George Szell

George Szell (; June 7, 1897 – July 30, 1970), 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."

Smetana: Orchestral Works (Remastered 2024) [Live] - 2024-10-18T00:00:00.000000Z

Ludwig van Beethoven conducted by George Szell live (Live) - 2023-09-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Haydn, Walton & Beethoven: Orchestral Works (Remastered 2023) [Live] - 2023-07-21T00:00:00.000000Z

Blacher, Mozart & Brahms: Orchestral Works (Remastered 2023) - 2023-07-07T00:00:00.000000Z

Ludwig van Beethoven conducted by George Szell live Carnegie Hall 11.11.1945 - 2023-07-07T00:00:00.000000Z

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