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George Szell
George Szell, originally György Széll, György Endre Széll, or Georg Szell, was an Austro-Hungarian-born American conductor, composer, and pianist. Considered one of the twentieth century's greatest conductors, he was music director of the Cleveland Orchestra of Cleveland, Ohio, and recorded much of the standard classical repertoire in Cleveland and with other orchestras. Szell came to Cleveland in 1946 to take over its respected if undersized orchestra, which was struggling to recover from the disruptions of World War II. 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." Through his recordings, Szell has remained a presence in the classical music world long after his death, and his name remains synonymous with that of the Cleveland Orchestra. While on tour with the orchestra in the late 1980s, then-music director Christoph von Dohnányi remarked, "We give a great concert, and George Szell gets a great review." From Wikipedia (

Songs

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Götterdämmerung: Siegfried's Funeral March
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Xerxes, HWV 40: Largo
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An der schönen, blauen Donau, Op. 314 - The Blue Danube
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Má vlast, JB 1:112: No. 2, Vltava (Die Moldau)
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Das Rheingold: Entry of the Gods into Valhalla

Albums

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George Szell in New York, Vol. 1 (Live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY)

2026
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Ravel: La Valse & Ma mère l'oye & Pavane pour une infante défunte - Debussy: Petite Suite - Satie: 2 Gymnopédies

2024
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Mahler: Symphony No. 6 "Tragic"

2023
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Brahms: Violin Concerto, Op. 77 & Double Concerto for Violin and Cello, Op. 102 (Remastered 2024)

2024
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Ludwig van Beethoven conducted by George Szell (Live) (feat. Rudolf Firkušný & Czech Philharmonic Orchestra)

2023
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Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 8 & 9 (2018 Remastered Version)

2023
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Smetana: Orchestral Works (Remastered 2024) (Live)

2024
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Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K. 622 - Strauss: Horn Concerto No. 1, Op. 11

2023
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Historical Strauss, Vol. V (Remastered 2023) (feat. Cleveland Orchestra)

2024
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Strauss: Don Quixote, Op. 35

2023

Singles & EPs

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Dvořák: Concerto pour violoncelle in B Minor, Op. 104 (Résumé)

Single • 2025
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Historical Mahler, Vol. 10 (Remastered 2023)

EP • 1959
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Lalo: Symphonie espagnole, Op. 21

EP • 2020
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R. Strauss Four Last Songs

EP • 2018
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Barber: Essay No. 1 for Orchestra (Recorded 1950)

Single • 2017
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Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream by George Szell (2023 Remastered, Amsterdam 1957)

EP • 1958
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Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4, Op. 90

EP • 2013
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Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 "Emperor"

Single • 1958

Videos

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Beethoven: "Egmont" Overture, Op. 84 (Vertical Score Video)

symphony7526 • 5.5K views
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Richard Wagner - Entry of the Gods into Valhalla - Das Rheingold, George Szell & Cleveland Orchestra

Torsten Lang • 67K views
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MOZART, 12 Variations on "Ah, vous dirai-je, Maman" K.265 (Alberto Lodoletti, piano)

Alberto Lodoletti • 479K views
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Das Rheingold (Entry of the Gods into Valhalla)

Omar Amengual • 602K views
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WAGNER "Entrance of the Gods Into Valhalla" (George Szell) "Alien: Covenant" film

Vaelsung1 • 15K views
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Cleveland Orchestra, George Szell - Symphony No. 40 G Minor Kv550 Allegro Molto

Best Ever Music Albums • 652 views
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Georg Friedrich Händel / Largo

Spadecaller • 492K views
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George Szell "Slavonic Dance op 72 No 2" Dvorak

Addiobelpassato • 24K views
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Beethoven - Symphony No. 5 in C Minor (1)

HARMONICO101 • 3.6M views
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Austin’s Classical Music: Symphony No. 40 Finale By Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Austin The I Spy Fan • 136K views

Live performances

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Presenting Beethoven

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Essential Classical

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Classical Workout

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Adagio

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Conducted

Playlist • YouTube Music

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