Alberto Nepomuceno

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Alberto Nepomuceno (July 6, 1864 Fortaleza - October 16, 1920 Rio de Janeiro) was a Brazilian composer and conductor. Alberto Nepomuceno was born in city of Fortaleza, capital of the state of Ceará in northeastern Brazil. His father, Vitor Augusto Nepomuceno was a violin professor and it was with him that Nepomuceno had his first music lessons. In 1888, he was able to leave for Europe to further his musical studies. In Rome he studied with Giovanni Sgambatti. In 1890, he moved to Berlin where he studied composition with Heinrich von Herzogenberg and continued his piano studies with the famous teacher Theodor Lechetitzky. In Lechetitzky’s class, he met a Norwegian student whom he married in 1893. She had been a student and friend of Edvard Grieg and Nepomuceno moved to Bergen after his wedding and lived in Grieg’s house. Grieg, of course, was a proponent of nationalism in composition. Nepomuceno’s friendship with Grieg was instrumental in convincing him to write music which reflected Brazilian culture. Before leaving Europe he visited Paris where he met such luminaries as Saint Saens and Vincent D’Indy. He subsequently returned to Brazil where he taught at the Institutio Nacional de Musica in Rio de Janeiro. Later Gustav Mahler engaged him to conduct at the Vienna Opera but illness prevented this. He eventually returned to Europe in 1910 for a series of concerts in Brussels, Geneva and Paris. During this trip he became good friends with Debussy. Back in Brazil, he fought for

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Nepomuceno: Symphony in G Minor, O Garatuja Prelude & Série brasileira

NEPOMUCENO: Piano Works

Alberto Nepomuceno

Alberto Nepomuceno - Canções

Dancas Brasileiras

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Maria Ines Guimaraes, Nepomuceno: Piano Works

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Brazilian Classical Composers 101

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Brasiliana: Three Centuries of Brazilian Music

Classical Music from Brazil

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Alberto Nepomuceno: Piano Works

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Œuvres pour piano

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Alma Brasileira: Panorama du piano brésilien du XXe siècle

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