Wilhelm Kempff Edition

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Annotation

An 80-CD limited edition collection of Wilhelm Kempff's recordings for Deutsche Grammophon.

Annotation last modified on 2022-04-07 09:13 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: Beethoven: Piano Concertos nos. 1 & 2 (1961)
2▶CD: Beethoven: Piano Concertos nos. 3 & 4
3▶CD: Beethoven: Piano Concerto no. 5 / Mozart: Piano Concerto no. 20
4▶CD: Mozart: Piano Concertos nos. 8 & 23
5▶CD: Mozart: Piano Concertos nos. 24 & 27
6▶CD: Mozart: Piano Concertos nos. 21 & 22
7▶CD: Schumann: Piano Concerto / Konzertstück
8▶CD: Beethoven: Piano Concertos nos. 1 & 2 (1953)
9▶CD: Beethoven: Piano Concertos nos. 3 & 5
10▶CD: Beethoven: Piano Concerto no. 4 / Brahms: Piano Concerto no. 1
11▶CD: Mozart: Piano Concertos nos. 9 & 15
12▶CD: Schumann: Piano Concerto / Liszt: Piano Concertos nos. 1 & 2
13▶CD: Beethoven: Piano Concertos nos. 1 & 3
14▶CD: Beethoven: Piano Concertos nos. 4 & 5
15▶CD: Beethoven: Violin Sonatas nos. 1-3 & 8
16▶CD: Beethoven: Violin Sonatas nos. 4, 5 & 9
17▶CD: Beethoven: Violin Sonatas nos. 6, 7 & 10
18▶CD: Beethoven: Violin Sonatas nos. 1-3 / Rondo
19▶CD: Beethoven: Violin Sonatas nos. 4 & 5 / Variations, WoO 40
20▶CD: Beethoven: Violin Sonatas nos. 6-8
21▶CD: Beethoven: Violin Sonatas nos. 9 & 10
22▶CD: Beethoven: Cello Sonatas nos. 1-3
23▶CD: Beethoven: Cello Sonatas nos. 4 & 5 / Variations op. 66 & WoO 45 & 46
24▶CD: Beethoven: Piano Trios nos. 1 & 2
25▶CD: Beethoven: Piano Trios nos. 3 & 6
26▶CD: Beethoven: Piano Trios nos. 5 & 7
27▶CD: Beethoven: Piano Trios nos. 8-11 / “Gassenhauer” Trio
28▶CD: Beethoven: Violin & Cello Sonatas / Kempff: 4 Lieder
29▶CD: Bach: Goldberg Variations
30▶CD: Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier I
31▶CD: Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier II / French Suite no. 5
32▶CD: Bach: English Suite no. 3 / Bach, Handel, Gluck: Transcriptions
33▶CD: Beethoven: Piano Sonatas nos. 1, 2 & 4
34▶CD: Beethoven: Piano Sonatas nos. 3 & 5-7
35▶CD: Beethoven: Piano Sonatas nos. 8-11
36▶CD: Beethoven: Piano Sonatas nos. 12-15
37▶CD: Beethoven: Piano Sonatas nos. 16-19
38▶CD: Beethoven: Piano Sonatas nos. 20-24
39▶CD: Beethoven: Piano Sonatas nos. 25-27 & 29
40▶CD: Beethoven: Piano Sonatas nos. 28 & 30-32
41▶CD: Beethoven: Bagatelles / Écossaises / Rondos
42▶CD: Beethoven: Variations, op. 34 & 35 & WoO 80
43▶CD: Brahms: Handel Variations / Piano Sonata no. 3 / Scherzo
44▶CD: Brahms: Ballades / Piano Pieces / Rhapsodies
45▶CD: Brahms: Fantasias / Intermezzos / Piano Pieces
46▼CD: Chopin: Piano Sonata no. 2 / Impromptus
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1Piano Sonata no. 2 in B-flat minor, op. 35: 1. Grave - Doppio movimento
producer:
Ray Minshull (record producer) and James Walker (ballet/opera conductor, classical recordings producer for Decca)
piano:
Wilhelm Kempff (pianist) (from 1958-02-24 until 1958-02-28)
balance engineer:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
recorded at:
Decca Studios: Studio 1 in West Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1958-02-24 until 1958-02-28)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 2 in B‐flat minor, op. 35: I. Grave – Doppio movimento (from 1958-02-24 until 1958-02-28)
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (in 1839)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 2 in B‐flat minor, op. 35 “Funeral March”
Frédéric Chopin7:14
2Piano Sonata no. 2 in B-flat minor, op. 35: 2. Scherzo
producer:
Ray Minshull (record producer) and James Walker (ballet/opera conductor, classical recordings producer for Decca)
piano:
Wilhelm Kempff (pianist) (from 1958-02-24 until 1958-02-28)
balance engineer:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
recorded at:
