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We celebrate the 100th Birthday (19 November, 2021) of one of the greatest pianists of our time, Géza Anda – the “troubadour of the keyboard” (Furtwängler). “Géza Andá … was something of a pianistic phenomenon … Beethoven’s fascinating Diabelli Variations bring out the provocative side of Andá’s musical personality … [his] recordings of Bartók’s Second Piano Concerto are widely considered benchmarks, the most famous being the studio version under Ferenc Fricsay where sparring aggression is countered by a refreshing sense of play.” (BBC Music Magazine) In his sadly too-short career Anda recorded mostly for DG. In this limited edition 17-CD set of his complete recordings for DG, we include the first release of his rare shellack recordings of music by Bach/Busoni, Scarlatti and Brahms. Other highlights undoubtedly include his memorable recordings of Bartók, Brahms and Schumann, a pioneering Mozart concerto cycle conducted from the piano, and the Beethoven ‘Triple’ Concerto with Wolfgang Schneiderhan and Pi
