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Albert Pratz

Albert Pratz (13 May 1914 – 28 March 1995) was a Canadian violinist, conductor, composer, and music educator. He was awarded the Canadian Centennial Medal in 1967. His compositional output was modest and consists of only instrumental works. Some of his compositions, such as Melanie Waltz (1956) and A Tango (1957), were recorded by the CBC Symphony Orchestra; of which he was concertmaster from 1953 to 1961. He worked in the same capacity for the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra from 1966 to 1969, and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra from 1970 to 1979. He was also active as a teacher, both Source: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA

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Violin Concerto: II. Andante cantabile Violin Concerto: I. Allegro con molto Violin Concerto: III. Allegro molto 3 Fantastic Dances, Op. 5 (arr. H. Glickman) 10 Romances from Ellis's Immortelles, Op. 26: No. 1. Rozhdeniye arfi (The Birth of the Harp)... 10 Pieces from Cinderella, Op. 97: No. 4. The Winter Fairy (arr. M. Fichtengoltz)