| Intro | Spanish musician |
| Was |
Musician Educator Violinist Composer Music educator |
| From | Spain |
| Type |
Academia Music |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 14 February 1890, Barcelona |
| Death |
11 June 1969 (aged 79 years) |
| Star sign | Aquarius |
Joan Massià i Prats (Barcelona, 14 February 1890 – 11 June 1969) was a Catalan composer and violinist.
His first wife was the pianist and student of d’Indy, fr:Blanche Selva (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 Gonzalo Cornelias.
Selected discography as violinist
- Franck violin sonata – with his first wife, Blanche Selva
Own compositions, editions and recordings
- Set Cançons Sobre Poemes de Tomàs Garcés – Seven poems in Catalan.
Recording
- Set Cançons – Songs. Carmen Bustamante accompanied by Manuel García Morante and José Carreras accompanied by David Giménez (piano). With historical recordings by pianist María Carbonell. La Ma De Guido.