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George Szell

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George Szell

Classical conductor and composer (1897–1970)

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Born: 1897
Died: 1970
Works: 2

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The Cleveland Orchestra, George Szell, conductor
The Cleveland Orchestra, George Szell, conductor

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Country: US
Active from: 1897-06-07
Active to: 1970-07-30

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Listeners: 37,018
Total plays: 218,097

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33 objects attributed to George Szell, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

La boheme: “Che gelida manina”/(Puccini)

La boheme: “Che gelida manina”/(Puccini)

Erlkönig (Who rides so late): Ballad/Carl Loewe

Erlkönig (Who rides so late): Ballad/Carl Loewe

The Jewish: Arie des Brogni: “Wenn ew 'ger Hass”; [1st act]/(Halevy)

The Jewish: Arie des Brogni: “Wenn ew 'ger Hass”; [1st act]/(Halevy)

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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. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/George+Szell">R

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5 total works indexed

A short history of<i>SHELX</i>
· 2007 · cited 79,624x
Bias in meta-analysis detected by a simple, graphical test
· 1997 · cited 47,717x
Crystal structure refinement with<i>SHELXL</i>
· 2015 · cited 39,972x
<i>SHELXT</i>– Integrated space-group and crystal-structure determination
· 2015 · cited 26,885x
A new and rapid colorimetric determination of acetylcholinesterase activity
· 1961 · cited 22,997x

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Born: 7 June 1897
Died: 30 July 1970

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Instance of: human
Given name: György
Gender: male
Citizenship: Germany
Place of birth: Budapest
Place of death: Cleveland
Occupation: musician
Position held: professor
Educated at: University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna
Employer: Hanns Eisler Music School Berlin
Languages spoken: German
Student of: Richard Robert
Genre: classical music
Instrument: piano
Record label: His Master's Voice
Image: George Szell (1965).jpg

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P1196: natural causes
P509: multiple myeloma
P463: American Academy of Arts and Sciences
P8168: Lugos

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The Mastersingers of Nuremberg: “Am stille Herd”/(Rich. Wagner)

The Mastersingers of Nuremberg: “Am stille Herd”/(Rich. Wagner)

Tosca: Arie des Cavaradossi (1st act): “Recondita armonia” (How the images are the same)/(Puccini)

Tosca: Arie des Cavaradossi (1st act): “Recondita armonia” (How the images are the same)/(Puccini)

The Mastersingers of Nuremberg: “Am stille Herd”/(Wagner)

The Mastersingers of Nuremberg: “Am stille Herd”/(Wagner)

The mastersingers of Nuremberg: prize song: “Morgendlich leuchDie”/(Rich. Wagner)

The mastersingers of Nuremberg: prize song: “Morgendlich leuchDie”/(Rich. Wagner)

Lohengrin : Gralserzählung: In fernem Land / (Wagner)

Lohengrin : Gralserzählung: In fernem Land / (Wagner)

Rigoletto: “Friendly look at this and those” (Questa o quella par me pari sono)/(Verdi)

Rigoletto: “Friendly look at this and those” (Questa o quella par me pari sono)/(Verdi)

The mastersingers of Nuremberg: prize song: “Morgendlich leuchDie”/(Rich. Wagner)

The mastersingers of Nuremberg: prize song: “Morgendlich leuchDie”/(Rich. Wagner)

The Dead City: Arie of the Marietta: “The First, the Lieb 'Me Die”/(E. W. Korngold)

The Dead City: Arie of the Marietta: “The First, the Lieb 'Me Die”/(E. W. Korngold)

La bohème : Che gelida manina (Wie eiskalt ist dies Händchen) / (Puccini)

La bohème : Che gelida manina (Wie eiskalt ist dies Händchen) / (Puccini)

Tosca: Arie des Cavaradossi (1st act): “How the images are equal” (Recondita armonia)/(Puccini)

Tosca: Arie des Cavaradossi (1st act): “How the images are equal” (Recondita armonia)/(Puccini)

