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and Schumann". He was regarded as the principal Bartók interpreter of his generation, even if other pianists since his death have made more obviously exciting recordings of that composer's concertos. Although he played very little Mozart in his early career, he became the first pianist to record the
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From the outset of his career, he was what one might call a philosopher-virtuoso. In his lifelong quest for the perfect balance of head and heart, between intellect and instinct, he explored many facets of
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led to the epithet "Elvira Madigan" often being applied to the concerto. For his recording of Mozart's Piano Concertos No. 17 & No. 21 with the Mozarteum Orchester Salzburg, he received the
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at the Franz Liszt Academy in Budapest. In 1940 he won the Liszt Prize, and in the next year, he made an international name for himself with his performance of
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full cycle of Mozart's piano concerti; he recorded them between 1961 and 1969, conducting the orchestra from the keyboard.
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Initially, Anda married Swiss-born Helene Winterstein-Bosshard (1906-?), who was his manager. In 1964, he married
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During his career he collaborated with other directors, among which are worth highlighting
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Géza Anda. Pianist. Ein Panorama zum 100. Geburtstag / A Panorama on his 100th Birthday
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according to HLS/DSS the Anda family was naturalized at Zurich in 1955.
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He died on 13 June 1976 in Zurich, Switzerland. His cause of death was
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As a performer, Anda was particularly noted for his interpretation of
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Great Pianists of the 20th Century – Géza Anda
282:In the mid-1950s, Anda gave masterclasses at the 730: 784:Chevaliers of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres 715:Official Homepage of Concours Géza Anda, Zürich 351:, and he also became an honorary member of the 774:Honorary members of the Royal Academy of Music 16:Swiss pianist and conductor of Hungarian birth 362:where he joined the Berlin Radio Symphony, 294:, who later became renowned for his work in 229: 262:. In 1941, he also made his debut with the 44: 554:In this he followed in the footsteps of 545:CD set #00289 477 5289. Booklet, p. 10 518: 516: 514: 512: 731: 819:20th-century Hungarian male musicians 529:CD set #00289 477 5289. Booklet, p. 9 190: 509: 461:Gratian Dietrich Bela Anda known as 321:His performance of the Andante from 769:Franz Liszt Academy of Music alumni 654:Wyeth Press (Editor unkn.) (1981). 500: 329:on the soundtrack of the 1967 film 313:cites his "charismatic readings of 13: 824:Hungarian emigrants to Switzerland 539:Géza Anda: Troubadour of the Piano 523:Géza Anda: Troubadour of the Piano 14: 835: 779:Deaths from cancer in Switzerland 749:Hungarian male conductors (music) 696: 702: 568:Grove Dictionary of Music Online 441: 134: 804:20th-century classical pianists 799:20th-century conductors (music) 631: 602:Wyeth Press (Editor unkn.) 1981 160: 130: 607: 584: 573: 561: 548: 532: 234:Géza Anda was born in 1921 in 1: 814:Deaths from esophageal cancer 759:Swiss male classical pianists 646: 349:Ordre des Arts et des Lettres 809:20th-century Swiss composers 754:Hungarian classical pianists 31:when mentioning individuals. 7: 764:Deutsche Grammophon artists 580:ImdB: Elvira Madigan (1967) 476: 119:Helene Winterstein-Bosshard 10: 840: 619:www.e-newspaperarchives.ch 327:Piano Concerto No. 21 in C 18: 794:Jewish classical pianists 277: 246:, then became a pupil of 230:Early years and education 171: 108: 98: 80: 55: 43: 36: 493: 311:The New Grove Dictionary 290:. His students included 188:Hungarian pronunciation: 104:Switzerland (since 1955) 27:. This article uses 19:The native form of this 789:Pupils of Ernő Dohnányi 353:Royal Academy of Music 457:. They have one son; 296:mathematical analysis 192:[ˈɡeːzɒˈɒndɒ] 711:at Wikimedia Commons 337:Grand Prix du Disque 260:Piano Concerto No. 2 133: 1953; 543:Deutsche Grammophon 527:Deutsche Grammophon 388:Herbert von Karajan 372:Sir John Barbirolli 268:Wilhelm Furtwängler 264:Berlin Philharmonic 224:Deutsche Grammophon 92:Zürich, Switzerland 676:has generic name ( 483:Concours Géza Anda 284:Salzburg Mozarteum 248:Ernst von Dohnányi 238:. He studied with 29:Western name order 707:Media related to 657:Records in Review 638:Caskets on Parade 471:esophageal cancer 408:Ferdinand Leitner 244:Imre Keéri-Szántó 181: 180: 74:Budapest, Hungary 50:Géza Anda in 1967 831: 706: 685:Wolfgang Rathert 681: 675: 671: 669: 661: 640: 635: 629: 628: 626: 625: 611: 605: 599: 593: 591:Grove Dictionary 588: 582: 577: 571: 565: 559: 552: 546: 536: 530: 520: 507: 504: 392:Joseph Keilberth 309:'s piano music. 194: 189: 164: 162: 138: 136: 132: 87: 70:19 November 1921 69: 67: 48: 34: 33: 839: 838: 834: 833: 832: 830: 829: 828: 729: 728: 699: 694: 673: 672: 663: 662: 649: 644: 643: 636: 632: 623: 621: 613: 612: 608: 600: 596: 589: 585: 578: 574: 566: 562: 553: 549: 537: 533: 521: 510: 505: 501: 496: 479: 452:Oerlikon-Bührle 448:Hortense Bührle 444: 424:Malcolm Sargent 412:Erich Leinsdorf 368:Ernest Ansermet 280: 232: 187: 167: 166: 163: 1964) 158: 154: 151: 150: 148:Hortense Bührle 140: 137: 1963) 128: 124: 121: 120: 103: 94: 89: 85: 76: 71: 65: 63: 62: 61: 51: 39: 32: 17: 12: 11: 5: 837: 827: 826: 821: 816: 811: 806: 801: 796: 791: 786: 781: 776: 771: 766: 761: 756: 751: 746: 741: 727: 726: 717: 712: 698: 697:External links 695: 693: 692: 682: 660:. 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personal name
Western name order

Budapest, Hungary
Zürich, Switzerland
Hortense Bührle
Gratian Anda
[ˈɡeːzɒˈɒndɒ]
Hungarian
pianist
Mozart
Beethoven
Schumann
Brahms
Bartók
Deutsche Grammophon
Budapest
Imre Stefaniai
Imre Keéri-Szántó
Ernst von Dohnányi
Zoltán Kodály
Brahms
Piano Concerto No. 2
Berlin Philharmonic
Wilhelm Furtwängler
Switzerland
Salzburg Mozarteum
Edwin Fischer
Per Enflo
mathematical analysis

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