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Szell, Georg
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Szell, Georg (
b Budapest, 1897;
d Cleveland, Ohio, 1970). Hung.-born conductor, pianist, and composer (Amer. cit. 1946). Solo pianist in Mozart conc. at age 10 with Vienna SO and at 17 cond. Berlin PO in one of his own comps. Cond., Strasbourg Stadttheater 1917–18, on recommendation of R. Strauss. Cond., Deutsches Landtheater, Prague, 1919–21, Darmstadt 1921–2, Düsseldorf 1922–4, Berlin 1924–9. Returned to Prague 1930–6. Cond., Scottish Orch. 1936–9. Amer. début 1930, St Louis SO. Settled in USA 1939, teaching at Mannes Sch. Cond. NY Met 1942–6 (début with
Salome). Cond. Cleveland Orch. 1946–70, making it one of the finest in world and taking it on int. tours. Salzburg Fest. début 1949. Last Salzburg appearance 1969 (Vienna PO). Noted for his Wagner, Strauss, Mahler, and the classics but outstanding in modern scores. Many stories are told of his amazing memory for mus. and mus. detail and of his caustic wit. Hon. CBE 1963.
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GEORGE SZELL-SALZBURG CONCERT 1957
Magazine article from: Fanfare; 3/1/2009; ; 636 words
; GEORGE SZELL-SALZBURG CONCERT 1957 * George Szell, cond; Leon Fleisher (pn); Nathan Milstein (vn...25 This release, another in Orfeo's documentation of George Szell at the Salzburg Festival, has value on two levels-confirming...
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 "The Birmingham Post (England)")
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CULTURE: CLASSICAL CD REVIEWS: Historic Beethoven still captivates; Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 8 and 9 - New Philharmonia Orchestra/George Szell (BBC Legends BBCL 4155-2) pounds 15.99.(Features)
Newspaper article from: The Birmingham Post (England); 4/28/2005; 621 words
; ...trying to disband it) under the legendary conductor George Szell. Szell's greatest achievement was his period with the Cleveland...sheer excitement of the performance. You can forgive Szell's liberties with Beethoven's orchestration - woodwind...
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Beethoven: Triple Concerto; Brahms: Double Concerto. David Oistrakh, violin Mstislav Rostropovich, cello; Sviatoslav Richter, piano; Herbert von Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra and George Szell, Cleveland Orchestra. EMI CDU 7243-5-66954-2.
Magazine article from: Sensible Sound; 2/1/2000; ; 658 words
; ...Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra and George Szell, Cleveland Orchestra. EMI CDU 7243...even more exquisitely tuned under Szell than the Beethoven is under Karajan. I especially like the way Szell and company handle the final movement...
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Emperor.(Emil Gilels, George Szell, Cleveland Orchestra)
Magazine article from: National Review; 8/11/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...nevertheless with considerable interest that I put on my changer the CD reissue of the traversal by Emil Gilels, with George Szell conducting the Cleveland Orchestra (EMI 5 69506 2). Gilels carries excitement to the keyboard, and then piles on...
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 "The Evening Standard (London, England)")
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Great Conductors of the 20th Century: George Szell (EMI Classics, 5759622 - two CDs); Classical.
Newspaper article from: The Evening Standard (London, England); 6/10/2003; ; 366 words
; Byline: STEPHEN PETTITT GEORGE Szell, featured in the 33rd volume of EMI's Great Conductors of the 20th Century, was musical director of the Cleveland Orchestra...
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Give 'Em Szell.(conductor George Szell)
Magazine article from: National Review; 6/16/2003; ; 700+ words
; George Szell, the Hungarian-Jewish conductor, led...exactitude and illumination. Over the years, Szell made many commercial recordings -- but...a dent in the overall repertory. So we Szell fanatics rejoiced six years ago when the...
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 "Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)")
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LILLY SZELL.(CAPITAL REGION)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 7/7/1998; 414 words
; ...since that time. An acclaimed artist, Ms. Szell's paintings have been displayed in many...Korenko of Washington, DC; a sister, Andrea Szell Kachidurian of Glenmont and a brother, George Szell of Melrose, NY as well as several nieces...
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 "Herald News, The (Joliet, IL)")
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Newspaper article from: Herald News, The (Joliet, IL); 3/14/2006; 476 words
; ...Nazi occupation. 1943: Aaron Copland's orchestral work "Fanfare for the Common Man" premiered in New York, with George Szell conducting. 1951: During the Korean War, United Nations forces recaptured Seoul. 1964: A jury in Dallas found Jack...
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Romanticist Composer George Rochberg Dies
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 6/2/2005; ; 700+ words
; Classical composer George Rochberg, 86, who was propelled by private tragedy to defy the...at the Mannes Music School in New York with conductor and composer George Szell. He wrote a few pop songs under an assumed name before becoming...
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CACOPHONOUS CLEVELAND.(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Inside Business; 11/1/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...conductor and music director, George Szell; "Discord," representing decades...Dohnanyi eventually stepped out of Szell's shadow and made the orchestra...believe that this is the orchestra George Szell built," Rosenber
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George Szell
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
George Szell , 1897-1970, American conductor and pianist...Deciding on a career as a conductor, Szell assisted Richard Strauss at the Berlin State...the Berlin State Opera from 1924 to 1930. Szell made his American debut (1930) with the...
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Szell, George
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
George Szell As conductor of the Cleveland...century, Hungarian-born George Szell (1897 – 1970...and Americanized it to George when he settled in the United States. Szell grew up mostly in Vienna...
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Rochberg, George
Book article from: Contemporary Musicians
...more important than Philadelphia's George Rochberg. Rochberg's String Quartet...performed in the 1970s and 1980s. George Rochberg (pronounced ROCK-berg...immigrant composer and conductor George Szell, Rochberg impressed that fearsome...
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George Rochberg
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
George Rochberg The American composer George Rochberg (born 1918) produced important...styles, both tonal and atonal. George Rochberg was born in Paterson, New...composition and counterpoint with Weisse, Szell, and Mannes at the Mannes School...
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Boulez, Pierre
Dictionary entry from: Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Popular Musicians Since 1990
...Boulez was chosen by George Szell in 1969 to become the...guest conductor so that Szell's audiences would be...twentieth-century music that Szell himself felt unable to...1974, French president George Pompidou was courting...
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