Rafael Puyana
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Rafael Puyana was born in Bogota, Colombia in 1931. Taught by Wanda Landowska, the most important figure in the modern revival of the harpsichord, his rhythmic sense is immaculate and his technical playing ability He plays Antonio Soler with incredible flair, and perhaps one of the points which distinguishes his recordings from other players is the quality of the instrument he often plays on - an original J.A.Hass harpsichord from 1740. It is a wondrous beast of an instrument with three manua
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Colombia
- Place of birth
- Bogotá
- Place of death
- 7th arrondissement of Paris
- Occupation
- composer
- Educated at
- New England Conservatory
- Languages spoken
- Spanish
- Instrument
- piano
- Record label
- Mercury Records
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- date of death
- 2013-03-01
- date of birth
- 1931-10-14
- second family name in Spanish name
- Michelsen
- name in native language
- Rafael Puyana Michelsen
- birth name
- Rafael Antonio Lázaro Puyana Michelsen
- place of burial
- Central Cemetery of Bogotá
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