Decca Original Masters - Clifford Curzon( 4 Volumes)

VOL1
1.      Concerto for Piano no 5 in E flat major, Op. 73 "Emperor" by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performer:  Clifford Curzon (Piano)
Conductor:  George Szell
Orchestra/Ensemble:  London Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: 1809; Vienna, Austria
        Date of Recording: 09/1949
Venue:  London, England
2.      Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23 by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Performer:  Clifford Curzon (Piano)
Conductor:  George Szell
Orchestra/Ensemble:  New Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: Russia
        Date of Recording: 09/1950
Venue:  Kingsway Hall, London, England
Notes: Composition written: Russia (1874 - 1875).
3.      Impromptus (4) for Piano, D 935/Op. 142 by Franz Schubert
Performer:  Clifford Curzon (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1827; Vienna, Austria
        Date of Recording: 12/1952
Venue:  Decca Studios, West Hampstead, London
4.      Sonata for Piano in D major, D 850/Op. 53 "Gasteiner" by Franz Schubert
Performer:  Clifford Curzon (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1825; Vienna, Austria
        Date of Recording: 01/1964
Venue:  Sofiensaal, Vienna, Austria
Notes: This selection is a stereo recording.
5.      Symphonic Variations for Piano and Orchestra, M 46 by César Franck
Performer:  Clifford Curzon (Piano)
Conductor:  Sir Adrian Boult
Orchestra/Ensemble:  London Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1885; France
        Date of Recording: 12/1958
Venue:  Walthamstow Hall, London, England
Notes: This selection is a stereo recording.
6.      Concerto symphonique for Piano no 4 in D minor, Op. 102: Scherzo by Henry Charles Litolff
Performer:  Clifford Curzon (Piano)
Conductor:  Sir Adrian Boult
Orchestra/Ensemble:  London Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: circa 1852; France
        Date of Recording: 12/1958
Venue:  Walthamstow Hall, London, England
Notes: This selection is a stereo recording.
7.      Nights in the gardens of Spain by Manuel de Falla
Performer:  Clifford Curzon (Piano)
Conductor:  Enrique Jorda
Orchestra/Ensemble:  New Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1911-1915; Spain
        Date of Recording: 07/1951
Venue:  Kingsway Hall, London, England
8.      Concerto for Piano no 2 by Alan Rawsthorne
Performer:  Clifford Curzon (Piano)
Conductor:  Sir Malcolm Sargent
Orchestra/Ensemble:  London Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1951; England
        Date of Recording: 10/1951
Venue:  Kingsway Hall, London, England
9.      Concerto for Piano no 23 in A major, K 488 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer:  Clifford Curzon (Piano)
Conductor:  George Szell
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: 1786; Vienna, Austria
        Date of Recording: 12/1964
Venue:  Sofiensaal, Vienna, Austria
Notes: This selection is a stereo recording.
10.      Concerto for Piano no 27 in B flat major, K 595 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer:  Clifford Curzon (Piano)
Conductor:  George Szell
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: 1791; Vienna, Austria
        Date of Recording: 12/1964
Venue:  Sofiensaal, Vienna, Austria
Notes: This selection is a stereo recording.



VOL2
1.      Impromptus (4) for Piano, D 899/Op. 90 by Franz Schubert
Performer:  Clifford Curzon (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1827; Vienna, Austria
        Date of Recording: 12/1941
Venue:  London, England
Length: 24 Minutes 35 Secs.
2.      Concerto for Piano no 23 in A major, K 488 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer:  Clifford Curzon (Piano)
Conductor:  Josef Krips
Orchestra/Ensemble:  London Symphony Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: 1786; Vienna, Austria
        Date of Recording: 10/1953
Venue:  Kigsway Hall, London, England
Length: 25 Minutes 42 Secs.
3.      Concerto for Piano no 24 in C minor, K 491 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer:  Clifford Curzon (Piano)
Conductor:  Josef Krips
Orchestra/Ensemble:  London Symphony Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: 1786; Vienna, Austria
        Date of Recording: 10/1953
Venue:  Kingsway Hall, London, England
Length: 29 Minutes 20 Secs.
