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Joseph Szigeti

vn, 1892-1973 HU, Budapest
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Joseph Szigeti (Hungarian: Szigeti József, [ˈjoːʒɛf ˈsiɡɛti]; 5 September 1892 – 19 February 1973) was a Hungarian violinist.Born into a musical family, he spent his early childhood in a small town in Transylvania. He quickly proved himself to be a child prodigy on the violin, and moved to Budapest with his father to study with the renowned pedagogue Jenő Hubay. After completing his studies with Hubay in his early teens, Szigeti began his international concert career. His performances at that time were primarily limited to salon-style recitals and the more overtly virtuosic repertoire; however, after making the acquaintance of pianist Ferruccio Busoni, he began to develop a much more thoughtful and intellectual approach to music that eventually earned him the nickname "The Scholarly Virtuo

     
Genres
  • Classical
  • Folk
  • World
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Variations on a Waltz by Diabelli, Op. 120: V. Variation 4: Un poco più vivace on Diabelli's Game - Vol. 1 by Ludwig van Beethoven, Anton Diabelli, Mieczislaw Horszowsky & Joseph Szigeti
Variations on a Waltz by Diabelli, Op. 120: XXII. Variation 21: Allegro con brio - Meno allegro - Tempo I - Meno allegro on Diabelli's Game - Vol. 2 by Ludwig van Beethoven, Anton Diabelli, Mieczislaw Horszowsky & Joseph Szigeti
Variations on a Waltz by Diabelli, Op. 120: XI. Variation 10: Presto on Diabelli's Game - Vol. 1 by Ludwig van Beethoven, Anton Diabelli, Mieczislaw Horszowsky & Joseph Szigeti
Variations on a Waltz by Diabelli, Op. 120: VIII. Variation 7: Un poco più allegro on Diabelli's Game - Vol. 1 by Ludwig van Beethoven, Anton Diabelli, Mieczislaw Horszowsky & Joseph Szigeti
Variations on a Waltz by Diabelli, Op. 120: IX. Variation 8: Poco vivace on Diabelli's Game - Vol. 1 by Ludwig van Beethoven, Anton Diabelli, Mieczislaw Horszowsky & Joseph Szigeti
Variations on a Waltz by Diabelli, Op. 120: VII. Variation 6: Allegro ma non troppo serioso on Diabelli's Game - Vol. 1 by Ludwig van Beethoven, Anton Diabelli, Mieczislaw Horszowsky & Joseph Szigeti
Variations on a Waltz by Diabelli, Op. 120: X. Variation 9: Allegro pesante e risoluto on Diabelli's Game - Vol. 1 by Ludwig van Beethoven, Anton Diabelli, Mieczislaw Horszowsky & Joseph Szigeti
Variations on a Waltz by Diabelli, Op. 120: VI. Variation 5: Allegro vivace on Diabelli's Game - Vol. 1 by Ludwig van Beethoven, Anton Diabelli, Mieczislaw Horszowsky & Joseph Szigeti
Variations on a Waltz by Diabelli, Op. 120: IV. Variation 3: L'istesso tempo on Diabelli's Game - Vol. 1 by Ludwig van Beethoven, Anton Diabelli, Mieczislaw Horszowsky & Joseph Szigeti
Variations on a Waltz by Diabelli, Op. 120: XVIII. Variation 17 on Diabelli's Game - Vol. 2 by Ludwig van Beethoven, Anton Diabelli, Mieczislaw Horszowsky & Joseph Szigeti

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Discography



Title Artist Year Type
Sonata Op. 137 No. 2 D 385 / Sonata No. 10 Op. 96, Sonata No 7 Op. 30 No. 2Franz Schubert / Ludwig van Beethoven, Mieczyslaw Horszowski, Alexander Schneider / Joseph Szigeti2011Album
Violin ConcertosGiuseppe Tartini / Johann Sebastian Bach - Joseph Szigeti2005Album
Caprice No. 24 (Variations In A Minor)Niccolò Paganini, Joseph Szigeti, Kurt Ruhrseitz2004Album
A Sonata Recital By Béla Bartók & Joseph SzigetiLudwig van Beethoven, Claude Debussy, Béla Bartók - Joseph Szigeti2004Album
Violin Concerto No. 1 / Violin ConcertoSergei Prokofiev / Ernest Bloch - Joseph Szigeti, The London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham, Orchestre De La Société Des Concerts Du Conservatoire, Charles Munch2003Compil.
