Wilhelm Kempff - Steinway Legends: Wilhelm Kempff (2006)
BAND/ARTIST: Wilhelm Kempff
- Title: Steinway Legends: Wilhelm Kempff
- Year Of Release: 2006
- Label: Deutsche Grammophon (DG)
- Genre: Classical Piano
- Quality: flac lossless (tracks)
- Total Time: 02:34:11
- Total Size: 549 mb
- WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist
CD1
01. Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 639 - Arranged by Wilhelm Kempff
02. Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme Cantata, BWV 140: Zion hört die Wächter singen
03. Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, Cantata BWV 147: Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
04. Fantasia in C Minor, K. 475: Adagio - Allegro - Andantino - Più allegro -Tempo I
05. Piano Sonata No. 12 in A-Flat, Op. 26: I. Andante con variazioni
06. Piano Sonata No. 12 in A-Flat, Op. 26: II. Scherzo (Allegro molto)
07. Piano Sonata No. 12 in A-Flat, Op. 26: III. Marcia funebre sulla morte d'un Eroe
08. Piano Sonata No. 12 in A-Flat, Op. 26: IV. Allegro
09. 3 Klavierstücke, D. 946: No. 1 in E-Flat Minor (Allegro assai)
10. 3 Klavierstücke, D. 946: No. 2 in E-Flat (Allegretto)
11. 3 Klavierstücke, D. 946: No. 3 in C (Allegro)
12. Nocturne No. 3 in B, Op. 9, No. 3
13. Impromptu No. 3 in G-Flat, Op. 51
CD2
01. Kinderszenen, Op. 15: I. Von fremden Ländern und Menschen
02. Kinderszenen, Op. 15: II. Kuriose Geschichte
03. Kinderszenen, Op. 15: III. Hasche-Mann
04. Kinderszenen, Op. 15: IV. Bittendes Kind
05. Kinderszenen, Op. 15: V. Glückes genug
06. Kinderszenen, Op. 15: VI. Wichtige Begebenheit
07. Kinderszenen, Op. 15: VII. Träumerei
08. Kinderszenen, Op. 15: VIII. Am Kamin
09. Kinderszenen, Op. 15: IX. Ritter vom Steckenpferd
10. Kinderszenen, Op. 15: X. Fast zu ernst
11. Kinderszenen, Op. 15: XI. Fürchtenmachen
12. Kinderszenen, Op. 15: XII. Kind im Einschlummern
13. Kinderszenen, Op. 15: XIII. Der Dichter spricht
14. Scherzo in E-Flat Minor, Op. 4
15. 4 Piano Pieces, Op. 119: I. Intermezzo in B Minor
16. 4 Piano Pieces, Op. 119: II. Intermezzo in E Minor
17. 4 Piano Pieces, Op. 119: III. Intermezzo in C
18. 4 Piano Pieces, Op. 119: IV. Rhapsody in E-Flat
19. Legende, S. 175, No. 1: St. Francis of Assisi preaching to the birds
20. Legende, S. 175, No. 2: St. Francis de Paule walking on the water
21. Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique": I. Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio
22. Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique": II. Adagio cantabile
23. Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique": III. Rondo (Allegro)
When it comes to German probity, German integrity, and German honesty, no piano player did it better than Wilhelm Kempff. Because while it's true that Kempff's technique was not in the same exalted virtuoso league as Horowitz's or Richter's, his profundity was second to none in the hardcore German repertoire. In this splendid two-disc collection in Universal's Steinway Legends series, Kempff demonstrates again and again and again why he's the height of German depth. Try the three transcriptions of Bach's chorale preludes: is there anything more serene, more sublime, more transcendent than Kempff's playing? Or try Schubert's Drei Klavier Stücke, D. 946: is there anything more poetic, more passionate, more true than Kempff's playing? Or try Brahms' Vier Klavier Stücke, Op. 119: is there anything more lyric, more romantic, more tragic than Kempff's playing? Although the program falters with the inclusion of Kempff's unidiomatic Chopin and unconvincing Liszt, for the most part this is as persuasive a case as has ever been made for the German greatness of Wilhelm Kempff. No matter when it was recorded, from the 1936 Bach recordings to the 1971 Schubert recording, Deutsche Grammophon's sound is crisp, clear, and, to the degree that the then-current level of technology would allow, absolutely real.
