Curzon; Clifford

Clifford Curzon plays Mozart

Jed Distler

One wonders if Clifford Curzon ever played Mozart’s last concerto to his own satisfaction. He recorded the work three times, but rejected each version for

Curzon Schumann/Decca C

Jed Distler

Here’s an unexpected and most welcome entry in Decca’s Legendary Performances series. Clifford Curzon was a card-carrying perfectionist who broached recording with the enthusiasm of

Knappertsbusch Brahms Disaster

Jed Distler

The overtures, Haydn Variations, Alto Rhapsody, and Second Piano Concerto derive from 1955/7 studio recordings released by Decca. In all likelihood, Melodram’s transfers stem from

Curzon Boulez/BBC

Jed Distler

Although these live concerto performances don’t add new repertoire to Clifford Curzon’s slender discography, they reveal an unfettered, spontaneous side to this sensitive artist that

Curzon Brahms 1

David Hurwitz

George Szell owned the Brahms concerto. He recorded it three times in stereo, with Leon Fleischer, Rudolph Serkin, and in this version with Clifford Curzon.