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: Cantata 'Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben', BWV147 [1950] ()
1-2: Chorale Prelude 'Wachet Auf, Ruft Uns Die Stimme', BWV 645 [1950] (4:46)
1-3: Chorale Prelude 'Nun Komm, Der Heiden Heiland', BWV 659 [1950] (4:37)
1-4: Chorale Prelude 'Herzlich Tut Mich Verlangen', BWV 727 [1950] (2:37)
1-5: Chromatic Fantasia & Fugue In D Minor, BWV 903 [1950] (11:39)
: Keyboard Suite No. 5 In E Major, HWV 430 'The Harmonious Blacksmith' ()
: Keyboard Suite No. 1 In B Flat Major (Set II), HMV 434 ()
: Troisième Livre De Pièces de Clavecin / Ordre XIV In D Major ()
: Pièces de Clavecin: Suite In E Minor, RCT 2 ()
1-11: Bagatelle In C Minor, WoO 52 (4:18)
1-12: Bagatelle In A Minor, WoO 59 'Fur Elise' (3:25)
1-13: Intermezzo In A Flat Major, Op. 76 No. 3 ? (2:34)
2-1: Chromatic Fantasia & Fugue In D Minor, BWV 903 [1953] (12:36)
2-2: Chorale Prelude 'Nun Komm, Der Heiden Heiland', BWV 659 [1953] (5:57)
: Cantata 'Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben', BWV147 [1953] ()
2-4: Chorale Prelude 'Herzlich Tut Mich Verlangen', BWV 727 [1953] (2:43)
2-5: Chorale Prelude 'In Dulci Jubilo', App. D, Anh. III 172 (BWV 751) (2:01)
2-6: Chorale Prelude 'Nun Freut Euch, Liebe Christen G'mein', BWV 734 (1:42)
: Flute Sonata In E Flat Major, BWV 1031 ()
2-8: Chorale Prelude 'Wachet Auf, Ruft Uns Die Stimme', BWV 645 [1953] (5:03)
: Piano Concerto No. 9 In E Flat Major, KV 271 ' Jeunehomme' ()
: Piano Concerto No. 15 In B Flat Major, KV 450 ()
: Piano Sonata No.16 In A Minor, D.845 ()
: Piano Sonata No.21 In B Flat Major, D.960 (Op. Posth.) ()
: Papillons, Op. 2 (12:17)
: Arabeske In C Major, Op. 18 (6:04)
: Piano Concerto In A Minor, Op. 54 ()
: Piano Sonata No. 2 In B Flat Minor, Op. 35 ()
6-5: Impromptu No. 1 In A Flat Major, Op. 29 (3:46)
6-6: Impromptu No. 2 In F Sharp Major, Op. 36 (5:37)
6-7: Impromptu No. 3 In G Flat Major, Op. 51 (5:39)
6-8: Fantaisie-Impromptu In C Sharp Minor, Op. 66 (4:36)
6-9: Berceuse In D Flat Major, Op. 57 (4:40)
6-10: Barcarolle In F Sharp Major, Op. 60 (7:53)
6-11: Nocturne In B Major, Op. 9 No. 3 (6:04)
6-12: Scherzo No. 3 In C Sharp Minor, Op. 39 (7:00)
: Piano Sonata No. 3 In B Minor, Op. 58 ()
7-5: Ballade No. 3 In A Flat Major, Op. 47 (6:55)
7-6: Andante Spianato et Grande Polonaise Brillante, Op. 22 (13:31)
7-7: Fantaisie In F Minor, Op. 49 (12:14)
7-8: Polonaise-Fantaisie In A Flat Major, Op. 61 (11:33)
: Années de Pèlerinage: Première Année ? Suisse, S.160 ()
: Années de Pèlerinage: Deuxième Année ? Italie, S.161 ()
: Venezia e Napoli, S. 162, Supplément Aux Deuxième Année de Pèlerinage ()
: Deux Légendes, S. 175 ()
: Années de Pèlerinage: Deuxième Année ? Italie, S.161 ()
: Piano Concerto No. 1 In E Flat Major, S.124 ()
: Piano Concerto No. 2 In A Major, S.125 ()
: Rhapsodies, Op. 79 [1950] ()
: Intermezzi, Op. 117 [1950] ()
: Klavierstücke, Op. 118 ()
: Alternate Takes ()
: Four Ballades, Op. 10 ()
: Klavierstücke, Op. 76 ? Book I ()
: Klavierstücke, Op. 76 ? Book II ()
: Rhapsodies, Op. 79 [1953] ()
: Intermezzi, Op. 117 [1953] ()
: Fantasias, Op. 116 ()
: Klavierstücke, Op. 119 ()
: Cello Sonata No.1 In F Major, Op. 5 No. 1 (Live, 1961) ()
: Cello Sonata No. 3 In A Major, Op. 69 ()
: Violin Sonata No. 9 In A Major, Op. 47 'Kreutzer' () |
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| | Description: | The Decca legacy of WILHELM KEMPFF, one of the last century's greatest keyboard poets. Wilhelm Kempff is known, with good reason, as a Beethoven interpreter of sublime simplicity, with several cycles of the concertos and sonatas to his credit, all of them recorded for DG. However, he began recording as early as 1918 and made records for Polydor before the war, as well as for Decca during the 1950s. While his DG recordings have rarely been out of the catalogue, his legacy on other labels has never been so comprehensively documented as it is on this newly remastered set from Eloquence. Offered as a 'historical' appendix are Kempff's Polydor recordings of Beethoven sonatas with like-minded and recreative partners including the violinist Georg Kulenkampff (the 'Kreutzer') and the cellists Pablo Casals (Cello