Documentary

In favor of the integrity of the innovative interpretation, Viegas investigates the life and work of the composer, in order to know his professional trajectory and artistic influences, when he comes across documentation claiming that Antonio José had been shot at 33, a victim of the Spanish civil war.

The desire to interpret his work is overwhelmed by intrigue facing what happened, which leads him to develop an investigation about composers who may have suffered a similar fate. This investigation leads to a disturbing reality, gradually discovering hundreds of cases of composers who lost their lives prematurely in war scenarios.

Upon learning about these incidents, Mickael feels the duty to share this reality with the world, which lead him to change his original project to one with a global dimension:

The development of a philanthropic project that consists on compiling a record collection with music by all these erudite composers, mainly forgotten, aiming to share this cultural legacy giving them the highlight place and creative merit that is due to them.

The author embarks on a journey around Europe with the challenging mission of rescuing the scores that survived the war hostilities, learning the composers stories, places and contexts in which the tragedies took place. Supported by several institutions, local musicians, holocaust survivors and composers relatives, all determined to bring the project to life.

As soon as the recordings are completed, a great concert is produced to celebrate the composers and their finally recorded music, a series of world premieres performed live by Mickael and his guests, internationally renowned musicians, who speak together for the same cause. The concert ends with the unpublished version of Antonio José Sonata, the driving force behind this epic journey.