Jorge Peixinho

Jorge Peixinho (born 20 January 1940 in Montijo, Portugal; died 30 June 1995 in Lisbon, Portugal) was a Portuguese composer, pianist and conductor.

Peixinho studied composition and piano initially at the Conservatory of Lisbon (where he himself later taught), then studied composition with Boris Porena and Goffredo Petrassi at the Accademia de Santa Cecilia in Rome, graduating in 1961. After working with Luigi Nono in Venice, he studied with Pierre Boulez and in Darmstadt and at the Academy of Music in Basel on various occasions between 1960 and 1970.

In 1970, he created the Lisbon Contemporary Music Group with Clotilde Rosa, and worked at the IPEM studio in Ghent from 1972 to 1973.

LP: Tecla, 1972 (reed. CD: Jorsom, 1994)

LP: Sassetti, 1974 (reed. CD: Strauss, 1995)

LP: Sassetti, 1978 (reed. CD: Strauss-PortugalSom, 1997)

led by / dir. Carlos Franco. LP: Sassetti, 1982 (reed. CD: PortugalSom, 1991)

Fernando Laires, piano; Manhattan String Quartet. Educo (USA), [1984]

LP: Fundação Nacional de Arte/ Memória Musical Brasileira - "National Foundation for Art/ Brazilian Music Heritage", 1985.

(includes L'Oiseau-Lyre). José Lopes e Silva, guitar. LP: PortugalSom, 1985 (reed. CD, 1995)

LP: Poly, 1988.

Jorge Peixinho:

Orquestra Sinfónica de Budapeste/ GMCL. CD: PortugalSom, 1991.

(includes - O novo canto da Sibila). António Saiote, clarinet. CD Strauss-PortugalSom, 1995.

Jorge Peixinho:

includes - Sax-blue, Passage intérieur, Fantasia-Impromptu. Daniel Kientzy, saxofones /Filarmonica Transilvania et al., CD: Nova Musica, 1996

(includes - 'À flor das águas verdes' and 'Nocturno no Cabo do Mundo'), Grupo de Música Vocal Contemporânea "Contemporary Vocal Group", (led by) dir. Mário Mateus /Jorge Peixinho, Francisco Monteiro e Jaime Mota, pianos 2CD: Numérica, 1996

CD: AM&M, 2002

Miguel Borges Coelho, piano. 2CD: Numérica, 2005

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