Today's Birthdays in Music: November 5 (Gieseking, Cziffra)

1895 - Walter Gieseking, Paris, France; pianist

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Walter Gieseking plays "Ondine" and "Le Gibet" from Ravel's Gaspard de la Nuit (1937/8 recording)



1921 - György (Georges) Cziffra, Budapest, Hungary; pianist

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György Cziffra plays Liszt's Transcendental Etude in F minor No. 10