Ricardo Viñes

Ricardo Viñes y Roda
Ricardo Viñes in 1919
Background information
Born
Ricardo Viñes y Roda (Spanish)
Ricard Viñes i Roda (Catalan)

Lleida, Spain
DiedApril 29, 1943(1943-04-29) (aged 68)
GenresImpressionism
InstrumentPiano
Years active1895-1943

Ricardo Viñes y Roda (Spanish pronunciation: [riˈkaɾðo ˈβiɲes], Catalan: Ricard Viñes i Roda, Catalan pronunciation: [riˈkaɾd ˈbiɲəs]; 5 February 1875 – 29 April 1943) was a Spanish pianist. He gave the premieres of various works by Ravel, Debussy, Satie, Falla and Albéniz. He was the piano teacher of the composer Francis Poulenc and the pianists Marcelle Meyer, Joaquín Nin-Culmell and Léo-Pol Morin.

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