Clifford Curzon

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Clifford Curzon was a distinguished 20th-century British classical pianist renowned for his refined interpretations of composers such as Mozart, Schubert, and Brahms.

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Clifford Curzon canonical 1
Sir Clifford Michael Curzon 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British musician
classical pianist
human
activeYearsEnd 1970s
activeYearsStart 1920s
associatedWith Benjamin Britten
London Symphony Orchestra
Vienna Philharmonic
awardReceived Knight Bachelor
birthCountry United Kingdom
birthDate 1907-05-18
birthPlace London
linked to: London, England
burialPlace London
linked to: London, England
citizenship United Kingdom
dateOfAward 1977
deathDate 1982-09-01
educatedIn London
linked to: London, England
education Royal Academy of Music
era 20th century
familyName Curzon
fullName Sir Clifford Michael Curzon
linked to: Clifford Curzon
genre classical music
givenName Clifford
honorificPrefix Sir
knownFor perfectionism in studio recordings
relatively small discography
language English
memberOf Royal Academy of Music
nationality British
notableFor interpretations of Beethoven
interpretations of Brahms
interpretations of Mozart
interpretations of Schubert
interpretations of Schumann
notableRecording Brahms piano concertos
Mozart piano concertos
Schubert piano sonatas
occupation pianist
performanceMedium piano
positionHeld professor at Royal Academy of Music
recordLabel Decca Records
studiedIn Berlin
Paris
studiedUnder Artur Schnabel
Nadia Boulanger
Wanda Landowska
style introspective playing
refined interpretation
title Knight Bachelor

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Artur Schnabel notableStudent Clifford Curzon
Clifford Curzon fullName Sir Clifford Michael Curzon
linked to: Clifford Curzon