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Alicia de Larrocha

1923 - 2009

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Alicia de Larrocha y de la Calle (23 May 1923 – 25 September 2009) was a Spanish pianist and composer. She was considered one of the great piano legends of the 20th century. Reuters called her "the greatest Spanish pianist in history", Time "one of the world's most outstanding pianists", and The Guardian "the leading Spanish pianist of her time". She won four Grammy Awards, out of fourteen nominations, and a Prince of Asturias Award for the Arts. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alicia de Larrocha is the 472nd most popular musician (down from 338th in 2019), the 656th most popular biography from Spain (down from 532nd in 2019) and the 9th most popular Spanish Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Alicia de Larrocha ranks 472 out of 3,175. Before her are Menahem Pressler, Géza Anda, Edwin Fischer, Bo Diddley, Paul Landers, and Roger Whittaker. After her are Bobby McFerrin, Mitsuko Uchida, Tito Jackson, Julie Guicciardi, Dexter Gordon, and George Young.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1923, Alicia de Larrocha ranks 116. Before her are Álvaro Mutis, Ernst Nolte, Menahem Pressler, Alexandre Astruc, Walerian Borowczyk, and André Courrèges. After her are Dexter Gordon, Charles Durning, Wally Schirra, Pahiño, Uziel Gal, and Irvin Kershner. Among people deceased in 2009, Alicia de Larrocha ranks 93. Before her are James Whitmore, Armen Takhtajan, Philip José Farmer, Andrew Wyeth, Félix Malloum, and Shih Kien. After her are Pavle, Serbian Patriarch, Manea Mănescu, Brittany Murphy, Yves Rocher, Oleg Yankovsky, and Zbigniew Religa.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Alicia de Larrocha ranks 656 out of 3,355. Before her are Pedro Antonio de Alarcón (1833), Rosalía Mera (1944), Muhammad III of Granada (1257), Dani Carvajal (1992), Rodri (1996), and Juan Antonio Bardem (1922). After her are Paschal Baylón (1540), Hugh I, Duke of Burgundy (1057), Jacint Verdaguer (1845), Cristóbal de Morales (1600), Infanta María de la Paz of Spain (1862), and Infante Carlos, Count of Montemolin (1818).

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Among MUSICIANS In Spain

Among musicians born in Spain, Alicia de Larrocha ranks 9. Before her are Pablo Casals (1876), Paco de Lucía (1947), Fernando Sor (1778), Andrés Segovia (1893), Narciso Yepes (1927), and Dionisio Aguado y García (1784). After her are Joan Manuel Serrat (1943), Ricardo Viñes (1875), Paco Ibáñez (1934), Nicanor Zabaleta (1907), Manny Charlton (1941), and Sabicas (1912).

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