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Dezső Ránki

p, *1951 US
Musician of Classical

Dezső Ránki (born 8 September 1951) is an Hungarian virtuoso concert pianist.Born in Budapest, he began taking piano lessons at the Budapest Academy of Music at the age of eight. When he was thirteen, he enrolled at the Budapest Conservatory and became a pupil of Klára Máthé. Subsequently he studied at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music, with his mentors Pál Kadosa and Ferenc Rados. Among his classmates where renowned pianists András Schiff and Zoltán Kocsis. From the time Ránki won first prize at the International Schumann Competition in Zwickau, he has had an international career performing in Europe, Scandinavia, the Soviet Union, the USA and Japan. He has played with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, the London Philharmonic Orchestra, the Concertgebouw (Amsterdam), the Orchestre Nationa

     
Instruments
  • Piano
  • Harpsichord
Genres
  • Classical
  • Children's Music
  • Folk
Plays With
Tarjáni Ferenc
Popular Tracks   
Bartók / Arr. Székely: 3 Hungarian Folksongs from Csík, Sz. 35a: No. 1, The Peacock. Rubato on Klassische Musik zum Frühling. Vogel-Konzert by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Antonio Vivaldi, Béla Bartók, Camille Saint-Saëns, Carl Loewe, Edvard Grieg, Edward Elgar, Franz Schubert, George Frideric Handel, Gioachino Rossini, Igor Stravinsky, Jean Sibelius, Johann Strauss II, Joseph Haydn, Maurice Ravel, Olivier Messiaen, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky & Ralph Vaughan Williams
Bartók: For Children, Sz. 42, Book IV "Slovakian Folk Songs": No. 67, Bird in Space. Andante on Klassische Musik zum Frühling. Vogel-Konzert by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Antonio Vivaldi, Béla Bartók, Camille Saint-Saëns, Carl Loewe, Edvard Grieg, Edward Elgar, Franz Schubert, George Frideric Handel, Gioachino Rossini, Igor Stravinsky, Jean Sibelius, Johann Strauss II, Joseph Haydn, Maurice Ravel, Olivier Messiaen, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky & Ralph Vaughan Williams

