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Walter Gieseking - Icon: Walter Gieseking, Poet of the Keyboard [8CD Remastered Box Set] (2009)

Walter Gieseking - Icon: Walter Gieseking, Poet of the Keyboard [8CD Remastered Box Set] (2009)

BAND/ARTIST: Walter Gieseking

  • Title: Icon: Walter Gieseking, Poet of the Keyboard
  • Year Of Release: 2009
  • Label: EMI Classics [50999 2 65081 2 2]
  • Genre: Classical, Piano, Romantic, Impressionist, Modern
  • Quality: FLAC (tracks +.cue,log,scans)
  • Total Time: 9:38:14
  • Total Size: 1.86 gb
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The cover of this eight-disc EMI set proclaims Walter Gieseking to be the "Poet of the Piano," and perhaps he was when these recordings were made in the early '50s. Certainly, there's plenty of poetry in his playing here, with deep beauty in his touch, warm colors in his tone, and tremendous imagination in his interpretations. There's no denying that some of his performances are sublime. His noble Andante con moto from Beethoven's Fourth Concerto, his soaring Adagio cantabile from the same composer's "Pathétique" Sonata, and his rhapsodic Adagio from Grieg's Concerto are classics of recorded music, and, of course, Gieseking's recordings of Debussy and Ravel are considered by many older listeners to be virtually definitive.

Two generations later, while Gieseking may still be considered a poet of the piano, his technique may be found less than smoothly articulate. In difficult passages, the pianist drops many notes and slips on many more, thereby slurring lines and blurring harmonies. Try, as examples, his rushed and brutal account of the Presto agitato from Beethoven's "Moonlight" Sonata or his sloppy and slippery reading of "Scarbo" from Ravel's Gaspard de la nuit. Admittedly, most of Gieseking's performances here are exceptionally lovely, and clearly anyone with an interest in the great pianists of the twentieth century will want to carefully listen to them. But for younger listeners, the many missed notes may make it more work than it's worth. Though the sound is old and a bit dim, it is nevertheless quite vivid.

TRACKLIST:

Piano Sonata No. 11 In A K331
1-1 I. Tema Con Variazioni: Andante Grazioso 7:29
1-2 II. Menuetto 5:41
1-3 III. Rondo Alla Turca: Allegretto 3:38

Piano Sonata No. 12 In F K332
1-4 I. Allegro 4:34
1-5 II. Adagio 4:50
1-6 III. Allegro Assai 4:22
1-7 12 Variations E Flat On "La Belle Françoise" K353 6:45
1-8 9 Variations In C On 'Lison Dormait' K264 14:37

Piano Sonata No. 13 In B Flat K333
1-9 I. Allegro 4:58
1-10 II. Andante Cantabile 6:14
1-11 III. Allegretto Grazioso 5:53

Piano Concerto No. 23 In A K488
2-1 I. Allegro 11:05
2-2 II. Adagio 6:53
2-3 III. Allegro Assai 7:36

Piano Concerto No. 24 In C Minor K491
2-4 I. Alelgro 13:02
2-5 II. Larghetto 9:38
2-6 III. Allegretto 9:08

Quintet For Piano And Wind In E Flat K452
2-7 I. Largo - Allegro Moderato 8:26
2-8 II. Larghetto 7:09
2-9 III. Rondo: Allegro 5:51

Piano Sonata No. 8 In C Minor Op. 13 'Pathétique'
3-1 I. Grave - Allegro Di Molto E Con Brio 7:50
3-2 II. Adagio Cantabile 5:48
3-3 III. Rondo: Allegro 4:03

Piano Sonata No. 9 In E Op. 14 No. 1
3-4 I. Allegro 4:58
3-5 II. Allegretto 3:37
3-6 III. Rondo: Allegro Comodo 3:11

Piano Sonata No. 10 In G Op. 14 No. 2
3-7 I. Allegro 6:32
3-8 II. Andante 6:28
3-9 III. Scherzo: Allegro Assai 3:07

Piano Sonata No. 13 In E Flat Op. 27 No. 1
3-10 I. Andante - Allegro 3:50
3-11 II. Allegro Molto E Vivace 2:04
3-12 III. Adagio Con Espressione - Allegro Vivace 8:27

Piano Sonata No. 14 In C Sharp Minor Op. 27 No. 2 'Moonlight'
3-13 I. Adagio Sostenuto 6:34
3-14 II. Allegretto 2:28
3-15 III. Presto Agitato

Piano Concerto No. 4 In G Op. 58
4-1 I. Allegro Moderato 16:43
4-2 II. Andante Con Moto - 5:02
4-3 III. Rondo: Vivace 9:48

Piano Concerto No. 5 In E Flat Op. 73 'Emperor'
4-4 I. Allegro 20:06
4-5 II. Adagio Un Poco Mosso - 7:49
4-6 III. Rondo: Allegro 10:16

