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Sir Clifford Curzon (18 May 1907 - 01 Sep 1982)

Male Person - United Kingdom pianist

Releases (4)

Official

Album - Compilation

  1. Great Pianists of the 20th Century, Volume 22: Clifford Curzon 1999
  2. Decca Recordings 1941–1972, Volume 2 2003 (as Clifford Curzon)
  3. Decca Recordings 1937-1971, Vol. 3 2005

Album

  1. The Complete Recordings 06 Aug 2012

Relationships (7)

Students

  1. Seymour Bernstein piano
  2. Tobias Matthay
  3. Artur Schnabel
  4. Christian Blackshaw piano
  5. Wanda Landowska
  6. Nadia Boulanger
  7. Martin Wilson

Recordings by (218)

  1. Impromptu Nr.4 As-Dur 7:24 (1971)
  2. Träumerei 3:00 (1971)
  3. Impromptu op. 142 no. 2 In A-flat 8:30 (1973)
  4. Piano Sonata in B-flat major, D960: I. Molto moderato 13:16 (1973)
  5. Piano Sonata in B-flat major, D960: II. Andante sostenuto 9:17 (1973)
  6. Piano Sonata in B-flat major, D960: III. Scherzo: Allegro vivace con delicatezza 4:14 (1973)
  7. Piano Sonata in B-flat major, D960: IV. Allegro, ma non troppo 7:38 (1973)
  8. Sonata in B-flat major, D 960: I. Molto moderato 13:20 (1987)
  9. Sonata in B-flat major, D 960: II. Andante sostenuto 9:21 (1987)
  10. Sonata in B-flat major, D 960: III. Scherzo: Allegro vivace con delicatezza 4:17 (1987)
  11. Sonata in B-flat major, D 960: IV. Allegro, ma non troppo 7:39 (1987)
  12. Impromptu in A-flat major, D 935, op. 142 no. 2 7:52 (1987)
  13. Moments musicaux, D 780, op. 94: No. 1. Moderato 5:05 (1987)
  14. Moments musicaux, D 780, op. 94: No. 2. Andantino 6:37 (1987)
  15. Moments musicaux, D 780, op. 94: No. 3. Allegro moderato 1:53 (1987)
  16. Moments musicaux, D 780, op. 94: No. 4. Moderato 4:17 (1987)
  17. Moments musicaux, D 780, op. 94: No. 5. Allegro vivace 2:10 (1987)
  18. Moments musicaux, D 780, op. 94: No. 6. Allegretto 7:44 (1987)
  19. Six moments musicaux in F minor, op. 94, D. 780: III. Allegro moderato 1:59 (1993)
  20. Impromptu op. 90, no. 3 in G‐flat major, D899 5:17 (1993)
  21. Piano Sonata no. 3 in F minor, op. 5: I. Allegro maestoso 7:34 (24 Oct 1995)
  22. Piano Sonata no. 3 in F minor, op. 5: II. Andante espressivo 11:44 (24 Oct 1995)
  23. Piano Sonata no. 3 in F minor, op. 5: III. Scherzo: Allegro energico 4:50 (24 Oct 1995)
  24. Piano Sonata no. 3 in F minor, op. 5: IV. Intermezzo: Andante molto sostenuto 3:48 (24 Oct 1995)
  25. Piano Sonata no. 3 in F minor, op. 5: V. Allegro moderato ma rubato 7:28 (24 Oct 1995)
  26. Intermezzo in E-flat major, op. 117 no. 1 4:44 (24 Oct 1995)
  27. Intermezzo in C major, op. 119 no. 3 1:37 (24 Oct 1995)
  28. piano sonata N° 17 in D 1 D850 6:35 (1995)
  29. piano sonata N° 17 in D 2 D850 13:03 (1995)
  30. piano sonata N° 17 in D 3 D850 8:08 (1995)
  31. piano sonata N° 17 in D 4 D850 7:55 (1995)
  32. 4 Impromptus, Op. 90, D899, No. 3 in G flat major: Andante 5:15 (1995)
  33. 4 Impromptus, Op. 90, D899, No. 4 in A flat major: Allegretto 7:20 (1995)
  34. 6 Moments Musicaux, Op. 94, D780, No. 1 in C major 5:07 (1995)
  35. 6 Moments Musicaux, Op. 94, D780, No. 2 in A flat major: Andantino 6:36 (1995)
  36. 6 Moments Musicaux, Op. 94, D780, No. 3 in F minor: Allegretto moderato 1:53 (1995)
  37. 6 Moments Musicaux, Op. 94, D780, No. 4 in C sharp minor: Moderato 4:17 (1995)
  38. 6 Moments Musicaux, Op. 94, D780, No. 5 in F minor: Allegro vivace 2:10 (1995)
  39. 6 Moments Musicaux, Op. 94, D780, No. 6 in A flat major: Allegretto 7:38 (1995)
  40. Impromptu No. 4 in F Minor, D. 935 (excerpt) 2:31 (1998)
  41. Four Impromptus, D899: I. Allegro molto moderato, C minor 9:05 (1999)
  42. Four Impromptus, D899: II. Allegro, E-flat major 3:46 (1999)
  43. Four Impromptus, D899: III. Andante, G-flat major 4:55 (1999)
  44. Four Impromptus, D899: IV. Allegretto, A-flat major 6:49 (1999)
  45. Impromptus, D. 935: No. 1 In F Minor: Allegro Moderato 9:22 (1999)
  46. Impromptus, D. 935: No. 2 In A Flat: Allegretto 6:33 (1999)
  47. Impromptus, D. 935: No. 3 In B Flat: Thema (Andante) mit Variationen 11:02 (1999)
  48. Impromptus, D. 935: No. 4 In F Minor: Allegro scherzando 6:57 (1999)
  49. Fantasie In C, D.760 'Wanderer-Fantasie' 21:18 (1999)
  50. Impromptu Nr. 1 1 G-moll, op. 90, D.899 9:10 (1999)
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On Recordings (50)

