Wilhelm Kempff – Schumann, Brahms – 1950 solo recordings – Original Masters [DG]

remembering Wilhelm Kempff on his birthday

(25 November 1895 – 23 May 1991)

CD 1:
Robert Schumann (1810-1856):
Papillons, op.2
Symphonic Etudes, op.13
Kreisleriana, op.16
Arabeske, op.18

CD 2:
Robert Schumann (1810-1856):
Fantasia in C major, op.17
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897):
Four Ballades, op.10
Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, op.24

CD 3:
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897):
Piano Sonata No.3 in F minor, op.5
Scherzo in E flat minor, op.4
Piano Pieces, op.76
Rhapsody op.79 No.1 in B minor

CD 4:
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897):
Rhapsody op.79 No.2 in G minor
Fantasias, op.116
Intermezzi, op.117
Piano Pieces, op.118
Piano Pieces, op.119

CD 5:
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827):
Piano Sonata No.14 in C sharp minor, op.27 No.2 "Moonlight"
Piano Sonata No.8 in C minor, op.13 "Pathétique"
Piano Sonata No.23 in F minor, op.57 "Appasionata"
Bagatelle "Für Elise" in A minor, WoO 59
Bagatelle in C minor, WoO 52
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750):
Siciliano in G minor (transcr. Wilhelm Kempff)
François Couperin (1668-1733):
Le Carrillon de Cithère
Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764):
Le Rappel des oiseaux (arr. by Wilhelm Kempff)
Georg Frideric Handel (1685-1759):
The Harmonious Blacksmith


Wilhelm Kempff - piano

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