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José Vianna da Motta
12+ albums
composerPortugalClassicalpiano20th Century
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The Eminent Portuguese pianist, pedagogue and composer, José Vianna da Motta, was born on April 22, 1868 in São Tomé Island, a Portuguese territory at the time where his father, also a great music amateur, had opened a pharmacy. His family returned to Mainland Portugal when he was a year old, and settled in Colares, near Sintra. His unusual talents for music received their first decisive stimulus. He studied first with local teacher, then attended the Conservatory of Music in Lisbon, and by 1881 (age 13) was giving his first public concert, with a programme including works of his own composition. Prince Dom Fernando and the Countess of Edla were quick to appreciate his precocious talents and decided to sponsor his studies. Consequently, immediately after finishing his tertiary studies at the age of only 14, he went to Berlin to seek new educational and artistic horizons. "I travelled there in October 1882", recalled the Master in later years. "From then until May 1914, I lived in Germany interrupting my time only for performing tours in Europe and the two Americas. Thus I was able to observe at close hand the incomparable world of music in Germany during the transition from the 19th century to the 20th, one of the richest periods ever in the history of music in all respects: creation, interpretation, aesthetic and philosophical research, and historic and academic discoveries." For the first three years, José Vianna da Motta attended the Scharwenka Conservatory where he studi
top songs
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Cenas portuguesas, Op. 9: Cenas Portuguesas, Op. 9: No. 2. Chula
1,3372Barcarola, Op. 1 No. 1
4103Scenas Portuguesas for Piano, Op. 9: No. 2. Chula
16842 Klavierstücke nach A. Böcklin: No. 1, Meeresidylle
1005Symphony, Op. 13 "À pátria": III. Vivace
466Ballada, Op. 16
447Fantasiestück, Op. 2
438Cenas portuguesas, Op. 9: I. Cantiga d'amor
359Symphony, Op. 13 "À pátria": I. Allegro eroico
3010Symphony, Op. 13 "À pátria": II. Adagio molto
25albums
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The Key Collection: 3 Centuries of Rare Keyboard Gems
Vianna Da Motta: Piano Music
Motta: Piano Works
Vianna da Motta: À pátria – Sinfonia
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Portuguese Piano Music
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The Romantic Piano Concerto, vol. 24
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Vianna da Motta: Symphony a Patria - Dona Ines de Castro Overture
Vianna da Motta: Piano Concertos (Hyperion Romantic Piano Concerto 24)
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Alkan: The Complete Vianna da Motta Transcriptions
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The Pupils of Liszt (1911-1928)
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The Romantic Piano Concerto, Volume 24
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The Caswell Collection, Vol. 10 (1905-1926)