• Pedro de Freitas Branco (1896–1963) was a Portuguese conductor and composer. Branco was born in Lisbon, and studied music with Tomás Vaz de Borba and...
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    Luís Maria da Costa de Freitas Branco (12 October 1890 – 27 November 1955) was a Portuguese composer, musicologist, and professor of music who played...
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    conductor Pedro de Freitas Branco, a friend of Maurice Ravel, Manuel de Falla, and former director of the Orchestre Lamoureux. Pedro de Freitas Branco early...
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    with the slowest recordings, such as that by Ravel's associate Pedro de Freitas Branco, extending well beyond 18 minutes and the fastest, such as Leopold...
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    been conducted by the composer, but was actually conducted by Pedro de Freitas Branco, under the supervision of Ravel, who was present at rehearsal and...
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  • Theater was studied under Alves da Cunha, and piano was taught by Pedro de Freitas Branco. She later in 1946, became the first female Portuguese movie director...
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    Maurice Ravel (category Prix de Rome for composition)
    sessions Ravel confined himself to supervising proceedings and Pedro de Freitas Branco conducted. His final years were cruel, for he was gradually losing...
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    1961, with the Portuguese Radio Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Pedro de Freitas Branco, are very well regarded. Sviatoslav Richter in 1962 with Herbert...
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  • Luís de Freitas Branco (1890–1955), a Portuguese composer and musicologist Manoel Cassiano de Freitas (born 1963), Brazilian football player Manuel de Freitas...
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    supervised the recording sessions, while a more proficient conductor, Pedro de Freitas Branco, took the baton. The many later recordings include: Source: WorldCat...
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