4.      Concerto for Piano no 1 in D minor, Op. 15 by Johannes Brahms
Performer:  Clifford Curzon (Piano)
Conductor:  Eduard Van Beinum
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1854-1858; Germany
        Date of Recording: 05/1953
Venue:  Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Holland
Length: 47 Minutes 23 Secs.
5.      Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 16 by Edvard Grieg
Performer:  Clifford Curzon (Piano)
Conductor:  Anatole Fistoulari
Orchestra/Ensemble:  London Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1868/1907; Norway
        Date of Recording: 10/1951
Venue:  Kingsway Hall, London, England
Length: 31 Minutes 0 Secs.
6.      Sonata for Piano no 3 in F minor, Op. 5 by Johannes Brahms
Performer:  Clifford Curzon (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1853; Germany
        Date of Recording: 12/1962
Venue:  Sophie Hall, Vienna, Austria
Length: 35 Minutes 15 Secs.
Notes: This selection is a stereo recording.
7.      Intermezzi (3) for Piano, Op. 117: no 1 in E flat major by Johannes Brahms
Performer:  Clifford Curzon (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1892; Austria
        Date of Recording: 12/1962
Venue:  Sophie Hall, Vienna, Austria
Length: 4 Minutes 44 Secs.
Notes: This selection is a stereo recording.
8.      Pieces (4) for Piano, Op. 119: no 3, Intermezzo in C major by Johannes Brahms
Performer:  Clifford Curzon (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1892; Austria
        Date of Recording: 12/1962
Venue:  Sophie Hall, Vienna, Austria
Length: 1 Minutes 37 Secs.
Notes: This selection is a stereo recording.
9.      Sonata for Piano in B flat major, D 960 by Franz Schubert
Performer:  Clifford Curzon (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1828; Vienna, Austria
        Date of Recording: 09/1971
Venue:  The Maltings, Snape, Suffolk, England
Length: 34 Minutes 25 Secs.
Notes: This selection is a stereo recording.
10.      Quintet for Piano and Strings no 2 in A major, Op. 81/B 155 by Antonín Dvorák
Performer:  Robert Scheiwein (Cello), Otto Strasser (Violin), Willi Boskovsky (Violin),
Clifford Curzon (Piano), Rudolf Streng (Viola)
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Vienna Philharmonic String Quartet
Period: Romantic
Written: 1887; Bohemia
        Date of Recording: 10/1962
Venue:  Sophie Hall, Vienna, Austria
Length: 35 Minutes 26 Secs.
Notes: This selection is a stereo recording.
11.      Quintet for Piano and Strings in F minor, M 7 by César Franck
Performer:  Emanuel Brabec (Cello), Rudolf Streng (Viola), Otto Strasser (Violin),
Willi Boskovsky (Violin), Clifford Curzon (Piano)
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Vienna Philharmonic String Quartet
Period: Romantic
Written: 1878-1879; France
        Date of Recording: 10/1960
Venue:  Sophie Hall, Vienna, Austria
Length: 33 Minutes 38 Secs.
Notes: This selection is a stereo recording.

VOL3:

1.      Wanderer Fantasy (Schubert) for Piano and Orchestra, S 366 by Franz Liszt
Performer:  Clifford Curzon (Piano)
Conductor:  Sir Henry Wood
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Queen's Hall Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: by 1852; Weimar, Germany
        Date of Recording: 04/01/1937
Venue:  London, England
Length: 19 Minutes 52 Secs.
Notes: This selection is a mono recording.
2.      Quartet for Piano and Strings no 1 in G minor, K 478 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer:  Martin Lovett (Cello), Clifford Curzon (Piano), Peter Schidlof (Viola),
Norbert Brainin (Violin)
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Amadeus String Quartet members
Period: Classical
Written: 1785; Vienna, Austria
        Venue:  Decca Studios, Broadhurst Gardens, Londo
Length: 23 Minutes 9 Secs.
