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Clifford Curzon
p, 1907-1982 GB
Musician of Classical
A.k.a. Sir Clifford Michael Curzon
Sir Clifford Michael Curzon, né Siegenberg, CBE (18 May 1907 – 1 September 1982) was an English classical pianist.Curzon studied at the Royal Academy of Music in London, and later with Artur Schnabel in Berlin and Wanda Landowska and Nadia Boulanger in Paris. In his early career he was known for his performances of Romantic and virtuoso music, and for championing modern works. Later he concentrated on the German classics, principally Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert and Brahms. He played regularly in continental Europe and North America, making tours in the 1930s and for most of his post-war career.
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| The Vienna Philharmonic Quartet |
Popular Tracks 
6 Moments musicaux, Op. 94, D. 780: No. 3 in F Minor: Allegro moderato on Composers of History by Robert Schumann, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Johannes Brahms, Ludwig van Beethoven, Johann Sebastian Bach, Frédéric Chopin & Franz Liszt 4 Piano Pieces, Op. 119: 3. Intermezzo in C on Beethoven & More: Piano Works by Johannes Brahms, Felix Mendelssohn, Ludwig van Beethoven, Robert Schumann & Franz Liszt Fantasie C-Dur für Klavier, D760: Allegro con fuoco ma non troppo on Franz Schubert: Schubertiade - Klavierwerke, Kammer Musik by Franz Schubert, Clifford Curzon & Emanuel Feuermann Fantasie C-Dur für Klavier, D760: Adagio on Franz Schubert: Schubertiade - Klavierwerke, Kammer Musik by Franz Schubert, Clifford Curzon & Emanuel Feuermann Fantasie C-Dur für Klavier, D760: Allegro on Franz Schubert: Schubertiade - Klavierwerke, Kammer Musik by Franz Schubert, Clifford Curzon & Emanuel Feuermann Fantasie C-Dur für Klavier, D760: Presto on Franz Schubert: Schubertiade - Klavierwerke, Kammer Musik by Franz Schubert, Clifford Curzon & Emanuel Feuermann Piano Concerto NO. 1 in D Minor, Op.15: I. Maestoso on Brahms & De Falla: Piano Concerto NO. 1, OP. 15 - Nights in the Gardens of Spain by Clifford Curzon, National Symphony Orchestra, New Symphony Orchestra & Enrique Jorda Nights in the Gardens of Spain: III. En Los Jardines De La Sierra De Córdoba on Brahms & De Falla: Piano Concerto NO. 1, OP. 15 - Nights in the Gardens of Spain by Clifford Curzon, National Symphony Orchestra, New Symphony Orchestra & Enrique Jorda Nights in the Gardens of Spain: II. Danza Lejana on Brahms & De Falla: Piano Concerto NO. 1, OP. 15 - Nights in the Gardens of Spain by Clifford Curzon, National Symphony Orchestra, New Symphony Orchestra & Enrique Jorda Piano Concerto NO. 1 in D Minor, Op.15: III. Rondo. Allegro Non Troppo on Brahms & De Falla: Piano Concerto NO. 1, OP. 15 - Nights in the Gardens of Spain by Clifford Curzon, National Symphony Orchestra, New Symphony Orchestra & Enrique JordaTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
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Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clifford Curzon Edition: Complete Recordings | Clifford Curzon | 2016 | Album |
| Quintet In F Minor, Op. 34 | Johannes Brahms, Clifford Curzon, Budapest String Quartet | 2011 | Album |
| Concertos Pour Piano Nos 16, 19, 20, 23, 25; Concerto Pour Deux Pianos | Clara Haskil, Géza Anda, Clifford Curzon, Edwin Fischer, Rudolf Serkin - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | 2011 | Compil. |
| Piano Sonata In D, D850 / Moments Musicaux D780 / Impromptus D899 3 & 4 | Franz Schubert, Clifford Curzon | 2010 | Album |
