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Friedrich Gulda
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Pianists · 1930–2000

Friedrich Gulda

Austrian pianist and composer (1930–2000)

Born
16 May 1930
Vienna
Died
27 January 2000
Weißenbach am Attersee
Country
Austria
Record labels
Decca
Discography
52 albums

Biography

Friedrich Gulda was a jazz musician who played piano and voice. Friedrich Gulda was born on 16 May 1930 in Vienna and died on 27 January 2000 in Weißenbach am Attersee. The music is usually filed under jazz. Record labels: Decca. The discography here lists 52 albums, from “The Four Ballades” (1955) to “Mozart Piano Concertos Played by Friedrich Gulda” (2026). Honours include Geneva International Music Competition (1946), Austrian Decoration for Science and Art and Ring of Honour of the City of Vienna.

Friedrich Gulda (German: [ˌfʁiːdʁɪç ˈɡʊlda] 16 May 1930 – 27 January 2000) was an Austrian pianist and composer who worked in both the classical and jazz fields.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

The Four Ballades 1955 · Decca Records At Birdland 1957 · RCA Victor Jazz Workshop Concert - Ruhrfestspiele 1962 1962 · Columbia Records
Piano and Big Band!! 1963 · Scepter
From Vienna With Jazz 1964 · Columbia Ineffable: The Unique Jazz Piano Of Friedrich Gulda 1965 · Columbia Music for 4 Soloists and Band No. 1 1965 · SABA Préludes vols. 1 & 2 1969 · MPS
The Air From Other Planets 1969
Vienna Revisited 1969 · MPS Records GmbH Fata Morgana - Live at the Domicile 1971 · MPS
The Long Road To Freedom 1971
It's Up to You 1974 · Preiser Records Nachricht vom Lande 1977 · Live · Brain Beethoven: Piano Sonata no. 32 op. 111 / Gulda: Wintermeditation 1984 · Philips Gulda Plays Gulda - Piano Compositions 1984 · Philips
Beethoven Klaviersonaten Nr. 8, 15 & 21 1986
Konzert für Violoncello und Blasorchester / Konzert für Ursula 1986 · Amadeo
Friedrich Gulda Spielt Mozart Klaviersonaten 1988
Music For Two Pianos 1988 · BirdJam
Variations "Diabelli" 1988
Concerto for Myself 1989 · Amadeo Friedrich Gulda and His Bigbands 1989 · Amadeo Sieben Galgenlieder 1989 · Preiser Records
Klaviersonate D-Dur / Fantasie C-Moll / Klaviersonate B-Dur 1990
Gulda Non-Stop 1992 · Live · Sony Classical Gulda plays Beethoven: Piano Sonata. CD 2 1994 · Decca Classics
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I 1995
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II 1995
Die Überlegenheit der klassisch-europäischen Großform 1999 · Paradise Productions Gulda / Sullivan: Cello Concertos 1999 · Amati Gulda spielt Schubert – Impromptus Op. 90, Moments Musicaux Op. 94 1999 · Paradise Productions Gulda spielt… 2004 · Amadeo
Récital Montpellier, 1993 2004 · Live
The Gulda Mozart Tapes: 10 Sonatas and a Fantasy 2006
Wann i geh' 2006
The Gulda Mozart Tapes II: 6 Sonatas 2007
Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, Chopin, Debussy, Prokofiev 2009 · Membran It's All One 2009 · Universal Jazz
Friedrich Gulda Plays Chopin 2010
As You Like It 2011 · MPS
Piano Sonata No. 29 "Hammerklavier" 2013
Richard Strauss Songs 2014
Sonate pour piano no. 26, op. 81a "Les adieux" / Variations et fugue, op. 35 2015
Message from G. 2016 · MPS
Plays Mozart & Gulda 2017 · Live
Piano Works 2018 · Grand Piano Gulda meets Shostakovich 2019 · ARS Jazz: Sinfonie In G / Concert Heidelberg 1971 2021 · Live · SWR Music
Mozart Piano Concertos Played by Friedrich Gulda 2026
Piano Sonata: No. 8 "Patetica" / No. 14 "Al chiaro di luna" / No. 23 "Appassionata"
Play Piano Play · Amadeo

Also plays on

Albums where Friedrich Gulda is credited as a sideman

1983 The Meeting — Chick Corea and Friedrich Gulda piano

Awards

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Frequently asked questions

What instrument did Friedrich Gulda play?

Friedrich Gulda is known for playing piano and voice.

When and where was Friedrich Gulda born?

Friedrich Gulda was born 16 May 1930 in Vienna.

What are Friedrich Gulda's best-known albums?

Albums in our database include The Four Ballades (1955), At Birdland (1957), Jazz Workshop Concert - Ruhrfestspiele 1962 (1962), From Vienna With Jazz (1964) and Ineffable: The Unique Jazz Piano Of Friedrich Gulda (1965).

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