Marcel Maas | |
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 Marcel Maas in 1946 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 7 May 1897 Clermont-Ferrand, France |
| Died | 11 June 1950 (aged 53) Sint-Genesius-Rode, Belgium |
| Genres | Classical |
| Instrument(s) | Piano |
Marcel Maas (7 May 1897 – 11 June 1950) was a Dutch-Belgian pianist. He died at his home in Sint-Genesius-Rode, on 11 June 1950. His repertoire includes Bach and Scarlatti to the moderns; he was an appreciated interpreter of the solo piano music of Franck, Debussy and Ravel.
He was born on 7 May 1897 in Clermont-Ferrand, France, where his father, a successful Dutch operatic bass, was then based. The family soon moved to Belgium and Marcel eventually took Belgian nationality. His brother, Robert Maas was a cellist.
He studied at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels with Arthur De Greef and soon began an international career. [1] In 1933 he became a professor at the Royal Brussels Conservatoire. [2]
During the 1930s he joined the Quator Pro Arte , created with violinist Alfred Dubois and Robert Maas. [3] Pro Arte became one of three outstanding sonata partnerships which flourished in the 1930s, along with Adolf Busch – Rudolf Serkin and Szymon Goldberg/Lili Kraus. [4]
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