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Discography



Title Artist Year Type
Fantasie C-Dur, Op. 17 / Kinderszenen, Op. 15 / Arabeske, Op. 18Robert Schumann / Dezső Ránki2010Album
Socrate, Via CrucisDezső Ránki, Edit Klukon, Erik Satie, John Cage, Franz Liszt2005Album
Piano SonatasWolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Dezső Ránki1995Compil.
Klaviersonate In B-Dur D 960Franz Schubert - Dezső Ránki1995Album
Piano Concerto No. 3 • Three Burlesques • Allegro Barbaro • Suite Op. 14Béla Bartók – Dezső Ránki1994Album
Piano Concertos In C Major, K.415 & In B-Flat Major, K. 595Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Dezső Ránki, Liszt Ferenc Chamber Orchestra, János Rolla1994Album
Wanderer Fantasie - Klavierstück In E♭ - Piano Sonata In GFranz Schubert, Dezső Ránki1993Album
Mikrokosmos / For ChildrenBéla Bartók - Dezső Ránki1992Compil.
Sonatas For PianoLudwig van Beethoven, Dezső Ránki1991Album
H-moll Szonáta - ZongoradarabokFranz Liszt, Dezső Ránki1991Album
Piano Sonatas Nos 13 -15Dezső Ránki, Ludwig van Beethoven1989Album
Strawinsky • Bartók: KlavierwerkeIgor Stravinsky, Béla Bartók, Dezső Ránki1986Compil.
Piano Concertos In E Flat Major K.271 "Jeunehomme" & K.449Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Dezső Ránki, Liszt Ferenc Chamber Orchestra, János Rolla1985Album
Dante Sonata / Mephisto Waltz / Sonata In B MinorDezső Ránki - Franz Liszt1985Album
Piano Concertos In G Major K. 453 & In B Flat Major K. 450Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Dezső Ránki, Liszt Ferenc Chamber Orchestra, János Rolla1984Album
Sonatine • Valses Nobles Et Sentimentales • Gaspard De La Nuit • Menuet Sur Le Nom D'Haydn • PreludeMaurice Ravel - Dezső Ránki1984Album
HornTrio / Horn Sonata / AndanteJohannes Brahms, Ludwig van Beethoven, Richard Strauss, Tarjáni Ferenc, Gábor Takács-Nagy, Dezső Ránki1983Album
PreludesFrédéric Chopin, Dezső Ránki1982Album
Lieder RecitalDezső Ránki, István Gáti, Franz Schubert, Robert Schumann, Johannes Brahms, Franz Liszt, Hugo Wolf, Richard Strauss1982Album
A VigadóBéla Bartók, Zoltán Kocsis, Dezső Ránki, Marton József, Petz Ferenc1981Album
Virtuose Kammermusik (Klarinette • Klavier)Kálmán Berkes, Dezső Ránki1981Album
Hungaroton Hanglemez Hetek 1981 - Megnyitó HangversenyZoltán Kocsis, Dezső Ránki1981Album
Klavierwerke - Piano WorksBéla Bartók, Dezső Ránki1981Album
Piano Quintet In F Minor. Op. 34Johannes Brahms - Dezső Ránki, Bartók Quartet1980Album
Piano Sonatas Vol 1Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Dezső Ránki1980Album
Klavierquartette - Piano Quartets - Quatuors pour piano KV 478 & 493Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Dezső Ránki, Éder Quartet1979Album
Három Tétel A Petruskából / Piano-Rag-Music / Tango / Szerenád A-ban / SzonátaIgor Stravinsky, Dezső Ránki1979Album
Sonatas and Variations For Cello and Piano completeLudwig van Beethoven, Miklós Perényi, Dezső Ránki1979Album
Sonatas For Piano Duet (Complete)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Dezső Ránki - Zoltán Kocsis1978Album
Piano Concertos: No. 9 In E Flat Major K. 271 / No. 14 In E Flat Major K. 449Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Dezső Ránki, Liszt Ferenc Chamber Orchestra, Frigyes Sándor1978Album
Dante Szonáta / I. Mefiszto-keringő / H-moll SzonátaDezső Ránki - Franz Liszt1978Album
Image I-II / Children's Corner / L'Isle JoyeuseClaude Debussy - Dezső Ránki1977Album
MikrokozmoszBéla Bartók, Dezső Ránki1977Album
For Children (1908-1909) GyermekeknekBéla Bartók - Dezső Ránki1977Album
Four ScherzosFrédéric Chopin – Dezső Ránki1977Album
The Complete Keyboard Solo Music 4.Joseph Haydn, Dezső Ránki1976Album
Sonata For Two Pianos And Percussion / Sonata For Solo ViolinBéla Bartók - Dezső Ránki, Zoltán Kocsis, Petz Ferenc, József Marton, Dénes Kovács1976Album
Plays Franz Schubert - Sonata in B-Flat Major, ImpromptusDezső Ránki1975Album
Concerti For Two And Three PianosZoltán Kocsis, András Schiff, Dezső Ránki, Hungarian State Orchestra, János Ferencsik - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart1973Album
Piano Concerto In A Minor Op. 54Robert Schumann - Dezső Ránki, Magyar Rádió És Televízió Szimfónikus Zenekara - György Lehel1968Album
Für EliseDanielle Dechenne, Andreas Schiffmann, Louis Kentner, Dezső Ránki, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Martha Argerich, Maurizio Pollini, J. Rohmann, Garrick Ohlsson, Henk LagendaalCompil.
Concertos For Two And Three Pianos K. 365 & K. 242Zoltán Kocsis, Dezső Ránki, András Schiff, Hungarian State Orchestra, János Ferencsik, Wolfgang Amadeus MozartAlbum
Carnaval / WaldszenenRobert Schumann – Dezső RánkiAlbum
Sonatas No. 8 "Pathetique", No. 24 In F, No. 21 "Waldstein"Ludwig van Beethoven, Dezső RánkiAlbum
Mozart Piano Quartets Kv 478 & 493 - Flute Quartet Kv 285aÉder Quartet, Dezső Ránki, Schulz-EnsembleAlbum
Sonata For Two Pianos In D Major, K448 / Ma Mère L'Oye / Variations On A Theme Of Haydn, Op. 56bDezső Ránki, Zoltán Kocsis, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Maurice Ravel, Johannes BrahmsAlbum
Piano Music: Three Burlesques Op. 8c / Allegro Barbaro / The First Term At The Piano / Sonatina / Rumanian Folk Dances / Rumanian Christmas Carols / Suite Op. 14 / Three Hungarian Folk-TunesBéla Bartók – Dezső RánkiAlbum
Etudes, Op. 10 / Nocturne In B Major, Op.9/3 / Ballade In F Major, Op. 38 / Ballade In G Minor, Op. 23Frédéric Chopin, Dezső RánkiAlbum
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