)	-	Archiv Produktion