| Mozart Piano Concertos Nos 21 & 23 | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Clifford Curzon | 2009 | Album |
| The BBC Recitals | Clifford Curzon | 2007 | Compil. |
| Klaviersonaten | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Claudio Arrau, Clara Haskil, Glenn Gould, Shura Cherkassky, Wilhelm Backhaus, Emil Gilels, Clifford Curzon | 2006 | Compil. |
| Quartet For Piano & Strings In E-Flat, K493 / Quintet in E-Flat For Piano & Strings, Op. 44 | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart / Robert Schumann - Budapest String Quartet with Clifford Curzon | 2006 | Compil. |
| Piano Concerto / Piano Concerto No.24 / Fantasia For Piano, Chorus And Orchestra | Clifford Curzon, Frederick Delius, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven | 2006 | Compil. |
| Piano Concertos No.20 K.466 & No.27 K.595 | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Clifford Curzon, Benjamin Britten, English Chamber Orchestra | 2005 | Album |
| Rachmaninov Concerto No. 2 C Minor, Op. 18 / Grieg Concerto In A Minor For Piano And Orchestra Opus 16 | Edvard Grieg - Clifford Curzon, Anatole Fistoulari, The London Symphony Orchestra, Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff | 2005 | Album |
| Piano Quintet In F Minor / Piano Quintet in A Major | Johannes Brahms, Antonín Dvořák, Clifford Curzon, Budapest String Quartet | 2005 | Compil. |
| Piano Quintet / 'Trout' Quintet | Johannes Brahms, Franz Schubert, Amadeus-Quartett, Clifford Curzon, James Merrett | 2004 | Album |
| Piano Quintet / Piano Quartet No. 2 | Clifford Curzon - Robert Schumann, Johannes Brahms, Budapest String Quartet | 2004 | Compil. |
| Quartet No. 2 In A Major For Piano And Strings | Johannes Brahms / Clifford Curzon With Members Of The Budapest String Quartet | 2003 | Album |
| Mozart, Franck, R. Strauss | Amadeus-Quartett, Gervase de Peyer, Clifford Curzon, Cecil Aronowitz, William Pleeth | 2001 | Album |
| Forellenquintett | Franz Schubert / Clifford Curzon / Mitglieder Des Wiener Oktetts / Joseph Haydn / Weller-Quartett | 2001 | Album |
| Piano Concertos 4 & 5 "Emperor" | Ludwig van Beethoven - Clifford Curzon, Wiener Philharmoniker, Hans Knappertsbusch | 2000 | Compil. |
| Schumann Fantasie, Op. 17, Kinderszenen; Schubert Wanderer—Fantasie | Clifford Curzon | 2000 | Album |
| Double Concerto / Piano Concerto No. 27 / Sonata For 2 Pianos | Clifford Curzon, Daniel Barenboim - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | 2000 | Album |
| Piano Concertos A Major KV 488 & B♭ Major KV 595 | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Clifford Curzon, Rafael Kubelik, Symphonie-Orchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks | 2000 | Album |
| Piano Concerto No.5 Emperor / Piano Concerto No.26 Coronation | Clifford Curzon - Ludwig van Beethoven / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | 1999 | Album |
| Mozart / Schubert | Clifford Curzon, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Franz Schubert | 1999 | Compil. |
| The Great Piano Concertos | Clifford Curzon, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff, Edvard Grieg, Johannes Brahms | 1999 | Compil. |
| Beethoven: Piano Concertos No. 4 & 5 | Ludwig van Beethoven, Clifford Curzon, Rafael Kubelik, Symphonie-Orchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks | 1998 | Album |
| Piano Concertos C Major KV 467 & C Minor KV 491 | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Clifford Curzon, Rafael Kubelik, Symphonie-Orchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks | 1997 | Album |