Sonata Op. 5 No. 1) and Paul Grümmer (Cello Sonata Op. 69), better known as a long-standing member of the Busch Quartet. These pre-war and mid-war recordings, newly remastered, add significantly to our understanding of Kempff as an artist of extraordinarily wide sympathies and imagination. The same could be said of his Decca legacy, which in it's complete form should dispel the tenacious myth that he was first and foremost a Beethoven pianist. In 1950 he began recording the solo music of Brahms in the 78 era, with repertoire which he then recorded again in 1953 for LP. In the 1953 sessions he also recorded the composer's late piano music, which is touched with an elusive grace that very few pianists find as surely as Kempff. Of interest to many will be previously unpublished material (Rameau, Brahms) as well as Kempff's first - and extremely rare - recordings for Decca of music by J.S. Bach, receiving their first release on CD. In the booklet essay for the box, Alfred Brendel explains how he particularly esteems Kempff's Decca recordings, for the piano sound captured at the company's studios in West Hampstead in London, and also how he prizes the pianist's recordings of Liszt above all: 'truly legendary'. He recalls seeing Kempff play Schubert's Sonatas D.845, which Decca also captured, as an inspiration for his own subsequent dedication to the composer's piano sonatas. A pair of Mozart concertos, KV 219 and KV 450, finds Kempff's phrasing at it's most limpid and apparently effortless. His Decca discography concluded in fine style in 1958 with sessions which yielded three LP albums of Chopin. Several of these recordings have previously appeared in previous sets dedicated to Kempff but this is the first complete survey of his Decca legacy. Combined with the rare pre-war recordings, new remasterings and detailed editorial support (including a discographical essay by Michael Gray and one by the late Michael Steinberg), this set of Wilhelm Kempff will attract the attention of all pianophiles. 'When he is at his best, he plays more beautifully than any of us.' (Alfred Brendel)Total timing ? 12'49:00
CD1- 57:20 / CD2- 38:36 / CD3- 58:06 / CD4- 70:36 / CD5- 50:57 / CD6- 68:21 / CD7- 70:10 / CD8- 60:35 / CD9- 40:56 / CD10- 62:02 / CD11- 79:40 / CD12- 37:27 / CD13- 74:08
MONO / STEREO § (CD6, CD7, CD13:1?2)
Recording Locations: Decca Studios, West Hampstead, London, 25 October 1949 (1-1 to 1-5); 23 March 1950 (10-6 to 10-11, [? 10-12, 10-13]), 24 March 1950 ([? 1-10, 1-13], 10-1 to 10-5), 10 November 1950 (4-5 to 4-8), 13 November 1950 (8-1 to 8-8), 5 November 1951 (5-1, 5-2, 8-9 to 8-11), 30 March 1953 (CD2), 31 March 1953 (4-1 to 4-4), 23, 26 & 27 November 1953 (CD11, CD12), 23 May 1955 (1-6 to 1-9, 1-11), 24?28 February 1958 § (CD6, CD7); Kingsway Hall, London, 26?27 March 1953 (5-3 to 5-5), 2 & 4 June 1954 (CD9); Victoria Hall, Geneva, Switzerland, September 1953 (CD3); (Alte Jakobstraße, Berlin) Germany, 27 May 1935 (13-7 to 13-9); Alte Jakobstraße ? Raum IX, Berlin, 24 July 1936 (13-3 to 13-6); live at Prades Festival, France, July 1961 § (13-1, 13-2)
? Previously unpublished
? 1935 (13-7 to 13-9), 1936 (13-3 to 13-6) Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
? 1950 (1-1 to 1-5), 1951 (4-5 to 4-8, 8-1 to 8-8, 10-1 to 10-11), 1952 (5-1, 5-2, 8-9 to 8-11), 1953 (CD2, 4-1 to 4-4, 5-3 to 5-5), 1954 (CD3, CD11, CD12), 1955 (1-6 to 1-9, 1-11, CD9), 1958 § (7-5 to 7-8), 1959 § (CD6, 7-1 to 7-4), 2021 [? 1-10], 2022 [? 1-13, 10-12, 10-13] Decca Music Group Limited
? 1962 § (13-1, 13-2) Universal International Music B.V.
Made in Australia
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RECORDING INFORMATION
CD 1
(Tracks 1-5)
Recording Producer: unknown
Balance Engineer: unknown
Recording Location: Decca Studios, West Hampstead, London, UK, 25 October 1949
Audio Restoration: Mark Obert-Thorn
Matrix nos.: AR 14217 (BWV 147); AR 14218 (BWV 645); AR 14215 (BWV 659); AR 14222 (BWV 727); AR 14219-21 (BWV 903)
Original Decca 78rpm Releases: Decca K 28224 (BWV 147, BWV 645); K 28223 (BWV 659); K 28226 (BWV 727); K 28225-26 (BWV | | | Manufacturer No.: |
ELQ4842267 |
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