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Jorge Luis Prats

Jorge Luis Prats Soca
Born 3 Jul 1956Cuba5 albums

Cuban pianist

Biography

Jorge Luis Prats Soca (born 3 July 1956) is a Cuban pianist living in Spain. Prats Soca was born in Camagüey. He studied piano since 1963 under Barbara Díaz Alea. In 1970, he was accepted into National Art School, from which he graduated in 1976. He studied under Frank Fernández and Margot Rojas. In 1977, Prats won first prize at the Long-Thibaud-Crespin Competition in France. Later he studied with Rudolf Kehrer in Moscow, Magda Tagliaferro in Paris, Paul Badura-Skoda in Vienna and Witold Małcużyński in Warsaw. He was awarded a number of decorations in Cuba, including the Félix Varela medal (the highest award in Cuba in culture) in 1984 and the Premio Nacional de Música in 2004. He was the artistic director of the National Symphony Orchestra of Cuba until 2004. In 2004, Prats left Cuba to have an opportunity to travel. He settled in Spain and in 2005 became a naturalized Spanish citizen.

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People

Teachers

Frank FernándezpianoMagda TagliaferropianoPaul Badura‐SkodapianoRudolf KehrerpianoWitold Małcużyńskipiano

Students

Martin Labazevitchpiano

Songs recorded

  1. Allegre
  2. Alta gracia
  3. Andalucia Suite: Malagueña
  4. Bachianas Brasileiras no. 4: I. Preludio (Introducão)
  5. Bachianas Brasileiras no. 4: II. Coral (Canto do Sertão)
  6. Bachianas Brasileiras no. 4: III. Aria (Cantiga)
  7. Bachianas Brasileiras no. 4: VI. Dansa (Miudinho)
  8. Concerto for Piano & Orchestra in A minor, op. 16: III. Allegro moderato molto e marcato
  9. Danzas cubanas
  10. Goyescas Suite: I. Los requiebros
  11. Goyescas Suite: II. Coloquio en la reja
  12. Goyescas Suite: III. El fandango del candil
  13. Goyescas Suite: IV. Quejas o la maja y el ruiseñor
  14. Goyescas Suite: V. El amor y la muerte (Balada)
  15. Goyescas Suite: VII. El pelele (Escena goyesca)
  16. Marche
  17. Mystique
  18. Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor Op. 18: I. Moderato
  19. Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor Op. 18: II. Adagio Sostenuto
  20. Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor Op. 18: III. Allegro Scherzando
  21. Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18: I. Moderato
  22. Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18: III. Allegro scherzando
  23. Piano Concerto No. 2. in C minor, Op. 18: I. Moderato
  24. Piano Concerto No. 2: 2nd Movement (from ‘Brief Encounter’)
  25. Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18: 2nd Movement. Adagio sostenuto
  26. Piano Concerto no. 2: 2nd movement, Adagio sostenuto
  27. Piano Concerto no. 3 in D minor, np. 30: III. Finale. Alla breve
  28. Piano Concerto no. 3 in D minor, op. 30: I. Allegro ma non tanto
  29. Piano Concerto no. 3 in D minor, op. 30: II. Intermezzo. Adagio
  30. Rag-Polka
  31. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43
  32. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: Variation no. 18
  33. Spirituelle
  34. Vesperale

Albums

Toot Suite
Toot SuiteJorge Luis Prats and Arturo Sandoval · 1986
Piano Concerto no. 2 / Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Piano Concerto no. 2 / Rhapsody on a Theme of PaganiniSergei Rachmaninoff; Jorge Luis Prats, Mexico City Philharmonic Orchestra, Enrique Bátiz · 1991
Piano Concerto no. 3 / Prince Rostislav / Vocalise
Piano Concerto no. 3 / Prince Rostislav / VocaliseSergei Rachmaninoff; Jorge Luis Prats, Mexico City Philharmonic Orchestra, Enrique Bátiz · 1991
Piano Concertos (complete) / Paganini Rhapsody
Piano Concertos (complete) / Paganini RhapsodyRachmaninov; Nikolai Lugansky, Jorge Luis Prats · 2000
Live in Zaragoza
Live in ZaragozaJorge Luis Prats · 2012

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