| Piano Concerto No. 5, "Emperor" / Eroica Variations | Ludwig van Beethoven, Hans Knappertsbusch, Clifford Curzon, Wiener Philharmoniker | 1996 | Compil. |
| Sonata In B Minor / Liebestraum No.3 / Valse Oubliée No. 1 / Gnomenreigen / Berceuse | Franz Liszt, Clifford Curzon | 1996 | Compil. |
| The "Trout" Quintet / Piano Quintet | Franz Schubert, Antonín Dvořák, Clifford Curzon, Wiener Oktett | 1996 | Compil. |
| Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1 | Johannes Brahms, Clifford Curzon, George Szell, The London Symphony Orchestra / César Franck, Henry Litolff, Sir Adrian Boult, The London Philharmonic Orchestra | 1995 | Compil. |
| Sonata No. 3 - Sonata In B Flat D960 | Johannes Brahms, Franz Schubert, Clifford Curzon | 1995 | Compil. |
| Fantasia in C Major opus 17 Kinderscenen opus 15 | Robert Schumann, Clifford Curzon | 1994 | Album |
| Mozart: Piano Concertos 23 & 24, Etc. | Clifford Curzon, The London Symphony Orchestra, István Kertész | 1991 | Compil. |
| Piano Concertos - Symphonic Variations | Edvard Grieg & Robert Schumann / César Franck - Clifford Curzon, Friedrich Gulda | 1991 | Compil. |
| Piano Quartets / Horn Quintet | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Dennis Brain, Clifford Curzon, Amadeus-Quartett, The Griller String Quartet | 1990 | Album |
| Piano Concerto No. 1 / Variations On A Theme By Haydn | Johannes Brahms : Clifford Curzon, Concertgebouworkest, Eduard van Beinum | 1988 | Compil. |
| Emperor Concerto, Eroica Variations | Ludwig van Beethoven, Clifford Curzon | 1988 | Compil. |
| Piano Concertos | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Edvard Grieg, Clifford Curzon | 1988 | Album |
| Piano Quintets | Antonín Dvořák / César Franck - Clifford Curzon, The Vienna Philharmonic Quartet | 1988 | Album |
| Sonata In B Flat Major, D960 / Impromptu In A Flat Major, D935 / Moments Musicaux, D780 | Franz Schubert, Clifford Curzon | 1987 | Compil. |
| Nights In The Gardens Of Spain | Manuel De Falla, Clifford Curzon | 1987 | Album |
| Piano Concerto No. 1; 2 Intermezzos | Johannes Brahms ; Clifford Curzon, The London Symphony Orchestra, George Szell | 1987 | Album |
| Piano Concertos A Major, K488 & C Minor, K491 | Clifford Curzon, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, The London Symphony Orchestra, István Kertész | 1986 | Compil. |
| Piano Concerto No. 1 In B Flat Minor, Op. 23 | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky : Clifford Curzon, The New Symphony Orchestra Of London Conducted By George Szell | 1984 | Album |
| Konzert Für Klavier Und Orchester Nr. 5 Es-dur, Op. 73 / Konzert Für Klavier Und Orchester Nr.1 B-moll, Op. 23 | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky : Clifford Curzon, The New Symphony Orchestra Of London, George Szell, Ludwig van Beethoven, The London Philharmonic Orchestra | 1984 | Album |
| Concieto Para Violín Y Orquesta No.3 En Si Menor, Op. 61 - Concierto Para Piano En La Menor, Op. 16 | Camille Saint-Saëns, Edvard Grieg, Clifford Curzon, Kyung-Wha Chung, The London Symphony Orchestra, Lawrence Foster, The London Philharmonic Orchestra, Øivin Fjeldstad | 1984 | Compil. |
| Schubert: Moments Musicaux, D.780 Sonata In D Major, Re Majeur, D.850 | Clifford Curzon, Franz Schubert | 1983 | Album |
| Sonata In B Flat Major | Franz Schubert, Clifford Curzon | 1983 | Album |
| Piano Concertos No.20 K.466 & No.27 K.595 | Clifford Curzon, Benjamin Britten, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, English Chamber Orchestra | 1982 | Album |
| Piano Concerto No. 1 In B Flat Minor / Litolff: Scherzo | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky / Clifford Curzon | 1978 | Album |
