Joan Massià i Prats (

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, 22 February 1890 – 11 June 1969) was a Catalan composer and violinist. His first wife was the pianist and student of d'Indy,

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(1884–1942), with whom Massià recorded the Franck violin sonata and other works. After her death he remarried; his second wife was the Spanish pianist María Carbonell (1911–1988). His students included the violinist Gonçal Comellas.The Strad: Volumes 97-98 1986"Soon Comellas began weekly journeys from Avinyonet to Barcelona (100 miles away), where he studied with Joan Massià, a Catalan violinist and teacher. The long slow train rides did not discourage Gonçal; in fact he kept it up for five years ..."

Selected discography as violinist

* Franck violin sonata - with his first wife, Blanche Selva

Own compositions, editions and recordings

* Set Cançons Sobre Poemes de

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- Seven poems in Catalan. Recording * Set Cançons - Songs. Carmen Bustamante accompanied by Manuel García Morante and

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accompanied by David Giménez (piano). With historical recordings by pianist María Carbonell. La Ma De Guido.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Massia, Joan 1890 births 1969 deaths Composers from Catalonia 20th-century composers 20th-century Spanish musicians