Instruments

  1. Piano Quintet in A, D. 667 "The Trout": II. Andante 7:26 Sir Clifford Curzon, Wiener Oktett (1959) piano
  2. Piano Quintet in A, D. 667 "The Trout": I. Allegro vivace 9:06 Sir Clifford Curzon, Wiener Oktett (1959) piano
  3. Piano Quintet in A, D. 667 "The Trout": IV. Thema - Andantino - Variazioni I-V – Allegretto 7:32 Sir Clifford Curzon, Wiener Oktett (1959) piano
  4. Piano Quintet in A, D. 667 "The Trout": III. Scherzo (Presto) 4:09 Sir Clifford Curzon, Wiener Oktett (1959) piano
  5. Piano Quintet in A, D. 667 "The Trout": V. Finale (Allegro giusto) 6:55 Sir Clifford Curzon, Wiener Oktett (1959) piano
  6. Piano Concerto no. 1 in D minor, op. 15: II. Adagio 16:01 Sir Clifford Curzon, London Symphony Orchestra, George Szell (1962) piano
  7. Piano Concerto no. 1 in D minor, op. 15: III. Rondo: Allegro ma non troppo 11:55 Sir Clifford Curzon, London Symphony Orchestra, George Szell (1962) piano
  8. Piano Concerto no. 1 in D minor, op. 15: I. Maestoso 22:09 Sir Clifford Curzon, London Symphony Orchestra, George Szell (1962) piano
  9. Piano Sonata in B-flat major, D960: I. Molto moderato 13:16 Sir Clifford Curzon (1973) piano
  10. Piano Sonata in B-flat major, D960: III. Scherzo: Allegro vivace con delicatezza 4:14 Sir Clifford Curzon (1973) piano
  11. Impromptu op. 142 no. 2 In A-flat 8:30 Sir Clifford Curzon (1973) piano
  12. Piano Sonata in B-flat major, D960: II. Andante sostenuto 9:17 Sir Clifford Curzon (1973) piano
  13. Piano Sonata in B-flat major, D960: IV. Allegro, ma non troppo 7:38 Sir Clifford Curzon (1973) piano
  14. Piano Concerto no. 27 in B-flat major, K. 595: II. Larghetto 8:58 Sir Clifford Curzon, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten (1982) piano
  15. Piano Concerto no. 20 in D minor, K. 466: I. Allegro 15:07 Sir Clifford Curzon, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten (1982) piano
  16. Piano Concerto no. 27 in B-flat major, K. 595: III. Allegro 8:46 Sir Clifford Curzon, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten (1982) piano
  17. Piano Concerto no. 20 in D minor, K. 466: III. Rondo: Allegro assai 7:52 Sir Clifford Curzon, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten (1982) piano
  18. Piano Concerto no. 20 in D minor, K. 466: II. Romance 10:03 Sir Clifford Curzon, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten (1982) piano
  19. Piano Concerto no. 27 in B-flat major, K. 595: I. Allegro 14:22 Sir Clifford Curzon, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten (1982) piano
  20. Sonata in B-flat major, D 960: III. Scherzo: Allegro vivace con delicatezza 4:17 Sir Clifford Curzon (1987) piano
  21. Moments musicaux, D 780, op. 94: No. 3. Allegro moderato 1:53 Sir Clifford Curzon (1987) piano
  22. Moments musicaux, D 780, op. 94: No. 6. Allegretto 7:44 Sir Clifford Curzon (1987) piano
  23. Moments musicaux, D 780, op. 94: No. 5. Allegro vivace 2:10 Sir Clifford Curzon (1987) piano
  24. Sonata in B-flat major, D 960: IV. Allegro, ma non troppo 7:39 Sir Clifford Curzon (1987) piano
  25. Moments musicaux, D 780, op. 94: No. 2. Andantino 6:37 Sir Clifford Curzon (1987) piano
  26. Impromptu in A-flat major, D 935, op. 142 no. 2 7:52 Sir Clifford Curzon (1987) piano
