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    A certain Spaniard pianist born on Lérida, with a great technique and immense repertorie, lived the best part of his life in Paris, befriended all important musucians of his time, did the first auditions of many contemporany works by Ravel, Debussy, Satie, Granados, Albeniz, Villa-Lobos and others. Today, except in Spain, he is totally forgotten. Do you know who he was?

    Question #90601. Asked by Cem1942. (Jan 02 08 4:43 AM)


    number_1dad

    		Ricardo Vines (1875-1943) After Vines died in 1943, his music collection--including manuscripts, autograph dedications, and inscriptions--was scattered by his family.

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    Jan 02 08, 5:13 AM
    peasypod

    		You just beat me to it but I'll add that his full name was "Ricardo Javier Viñes y García Roda".

    Jan 02 08, 5:18 AM
    Cem1942

    		He was gay, and in Spain in the 40's that was a crime. Maybe that explains his family trying to destroy everything he left and forget that he once existed.

    Jan 02 08, 7:38 AM

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