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Clifford Curzon
12+ albums
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Sir Clifford Michael Curzon, CBE (18 May 1907 – 1 September 1982) was an English pianist. Clifford Michael Siegenberg was born in London to Michael and Constance Mary Siegenberg (née Young). The family soon afterwards changed their name to Curzon. Curzon studied at the Royal Academy of Music where he won the prestigious Macfarren Gold medal in 1924, at the age of 17, Curzon was the youngest-ever pupil to have been accepted into the senior school. In the same year he was made one of seven sub-professors, and completed his studies in 1926. His public debut was at a Prom in 1923, when he played a Bach triple concerto under Henry Wood. Between 1928 and 1930 he took further instruction from Artur Schnabel in Berlin. He then studied under Wanda Landowska and Nadia Boulanger in Paris. He toured throughout Europe and the United States. In 1931 Curzon married the American harpsichordist and pianist, Lucille Wallace. The Curzons had no children of their own, but when the great soprano Maria Cebotari died (aged 39) in Vienna in 1949, they adopted her two orphaned sons. In 1953 Curzon received a CBE and in 1977 he was knighted. In 1980 he received the Royal Philharmonic Society Gold Medal. Curzon was particularly well known for his interpretations of Mozart and Schubert. Even though he left a considerable recording legacy, his distaste for recordings was well known, and he very often prohibited the release to the public of records which he felt were not up to his best standard. In h
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Concerto for 2 Pianos in E flat major, K. 365: I. Allegro
3642Piano Concerto No. 27 in B flat major, Op. 17, K. 595: I. Allegro
2873Concerto for 2 Pianos in E flat major, K. 365: II. Andante
2874Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 23: I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso - Allegro con spirito
2795Concerto for 2 Pianos in E flat major, K. 365: III. Rondo: Allegro
2546Piano Concerto No. 27 in B flat major, Op. 17, K. 595: II. Larghetto
2297Piano Concerto No. 27 in B flat major, Op. 17, K. 595: III. Allegro
2038Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 23
1799Sonata for 2 Pianos in D major, K. 448: III. Molto allegro
17710Sonata for 2 Pianos in D major, K. 448: I. Allegro con spirito
163albums
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Curzon & Barenboim - Mozart: Double Concerto - Piano Concerto No. 27 - Sonata for 2 Pianos
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor
Clifford Curzon - Mozart 21
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Grieg: Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16
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Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos.20,23,24,26 & 27
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Tchaikovsky The Very Best Of
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Amadeus Quartet & Curzon – Brahms: Piano Quintet – Schubert: 'Trout' Quintet
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Brahms: Piano Concerto No.1 / Franck: Variations Symphoniques / Litolff: Scherzo
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Beethoven: Eroica Variations / Schubert: Moments Musicaux / Britten: Introduction & Rondo alla burlesca; Mazurka elegiaca
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Clifford Curzon & Vienna Octet: Piano Quintet in a Major, D. 667, "Trout Quintet"
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Beethoven: Piano Concerto No.5 in E flat major, Op.73, Emperor
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Clifford Curzon: Decca Recordings 1949-1964 Vol.1