José Echániz
José Echániz (1905-1969) was a Cuban-born pianist. A child prodigy, he studied at the Falcón Conservatory in Havana, where he was awarded the title "professor of piano" at age 14. During the 1920s, he toured the US and appeared in Europe. During the 1930s, he was a featured soloist with orchestras in the US and appeared under the batons of many distinguished conductors. Echániz joined the Eastman School faculty in 1944. Throughout his 25-year teaching career, Echániz maintained an active career as a recitalist in Europe, the US, and the Caribbean, as an orchestral soloist, and as a recording artist. |
Birth and Death Data: Born June 4, 1905 (Guanabacoa), Died December 30, 1970
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1924 - 1931
Roles Represented in DAHR: piano, composer, arranger
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 31 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | C-30087 | 12-in. | 5/16/1924 | Liebestraum | Tito Schipa | Tenor vocal solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | CVE-30087 | 12-in. | 6/15/1925 | Dream of love | Tito Schipa | Tenor vocal solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | CVE-33000 | 12-in. | 6/15/1925 | Ave Maria | Tito Schipa | Tenor vocal solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | BVE-33002 | 10-in. | 6/16/1925 | La farfalletta (The butterfly) | Tito Schipa | Tenor vocal solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Columbia | W144914 | 10-in. | 10/26/1927 | Tango | José Echániz | Piano solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Columbia | W144915 | 10-in. | 10/26/1927 | Minuet | José Echániz | Piano solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Columbia | W147979 | 10-in. | 2/20/1929 | El vito | José Echániz | Piano solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Columbia | W147982 | 10-in. | 2/21/1929 | Ritual fire dance | José Echániz | Piano solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Columbia | W147983 | 10-in. | 2/21/1929 | Wiegenlied | José Echániz | Piano solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Columbia | W147984 | 10-in. | 2/21/1929 | Bourrée | José Echániz | Piano solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Columbia | W150804 | 10-in. | 9/15/1930 | Wiegenlied | José Echániz | Piano solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Columbia | W150805 | 10-in. | 9/15/1930 | Waltz in G flat | José Echániz | Piano solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Columbia | W98633 | 12-in. | 2/20/1929 | Dance of the miller's wife | José Echániz | Piano solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Columbia | W98634 | 12-in. | 2/20/1929 | Danza de la gitana | José Echániz | Piano solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Columbia | W98635 | 12-in. | 2/20/1929 | Two Cuban dances | José Echániz | Piano solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Columbia | W98636 | 12-in. | 2/21/1929 | Zapateo cubano | José Echániz | Piano solo | arranger, instrumentalist, piano | |
| Columbia | W98712 | 12-in. | 9/15/1930 | Danza de la pastora | José Echániz | Piano solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Columbia | W98713 | 12-in. | 9/15/1930 | Danza ritual del fuego | José Echániz | Piano solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Columbia | W98714 | 12-in. | ca. 1930 | 5th French suite, part 1 | José Echániz | Piano solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Columbia | W98715 | 12-in. | ca. 1930 | 5th French suite, part 2 | José Echániz | Piano solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Columbia | W98716 | 12-in. | ca. 1930 | 5th French suite, part 3 | José Echániz | Piano solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Columbia | W98717 | 12-in. | ca. 1930 | 5th French suite, part 4 | José Echániz | Piano solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Columbia | W98718 | 12-in. | ca. 1930 | Danza de la gitana | José Echániz | Piano solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Columbia | W98719 | 12-in. | ca. 1930 | Danza de la molinera | José Echániz | Piano solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Columbia | W95105 | 10-in. | between 1925 and 1927 | Polonaise in E flat | José Echániz | Piano solo | instrumentalist, piano |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Echániz, José," accessed November 2, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/109387.
Echániz, José. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 2, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/109387.
"Echániz, José." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 2 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Echániz, José, 1905-1969 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no92022075
Wikidata: José Echániz - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q11929099
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/58646608
MusicBrainz: José Echániz - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/17096efa-d682-4bf8-9bff-3cc7324e0205
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