Notes: This selection is a mono recording.
Decca Studios, Broadhurst Gardens, London, England (09/09/1952 - 09/11/1952)
3.      Quartet for Piano and Strings no 2 in E flat major, K 493 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer:  Clifford Curzon (Piano), Martin Lovett (Cello), Peter Schidlof (Viola),
Norbert Brainin (Violin)
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Amadeus String Quartet members
Period: Classical
Written: 1786; Vienna, Austria
        Venue:  Decca Studios, Broadhurst Gardens, Londo
Length: 23 Minutes 25 Secs.
Notes: This selection is a mono recording.
Decca Studios, Broadhurst Gardens, London, England (09/09/1952 - 09/11/1952)
4.      Concerto for Piano no 23 in A major, K 488 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer:  Clifford Curzon (Piano)
Conductor:  Boyd Neel
Orchestra/Ensemble:  National Symphony, Washington, D. C.
Period: Classical
Written: 1786; Vienna, Austria
        Date of Recording: 12/12/1945
Venue:  Kingsway Hall, London, England
Length: 24 Minutes 45 Secs.
Notes: This selection is a mono recording.
5.      Concerto for Piano no 1 in D minor, Op. 15 by Johannes Brahms
Performer:  Clifford Curzon (Piano)
Conductor:  Enrique Jorda
Orchestra/Ensemble:  National Symphony, Washington, D. C.
Period: Romantic
Written: 1854-1858; Germany
        Date of Recording: 06/05/1946
Venue:  Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London, Engla
Length: 46 Minutes 33 Secs.
Notes: This selection is a mono recording.
6.      Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23 by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Performer:  Clifford Curzon (Piano)
Conductor:  Sir Georg Solti
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: Russia
        Venue:  Sofia Hall, Vienna, Austria
Length: 34 Minutes 46 Secs.
Notes: This selection is a stereo recording.
Sofia Hall, Vienna, Austria (10/14/1958 - 10/17/1958)
Composition written: Russia (1874 - 1875).
7.      Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18 by Sergei Rachmaninov
Performer:  Clifford Curzon (Piano)
Conductor:  Sir Adrian Boult
Orchestra/Ensemble:  London Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: Russia
        Venue:  Kingsway Hall, London, England
Length: 34 Minutes 5 Secs.
Notes: This selection is a mono recording.
Kingsway Hall, London, England (06/27/1955 - 06/29/1955)
Composition written: Russia (1900 - 1901).
8.      Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 16 by Edvard Grieg
Performer:  Clifford Curzon (Piano)
Conductor:  Oivin Fjeldstad
Orchestra/Ensemble:  London Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1868/1907; Norway
        Venue:  Kingsway Hall, London, England
Length: 29 Minutes 12 Secs.
Notes: This selection is a stereo recording.
Kingsway Hall, London, England (06/22/1959 - 06/23/1959)
9.      Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 83 by Johannes Brahms
Performer:  Clifford Curzon (Piano)
Conductor:  Hans Knappertsbusch
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1878-1881; Austria
        Venue:  Sofia Hall, Vienna, Austria
Length: 48 Minutes 21 Secs.
Notes: This selection is a mono recording.
Sofia Hall, Vienna, Austria (10/21/1957 - 10/24/1957)
10.      Sonata for Piano in B minor, S 178 by Franz Liszt
Performer:  Clifford Curzon (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1852-1853; Weimar, Germany
        Date of Recording: 09/1963
Venue:  Sofia Hall, Vienna, Austria
Length: 29 Minutes 21 Secs.
Notes: This selection is a stereo recording.
11.      Liebesträume for Piano, S 541: no 3, O Lieb, so lang by Franz Liszt
Performer:  Clifford Curzon (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: circa 1850; Weimar, Germany
        Date of Recording: 09/1963
Venue:  Sofia Hall, Vienna, Austria
Length: 4 Minutes 48 Secs.
Notes: This selection is a stereo recording.