Decca Studios: Studio 1 in West Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1958-02-24 until 1958-02-28)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 2 in B‐flat minor, op. 35: II. Scherzo (from 1958-02-24 until 1958-02-28)
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (in 1839)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 2 in B‐flat minor, op. 35 “Funeral March”
Frédéric Chopin6:13
3Piano Sonata no. 2 in B-flat minor, op. 35: 3. Marche funèbre. Lento
producer:
Ray Minshull (record producer) and James Walker (ballet/opera conductor, classical recordings producer for Decca)
piano:
Wilhelm Kempff (pianist) (from 1958-02-24 until 1958-02-28)
balance engineer:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
recorded at:
Decca Studios: Studio 1 in West Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1958-02-24 until 1958-02-28)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 2 in B‐flat minor, op. 35: III. Marche funèbre. Lento (from 1958-02-24 until 1958-02-28)
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (in 1839)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 2 in B‐flat minor, op. 35 “Funeral March”
Frédéric Chopin7:01
4Piano Sonata no. 2 in B-flat minor, op. 35: 4. Finale. Presto
producer:
Ray Minshull (record producer) and James Walker (ballet/opera conductor, classical recordings producer for Decca)
piano:
Wilhelm Kempff (pianist) (from 1958-02-24 until 1958-02-28)
balance engineer:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
recorded at:
Decca Studios: Studio 1 in West Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1958-02-24 until 1958-02-28)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 2 in B‐flat minor, op. 35: IV. Finale. Presto (from 1958-02-24 until 1958-02-28)
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (in 1839)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 2 in B‐flat minor, op. 35 “Funeral March”
Frédéric Chopin2:02
5Impromptu no. 1 in A-flat major, op. 29: Allegro assai, quasi Presto
producer:
Ray Minshull (record producer) and James Walker (ballet/opera conductor, classical recordings producer for Decca)
piano:
Wilhelm Kempff (pianist) (from 1958-02-24 until 1958-02-28)
balance engineer:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
recorded at:
Decca Studios: Studio 1 in West Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1958-02-24 until 1958-02-28)
recording of:
Impromptu no. 1 in A‐flat major, op. 29: Allegro assai (from 1958-02-24 until 1958-02-28)
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer)
part of:
Works of Fryderyk Chopin by opus number (number: op. 29), Katalog Dzieł Fryderyka Chopina (Catalogue of the Works of Frédéric Chopin, Chomiński Catalogue) (number: C. 43) and Chopin: An Index of His Works in Chronological Order (The Brown Catalogue) (number: B. 110)
Frédéric Chopin3:49
6Impromptu no. 2 in F-sharp major, op. 36: Andantino
producer:
Ray Minshull (record producer) and James Walker (ballet/opera conductor, classical recordings producer for Decca)
piano:
Wilhelm Kempff (pianist) (from 1958-02-24 until 1958-02-28)
balance engineer:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
recorded at:
Decca Studios: Studio 1 in West Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1958-02-24 until 1958-02-28)
recording of:
Impromptu no. 2 in F‐sharp major, op. 36: Andantino (from 1958-02-24 until 1958-02-28)
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer)
part of:
Works of Fryderyk Chopin by opus number (number: op. 36), Katalog Dzieł Fryderyka Chopina (Catalogue of the Works of Frédéric Chopin, Chomiński Catalogue) (number: C. 44) and Chopin: An Index of His Works in Chronological Order (The Brown Catalogue) (number: B. 129)
Frédéric Chopin5:41
7Impromptu no. 3 in G-flat major, op. 51: Vivace
producer:
Ray Minshull (record producer) and James Walker (ballet/opera conductor, classical recordings producer for Decca)
piano:
Wilhelm Kempff (pianist) (from 1958-02-24 until 1958-02-28)
