Dreta de l'Eixample in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain — Southwestern Europe (Iberian Peninsula)

Carles G. Vidiella

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, April 23, 2022

1. Carles G. Vidiella Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

A IV d'Octubre de MCMXV morí en aquesta casa on havia viscut XXXIII anys el meravellos singular pianista Carles G. Vidiella que amb el seu art purissim ennoblí el sentit musical de la nostra terra.
In memoriam MCMXXXI

(English translation:)

On the 4th of October of 1915, the singularly marvelous pianist Carles G. Vidiella died in this house where for 33 years he had lived, and with his purest art he ennobled the musical sense of our land.

In memoriam, 1931

Erected 1931.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment. A significant historical date for this entry is October 4, 1915.

Location. 41° 23.521′ N, 2° 10.097′ E. Marker is in Barcelona, Cataluña (Catalonia). It is in Dreta de l'Eixample. Marker is at the intersection of Carrer de Pau Claris and Carrer de la Diputació, on the left on Carrer de Pau Claris. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Carrer de Pau Claris 114, Barcelona, Cataluña 08009, Spain. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker.

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Maria Canals i Cendrós (about 180 meters away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Maria Canals i Cendrós (about 210 meters away); Lluís Companys (about 210 meters away); House of Josefina Bonet (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Catalan-Basque Civil War Relations (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Emili Mira i López (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Ramon Trias i Fargas (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Josep Palau i Fabre (approx. 0.4 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Barcelona.

Also see . . . Carles Gumersind Vidiella i Esteba (Wikipedia, in Catalan).

Excerpt (in translation): "Carles Gumersind Vidiella i Esteba (Arenys de Mar, Maresme, May 12, 1856 - Barcelona, October 4, 1915) , together with Enric Granados, Joaquim Malats and Ricard Viñes represents the pinnacle of pianism Catalan at the turn of the nineteenth to the twentieth century."

(Submitted on June 1, 2022.)

Carles G. Vidiella Marker - wide view image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, April 23, 2022

2. Carles G. Vidiella Marker - wide view

<i>Carles Gumersind Vidiella, a la revista El Teatre Català de 09/10/1915</i> image. Click for full size.

Photographed By la revista El Teatre Català (via Wikimedia Commons), 1915

3. Carles Gumersind Vidiella, a la revista El Teatre Català de 09/10/1915

Credits. This page was last revised on February 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 1, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 103 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 1, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.