José António Carlos de Seixas (Coimbra, 11 June 1704 - Lisbon, 25 August 17… Read Full Bio ↴José António Carlos de Seixas (Coimbra, 11 June 1704 - Lisbon, 25 August 1742) was a Portuguese composer, the son of the cathedral organist, Francisco Vaz and Marcelina Nunes.
When he was fourteen, he succeeded his father as organist in 1718 and two years later moved to Lisbon, where he gave harpsichord lessons and met Domenico Scarlatti, who lived in Portugal, from 1721 to 1728. It is claimed that when the king's son, Dom António, arranged for Scarlatti to give Seixas harpsichord lessons, Scarlatti replied that it was Seixas who should give him lessons. Seixas later became organist in the court chapel and Lisbon cathedral as well as court composer. He was knighted in 1738 by John V of Portugal.
Much of his work was destroyed in the earthquake which devastated Lisbon in 1755. Only three orchestral pieces and around 100 keyboard sonatas survive, plus a handful of choral works for liturgical use (much more conservative than what one would expect from his instrumental music).
Macario Santiago Kastner published collections of the sonatas in Portugaliae Musica.
When he was fourteen, he succeeded his father as organist in 1718 and two years later moved to Lisbon, where he gave harpsichord lessons and met Domenico Scarlatti, who lived in Portugal, from 1721 to 1728. It is claimed that when the king's son, Dom António, arranged for Scarlatti to give Seixas harpsichord lessons, Scarlatti replied that it was Seixas who should give him lessons. Seixas later became organist in the court chapel and Lisbon cathedral as well as court composer. He was knighted in 1738 by John V of Portugal.
Much of his work was destroyed in the earthquake which devastated Lisbon in 1755. Only three orchestral pieces and around 100 keyboard sonatas survive, plus a handful of choral works for liturgical use (much more conservative than what one would expect from his instrumental music).
Macario Santiago Kastner published collections of the sonatas in Portugaliae Musica.
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Kakay Souza
Toca cravo maravilhosamente bem. Muito bom, Anne!! Você é uma grande interprete de Carlos Seixas. Uma grande artista.
Mafalda 363
Parabéns pela divulgação, a imagem e a música em União perfeita!
Muito obrigada.
Qorax
Nice. Recently discovered Seixas and now I've found this collection of sonatas.
Thanks.
Robert De Oliveira
Que maravilha!
Arija Zagorskiene
Uno dei miei compositori preferiti!
freetime2006
this and its companion piece are very happy events for lovers of Seixas' music: thank you.
Sérgio Luís
Aos portugueses da época não lhes deu para coisas muito rebuscadas, como os alemãs, nem para o dramatismo italiano. Deu-lhes para este tipo de barroco mais brincalhão. Se bem que se nota a influencia de uns e outros (em especial na 37 e 42).
annulær solformørkelse
Personal Timestamps:
16:45 Sonata no. 27 in d minor
Ben Silverman
There was only one Scarlatti. But Soler and Seixas are certainly worth listening to. This harpsichordist has interesting interpretations.
AdamBuhrer
26:47 I played this on piano for my grade 3 exam!