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Géza Anda

1921 - 1976

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Géza Anda (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈɡeːzɒ ˈɒndɒ]; 19 November 1921 – 13 June 1976) was a Swiss-Hungarian pianist. A celebrated interpreter of classical and romantic repertoire, particularly noted for his performances and recordings of Mozart, he was also considered to be a tremendous interpreter of Beethoven, Schumann, Brahms and Bartók. In his heyday he was regarded as an amazing artist, possessed of a beautiful, natural and flawless technique that gave his concerts a unique quality. Most of his recordings were made on the Deutsche Grammophon label. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Géza Anda is the 467th most popular musician (up from 504th in 2019), the 213th most popular biography from Hungary (up from 235th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Hungarian Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Géza Anda ranks 467 out of 3,175. Before him are Alexander Siloti, Milton Nascimento, Buddy Rich, The Game, Avril Lavigne, and Menahem Pressler. After him are Edwin Fischer, Bo Diddley, Paul Landers, Roger Whittaker, Alicia de Larrocha, and Bobby McFerrin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, Géza Anda ranks 120. Before him are Gene Roddenberry, Oskar Gröning, Virgilio Barco Vargas, Angelica Rozeanu, Stein Rokkan, and James Whitmore. After him are Lidia Gueiler Tejada, Paddy Roy Bates, Gitta Sereny, César Baldaccini, Robert Muldoon, and Arno Babajanian. Among people deceased in 1976, Géza Anda ranks 71. Before him are Arnold Gehlen, Harry Nyquist, Adolph Zukor, Walter H. Schottky, Abdul Razak Hussein, and Alexandros Panagoulis. After him are Hans Richter, Kálmán Kalocsay, Duarte Nuno, Duke of Braganza, Carol Reed, Willi Hennig, and Paul Morand.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, Géza Anda ranks 213 out of 1,077. Before him are Ferenc Fricsay (1914), Andrea Kékesy (1926), Mihály Zichy (1827), Ferenc Deák (1922), László Szabó (1917), and Joseph Kosma (1905). After him are Márta Mészáros (1931), Josef Dobrovský (1753), Ferenc Gyulay (1799), Stephan Burián von Rajecz (1851), Imre Schlosser (1889), and Rudolf E. Kálmán (1930).

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Among MUSICIANS In Hungary

Among musicians born in Hungary, Géza Anda ranks 5. Before him are György Cziffra (1921), Arthur Nikisch (1855), Leopold Auer (1845), and András Schiff (1953). After him are Eugene Ormandy (1899), Tommy Ramone (1949), Jenő Hubay (1858), Carl Flesch (1873), Rezső Seress (1889), Stephen Heller (1813), and Joseph Böhm (1795).

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