BeethovenJoseph Szigeti2001Album
Beethoven • Mozart, Violin ConcertosLudwig van Beethoven, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Joseph Szigeti, The London Philharmonic Orchestra, The British Symphony Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham, Bruno Walter2001Compil.
Joseph Szigeti Plays Mozart, Vol. 2Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Joseph Szigeti2000Compil.
Concerto In D Major For Violin And Orchestra, Op. 19Sergei Prokofiev Played By Joseph Szigeti And The London Philharmonic Orchestra Conducted By Sir Thomas Beecham1996Album
Concerto For Violin And OrchestraErnest Bloch, Joseph Szigeti, Charles Munch Conducting The Orchestre De La Société Des Concerts Du Conservatoire1994Album
Baal Shem (Three Pictures Of Chassidic Life)Ernest Bloch, Joseph Szigeti1993Album
The Legendary Frick Collection RecitalJoseph Szigeti · Artur Schnabel - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven1993Album
Sonatina No. 1 In D Major For Violin And Piano (Op. 137, No. 1)Franz Schubert Played By Joseph Szigeti And Andor Foldes1993Album
Violin Concerto Piano Trio No. 2Johannes Brahms - Joseph Szigeti1992Album
J.S.Bach The Complete Sonatas And Partitas For Solo Violin BXV 1001-1006Joseph Szigeti1991Album
A Sonata RecitalBéla Bartók, Joseph Szigeti1991Album
Concerto In G Minor For Violin And Orchestra / Concerto In D Minor For Violin And Orchestra / Sonata No 4 In D Major For Violin And Piano / Sonata No 4 In D Major For Violin And PianoJoseph Szigeti, Johann Sebastian Bach / Giuseppe Tartini / Georg Friedrich Händel1991Album
Tijuca / Bourree In B MinorJoseph Szigeti, Johann Sebastian Bach, Darius Milhaud1991Album
Beethoven, Brahms - SzigetiJoseph Szigeti1990Compil.
Historic 1940 Library Of Congress RecordingBéla Bartók, Joseph Szigeti, Ludwig van Beethoven, Claude Debussy1990Album
Joseph Szigeti Joue Bach Haendel MozartJoseph Szigeti1990Compil.
Joseph Szigeti, ViolonJoseph Szigeti1989Compil.
Op. 64 Violin Concerto In E MinorFelix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Joseph Szigeti, The London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham1989Album
Concerto In D Major Op. 61Ludwig van Beethoven - Joseph Szigeti / The New York Philharmonic Orchestra, Bruno Walter1988Album
Fünfzehn Sonaten Für Violine Und KlavierWolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Joseph Szigeti, Mieczyslaw Horszowski, George Szell1987Album
Mengelberg As AccompanistWillem Mengelberg, Ernest Bloch, Joseph Szigeti, Claude Debussy, Walter Gieseking1987Album
Violin Concertos. AdagioJohann Sebastian Bach / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart / Alban Berg - Joseph Szigeti1985Album
СкрипкаJoseph Szigeti1983Compil.
Tre Pezzi Da "Wozzeck" / Concerto Per Violino "Alla Memoria di Un Angelo"Alban Berg - Erich Kleiber • Dimitri Mitropoulos • Joseph Szigeti1981Album
Sonate Per Violino E Pianoforte N. 5 In Fa Maggiore Op. 24 "Primavera" E N. 10 In Sol Maggiore Op. 96Joseph Szigeti, Artur Schnabel, Ludwig van Beethoven1980Album
Violin Sonatas KV 305, KV 380, KV 481Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Joseph Szigeti, Andor Foldes, Artur Schnabel1980Album
Violin Concerto In A MinorErnest Bloch Perfomed By Joseph Szigeti, Charles Munch1974Album
Violin RecitalJoseph Szigeti1974Compil.
The Art Of Joseph Szigeti, Vol. 2Joseph Szigeti, Joseph Levine, Carlo Bussotti, Myra Hess, Andor Foldes, Pablo Casals, Egon Petri1973Album
Violin Concerto In A MinorErnest Bloch Perfomed By Joseph Szigeti, Charles Munch1973Album
Violin Concerto In E Minor, Violin Concerto No. 1 In D MajorFelix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Sergei Prokofiev, Joseph Szigeti, Sir Thomas Beecham, The London Philharmonic Orchestra1973Compil.