12.      Valses oubliées (4) for Piano, S 215: no 1 in F sharp major by Franz Liszt
Performer:  Clifford Curzon (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1881; Rome, Italy
        Date of Recording: 09/1963
Venue:  Sofia Hall, Vienna, Austria
Length: 3 Minutes 12 Secs.
Notes: This selection is a stereo recording.
13.      Concert Etudes (2) for Piano, S 145: no 2, Gnomenreigen by Franz Liszt
Performer:  Clifford Curzon (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: ?1862-63; Rome, Italy
        Date of Recording: 09/1963
Venue:  Sofia Hall, Vienna, Austria
Length: 3 Minutes 15 Secs.
Notes: This selection is a stereo recording.
14.      Berceuse for Piano in D flat major, S 174 by Franz Liszt
Performer:  Clifford Curzon (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1854; Weimar, Germany
        Date of Recording: 09/1963
Venue:  Sofia Hall, Vienna, Austria
Length: 9 Minutes 3 Secs.
Notes: This selection is a stereo recording.
15.      Impromptus (4) for Piano, D 899/Op. 90: no 3 in G flat major by Franz Schubert
Performer:  Clifford Curzon (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1827; Vienna, Austria
        Date of Recording: 01/1964
Venue:  Sofia Hall, Vienna, Austria
Length: 5 Minutes 24 Secs.
Notes: This selection is a stereo recording.
16.      Impromptus (4) for Piano, D 899/Op. 90: no 4 in A flat major by Franz Schubert
Performer:  Clifford Curzon (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1827; Vienna, Austria
        Date of Recording: 01/1964
Venue:  Sofia Hall, Vienna, Austria
Length: 7 Minutes 31 Secs.
Notes: This selection is a stereo recording.
17.      Impromptus (4) for Piano, D 935/Op. 142: no 2 in A flat major by Franz Schubert
Performer:  Clifford Curzon (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1827; Vienna, Austria
        Venue:  The Maltings, Snape, Aldeburgh, England
Length: 7 Minutes 47 Secs.
Notes: This selection is a stereo recording.
The Maltings, Snape, Aldeburgh, England (02/04/1971 - 02/07/1971)
18.      Moments musicaux (6) for Piano, D 780/Op. 94 by Franz Schubert
Performer:  Clifford Curzon (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1823-1828; Vienna, Austria
        Venue:  The Maltings, Snape, Aldeburgh, England
Length: 27 Minutes 47 Secs.
Notes: This selection is a stereo recording.
The Maltings, Snape, Aldeburgh, England (02/04/1971 - 02/07/1971)
19.      Variations (15) and Fugue for Piano in E flat major, Op. 35 "Eroica" by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performer:  Clifford Curzon (Piano)
Period: Classical
Written: 1802; Vienna, Austria
        Venue:  The Maltings, Snape, Aldeburgh, England
Length: 24 Minutes 6 Secs.
Notes: This selection is a stereo recording.
The Maltings, Snape, Aldeburgh, England (04/14/1971 - 04/17/1971)

VOL4:

1.	Concerto for Piano no 4 in G major, Op. 58 by Ludwig van Beethoven
	Performer:  Clifford Curzon (Piano) Conductor:  Hans Knappertsbusch Orchestra/Ensemble:  Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Period: Classical Written: 1806; Vienna, Austria
2.	Concerto for Piano no 5 in E flat major, Op. 73 "Emperor" by Ludwig van Beethoven
	Performer:  Clifford Curzon (Piano) Conductor:  Hans Knappertsbusch Orchestra/Ensemble:  Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Period: Classical Written: 1809; Vienna, Austria
3.	Concerto for Piano no 1 in D minor, Op. 15 by Johannes Brahms
	Performer:  Clifford Curzon (Piano) Conductor:  George Szell Orchestra/Ensemble:  London Symphony Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1854-1858; Germany
	Notes: This selection is a stereo recording.
