Roberto Szidon

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Roberto Szidon (born September 21, 1941 in Porto Alegre ; † December 21, 2011 in Düsseldorf ) was a Brazilian pianist .

Life

Roberto Szidon received his first piano lessons from Ilse Woebcke Warncke, a student of Conrad Ansorge , who in turn was a student of Franz Liszt in Weimar . Roberto Szidon made his debut in his Brazilian hometown at the age of nine. He graduated from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul in Porto Alegre . He studied composition with Natho Henn, Enio de Freitas e Castro, Karl Faust and Joanîdia Sodré. Later his pianistic studies led him to Arnaldo Estrella, Homero de Magalhães and Lili Kraus in his home country, to Ilona Kabos and Claudio Arrau in the United States of America , to Arthur Rubinstein in Spain and to Felicja Blumental in Italy . In 1963 he began his career as a concert pianist. In 1967 he moved to Germany. There he initially recorded numerous records for Deutsche Grammophon , pursued a lively concert career and later devoted himself increasingly to teaching tasks at the music academies in Hanover and Düsseldorf, where he succeeded Professor David Levine at the Robert Schumann University . Tobias Koch is one of his well-known students . In addition to numerous awards, he received the de Simses Lopes Netto Medal of the State of Rio Grande do Sul in 1974 for exceptional performance in the field of art, and in 1982 he was awarded the Officer's Degree of the Order of Rio Branco by the President of the Federal Republic of Brazil. From August 1970 until his death he lived and worked with his partner, the pianist and composer Richard Metzler (November 12, 1948 Chicago - February 11, 2013 Düsseldorf).

repertoire

In addition to South American music such as Heitor Villa-Lobos , Ernesto Nazareth , Francisco Mignone , Mozart Camargo Guarnieri and Chiquinha Gonzaga , Roberto Szidon often performed with unusual repertoire . He also recorded the Concord Sonata by Charles Ives as well as the complete work cycles of the Hungarian Rhapsodies by Franz Liszt and the piano sonatas by Alexander Skriabin on record. For many years he worked closely with violinist Jenny Abel in chamber music .

Discography (selection)

Roberto Szidon
  • 100 anos de piano brasileiro: Szidon plays 15 piano works by various composers. kuarup discos MKCD-006
  • Béla Bartók : Violin Sonatas (with Jenny Abel, violin). German Harmonia Mundi 1976
  • Johannes Brahms : Violin Sonatas (with Jenny Abel, violin). Deutsche Harmonia Mundi / Emi Electrola 1978
  • Luís de Freitas Branco : Violin Sonatas No. 1 and 2 (with Tibor Varga, violin). Strauss Portugalsom 1986
  • Frédéric Chopin : Scherzi and Impromptus. Deutsche Grammophon 1977
  • George Gershwin : Concerto in F for piano and orchestra (with London Philharmonic Orchestra , Edward Downes). Deutsche Grammophon 1970
  • George Gershwin: 100 years of Gershwin: Rhapsody in blue (for piano solo), + 18 Gershwin “Song Hits” kuarup discos KCD-012
  • Charles Ives : Concord Sonata, Three-Page Sonata (Three-Page Sonata with Richard Metzler, piano). Deutsche Grammophon 1971
  • Franz Liszt : Hungarian Rhapsodies 1–19. Deutsche Grammophon 1972
  • Franz Liszt: Christmas tree - 12 pieces for piano for 4 hands + Polonaise + Grand Galop Chromatique - together with Richard Metzler. EMI 1985
  • Edward MacDowell : Piano Concerto No.2 in D minor Op.23 (with London Philharmonic Orchestra, Edward Downes). Deutsche Grammophon 1970
  • Alberto Nepomuceno : Suíte antiga op. 11; Quatro peças líricas op. 13; Duas Peças op. 27; Folhas d'album (1893-94); Noturno para mão esquerda (1910)
  • Marlos Nobre : 8 piano works Deutsche Grammophon 1977
  • Brasil, Piano & Cordas: Roberto Szidon, Michel Bessler (violin) and Marcio Mallard (violoncello) play 15 short trio pieces by South American composers. kuarup Discos KLP-KM 3 (1981)
  • Sergei Sergejewitsch Prokofjew : Piano Sonata No. 6 Opus 82. Deutsche Grammophon 1969
  • Sergei Wassiljewitsch Rachmaninow : Piano Sonata No. 2 Opus 36. Deutsche Grammophon 1969
  • Sergei Wassiljewitsch Rachmaninow : Complete works for 2 pianos (with Richard Metzler), ddf DP 012 (Belgium)
  • Robert Schumann : Liederkreis Opus 39, Dichterliebe Opus 48 (with Thomas Quasthoff , baritone). RCA Viktor 1992
  • Robert Schumann: complete works for violin and pianoforte (with Jenny Abel, violin). German Harmonia Mundi 1985
  • Robert Schumann: The Rose Pilgrimage (with Südfunk Choir Stuttgart, Rupert Huber). EBS 1990
  • Alexander Skriabin : all piano sonatas. Deutsche Grammophon 1971/72
  • Heitor Villa-Lobos : Violin Sonatas (with Jenny Abel, violin). Bayer Records 1982
  • Heitor Villa-Lobos: Rudepoema, Ciranda E Cirandinhas, A Fiandeira, Saudades das Selvas Brasileiras, New York Skyline, A Lenda do Caboclo, Carnaval das Criancas. (Carnaval das Crianças 2 and 4 hands with Richard Metzler) Deutsche Grammophon 1972
  • Heitor Villa-Lobos: Cirandas E Cirandinhas (16 Cirandas + 12 Cirandinas). kuarup discos KCD-067

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Gramophone , November 1969
  2. ↑ Gramophone, November 1976
personal data
SURNAME Szidon, Roberto
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Brazilian pianist
DATE OF BIRTH September 21, 1941
PLACE OF BIRTH Porto Alegre , Brazil
DATE OF DEATH December 21, 2011
Place of death Dusseldorf