  27. Sonata in B-flat major, D 960: I. Molto moderato 13:20 Sir Clifford Curzon (1987) piano
  28. Moments musicaux, D 780, op. 94: No. 1. Moderato 5:05 Sir Clifford Curzon (1987) piano
  29. Sonata in B-flat major, D 960: II. Andante sostenuto 9:21 Sir Clifford Curzon (1987) piano
  30. Moments musicaux, D 780, op. 94: No. 4. Moderato 4:17 Sir Clifford Curzon (1987) piano
  31. Piano Quintet in A major, D. 667 "The Trout": IV. Theme & Variations: Andantino 7:33 Clifford Curzon, Members of the Vienna Octet (13 Apr 1988) piano
  32. Piano Quintet in A major, D. 667 "The Trout": III. Scherzo: Presto 4:11 Clifford Curzon, Members of the Vienna Octet (13 Apr 1988) piano
  33. Piano Quintet in A major, D. 667 "The Trout": I. Allegro vivace 9:10 Clifford Curzon, Members of the Vienna Octet (13 Apr 1988) piano
  34. Piano Quintet in A major, D. 667 "The Trout": V. Finale: Allegro giusto 7:05 Clifford Curzon, Members of the Vienna Octet (13 Apr 1988) piano
  35. Piano Quintet in A major, D. 667 "The Trout": II. Andante 7:28 Clifford Curzon, Members of the Vienna Octet (13 Apr 1988) piano
  36. Piano Quintet in A major, op. 81: IV. Finale: Allegro 7:33 Clifford Curzon, Vienna Philharmonic Quartet (1988) piano
  37. Piano Concerto no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso 20:49 Wiener Philharmoniker, Georg Solti, Clifford Curzon (1988) piano
  38. Piano Concerto no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: II. Andantino simplice – Prestissimo – Tempo primo 7:10 Wiener Philharmoniker, Georg Solti, Clifford Curzon (1988) piano
  39. Piano Concerto no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: III. Allegro con fuoco 6:50 Wiener Philharmoniker, Georg Solti, Clifford Curzon (1988) piano
  40. Piano Quintet in F minor: III. Allegro non troppo, ma con fuoco 8:11 Clifford Curzon, Vienna Philharmonic Quartet (1988) piano
  41. Piano Concerto in A minor, op. 16: I. Allegro molto moderato 12:44 Sir Clifford Curzon, London Symphony Orchestra, Øivin Fjeldstad (1988) piano
  42. Piano Quintet in F minor: II. Lento, con molto sentimento 10:01 Clifford Curzon, Vienna Philharmonic Quartet (1988) piano
  43. Piano Quintet in A major, op. 81: III. Scherzo (Furiant): Molto vivace 4:14 Clifford Curzon, Vienna Philharmonic Quartet (1988) piano
  44. Piano Concerto in A minor, op. 16: II. Adagio 6:06 Sir Clifford Curzon, London Symphony Orchestra, Øivin Fjeldstad (1988) piano
  45. Piano Quintet in A major, op. 81: II. Dumka: Andante con moto 13:28 Clifford Curzon, Vienna Philharmonic Quartet (1988) piano
  46. Piano Quintet in F minor: I. Molto moderato quasi lento ─ Allegro 15:27 Clifford Curzon, Vienna Philharmonic Quartet (1988) piano
  47. Piano Concerto in A minor, op. 16: III. Allegro moderato molto e marcato 10:28 Sir Clifford Curzon, London Symphony Orchestra, Øivin Fjeldstad (1988) piano
  48. Piano Quintet in A major, op. 81: I. Allegro, ma non tanto 10:11 Clifford Curzon, Vienna Philharmonic Quartet (1988) piano
  49. Piano Quartet no. 2 in E-flat, K. 493: III. Allegretto 7:55 Sir Clifford Curzon, Members of the Amadeus Quartet (1990) piano
  50. Piano Quartet no. 1 in G minor, K. 478: II. Andante 8:19 Sir Clifford Curzon, Members of the Amadeus Quartet (1990) piano