Carmen: “Il fior” (floral aria)/(Bizet)

Carmen: “Il fior” (floral aria)/(Bizet)

Turandot: Arie of the Prince (1st act): “O weine nicht, Liu”/(Puccini)

Turandot: Arie of the Prince (1st act): “O weine nicht, Liu”/(Puccini)

La bohème : Che gelida manina (Wie eiskalt ist dies Händchen) / (Puccini)

La bohème : Che gelida manina (Wie eiskalt ist dies Händchen) / (Puccini)

Tosca: Arie des Cavaradossi (Act III): “And the stars flashed” (E lucean le stelle)/(Puccini)

Tosca: Arie des Cavaradossi (Act III): “And the stars flashed” (E lucean le stelle)/(Puccini)

Rigoletto : "O wie so trügerisch" (La donna è mobile) / (Verdi)

Rigoletto : "O wie so trügerisch" (La donna è mobile) / (Verdi)

Tosca: Arie des Cavaradossi, 3rd act: “E lucevan le stelle” (And the stars flashed)/(Puccini)

Tosca: Arie des Cavaradossi, 3rd act: “E lucevan le stelle” (And the stars flashed)/(Puccini)

Margarethe: Rondo of the golden calf: “Yes, gold rules the world”/(Gounod)

Margarethe: Rondo of the golden calf: “Yes, gold rules the world”/(Gounod)

The Jewish: Arie des Brogni: “Wenn ew 'ger Haß” [1st act]/(Halevy)

The Jewish: Arie des Brogni: “Wenn ew 'ger Haß” [1st act]/(Halevy)

Turandot: Arie of the Prince (III Nude): “No Sleep”/(Puccini)

Turandot: Arie of the Prince (III Nude): “No Sleep”/(Puccini)

Carmen: “Il flor” (floral aria)/(Bizet)

Carmen: “Il flor” (floral aria)/(Bizet)

Tosca: Arie des Cavaradossi (Act III): “And the stars flashed”; (E lucean le stelle)/(Puccini)

Tosca: Arie des Cavaradossi (Act III): “And the stars flashed”; (E lucean le stelle)/(Puccini)

The Mastersingers of Nuremberg: “Am stille Herd”/(Rich. Wagner)

The Mastersingers of Nuremberg: “Am stille Herd”/(Rich. Wagner)

Turandot: Arie of the Prince (III Nude): “No Sleep”/(Puccini)

Turandot: Arie of the Prince (III Nude): “No Sleep”/(Puccini)

Turandot: Arie of the Prince (1st act): “O weine nicht, Liu”/(Puccini)

Turandot: Arie of the Prince (1st act): “O weine nicht, Liu”/(Puccini)

Rigoletto : "Freundlich blick' ich" (Questa o quella) / (Verdi)

Rigoletto : "Freundlich blick' ich" (Questa o quella) / (Verdi)

The Dead City: Duett Marietta and Paul: “Happiness the Me Remained”/(E. W. Korngold)

The Dead City: Duett Marietta and Paul: “Happiness the Me Remained”/(E. W. Korngold)

Carmen: Song of the Escamillo: “Auf in die Kampf, Torero!”/(Bizet)

Carmen: Song of the Escamillo: “Auf in die Kampf, Torero!”/(Bizet)

The Mastersingers of Nuremberg: “Am stille Herd”/(Wagner)

The Mastersingers of Nuremberg: “Am stille Herd”/(Wagner)

The Bride Sold: Arie des Kezal II Nude: “Who in Lieb 'entbrannt”/(Fr. Smetana)

The Bride Sold: Arie des Kezal II Nude: “Who in Lieb 'entbrannt”/(Fr. Smetana)

Tosca: Arie des Cavaradossi (1st act): “E lucean le stelle” (And the stars flashed)/(Puccini)

Tosca: Arie des Cavaradossi (1st act): “E lucean le stelle” (And the stars flashed)/(Puccini)

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