balance engineer:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
recorded at:
Decca Studios: Studio 1 in West Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1958-02-24 until 1958-02-28)
recording of:
Impromptu no. 3 in G‐flat major, op. 51: Vivace (from 1958-02-24 until 1958-02-28)
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer)
part of:
Katalog Dzieł Fryderyka Chopina (Catalogue of the Works of Frédéric Chopin, Chomiński Catalogue) (number: C. 45), Works of Fryderyk Chopin by opus number (number: op. 51) and Chopin: An Index of His Works in Chronological Order (The Brown Catalogue) (number: B. 149)
Frédéric Chopin5:42
8Fantasie-Impromptu in C-sharp minor, op. posth. 66: Allegro agitato
producer:
Ray Minshull (record producer) and James Walker (ballet/opera conductor, classical recordings producer for Decca)
piano:
Wilhelm Kempff (pianist) (from 1958-02-24 until 1958-02-28)
balance engineer:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
recorded at:
Decca Studios: Studio 1 in West Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1958-02-24 until 1958-02-28)
recording of:
Fantaisie‐impromptu in C‐sharp minor, op. 66 (from 1958-02-24 until 1958-02-28)
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (in 1834)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 13), Katalog Dzieł Fryderyka Chopina (Catalogue of the Works of Frédéric Chopin, Chomiński Catalogue) (number: C. 46), Chopin National Edition: WN Catalogue (number: WN 46), Works of Fryderyk Chopin by opus number (number: op. 66) and Chopin: An Index of His Works in Chronological Order (The Brown Catalogue) (number: B. 87)
Frédéric Chopin4:38
9Berceuse in D-flat major, op. 57: Andante
producer:
Ray Minshull (record producer) and James Walker (ballet/opera conductor, classical recordings producer for Decca)
piano:
Wilhelm Kempff (pianist) (from 1958-02-24 until 1958-02-28)
balance engineer:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
recorded at:
Decca Studios: Studio 1 in West Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1958-02-24 until 1958-02-28)
recording of:
Berceuse in D‐flat major, op. 57 (from 1958-02-24 until 1958-02-28)
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (from 1843 until 1844)
dedicated to:
Elise Gavard
part of:
Katalog Dzieł Fryderyka Chopina (Catalogue of the Works of Frédéric Chopin, Chomiński Catalogue) (number: C. 7), Works of Fryderyk Chopin by opus number (number: op. 57) and Chopin: An Index of His Works in Chronological Order (The Brown Catalogue) (number: B. 154)
Frédéric Chopin4:41
10Barcarolle in F-sharp major, op. 60: Allegretto
producer:
Ray Minshull (record producer) and James Walker (ballet/opera conductor, classical recordings producer for Decca)
piano:
Wilhelm Kempff (pianist) (from 1958-02-24 until 1958-02-28)
balance engineer:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
recorded at:
Decca Studios: Studio 1 in West Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1958-02-24 until 1958-02-28)
recording of:
Barcarolle in F‐sharp major, op. 60 (from 1958-02-24 until 1958-02-28)
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (from 1845 until 1846)
dedicated to:
Madame la Baronne de Stockhausen
publisher:
Brandus & Cie. (Paris) (in 1846), Breitkopf & Härtel (in 1846) and Wessel & Co (London) (in 1846)
part of:
Katalog Dzieł Fryderyka Chopina (Catalogue of the Works of Frédéric Chopin, Chomiński Catalogue) (number: C. 6), Works of Fryderyk Chopin by opus number (number: op. 60) and Chopin: An Index of His Works in Chronological Order (The Brown Catalogue) (number: B. 158)
Frédéric Chopin7:55
11Nocturne in B major, op. 9 no. 3: Allegretto
producer:
Ray Minshull (record producer) and James Walker (ballet/opera conductor, classical recordings producer for Decca)
piano:
Wilhelm Kempff (pianist) (from 1958-02-24 until 1958-02-28)
balance engineer:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
