Madredeus News  A new record "Essencia" ("Essence") is out in
early May 2012  Madredeus Links  Madredeus Albums  Madredeus
Biography  Metaphysics defines the essence of something as the
immutable core of what remains and that nothing, not even time,
can change. That is certainly why Pedro Ayres de Magalhães chose
the word Essence to title the new album of Madredeus, a
collection of thirteen songs selected from a repertoire of
nearly two hundred that the group built over a quarter of a
century, replenish with success. However, the success of
Madredeus cannot be measured only by numbers: be it by records
sales, neither by mesmerized audiences in countless tours around
the world, nor for the standing ovations or even the number of
awards that marked the unique character of their music over
these 25 years. Madredeus success has to be measured by other
standards: the world range and the persistent remembrance of
their music confirming their universal vocation. Jorge
Varrecoso, São Carlos Orchestra violinist, is pa