Géza Frid
1904 - 1989
For a full biography and a complete list of works with links to scores and recordings, visit www.forbiddenmusicregained.org
In 2018, the Leo Smit Stichting and the Géza Frid Stichting produced a CD with historical recordings of Frid’s orchestral compositions on Et’cetera Records.
The Hungarian Géza Frid was one of the key figures in the post-war Dutch music world. To escape the dictatorship of his country of origin, he fled to the Netherlands in 1927. He always remained true to the musical language of his roots. As of 1941, Frid as a stateless Jew, was prohibited from performing in public. He became involved in illegal activities and the artists' resistance movement, and it's a miracle he survived the war. After the liberation, he resumed his life as an artist. For years he was one of the most frequently performed composers in the Netherlands. Since the turn of the twentieth century there was even a sort of “Frid-Renaissance.”
Géza Frid was born on January 25, 1904, in Máramarossziget, a small town in former Hungary (now Rumania). At the age of four, his mother gave him piano lessons, and later he went to the local music school. He had the ability to play by ear every piece of music he heard on the piano. As a seven-year-old prodigy, Géza gave his first concert. In 1913, the family moved … Continue
Selectie van werken
Trio op. 27 1947 voor piano, viool en cello
Concert voor twee violen en orkest, op. 40 1952 voor twee violen en orkest
Arabesques Roumaines 1974 vrouwenkoor a capella
Paradou 1948 voor orkest
Concerto voor piano en koor 1934 piano en gemengd koor
Twaalf muzikale karikaturen 1930 piano
Concert voor twee piano's en orkest 1957 twee piano's en orkest
Symfonietta 1963 strijkorkest
Strijktrio 1926 viool, altviool, cello
Suite 1929 orkest
For a complete list of works by Géza Frid visit our website Forbidden Music Regained.
Find more information on Géza Frid on a website maintained by his son Arthur www.gezafrid.eu.
Let forbidden music sound again
In the Second World War, many composers were silenced because of their Jewish descent or their resistance. Their music was forbidden. The Leo Smit Stichting carries out research, tells composers' stories, makes sheet music available and performs forgotten music. Together with musicians, programmers, researchers and listeners we give composers their rightful place in music history.
© 2020 Leo Smit Foundation. Design by VisualAffairs.nl