"What if António Fragoso had lived another 20 or 30 years?"
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  • Pocariça, Cantanhede, Portugal

"What if António Fragoso had lived another 20 or 30 years?"

At just 21 years old, António Fragoso left us a brilliant and promising body of work, cut short by an untimely death. The AAF's mission is to promote, preserve, and dissemin...

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At just 21 years old, António Fragoso left us a brilliant and promising body of work, cut short by an untimely death. The AAF's mission is to promote, preserve, and disseminate his work.

To achieve this goal, the António Fragoso Association hereby requests your support. Like many other cultural institutions, we too face financial difficulties that limit our ability to act. However, we believe that this figure of national culture should be valued and promoted as he deserves. Only with everyone's support will it be possible to make his works known to the general public, preserve his legacy, and ensure that future generations recognize his importance in the cultural landscape of our country and abroad.


Now we want to go further:
We only need the complete Orchestra and Choir compositions, an essential step towards completing this great legacy.
These recordings require more musicians, more resources, and more costs. This is where we need you.
With your support, we will finally be able to bring these works to life on a grand scale and immortalize them in professional recordings.

What do we ask for now?
May you help us with whatever you can.
If, together, we reach €5,000 in this campaign, we will finally be able to record António Fragoso's orchestral works, completing his entire musical production.
It will be the realization of a collective dream and the payment of a moral and artistic debt to one of the greatest talents in our history.
In return, we want to give back with albums, concerts and a cultural surprise designed especially for those who support us.
Every gesture counts. Every contribution brings us closer to our goal. Support, share, and join us in this mission!
Help us make this urgent project a reality. Be part of this tribute to Portuguese music and, in this case, to one of its greatest artists.
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About the author

In its first 15 years of activity, the António Fragoso Association has already managed, among other objectives, to publish three complete volumes of his work:
Singing and piano - Carla Caramujo (soprano), Raquel Dias (mezzo-soprano) and
John Paul Santos (piano).
Solo piano - double CD with Master Aquiles Delle Vigne.
Chamber music - with Tamila Kharambura (violin), Fernando Costa
(cello) and Inês Andrade (piano)
In addition to these editions we made:


 542 Concerts
 13 CDs recorded (+3 currently in production)
 18 Videos

 51 Editions of books and scores
 2 Music Academies founded
 16 Teachers involved
 1,784 Students graduated
 3 resident musical groups
 68 Guest Artists
 8 Composers in our Composers' Collegium

Budget and due dates

The budget for this recording is:

Orchestra - €16,000.00

Piano Soloist - €4,000.00

Editing costs - €7,300.00

Travel and accommodation - €2,500.00

Total; €29,800.00

We currently have secured financial support of €21,000. We believe we can raise the requested amount through the support of all of António Fragoso's friends and admirers.

The campaign period will be from July 28th to September 15th, 2025

  • La Ville Endormie

    Invest with
    5€ or more

    La Ville Endormie

    Receive a personalized thank you message.

    1 backer

  • Nocturne in B Flat

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    15€ or more

    Nocturne in B Flat

    Donation of 2 tickets for the VII Open Windows Concert (June 20, 2026)

    5 backers

  • Nocturne in E Flat

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    30€ or more

    Nocturne in E Flat

    Receive a CD from the "Eternal Music" collection featuring works by António Fragoso and other immortals, such as Beethoven, Mozart, Brahms, Debussy, Scriabin, Ravel, Fauré, and many others. Shipped by mail/courier; shipping included (to Portugal)

    Postman/courier or hand-delivered
    Shipping included (to Portugal)

    3 backers

  •  Three pieces from the 18th century

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    Three pieces from the 18th century

    Receive a CD of the complete Câmara de António Fragoso Sent by mail/courier; Shipping included (for Portugal)

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    Shipping included (to Portugal)

    4 backers

  • Monument 21

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    75€ or more

    Monument 21

    Receive a Double CD of António Fragoso's Integral Piano Works. Delivery by mail/courier; Shipping included (for Portugal)

    Postman/courier or hand-delivered
    Shipping included (to Portugal)

    No backers yet. Be the first one!

  • Nocturne in D-flat

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    100€ or more

    Nocturne in D-flat

    Immediately upon release, you'll receive a CD containing the first volume of Integral de Orquestra (the subject of this support request), along with a personalized and autographed thank you card. Delivery by mail/courier; shipping included (for Portugal) and an online session on Fragoso's orchestral music featuring the contents of this newly recorded CD.

    Postman/courier or hand-delivered
    Shipping included (to Portugal)

    3 backers

Sat, 27/12/2025 - 15:43

Wed, 15/10/2025 - 17:21

Payout completed

The raised funds have been transferred to the campaign owner

30/09/2025

Campaign ended

The campaign failed to raise the total amount

Wed, 27/08/2025 - 08:53

First five backers

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Campaign launched

05/08/2025

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