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One of my favorite virtuosos, his playing was thoughtful, weighty, and perfectlycontrolled. The complete rca and columbia album collection music. Description provided by wikipedia under creative commons attribution ccbysa 4. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from jorge bolet at the discogs marketplace. Biography, bach discography and photos of the artist. The most comprehensive biography of pianist jorge bolet on the web. Jorge bolet november 15, 1914 october 16, 1990 was a cubanborn american virtuoso pianist and teacher. October 16, 1990 mountain view, california, usa the brilliant cubanborn american pianist, jorge bolet, studied began serious study of the piano at. His repertoire and affinity for baldwin pianos had bolet recording for smaller recording labels and did not sign to a major label until he signed with decca at the age of 64. Jorge bolet was a virtuoso pianist, hailed by emil gilels as the greatest pianist in the. For a full discography of jorge bolets commercially released recordings last updated 2212015, see jorge. Above all, jorge bolet was the man of the complexity of liszt, chopin, godowsky and rachmaninoff however diverse the styles in which these composers may have written for the mighty concert grand and of prokofiev, as he did materialize on remington r199182 playing the second piano concerto in g minor, op.

Jorge bolet, the last gentleman of the piano, demonstrates his pianistic and musical authority in rias recordings from. Bolet recorded a lot of liszt recordings in an era and time when liszts music was not popular. Originally devised and presented by roy plomley, each week a guest castaway is asked to choose eight pieces of music, a book and a luxury item for their imaginary stay on the island, while discussing their lives and the reasons for their choices. Bolet was in his mid60s when he embarked on this series, and he harbored no.

Try disabling any ad blockers and refreshing this page. Like moiseiwitsch, he can be mischievously enterprising, challenging his audience to guess the composer of this or that rare poetic jewel or confection or, like rubinstein, he can affectionately confirm and recreate their favourites. Music profile for jorge bolet, born 15 november 1914. Besides, one should keep in mind that many of the cds listed here no lps, sorry may be no longer in print, and. This specially priced 4cd set combines the romantic spirit and dignified musicality of cubanborn pianist jorge bolet, who made many celebrated recordings as a decca artist. Jorge bolet, the last gentleman of the piano, demonstrates his pianistic and musical authority in rias recordings from 196273 featuring great piano works by chopin, liszt, and debussy together with encores and arrangements by moszkowski and godowsky. Browse and buy all classical recordings featuring jorge bolet piano. Jorge bolet was a cubanborn american virtuoso pianist and teacher. Does anyone know how to pronounce jorge bolets last name.

Jorge bolet bio, albums, pictures naxos classical music. This page was last edited on 15 october 2019, at 00. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Jorge bolet was not the only pianist to have been called the last romantic, but he was the only one to have worn the appellation an oldfashioned romantic pianist as a proud badge of. His progress excited his local teachers and he received a scholarship at the age of 12 to study in the united states, at the curtis institute of music in philadelphia. Jorge bolet was a virtuoso pianist, hailed by emil gilels as the greatest pianist in the western hemisphere. Simply click on pianist and start browsing through their complete discography with. A 1983 interview of pianist jorge bolet by robin ray. Jorge bolets noble, somewhat restrained liszt playing evokes a soundworld far removed from the pyrotechnicians who barnstorm the. Jorge bolet spielt liszt bedacht virtuos deutschlandfunk. Jorge bolet pronounced bolet was a worldfamous american pianist, born in cuba. Jorge bolet the complete rca and cbs album collection, an album by jorge bolet on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Among his teachers were leopold godowsky, and moriz rosenthal the latter an outstanding pupil of franz liszt.

A chopin piano recital transferred from the original everest records master tapes by jorge bolet now. He died on october 16, 1990 in mountain view, california, usa. Amongst his teachers were leopold godowsky, and moriz rosenthal the latter an outstanding pupil of franz liszt life. The panache and poetry distinguishing jorge bolets finest concert performances rarely emerge in these frankly enervated readings. Maintained by mpm77 contributor 47679266 cremated, ashes scattered at sea, who reports a. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. In erstmals veroffentlichten mitschnitten des verstorbenen. The conductor sir georg solti recorded throughout his career for the decca record company.

