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Artist
Luís de Freitas Branco
12+ albums
20th Century ClassicalcomposerPortugalClassical
about
Portuguese composer born in 1890 into a renowned musical family, Luís de Freitas Branco quickly rose to fame with recognition from the respected Vianna da Motta. In 1910 he way studing music in Berlin. One year later he travelled to Paris where he met Claude Debussy and had his first experience with the impressionist movement. His compositions were initially by necessity classical, but later he wrote musical scores that educated and liberated his audience to enjoy romantic concerts. He is fondly remembered as the instrumental influence in the creation and development of modern music in Portugal. He died in 1955, leaving behind a large collection of compositions and many appreciated musical public performances in the memories of his audience. While music teacher Luís de Freitas Branco was considered an outsider by the academics due to his singular teaching methods. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
top songs
1
Artificial Paradises
182Scherzo Fantastique
133String Quartet: 4. Animato
124Suite Alentejana No. 1
105Symphony No. 1: II. Andante
96Symphony No. 1: III. Allegro molto vivace
77Symphony No. 1: I. Adagio - Allegro molto
68Suite Alentejana No. 2 - III. Final
69Paraísos Artificiais
510Symphony No. 2: II. Andantino con moto
5albums
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String Quartet: 4. Animato
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Paraísos Artificiais | Vathek
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Symphony No.4 in D major
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Freitas Branco: Violin Sonatas Nos. 1 & 2
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Canções - Baudelaire - Maeterlinck - Antero de Quental
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Vathek · Alentejo Suite No. 2
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Freitas Branco: Orchestral Works No. 2, Symphony No. 2 & Artificial Paradises
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Freitas Branco-Vathek_Suite Alentejana#2
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Luís de Freitas Branco - Orchestral Works - Volume 3
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Freitas Branco: Orchestral Works, Vol. 1: Symphony No. 1 - Scherzo Fantasique - Suite Alentejana No. 1
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Orchestral Works, Volume I
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Freitas Branco: Symphony No. 1, Scherzo Fantastique, Suite Alentejana No. 1