CD1
01. Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 639 - Arranged by Wilhelm Kempff
02. Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme Cantata, BWV 140: Zion hört die Wächter singen
03. Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, Cantata BWV 147: Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
04. Fantasia in C Minor, K. 475: Adagio - Allegro - Andantino - Più allegro -Tempo I
05. Piano Sonata No. 12 in A-Flat, Op. 26: I. Andante con variazioni
06. Piano Sonata No. 12 in A-Flat, Op. 26: II. Scherzo (Allegro molto)
07. Piano Sonata No. 12 in A-Flat, Op. 26: III. Marcia funebre sulla morte d'un Eroe
08. Piano Sonata No. 12 in A-Flat, Op. 26: IV. Allegro
09. 3 Klavierstücke, D. 946: No. 1 in E-Flat Minor (Allegro assai)
10. 3 Klavierstücke, D. 946: No. 2 in E-Flat (Allegretto)
11. 3 Klavierstücke, D. 946: No. 3 in C (Allegro)
12. Nocturne No. 3 in B, Op. 9, No. 3
13. Impromptu No. 3 in G-Flat, Op. 51
CD2
01. Kinderszenen, Op. 15: I. Von fremden Ländern und Menschen
02. Kinderszenen, Op. 15: II. Kuriose Geschichte
03. Kinderszenen, Op. 15: III. Hasche-Mann
04. Kinderszenen, Op. 15: IV. Bittendes Kind
05. Kinderszenen, Op. 15: V. Glückes genug
06. Kinderszenen, Op. 15: VI. Wichtige Begebenheit
07. Kinderszenen, Op. 15: VII. Träumerei
08. Kinderszenen, Op. 15: VIII. Am Kamin
09. Kinderszenen, Op. 15: IX. Ritter vom Steckenpferd
10. Kinderszenen, Op. 15: X. Fast zu ernst
11. Kinderszenen, Op. 15: XI. Fürchtenmachen
12. Kinderszenen, Op. 15: XII. Kind im Einschlummern
13. Kinderszenen, Op. 15: XIII. Der Dichter spricht
14. Scherzo in E-Flat Minor, Op. 4
15. 4 Piano Pieces, Op. 119: I. Intermezzo in B Minor
16. 4 Piano Pieces, Op. 119: II. Intermezzo in E Minor
17. 4 Piano Pieces, Op. 119: III. Intermezzo in C
18. 4 Piano Pieces, Op. 119: IV. Rhapsody in E-Flat
19. Legende, S. 175, No. 1: St. Francis of Assisi preaching to the birds
20. Legende, S. 175, No. 2: St. Francis de Paule walking on the water
21. Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique": I. Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio
22. Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique": II. Adagio cantabile
23. Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique": III. Rondo (Allegro)
When it comes to German probity, German integrity, and German honesty, no piano player did it better than Wilhelm Kempff. Because while it's true that Kempff's technique was not in the same exalted virtuoso league as Horowitz's or Richter's, his profundity was second to none in the hardcore German repertoire. In this splendid two-disc collection in Universal's Steinway Legends series, Kempff demonstrates again and again and again why he's the height of German depth. Try the three transcriptions of Bach's chorale preludes: is there anything more serene, more sublime, more transcendent than Kempff's playing? Or try Schubert's Drei Klavier Stücke, D. 946: is there anything more poetic, more passionate, more true than Kempff's playing? Or try Brahms' Vier Klavier Stücke, Op. 119: is there anything more lyric, more romantic, more tragic than Kempff's playing? Although the program falters with the inclusion of Kempff's unidiomatic Chopin and unconvincing Liszt, for the most part this is as persuasive a case as has ever been made for the German greatness of Wilhelm Kempff. No matter when it was recorded, from the 1936 Bach recordings to the 1971 Schubert recording, Deutsche Grammophon's sound is crisp, clear, and, to the degree that the then-current level of technology would allow, absolutely real.
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