The New Mozart (1897–1929)

At one o’clock in the afternoon on June 7, 1897, György Endre Szél was born in Budapest, Hungary, the only child of Kálman and Malvin Szél.¹ Kálman Szél, a successful businessman, called himself an “entrepreneur.” He was born in Marczali, in Somogyi County, south of the great lake Balaton. György’s...

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Published inGeorge Szell p. 3
Main Author Charry, Michael
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published United States University of Illinois Press 27.05.2011
Subjects
Art education
Art music
Artists
Arts
Arts participation
Behavioral sciences
Composers
Economic disciplines
Economics
Educational personnel
Educators
Employment
Entertainment
High culture
Instrumental music
Keyboard music
Labor economics
Leisure studies
Music
Music composition
Music concerts
Music education
Music ensembles
Music events
Music teachers
Music theory
Musical performance
Musical theater
Musicians
Occupations
Opera
Orchestras
Performing arts
Performing arts events
Recreation
Teachers
Theater
Theater history
Theatrical genres
Western art music
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Summary:At one o’clock in the afternoon on June 7, 1897, György Endre Szél was born in Budapest, Hungary, the only child of Kálman and Malvin Szél.¹ Kálman Szél, a successful businessman, called himself an “entrepreneur.” He was born in Marczali, in Somogyi County, south of the great lake Balaton. György’s mother hailed from Ipolyság, northwest of Budapest on the Ipoly River, which formed a border with Slovakia. After World War I, Slovakia, Moravia, and Bohemia were joined to form Czechoslovakia. The connection to this area in which many ethnic Czechs lived formed the basis of Szell’s later claim to Czech
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