Virtuoso pianist jorge bolet began his keyboard studies at the age of nine. Bolet s recordings from those years of dreadful obscurity are as terrific as they are scanty not to mention often recorded in poor sound. Jorge bolet november 15, 1914 october 16, 1990 was a cubanborn american virtuoso. And while were at it, does anyone know how to correctly pronounce stephen. Jorge may not have been the greatest pianist, but he was always my favourite pianist. Everest records cd and other audiophile reissues discography originally posted on february 25, 2017, repeatedly updated in march to include results of further research. His teachers included leopold godowsky, josef hofmann, david saperton, moriz rosenthal and fritz reiner. His repertoire and affinity for baldwin pianos had bolet recording for smaller recording labels and did not sign to a. Jorge bolet was one of those artists whose performances in the studio often failed to catch the fire that sparked in live recitals. It is no wonder that among bolet s greatest recordings is the rca twolp set of a carnegie hall recital of 1974. The site dedicated to classical pianists and their discographies. The best piano recital this listener has encountered during the season was given by jorge bolethe may well be the greatest living exponent of the kind of. To celebrate bolets centennial, marston presents this sixcd collection of concert performances, many of which are all new to the bolet discography. Franz liszt jorge bolet bolet plays liszt 1974, vinyl.

Jorge bolet musician music database radio swiss classic. This 10 disc set includes his complete rca and columbia recordings, including two recordings that were originally made in spain for ensayo and later released in the us by rca. Jorge bolet is an avowed romantic, happy to relax once the serious business of his recital is over. Various additions made in januaryfebruary 2018 following readers comments. Jorge bolet the complete rca and cbs album collection by. It is no wonder that among bolets greatest recordings is the rca twolp set of a carnegie hall recital of 1974. Despite what the graphic says, the piece bolet is playing at the beginning is the 12th of the studies on. He claimed that he was inspired to become a pianist after visiting a recital of his older sisters. Jorge bolet was a virtuoso pianist, hailed by emil gilels as the greatest pianist in the western.

All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Among his teachers were leopold godowsky, and moriz rosenthal the latter an outstanding. Jorge bolet was born on november 15, 1914 in havana, cuba. Among his teachers were leopold godowsky, and moriz rosenthal the latter an. Jorge bolet november 15, 1914october 16, 1990 was a cuban pianist, conductor and teacher.

For a full discography of jorge bolets commercially released recordings last updated 2212015, see jorge bolet 19141990 discography a very. The complete rca and columbia album collection by bolet, jorge from amazons classical music store. Bolet was born in havana, cuba and studied at the curtis institute of music in philadelphia, where he himself taught from 1939 to 1942. I do hope this discography and its first part which is going to concentrate on his early, predecca, years would show that jorge bolet, though incomparable lisztian, actually had a much greater if almost exclusively romantic repertoire. Bolet was born in havana and studied at the curtis institute of music in philadelphia, where he himself taught from 1939 to 1942.

Jorge bolet, bach, beethoven, mozart, rachmaninoff, brahms. It was not until the 1970s that bolet began to attain the recognition he deserved, helped in part by the critic of the new york times, harold schonberg, who championed bolets cause. The art of jorge bolet is celebrated in this set which is released to mark the 20th anniversary of his death. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Whoever said an aristocrat never hurries might well have referred to jorge bolets liszt recordings for decca, now conveniently gathered together in a spacesaving, budgetpriced boxed set. His repertoire and affinity for baldwin pianos had bolet recording for. This important 6cd set comprises some of jorge bolet s finest live and broadcast performances, spanning five decades, and is the result of 10 years work, drawing upon major bolet collectors and radio archives worldwide. So the title of this cd, bolet rediscovered liszt recital holds out. Amongst his teachers were leopold godowsky, and moriz. Jorge bolet made relatively few recordings for rca and columbia, with most of his output via deccalondon. Nicola benedetti, vladimir ashkenazy, emma johnson, james galway, wilhelm kempff, jorge bolet, julia fischer, alisa weilerstein, london. Everest records cd and other audiophile reissues discography.