Person · Male
Jorge Bolet
Cuban‐born American virtuoso pianist and teacher, 1914–1990
- From
- La Habana, United States
- Active
- 1914–1990
- Releases
- 56
- classical
About
Jorge Bolet (November 15, 1914 – October 16, 1990) was a Cuban-born American concert pianist, conductor and teacher. Among his teachers were Leopold Godowsky, and Moriz Rosenthal – the latter a renowned pupil of Franz Liszt.
Discography
Albums
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Jorge Bolet playing the music of Franz Liszt
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Doce estudios de ejecución trascendente
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Études & Waltzes
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The Piano Works, Volume 5: Années de pèlerinage – Suisse
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The Piano Works, Volume 1
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Concert for Violin, Piano and String Quartet
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The Piano Works, Volume 4: Années de pèlerinage – Italie
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The Piano Works, Volume 2: Schubert Song Transcriptions
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Totentanz. Malédiction. Fantasia On Hungarian Folk Themes (Fantaisie Sur Airs Populaires Hongrois, Ungarische Fantasie)
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The Piano Works, Volume 6: Venezia e Napoli / Ballade no. 2 / Les jeux d'eau à la Villa d'Este / Bénédiction de Dieu dans la solitude
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Concert Studies / Consolations / Réminiscences de Don Juan
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Encores
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Symphony / Symphonic Variations
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Carnaval / Fantasie in C major
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Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto no. 1 / Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto no. 2
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Ballades / Barcarolle / Fantaisie Op. 49
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24 Preludes op. 28, 4 Nocturnes
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Jorge Bolet Plays Liszt
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16 Préludes
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Piano Concertos 1 & 2
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Chopin: Ballades Nos. 1-4; Barcarolle; Fantaisie
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Klavierkonzerte
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Sinfonia in Re minore – Variazioni sinfoniche
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Nocturne - Favourite Chopin
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Piano Concertos
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Liebestraum: Favourite Piano Works
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24 Preludes, Op. 28 / Ballades Nos. 2 & 4, etc
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Piano Works, vol. 7
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Sgambati: Piano Concerto in G minor, op. 15 / Rheinberger: Piano Concerto in A-flat, op. 94
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Bolet Rediscovered: Liszt Recital
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Paraphrases
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Brahms: Symphony no. 1 in C minor / Schumann: Piano Concerto in A minor
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Ètudes d'exécution transcendante, S139
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Liebestraum and other Piano Works / Hungarian Rhapsody no. 12 / La campanella
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Piano Concertos | Années De Pèlerinage | 'Tannhäuser' Ouverture (The RIAS Recordings Vol.II)
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The Virtuoso Piano Paraphrases / Consolations / Rêve d'amour no. 3
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A Liszt Recital: Sonata in B Minor / Funerailles / Mephisto Waltz No. 1
Compilations
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Complete Decca Recordings
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Concertos
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The Complete RCA and CBS Album Collection
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Jorge Bolet: Volume 2
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The Last Romantic
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Piano Favourites
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Famous Piano Works
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Piano Works
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The Piano Concertos: Klavierkonzerte / Totentanz / Wanderer Fantasy / Malédiction / Hungarian Fantasy
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Great Pianists of the 20th Century, Volume 11: Jorge Bolet II
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Klavierkonzert / Cellokonzert / Introduction & Allegro für Klavier & Orchester
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Great Pianists of the 20th Century, Volume 10: Jorge Bolet I
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Piano Concertos
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"Chopin" Variations, 5 Preludes, Melodie, Liebeslied, Liebesfreud
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Sonata in B Minor, Valse impromptu, Liebestraume
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A Chopin Piano Recital
Other
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Teacher
Also known as
ホルヘ・ボレット
Tags
- american pianist
- pianist
- piano
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- ac4e472f-d701-4f4b-a1b7-21f2c36fe8ea
- ISNI
- 0000000073662241
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