recorded at:
Decca Studios: Studio 1 in West Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1958-02-24 until 1958-02-28)
recording of:
Nocturne no. 3 in B major, op. 9 no. 3: Allegretto (from 1958-02-24 until 1958-02-28)
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (from 1830 until 1831)
part of:
Katalog Dzieł Fryderyka Chopina (Catalogue of the Works of Frédéric Chopin, Chomiński Catalogue) (number: C. 110)
part of:
Nocturnes, op. 9 (original for piano)
Frédéric Chopin6:06
12Scherzo no. 3 in C-sharp minor, op. 39: Presto con fuoco
producer:
Ray Minshull (record producer) and James Walker (ballet/opera conductor, classical recordings producer for Decca)
piano:
Wilhelm Kempff (pianist) (from 1958-02-24 until 1958-02-28)
balance engineer:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
recorded at:
Decca Studios: Studio 1 in West Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1958-02-24 until 1958-02-28)
recording of:
Scherzo no. 3 in C‐sharp minor, op. 39 (from 1958-02-24 until 1958-02-28)
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (in 1839)
dedicated to:
Adolphe Gutmann
part of:
Works of Fryderyk Chopin by opus number (number: op. 39), Chopin: An Index of His Works in Chronological Order (The Brown Catalogue) (number: B. 125) and Katalog Dzieł Fryderyka Chopina (Catalogue of the Works of Frédéric Chopin, Chomiński Catalogue) (number: C. 199)
Frédéric Chopin6:58
47▶CD: Chopin: Piano Sonata no. 3 / Andante spianato & Grande Polonaise brillante
48▶CD: Liszt: Années de pèlerinage / Venezia e Napoli / Deux Légendes
49▶CD: Mozart: Piano Sonatas K. 310 & 331 / Fantasias K. 397 & 475
50▶CD: Schubert: Piano Sonata, D. 960 / 5 Piano Pieces
51▶CD: Schubert: Piano Sonatas D. 958 & 959
52▶CD: Schubert: Piano Sonatas D. 850 & 894
53▶CD: Schubert: Piano Sonatas D. 784, 840 & 845
54▶CD: Schubert: Piano Sonatas D. 575, 625 & 664
55▶CD: Schubert: Piano Sonatas D. 557, 566 & 568
56▶CD: Schubert: Piano Sonatas D. 157, 279 & 537
57▶CD: Schubert: Moments musicaux / Impromptus
58▶CD: Schubert: “Wanderer-Fantasie” / Piano Pieces
59▶CD: Schumann: Papillons / Davidsbündlertänze / Carnaval
60▶CD: Schumann: Symphonic Études / Kinderszenen / Kreisleriana
61▶CD: Schumann: Fantasia / Arabeske / Humoreske
62▶CD: Schumann: Piano Sonata no. 2 / Nachtstücke / 3 Romances / Waldszenen
63▶CD: Beethoven: Piano Sonatas nos. 8. 14 & 23 / Rondos
64▶CD: Beethoven: Piano Sonatas nos. 1, 2 & 4
65▶CD: Beethoven: Piano Sonatas nos. 3 & 5-7
66▶CD: Beethoven: Piano Sonatas nos. 8-11
67▶CD: Beethoven: Piano Sonatas nos. 12-15
68▶CD: Beethoven: Piano Sonatas nos. 16-19
69▶CD: Beethoven: Piano Sonatas nos. 20-24
70▶CD: Beethoven: Piano Sonatas nos. 25-27 & 29
71▶CD: Beethoven: Piano Sonatas nos. 28 & 30-32
72▶CD: Wilhelm Kempff in Positano / Schumann: Symphonic Études
73▶CD: Schumann: Kreisleriana / Fantasia
74▶CD: Bach / Beethoven / Schumann / Wilhelm Kempff in his own words
75▶CD: Beethoven: Piano Sonatas nos. 2 & 9-11
76▶CD: Beethoven: Piano Sonatas nos. 4-7
77▶CD: Beethoven: Piano Sonatas nos. 8, 12, 14 & 21
78▶CD: Beethoven: Piano Sonatas nos. 13, 15, 18 & 23
79▶CD: Beethoven: Piano Sonatas nos. 24, 26, 27 & 29
80▶CD: Beethoven: Piano Sonatas nos. 28 & 30-32 / Bagatelle / 6 Écossaises

Credits

Release

photography:Susesch Bayat (photographer)
Siegfried Lauterwasser
liner notes:Gregor Willmes (German musicologist, journalist)
miscellaneous support:Andreas Fischer (product manager at Deutsche Grammophon) (task: project management)
Lars Hoffman (creative production manager) (task: createive production management)
translator:texthouse (liner notes)
design:Mareike Walter (designer)
booklet editor:Eva Resinger
Jens Schünemeyer (liner note editor for DG)
texthouse (liner notes)
Eva Zöllner (booklet editor)
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Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/mr0005285630 [info]