key figure of Portuguese creative music (and the founder of the hit band GNR), whose career spans a multitude of styles

Vítor Rua is one of the key figures of Portuguese creative music, with a career that covers a multitude of idioms and styles - from rock, as the founder of the hit band GNR (AKA Grupo Novo Rock), through minimalism, folk, punk, thrash metal, electronic and country music to free improvisation (29 years with Telectu, his duo with pianist and musicologist Jorge Lima Barreto).

In this world he has worked (amongst others) with Sunny Murray, Gerry Hemingway, Han Bennink, Paul Lytton, Barry Altschul, Gunter Sommer, Chris Cutler, Eddie Prevóst, Louis Sclavis, Jac Berrocal, Carlos 'Zíngaro' and Elliott Sharp.

In the other world, since 1987, he has focused more on classical contemporary composition, writing for soloists, chamber groups and orchestras. Interpreters include (amongst others) John Tilbury, Giancarlo Schiaffini, Daniel Kientzy, Peter Rundel, Christian Brancusi and the Remix Ensemble). He has also written five operas.

CD #1 is a series of overdubbed improvisations by Portugese guitar virtuoso Vitor Rua. These are orchestrated for quintet on CD #2.

Additional Details

Label: Rer Megacorp

Genre: Progressive Rock

Language: English

Run Time: 100 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 09/07/18

UPC: 752725039727