Jorge Bolet
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Jorge Bolet was a renowned Cuban-born American pianist celebrated for his virtuosic Romantic repertoire and especially his interpretations of Liszt.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jorge Bolet canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
classical pianist
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concert pianist ⓘ human ⓘ recording artist ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart failure ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Cuba
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United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1914-11-15 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1990-10-16 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Curtis Institute of Music NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Curtis Institute of Music
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Indiana University School of Music NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Cuban ⓘ |
| familyName | Bolet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Jorge Bolet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | classical music ⓘ |
| givenName | Jorge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrument | piano ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| movement | Romantic music ⓘ |
| notableEvent | major career breakthrough at Carnegie Hall recital in 1974 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
interpretations of Franz Liszt
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refined pedaling and coloristic control ⓘ virtuosic Romantic repertoire ⓘ warm tone and singing legato ⓘ |
| notableWork |
recording of Chopin’s Ballades
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recording of Debussy’s Preludes ⓘ recording of Godowsky’s Studies on Chopin’s Études ⓘ recording of Liszt’s Années de pèlerinage ⓘ recording of Liszt’s Piano Concertos ⓘ recording of Liszt’s Transcendental Études ⓘ recording of Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3 ⓘ recordings of Franz Liszt’s piano works ⓘ |
| occupation |
music educator
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pianist ⓘ |
| performedAt | Carnegie Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedWith | major orchestras in Europe and North America ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Havana, Cuba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Mountain View, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | head of piano department at Curtis Institute of Music ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Decca Records
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Everest Records NERFINISHED ⓘ RCA Victor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
New York City
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surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| studiedUnder |
David Saperton
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Leopold Godowsky NERFINISHED ⓘ Moriz Rosenthal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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