4.	Concerto for Piano no 20 in D minor, K 466 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Performer:  Clifford Curzon (Piano) Conductor:  Benjamin Britten Orchestra/Ensemble:  English Chamber Orchestra Period: Classical Written: 1785; Vienna, Austria
	Notes: This selection is a stereo recording.
5.	Liebeslieder Waltzes (18) for Piano 4 hands, Op. 52a by Johannes Brahms
	Performer:  Irmgard Seefried (Soprano), Horst Günther (Bass), Julius Patzak (Tenor), Kathleen Ferrier (Alto), Clifford Curzon (Piano), Hans Gál (Piano) Period: Romantic Written: 1874; Austria
	Notes: This selection is a mono recording.
6.	Neue Liebeslieder Waltzes (15) for Piano 4 hands, Op. 65a by Johannes Brahms
	Performer:  Horst Günther (Bass), Clifford Curzon (Piano), Julius Patzak (Tenor), Kathleen Ferrier (Alto), Irmgard Seefried (Soprano), Hans Gál (Piano) Period: Romantic Written: 1877; Austria
	Notes: This selection is a mono recording.
7.	Phantasie for Piano in C major, Op. 17 by Robert Schumann
	Performer:  Clifford Curzon (Piano) Period: Romantic Written: 1836-1838; Germany
	Notes: This selection is a mono recording.
8.	Kinderszenen, Op. 15 by Robert Schumann
	Performer:  Clifford Curzon (Piano) Period: Romantic Written: 1838; Germany
	Notes: This selection is a mono recording.
9.	Fantasy for Piano in C major, D 760/Op. 15 "Wanderer" by Franz Schubert
	Performer:  Clifford Curzon (Piano) Period: Romantic Written: 1822; Vienna, Austria
	Notes: This selection is a mono recording.
10.	Quintet for Piano and Strings in A major, D 667/Op. 114 "Trout" by Franz Schubert
	Performer:  Clifford Curzon (Piano) Orchestra/Ensemble:  Vienna Octet members Period: Romantic Written: 1819; Vienna, Austria
	Notes: This selection is a stereo recording.
11.	Introduction and Rondo alla burlesca for 2 Pianos, Op. 23 no 1 by Benjamin Britten
	Performer:  Clifford Curzon (Piano), Benjamin Britten (Piano) Period: 20th Century Written: 1940; England
	Notes: This selection is a mono recording.
12.	Mazurka elegiaca for 2 Pianos, Op. 23 no 2 by Benjamin Britten
	Performer:  Clifford Curzon (Piano), Benjamin Britten (Piano) Period: 20th Century Written: 1941; England
	Notes: This selection is a mono recording.
13.	Symphony no 3 by Willem Pijper
	Performer:  Clifford Curzon (Piano) Conductor:  Eduard Van Beinum Orchestra/Ensemble:  Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Period: 20th Century Written: 1926; Netherlands (Holland
	Notes: This selection is a mono recording.
14.	Concerto for Piano no 27 in B flat major, K 595 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Performer:  Clifford Curzon (Piano) Conductor:  István Kertész Orchestra/Ensemble:  London Symphony Orchestra Period: Classical Written: 1791; Vienna, Austria
	Notes: This selection is a stereo recording.
15.	Concerto for Piano no 26 in D major, K 537 "Coronation" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Performer:  Clifford Curzon (Piano) Conductor:  István Kertész Orchestra/Ensemble:  London Symphony Orchestra Period: Classical Written: 1788; Vienna, Austria
	Notes: This selection is a stereo recording.
16.	Concerto for Piano no 23 in A major, K 488 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Performer:  Clifford Curzon (Piano) Conductor:  István Kertész Orchestra/Ensemble:  London Symphony Orchestra Period: Classical Written: 1786; Vienna, Austria
	Notes: This selection is a stereo recording.
17.	Concerto for Piano no 24 in C minor, K 491 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Performer:  Clifford Curzon (Piano) Conductor:  István Kertész Orchestra/Ensemble:  London Symphony Orchestra Period: Classical Written: 1786; Vienna, Austria
	Notes: This selection is a stereo recording.