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Musical Category Orchestra

Instrumentation (general) Orchestra

Instrumentation (detailed)

Winds and Brass	3 Flute, 2 Oboe, French Horn, 2 Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, 2 Bassoon, Contrabassoon, 4 Horn, 3 Trumpet, 3 Trombone, Tuba
Percussion	Timpani
Strings (plucked / bowed)	~ First Violins, ~ Second Violins, ~ Viola, ~ Cello, ~ Double Bass

Date 1947/Jan/23

Performer(s)

Venue São Carlos Theatre

Town Lisbon

Country Portugal

Work

Type

Date

Organization/Event

Venue

Town

Country

Performers

Notes

Sinfonia nº 3

Premiere

1947/Jan/23

São Carlos Theatre

Lisbon

Portugal

National Symphonic Orchestra Pedro de Freitas Branco (conductor)

Notes

Sinfonia nº 3

Performance

1950/May/14

São Carlos Theatre

Lisbon

Portugal

Joly Braga Santos (conductor)

Notes

Sinfonia nº 3

Performance

1953/Aug/19

Sports Pavillion

Lisbon

Portugal

Pedro de Freitas Branco (conductor)

Notes

Sinfonia nº 3

Performance

1954/Jan/13

Rivoli Theatre

Porto

Portugal

Porto Music Conservatory Symphonic Orchestra Ino Savini (conductor)

Notes

Sinfonia nº 3

Performance

1956/Jun/21

Portuguese Music Festival - National Intelligence Service

Tivoli Theatre

Lisbon

Portugal

Pedro de Freitas Branco (conductor)

Notes

Sinfonia nº 3

Performance

1965/Mar/26

10th Anniversary of Luís de Freitas Branco's death

Orpheon Portuense

Porto

Portugal

Porto Symphonic Orchestra Joly Braga Santos (conductor)

Notes

Sinfonia nº 3

Performance

2005/Oct/16

Luís de Freitas Branco Festival

Casa da Música

Porto

Portugal

Porto National Orchestra Marc Tardue (conductor)

Notes

Sinfonia nº 3

Performance

2008/Dec/11

Multi-use Pavillion

Fafe

Portugal

North Orchestra Álvaro Cassuto (direcção)

Notes

Sinfonia nº 3

Performance

2008/Dec/12

São Francisco Church

Guimarães

Portugal

North Orchestra Álvaro Cassuto (conductor)

Notes

Documents
	Type (+ sub-type)	Cover/edition title Document title	Authors	Referring to	Publisher	Date
	Audio	Luís de Freitas Branco Symphony No. 3 Artificial Paradises Solemnia Verba Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra - Hungarian State Orchestra - Gyula Németh Sinfonia nº 3		sinfonia n. 3 Luís de Freitas Branco	Portugalsom / Strauss	1997
	Audio	Luís de Freitas Branco Sinfonia Nº 1 - Nº 2 - Nº 3 - Nº 4 Orquestra Filarmónica de Budapeste András Kórodi (Sinfonia Nº 1) Gyula Németh (Sinfonia Nº 2/3) János Sándor (Sinfonia Nº 4) Sinfonia nº 3, em mi menor		sinfonia n. 3 Luís de Freitas Branco	PortugalSom/Numérica
	Audio	Luís de Freitas Branco Symphony No. 3 - The Death of Manfred - Suite Alentejana No. 2 RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra Álvaro Cassuto Symphony no. 3		sinfonia n. 3 Luís de Freitas Branco Álvaro Cassuto	NAXOS	2010 2009
	Texts	Luís de Freitas Branco Alexandre Delgado, Ana Telles, Nuno Bettencourt Mendes 3ª Sinfonia em mi menor (1930-44)	Alexandre Delgado	sinfonia n. 3 Luís de Freitas Branco	Caminho	2007 2007
	Texts	A Sinfonia em Portugal Sinfonia n.º 3 em Mi menor (1944)	Alexandre Delgado	sinfonia n. 3 Luís de Freitas Branco	Caminho	2002

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