The Art Of Joseph Szigeti: In Honor Of His 80th BirthdayJoseph Szigeti1972Compil.
Joseph Szigeti - Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto - Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No.1 - Conductor: Sir Thomas BeechamJoseph Szigeti, Sir Thomas Beecham, Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Sergei Prokofiev1972Compil.
10 Sonatas For Violin And Piano CompleteLudwig Van Beethoven - Joseph Szigeti & Claudio Arrau1971Album
Szigeti Plays Beethoven Violin ConcertoJoseph Szigeti / Ludwig van Beethoven, Hector Berlioz, Bruno Walter, Constant Lambert1970Album
Recital At The Frick Museum April 4, 1948Artur Schnabel, Joseph Szigeti1969Album
The Fifteen Sonatas for Violin and Piano, Vol IIWolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Joseph Szigeti, Mieczyslaw Horszowski, George Szell1968Album
Выдающиеся ИнструменталистыJoseph Szigeti1967Album
Violin Concerto No. 1 In D, Opus 19 / Duo ConcertantJoseph Szigeti, Sergei Prokofiev / Igor Stravinsky1965Album
Violin Concerto In DJoseph Szigeti, Ludwig van Beethoven, The London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati1964Album
Violin Concerto In D Major, Op. 77Johannes Brahms, Joseph Szigeti, Herbert Menges1960Album
Violin Concerto In D Major, Op. 77Johannes Brahms, Joseph Szigeti, Herbert Menges1960Album
Horn Trio In E Flat Major, For Violin, Horn And Piano · Sonata No. 2 In A Major For Violin And PianoJohannes Brahms, Joseph Szigeti, Mieczyslaw Horszowski, John Barrows1960Album
6 Sonatas & Partitas For Violin Unaccompanied (III)Joseph Szigeti, Johann Sebastian Bach1959Album
Sonatas and Five MelodiesMaurice Ravel, Paul Hindemith, Sergei Prokofiev, Joseph Szigeti, Carlo Bussotti1957Album
Casals Festival at Prades; Schubert Sonata No 5Joseph Szigeti Violin Myra Hess1956Album
Beethoven Sonata No. 5 in F Major "Spring" Op. 24, and No. 6 in A Major, Op. 30, No. 1Joseph Szigeti, Mieczyslaw Horszowski1954Album
Concerto For Violin And Orchestra / Baal Shem (Three Pictures Of Chassidic Life)Ernest Bloch - Joseph Szigeti, Charles Munch conducting the Orchestre De La Société Des Concerts Du Conservatoire / Andor Farkas1953Album
Casals Festival At Prades, Third Series (Quartet No. 3 In C Minor For Piano And Strings--Opus 60)Johannes Brahms - Joseph Szigeti, Milton Katims, Paul Tortelier, Myra Hess1953Album
Casals Festival At Prades: Third SeriesJohannes Brahms, Joseph Szigeti, Pablo Casals, Myra Hess1953Album
6 Sonatas & Partitas For Violin AloneJoseph Szigeti, Johann Sebastian Bach1950Album
Sonata No. 7 In C Minor For Violin And Piano, Op. 30, No. 2Ludwig van Beethoven ‧ Joseph Szigeti, Mieczyslaw Horszowski1950Album
Duo Concertant ‧ Baal Shem ‧ PastoraleIgor Stravinsky ‧ Ernest Bloch / Joseph Szigeti1950Album
Sonata No. 1 In D Major For Violin And Piano, Op. 12, No. 1 / Sonata No. 1 In D Major, Op. 137, No. 1Ludwig van Beethoven / Franz Schubert - Joseph Szigeti, Mieczyslaw Horszowski / Andor Foldes1949Album
Sonata No. 1 In D Major For Violin And Piano, Op. 12, No. 1Joseph Szigeti, Mieczyslaw Horszowski1948Album
Concerto In D Major for Violin and Orchestra Op. 77Johannes Brahms : The Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy, Joseph Szigeti1948Album
Три Румынских Народных ТанцаJoseph Szigeti - Béla Bartók1939Album
Sonata No. 1, In G MinorJoseph Szigeti, Johann Sebastian Bach1931Album
