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Concerto No. 5 In E Flat Major For Piano And Orchestra Op. 73 Emperor Ii. Adagio Un Poco Moto by George Szell

Artist Biography For George Szell

George Szell Originally "György Széll" Like "cell" Born In Budapest Hungary On June 7 1897 And Died In Cleveland Ohio On July 30 1970 Was A Jewish-American Conductor And Composer. Well Known For His Long Held Position As Musical Director Of The Cleveland Orchestra. By The Time Of His Death He Was Credited To Quote The Critic Donal Henahan With Having Built It Into "what Many Critics Regarded As The World's Keenest Symphonic Instrument." Szell's Musical Preferences Stemmed From The Austro-German Tradition Of Beethoven Mozart Bach Brahms Schumann Schubert Strauss Mahler And Bruckner Yet Often Conducted New Works By Modern Composers Prokofiev Hindemith Bartok And Walton.

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