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CC-C#008. After him are Ludacris, Sophie, John Steel, Olve Eikemo, Lee Ritenour, and Donald Fagen.

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Among people born in 1907, Clifford Curzon ranks 275.

The concentration and nervous intensity are so palpable in close-up that it’s a little like eavesdropping:

Artist note by Richard Evidon

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Side 2/2 | (1942-10-29) | DR 7054-? December 1967: Kingsway Hall, London, England (Studio Recordings | Stereo)

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·    Mozart: Piano Concerto No.23 in A major, K.488

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Clifford Curzon

MUSICIAN

1907 - 1982

Clifford Curzon

Sir Clifford Michael Curzon CBE (né Siegenberg; 18 May 1907 – 1 September 1982) was an English classical pianist.

September 1949: Kingsway Hall, London, England (Studio Recordings | Mono)

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·    Beethoven: Piano Concerto No.5 in E-flat major, Op.73 (Emperor)

– George Szell / London Philharmonic Orchestra

➢Side 1/10 | (1949-09-12) | AR 14045-? December 18, 1956: Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

(Radio Broadcast | FLAC)

·    Franck: Piano Quintet in F minor

– Clifford Curzon / Budapest String Quartet

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CC-C#025. Curzon studied at the Royal Academy of Music in London, and subsequently with Artur Schnabel in Berlin and Wanda Landowska and Nadia Boulanger in Paris.

August 1, 1959: Mozarteum, Salzburg, Austria (Radio Broadcast | FLAC)

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·    Mozart: Piano Concerto No.23 in A major, K.488

– Georg Solti / Orchestre National de la RTF

 

 

 

 

 

 

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·    Brahms: Intermezzo in E-flat major, Op.117 No.1

➢Side 1/1 | (1943-11-26) | AR 7899-? | M
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December 1945: Kingsway Hall, London, England (Studio Recordings | Mono)

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·    Mozart: Piano Concerto No.23 in A major, K.488

– Boyd Neel / National Symphony Orchestra

➢Side 1/6 | (1945-12-12) | AR 9917-? After him are Adelaide Lambert, Vitaliano Brancati, Jean Langlais, Henk Badings, Raymond Abellio, and Melitta Brunner.

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·    Liszt/Liszt: Liebestraum No.3 in A-flat major, S.541 No.3

➢Side 1/1 | (1947-09-09) | AR 11512-? January 1944: Decca Studios, London (West Hampstead), England (Studio Recordings | Mono)

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·    Britten: Introduction & Rondo alla Burlesca for Two Pianos, Op.23 No.1

– Clifford Curzon & Benjamin Britten, pianos

➢Side 1/2 | (1944-01-05) | AR 8010-?

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Side 9/10 | (1949-09-13) | AR 14053-? May-June 1962: Kingsway Hall, London, England (Studio Recordings | Stereo)

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·    Brahms: Piano Concerto No.1 in D minor, Op.15

– George Szell / London Symphony Orchestra

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Here he is performing Schumann’s Scenes from Childhood (Kinderszenen) in a 1959 BBC studio concert film:

Curzon played Brahms and Mozart concertos with the Minneapolis Symphony in 1954 and 1967.

Before him are Michael Moran (1948), George Lascelles, 7th Earl of Harewood (1923), Lee Kerslake (1947), Roger Taylor (1960), Chris Barber (1930), and Jason Bonham (1966). | M
Side 5/6 | (1945-12-12) | AR 9921-? Saerchinger's engaging writing style and meticulous research make this book a fascinating and informative read for music lovers of all backgrounds.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations.

October 1962: Sofiensaal, Vienna, Austria (Studio Recordings | Stereo)

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·    Dvořák: Piano Quintet No.2 in A major, Op.81

– Clifford Curzon / Vienna Philharmonic String Quartet

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