MUSICIAN

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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Géza Anda has received more than 96,344 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 25 in 2019). Géza Anda is the 504th most popular musician (down from 380th in 2019), the 235th most popular biography from Hungary (down from 179th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Hungarian Musician.

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  • 55.88

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  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.10

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.92

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Géza Anda ranks 504 out of 3,175. Before him are Alan Wilder, Robert de Visée, Jacob Gade, Tommy Ramone, Phil Lynott, and Steve Hackett. After him are Jacques Loussier, Michel Petrucciani, Rita Lee, Chad Smith, Robert Miles, and Colin Burgess.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, Géza Anda ranks 135. Before him are James Whitmore, Jaroslav Drobný, Fernando Fernán Gómez, Lidia Gueiler Tejada, Jean Behra, and Darío Moreno. After him are Anne Golon, Wolfgang Lotz, Arthur Grumiaux, Malcolm Arnold, Georgy Beregovoy, and P. V. Narasimha Rao. Among people deceased in 1976, Géza Anda ranks 78. Before him are Duarte Nuno, Duke of Braganza, Hans Richter, Gregor Piatigorsky, Sal Mineo, Alexander Lippisch, and Gilbert Ryle. After him are Zhang Wentian, Kálmán Kalocsay, Paul Morand, Mickey Cohen, Hans von Obstfelder, and Henri Eberhardt.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, Géza Anda ranks 235 out of 1,077. Before him are Chaka of Bulgaria (1210), Mátyás Szűrös (1933), Paul Lukas (1894), Tommy Ramone (1949), Philip de László (1869), and Ilona Elek (1907). After him are József Zakariás (1924), Kálmán Kalocsay (1891), Sándor Garbai (1879), Ferenc Gyulay (1799), Ibolya Csák (1915), and Ladislao Vajda (1906).

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Among MUSICIANS In Hungary

Among musicians born in Hungary, Géza Anda ranks 7. Before him are György Cziffra (1921), Arthur Nikisch (1855), Leopold Auer (1845), András Schiff (1953), Rezső Seress (1889), and Tommy Ramone (1949). After him are Eugene Ormandy (1899), Jenő Hubay (1858), Carl Flesch (1873), Stephen Heller (1813), Lili Kraus (1903), and Zoltán Kocsis (1952).

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