| Frank Smalley adquiriu e desenvolveu a sua formação e actividade musical no Reino Unido. Após se ter aposentado do ensino, viveu em Espanha, residindo actualmente em Portugal. "Songs from Lisbon and other cities" homenageia as cidades em que viveu ou adoptou — Barcelona, Girona, Paris e Lisboa — numa visão pessoal que as palavras dificilmente podem exprimir. Focalizada na inspiração e intenção artística, a sua música utiliza a técnica para registar as sensações do compositor, de forma poética e impressionista, num estilo onde sobressai a originalidade. | Frank Smalley received his musical education in his native UK. After retiring from teaching he moved to Spain and now lives in Portugal. In "Songs from Lisbon and other cities" he eulogizes the cities in which he chose to live or which he loves — Barcelona, Girona, Paris and Lisbon — and gives us his personal impression of them, in a way that would have been difficult to express in words. Instead, he has used his musical skills to concentrate on what those cities inspired in him, expressing it in a poetic, impressionistic and original way. |