Piano Concerto In A Minor Op. 54
5-1 I. Allegro Affettuoso - Andante Espressivo - Allegro (Tempo I) - Più Animato - Tempo I - Cadenza - Allegro Molto 14:40
5-2 II. Intermezzo: Andantino Grazioso - 5:44
5-3 III. Allegro Vivace 9:47
5-4 Symphonic Variations In F Sharp Minor 15:40

Piano Concerto In A Minor Op. 16
5-5 I. Allegro Molto Moderato 12:53
5-6 II. Adagio 6:55
5-7 III. Allegro Moderato Molto E Marcato 9:30

Préludes - Livre I
6-1 I. Danseuses De Delphes: Lent Et Grave 3:16
6-2 II. Voiles: Modéré 2:44
6-3 III. Le Vent Dans La Plaine: Animé 1:58
6-4 IV. Les Sons Et Les Parfums Tournent Dans L'air Du Soir: Modéré 3:30
6-5 V. Les Collines D'Anacapri: Tres Modéré 2:47
6-6 VI. Des Pas Sur La Neige: Triste Et Lent 3:29
6-7 VII. Ce Qu'a Vu Le Vent D'Ouest: Animé Et Tumultueux 2:46
6-8 VIII. La Fille Aux Cheveux De Lin: Très Calme Et Doucement Expressif 2:25
6-9 IX. La Sérénade Interrompue: Modérément Animé 2:15
6-10 X. La Cathédrale Engloutie: Profondément Calme 6:34
6-11 XI. La Danse De Puck: Capricieux Et Léger 2:27
6-12 XII. Minstrels: Modéré 2:05

Préludes - Livre II
6-13 I. Brouillards: Modéré 2:51
6-14 II. Feuilles Mortes: Lent Et Mélancolique 3:03
6-15 III. La Puerta Del Vino: Mouvement De Habanera 2:51
6-16 IV. Les Fées Sont D'Exquises Danseuses: Rapide Et Léger 2:47
6-17 V. Bruyères: Calme 2:33
6-18 VI. Générale Lavine - Eccentric: Dans Le Style Et Le Mouvement D'un Cakewalk 2:28
6-19 VII. La Terrasse Des Audiences Du Clair De Lune: Vent 3:50
6-20 VIII. Ondine: Scherzando 2:53
6-21 IX. Hommage À S. Pickwick, Esq., P.P.M.P.C.: Grave 2:09
6-22 X. Canope: Très Calme Et Doucement Triste 2:48
6-23 XI. Les Tierces Alternées: Modérément Animé 2:26
6-24 XII. Feux D'Artifice: Modérément Animé 3:24

Suite Bergamasque
7-1 I. Prélude: Moderato (Tempo Rubato) 3:34
7-2 II. Menuet: Andantino 3:23
7-3 III. Clair De Lune: Andante Très Expressif 5:11
7-4 IV. Passepied: Allegretto Ma Non Troppo 3:38
7-5 Danse Bohémienne: Allegro 1:51
7-6 Rêverie: Andantino Sans Lenteur 3:34
7-7 Mazurka: Scherzando (Assez Animé) 2:17
7-8 Valse Romantique: Tempo Di Valse (Allegro Moderato) 3:07

Deux Arabesques
7-9 No. 1: Andantino Con Moto 3:38
7-10 No. 2: Allegretto Scherzando 2:47
7-11 Nocturne In E Flat: Lent 5:46
7-12 Danse (Tarantelle Styrienne): Allegretto 4:42
7-13 Ballade: Andantino Con Moto 6:20

Fantaisie Pour Piano Et Orchestre
7-14 I. Andante - Allegro 7:47
7-15 II. Lento E Molto Espressivo - 7:49
7-16 III. Allegro Molto 6:52

Gespard De La Nuit
8-1 Ondine: Lent 6:03
8-2 Le Gibet: Très Lent 5:49
8-3 Scarbo: Modéré - Vif 8:54
8-4 Menuet Sur Le Nom De Haydn 1:58

Valses Nobles Et Sentimentales
8-5 Modéré - Tres Franc 1:14
8-6 Assez Lent (Avec Une Expression Intense) 1:37
8-7 Modéré 1:23
8-8 Assez Animé 0:55
8-9 Presque Lent (Dans Un Sentiment Intime) 1:06
8-10 Vif 0:38
8-11 Moins Vif 2:27
8-12 Épilogue - Lent 3:10
8-13 Prélude: Assez Lent Et Très Expressif D'un Rythme Libre 1:16
8-14 À La Manière De Borodine: Valse, Allegro Giusto 1:28
8-15 À La Manière De Chabrier (Paraphrase Sur Un Air De Gounod, Faust, Act II: Allegretto) 1:58

Le Tombeau De Couperin
8-16 I. Prélude: Vif 3:16
8-17 II. Fugue: Allegro Moderato 4:08
8-18 III. Forlane: Allegretto 5:47
8-19 IV. Rigaudon: Assez Vif 3:09
8-20 V. Menuet: Allegro Moderato 5:18
8-21 VI. Toccata: Vif 3:54

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  • Rabisox
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an ex-nazi, but he could play French music.