| Träumerei Kinderszenen - Fantasie C-Dur | Robert Schumann, Clifford Curzon | 1975 | Album |
| Frank:Piano Quintet In F Minor / Piano Quartet In C Minor, Op.15 | César Franck, Gabriel Fauré - Budapest String Quartet, Clifford Curzon, Jesus Maria Sanroma | 1975 | Album |
| Piano Concerto, No. 2 / Cello Concerto | Alan Rawsthorne, Clifford Curzon, Samuel Barber, Zara Nelsova | 1974 | Album |
| Sonata In B Flat, Op. Posth. Imprompthu Op. 142 No. 2 | Franz Schubert, Clifford Curzon | 1973 | Album |
| Two Impromtus From Opus 142 | Franz Schubert, Clifford Curzon | 1973 | Album |
| Impromptus Nos. 2 & 4, Op. 142 | Clifford Curzon, Franz Schubert | 1973 | Single |
| Four Impromptus Opus 142 | Franz Schubert, Clifford Curzon | 1973 | Album |
| Eroica Variations / Moments Musicaux | Ludwig van Beethoven / Franz Schubert / Clifford Curzon | 1971 | Album |
| Piano Concertos A Major, K488 & C Minor, K491 | Clifford Curzon, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, The London Symphony Orchestra, István Kertész | 1968 | Album |
| Vienna Chamber Music Festival | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart / Franz Schubert / Joseph Haydn / Ludwig van Beethoven / Clifford Curzon / Willi Boskovsky / Mitglieder Des Wiener Oktetts / Wiener Mozart Ensemble / Weller-Quartett | 1966 | Album |
| Sonata In D, Op.53 / Impromptu In G Flat, Op.90 No.3 / Impromptu In A Flat, Op.90 No.4 | Franz Schubert, Clifford Curzon | 1964 | Album |
| Liszt | Franz Liszt, Clifford Curzon | 1964 | Single |
| Quintet In A, Opus 81 / Quartettsatz In C Minor D.703 | Antonín Dvořák / Franz Schubert - Clifford Curzon, Wiener Philharmonisches Streichquartett | 1963 | Album |
| Frank Variations Symphoniques For Piano And Orchestra | Clifford Curzon With The London Philharmonic Orchestra Conducted By Sir Adrian Boult | 1963 | Single |
| Sonata In F Minor Op. 5 / Intermezzo Op. 117 No. 1 / Intermezzo Op. 119 No.3 | Johannes Brahms, Clifford Curzon | 1963 | Album |
| A Liszt Recital | Franz Liszt, Clifford Curzon | 1963 | Album |
| Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1 In D Minor Op. 15 | Clifford Curzon / George Szell, Johannes Brahms, The London Symphony Orchestra | 1962 | Album |
| Piano Concerto In A Minor Op. 16 | Edvard Grieg, Clifford Curzon, Øivin Fjeldstad, The London Symphony Orchestra | 1962 | Album |
| Piano Quintet In F Minor | César Franck : Clifford Curzon, The Vienna Philharmonic Quartet | 1961 | Album |
| Second Piano Concerto | Clifford Curzon, Johannes Brahms, Wiener Philharmoniker, Hans Knappertsbusch | 1960 | Album |
| Piano Concerto / Scherzo / Symphonic Variations | Edvard Grieg, Henry Litolff, César Franck, Clifford Curzon | 1960 | Album |
| Piano Concerto / Nights In The Gardens Of Spain | Edvard Grieg, Manuel De Falla, Clifford Curzon, The London Symphony Orchestra, Anatole Fistoulari, The New Symphony Orchestra Of London, Enrique Jordá | 1960 | Album |
| Piano Concerto No. 1 | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Clifford Curzon, Wiener Philharmoniker, Georg Solti | 1959 | Album |
| Klavierkonzert Nr. 1 B-moll | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Clifford Curzon, Georg Solti, Wiener Philharmoniker | 1959 | Album |
| Emperor | Clifford Curzon, Ludwig van Beethoven, Wiener Philharmoniker ∙ Hans Knappertsbusch | 1958 | Album |
| The "Trout" Quintet | Franz Schubert - Clifford Curzon With Mitglieder Des Wiener Oktetts | 1958 | Album |
| Beethoven: Concerto No. 4 in G Major for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 58 | Clifford Curzon | 1957 | Album |