Credited as (115)

  1. Brahms; Clifford Curzon, London Symphony Orchestra, George Szell
  2. Brahms, Franck, Litolff; Clifford Curzon
  3. Sir Clifford Curzon, London Symphony Orchestra, George Szell
  4. Sir Clifford Curzon, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult
  5. Schubert, Mozart; Mitglieder des Wiener Oktett, Clifford Curzon, Peter Schmidl
  6. Franz Schubert, Johannes Brahms; Clifford Curzon
  7. Franz Schubert; Mitglieder des Wiener Oktetts, Clifford Curzon
  8. Franz Schubert; Amadeus Quartet, Clifford Curzon
  9. Franz Schubert; Clifford Curzon, Members of the Vienna Octet
  10. Clifford Curzon, Bernhard Klee, BBC Symphony Orchestra
  11. Clifford Curzon, George Hurst, BBC Northern Symphony Orchestra
  12. Grieg, Schumann; Clifford Curzon, Friedrich Gulda
  13. Sir Clifford Curzon, London Symphony Orchestra, Øivin Fjeldstad
  14. Sir Clifford Curzon, Wiener Philharmoniker, Hans Knappertsbusch
  15. Beethoven; Curzon, Wiener Philharmoniker, Knappertsbusch
  16. Mozart; Clifford Curzon
  17. Clifford Curzon, London Symphony Orchestra, István Kertész
  18. Sir Clifford Curzon
  19. Schumann, Schubert; Sir Clifford Curzon
  20. Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest, Eduard van Beinum, Sir Clifford Curzon
  21. Schubert; Sir Clifford Curzon, Mstislav Rostropovich, Szymon Goldberg, Radu Lupu, Wiener Oktett
  22. Schubert; Clifford Curzon, Vienna Octet
  23. Clifford Curzon, Members of the Vienna Octet
  24. Mozart; Clifford Curzon, London Symphony, Kertész
  25. Grieg, Schumann, Franck; Clifford Curzon, Friedrich Gulda
  26. Beethoven, Mozart; Clifford Curzon, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Boulez
  27. Brahms, Schubert; Amadeus Quartet, Clifford Curzon
  28. Mozart; English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten, Clifford Curzon
  29. Tchaikovsky, Grieg; Clifford Curzon
  30. Schubert; Clifford Curzon, Wiener Oktett, Wiener Philharmonisches Streichquartett
  31. Clifford Curzon
  32. BBC Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Boulez, Clifford Curzon
  33. Sir Clifford Curzon, Amadeus String Quartet
  34. Sir Clifford Curzon, Daniel Barenboim, English Chamber Orchestra
  35. Clifford Curzon, English Chamber Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim
  36. Sir Clifford Curzon, Benjamin Britten
  37. Mozart; Clifford Curzon, Benjamin Britten, English Chamber Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim
  38. Mozart, Franck, R. Strauss; Amadeus Quartet, Gervase de Peyer, Sir Clifford Curzon, Cecil Aronowitz, William Pleeth
  39. Clifford Curzon, Amadeus Quartet
  40. Tchaikovsky; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Georg Solti, Clifford Curzon
  41. Wiener Philharmoniker, Georg Solti, Clifford Curzon
  42. Sir Clifford Curzon, Wiener Philharmoniker, George Szell
  43. Sir Clifford Curzon, Members of the Amadeus Quartet
  44. Sir Clifford Curzon, Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest, Eduard van Beinum
  45. Sir Clifford Curzon, London Symphony Orchestra, Josef Krips
  46. Liszt, Haydn, Schubert; Clifford Curzon
  47. Sir Clifford Curzon, Willi Boskovsky, Günther Breitenbach, Nikolaus Hübner, Johann Krump
  48. Franz Schubert; Clifford Curzon, Members of the Vienna Octet, Vienna Philharmonic String Quartet
  49. Sir Clifford Curzon, London Symphony Orchestra, Anatole Fistoulari
  50. Clifford Curzon, Vienna Philharmonic Quartet
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Events (2)

Main Performer At

  1. Edinburgh International Festival 1961: [concert] piano
  2. Aldeburgh Festival 1960: [concert] piano

Links (13)

Other Databases

  1. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb13892891n
  2. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n84105385
  3. https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1202072
  4. https://d-nb.info/gnd/134353218
  5. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n84105385
  6. http://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w6d22w33

Wikipedia

  1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clifford_Curzon

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/907454

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0002192827

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/195760

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q961193

Stream For Free

  1. https://open.spotify.com/artist/22c24jxFv4s340DtGNqUZo

Picture

  1. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Clifford-Curzon.jpg