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Ralph Votapek
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Ralph Votapek

Ralf Wotapeck
Born 20 Mar 1939United States2 albums

American pianist

Biography

Ralph James Votapek (born March 20, 1939) is an American pianist. He won the First Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in 1962, along with the inaugural competition's First Place prize of US $10,000. He was the Jury Chairman of the eighth Van Cliburn competition in 2022.

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People

Teachers

Robert Goldsand

Students

Sergei Kvitko

Songs recorded

  1. Grand Fantasy On Porgy and Bess: Interlude2 versions
  2. Minuet2 versions
  3. Romance2 versions
  4. Waltz in C-Sharp Minor2 versions
  5. Clap Yo’ Hands/Do Do Do/Strike Up the Band
  6. Forgotten Waltz
  7. Grand Fantasy On Porgy and Bess: Bess You Is My Woman Now/ I Loves You Porgy
  8. Grand Fantasy On Porgy and Bess: I Can’t Sit Down
  9. Grand Fantasy On Porgy and Bess: I Got Plenty ‘O Nuttin
  10. Grand Fantasy On Porgy and Bess: It Ain’t Necessarily So
  11. Grand Fantasy On Porgy and Bess: I’m On My Way
  12. Grand Fantasy On Porgy and Bess: Jasbo Brown Blues
  13. Grand Fantasy On Porgy and Bess: My Man’s Gone Now
  14. Grand Fantasy On Porgy and Bess: Summertime
  15. Grand Fantasy On Porgy and Bess: The Buzzard Song
  16. Grand Fantasy On Porgy and Bess: There’s a Boat Dat’s Leavin’ Soon for New York
  17. I’ll Build a Stairway to Paradise/Do It Again/Swanee
  18. Liebestraum
  19. Liebestraum (Dream of Love)
  20. Liza/I Got Rhythm
  21. Minuet in G
  22. Moonlight Sonata
  23. My One and Only/Nobody But You
  24. My Twilight Dream
  25. Nocturne No.2 in E Flat, Op.9 No.2
  26. Nocturne in E Flat, Op. 9, No. 2
  27. Nocturne in E-Flat
  28. Nocturne in E-flat, op. 9 no. 2
  29. Prelude 1: Allegro Ben Ritmato e Deciso
  30. Prelude 2: Andante Con Moto and Poco Rubato
  31. Prelude 3: Agitato
  32. Prelude in E-Flat, Op. 23 No. 6
  33. Promenade
  34. Reverie
  35. Rhapsody No. 2 for Piano and Orchestra (New York Rhapsody)
  36. Rhapsody no. 2 for Piano and Orchestra
  37. Rêverie, L 68
  38. Rêverie, L. 68, CD 76, pour piano
  39. Second Rhapsody for Piano and Orchestra
  40. Seven Virtuoso Etudes: Embraceable You
  41. Seven Virtuoso Etudes: Lady Be Good
  42. Somebody Loves Me/Sweet and Low Down
  43. Sonata for Violin and Piano: I. Allegro
  44. Sonata for Violin and Piano: II. Andantino (with simplicity)
  45. Sonata for Violin and Piano: III. Lento (quasi recitativo)
  46. Sonata for Violin and Piano: IV. Allegro
  47. That Certain Feeling/S’ Wonderful/The Man I Love
  48. Traumerie
  49. Träumerei
  50. Träumerei (Dreaming)
  51. Waltz in A Flat
  52. Waltz in A Flat, Op. 39
  53. Waltz in A-Flat
  54. Who Cares?/Fascinating Rhythm

Albums

Ralph Votapek Plays George Gershwin
Ralph Votapek Plays George GershwinGeorge Gershwin, Earl Wild; Ralph Votapek · 2007
Retrospective: Viola Sonatas
Retrospective: Viola SonatasPaul Hindemith; Yuri Gandelsman, Ralph Votapek · 2012

Source: MusicBrainz artist 1e1c87a4-1d3c-438f-bb7b-c9a2cb8bbd2b (CC0).