text: Ferenc Fricsay ( 9 August 1914 -- 20 February 1963 ) ( pronounced `` Ferr - ` ens ` Frich-sye '' ) was a Hungarian conductor .
simplified: Ferenc Fricsay ( born Budapest , 9 August 1914 ; died Basel , 20 February 1963 ) ( pronounced `` Ferr - ` ens ` Frich-sye '' ) was a Hungarian conductor .