| Piano Concerto No.2 In C Minor | Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff, Clifford Curzon | 1957 | Album |
| Concerto No. 1 In D Minor For Piano & Orchestra Opus 15 | Johannes Brahms - Clifford Curzon, Eduard van Beinum, Concertgebouworkest | 1955 | Album |
| Quintet In A Major For Piano And Strings, Op. 81 | Antonín Dvořák / Clifford Curzon | 1954 | Album |
| Falla: NIghts in the Gardens of Spain/The Three Cornered Hat | Manuel De Falla, Clifford Curzon, Enrique Jordá, The New Symphony Orchestra Of London, The London Symphony Orchestra | 1953 | Album |
| Piano Quartet No. 1 In G Minor / Piano Quartet No. 2 In E Flat Major | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Clifford Curzon And Members Of The Amadeus-Quartett | 1953 | Album |
| De Falla: Nuits Dans Les Jardins D'Espagne / Le Tricorne | Manuel De Falla, Clifford Curzon, Enrique Jordá, The New Symphony Orchestra Of London, The London Symphony Orchestra | 1953 | Album |
| Concertos For Piano And Orchestra No. 23 In A Major (K488) & No. 24 In C Minor (K491) | Clifford Curzon With The London Symphony Orchestra Conducted By Josef Krips - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | 1953 | Album |
| Concerto In A Minor For Piano And Orchestra Opus 16 | Edvard Grieg - Clifford Curzon With The London Symphony Orchestra Conducted By Anatole Fistoulari | 1952 | Album |
| Nigths In The Gardens Of Spain / The Three Cornered Hat | Manuel De Falla, Clifford Curzon, Enrique Jordá | 1951 | Album |
| Schumann Quintet In E-Flat Major For Piano & Strings, Op. 44 | Robert Schumann, Budapest String Quartet, Clifford Curzon | 1951 | Album |
| Piano Concerto No.5 'The Emperor' | Ludwig van Beethoven, Clifford Curzon With George Szell Conducting The London Philharmonic Orchestra | 1950 | Album |
| Piano Concerto No. 1 In B Flat Minor, Op. 23 | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky : Clifford Curzon, The New Symphony Orchestra Of London Conducted By George Szell | 1950 | Album |
| Piano Concerto No.5 'The Emperor' | Ludwig van Beethoven, Clifford Curzon With George Szell Conducting The London Philharmonic Orchestra | 1950 | Album |
| Schubert Fantasie In C Major "Der Wanderer" (OP 15) | Clifford Curzon | 1949 | Album |
| Mephisto Waltz | Clifford Curzon | 1948 | Album |
| Schubert, "The Trout" Quintet | Clifford Curzon | Album | |
| Piano Concertos 20, 23, 24, 26 & 27 | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Clifford Curzon, Benjamin Britten • English Chamber Orchestra, The London Symphony Orchestra • István Kertész | Compil. | |
| Quintet In A, Opus 81 / Quartettsatz In C Minor D.703 | Antonín Dvořák / Franz Schubert - Clifford Curzon, Wiener Philharmonisches Streichquartett | Album | |
| Impromptu f-moll op. 142, Nr. 1 / Impromptu As-dur op. 142, Nr. 2 | Franz Schubert, Clifford Curzon | Album | |
| Schumann/Brahms/Dvorak | Budapest String Quartet, Clifford Curzon | Album | |
| Forellen-Quintett | Franz Schubert / Clifford Curzon Und Wiener Oktett, Willi Boskovsky, Günther Breitenbach, Nikolaus Hübner, Johann Krump | Album | |
| Fantasy In C Major "The Wanderer" | Clifford Curzon, Franz Schubert | Album | |
| Klavierkonzert Nr. 1 B-Moll | Clifford Curzon, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Georg Solti / Wiener Philharmoniker | Album | |
| Concerto No. 2 In C Minor For Piano And Orchestra | Clifford Curzon With The London Philharmonic Orchestra Conducted By Sir Adrian Boult, Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff | Album |
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