Bouree In B Minor / Minuet In GJoseph Szigeti1928Album
Caprice No. 24 (Variations In A Minor)Niccolò Paganini, Joseph Szigeti, Kurt Ruhrseitz1927Album
Aubade / HopakJoseph SzigetiAlbum
Fantasia For Violin And Piano, Szigeti EncoresJoseph Szigeti, Joseph Levine, Andor Farkas, Andor Foldes, Harry KaufmanAlbum
Slavonic Dance In E Minor / LiebesliedJoseph SzigetiAlbum
Violin Concerto In D (Op. 77)Johannes Brahms - Joseph Szigeti, Hallé Orchestra, Sir Hamilton HartyAlbum
Casals Festival At Prades, Third Series (Quartet No. 3 In C Minor For Piano And Strings--Opus 60)Johannes Brahms - Joseph Szigeti, Milton Katims, Paul Tortelier, Myra HessAlbum
Minuet And Dance Of The Auvergne / MenuetJoseph SzigetiAlbum
Mazurka / Ave MariaJoseph SzigetiAlbum
10 Sonatas For Violin And Piano Complete = 10 Sonatas Para Violin Y Piano CompletasLudwig Van Beethoven - Joseph Szigeti & Claudio ArrauAlbum
Roumanian Folk DancesJoseph SzigetiAlbum
Reverie And CapriceJoseph Szigeti And The Philharmonia OrchestraAlbum
Violin Sonata N.2 - Horn TrioJoseph Szigeti, Johannes BrahmsAlbum
Sonata No. 3 For Violin And PianoClaude Debussy, Joseph Szigeti, Andor FoldesAlbum
Sonatas By Debussy, Ives, Honegger, And Four Pieces, Opus 7, By WebernJoseph Szigeti, Claude Debussy, Charles Ives, Arthur Honegger, Anton Webern, Roy BogasAlbum
Concerto In D MinorJoseph Szigeti And Carl FleschAlbum
Sonata N.9 "A Krautzer" - Sonata N.5 "La Primavera"Ludwig van Beethoven, Joseph Szigeti, Claudio ArrauAlbum
A Sonata Recital By Joseph Szigeti & Bela BartokBéla Bartók, Claude Debussy, Joseph SzigetiAlbum
Mozart: Violinkonzert Nr. 4 D-dur Kv 218 / Bach: DoppelkonzertWolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Johann Sebastian Bach, The London Philharmonic Orchestra, Joseph Szigeti, Carl Flesch, Sir Thomas Beecham, Walter GoehrCompil.
Joseph Szigeti In Gypsy MelodiesJoseph Szigeti Accompanied By Andor FoldesAlbum
Concerto In D Minor For Violin And Orchestra And AriosoGiuseppe Tartini And Johann Sebastian Bach Played By Joseph SzigetiAlbum
Concerto In D MinorJoseph Szigeti And Carl FleschAlbum
Concerto No. 4 In D Major (For Violin And Orchestra) K. 218Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Joseph Szigeti & The London Philharmonic OrchestraAlbum
Prokofiev Violin concerto in D, Op. 19Joseph SzigetiAlbum
Prokofiev SonatasJoseph Szigeti, Arthur BalsamAlbum
Sonata No. 28, In E MinorJoseph SzigetiAlbum
Fountain Of Arethusa / Flight Of The Bumble Bee / Pastorale (1910)Joseph Szigeti With Nikita MagaloffAlbum
Pastorale • Violinkonzert • Coriolan-Ouvertüre • Klavierkonzert Nr. 5Bruno Walter Dirigiert Ludwig van Beethoven, Joseph Szigeti, Walter GiesekingAlbum
Prokofiev: Concerto No. 1 In D Major For Violin And Orchestra, Op. 19 / Mozart: Concerto No. 4 In D Major For Violin And Orchestra (K. 218)Joseph Szigeti With Sir Thomas Beecham Conducting The London Philharmonic Orchestra - Sergei Prokofiev - Wolfgang Amadeus MozartAlbum
Scene De La Czarda No. 3 Part 1 / Scene De La Czarda No. 3 Part 2Joseph SzigetiAlbum
Concerto For Violin And OrchestraErnest Bloch / Joseph Szigeti And Orchestre De La Société Des Concerts Du Conservatoire Conducted By Charles MunchAlbum
Sonata In A Minor For Solo ViolinJoseph Szigeti, Johann Sebastian BachAlbum
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