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
47▶CD: Chopin: Piano Sonata no. 3 / Andante spianato & Grande Polonaise brillante
48▼CD: Liszt: Années de pèlerinage / Venezia e Napoli / Deux Légendes
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1Années de pèlerinage, 2ᵉ année: Italie, S. 161 (excerpts): 1. Sposalizio
executive producer:
Dr. Rudolf Werner (producer at Deutsche Grammophon)
producer:
Dr. Rudolf Werner (producer at Deutsche Grammophon)
piano:
Wilhelm Kempff (pianist) (in 1974-09)
balance engineer:
Klaus Scheibe (editor/engineer)
recorded at:
Beethovensaal (Hannover) in Hannover (Hanover), Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (in 1974-09)
recording of:
Années de pèlerinage, Deuxième année; Italie, S. 161: Sposalizio, S. 161 no. 1 (in 1974-09)
composer:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor)
part of:
Années de pèlerinage : Deuxième année : Italie, S. 161
revision of:
Sposalizio, S. 157a
Franz Liszt7:37
2Années de pèlerinage, 2ᵉ année: Italie, S. 161 (excerpts): 2. Il Penseroso
executive producer:
Dr. Rudolf Werner (producer at Deutsche Grammophon)
producer:
Dr. Rudolf Werner (producer at Deutsche Grammophon)
piano:
Wilhelm Kempff (pianist) (in 1974-09)
balance engineer:
Klaus Scheibe (editor/engineer)
recorded at:
Beethovensaal (Hannover) in Hannover (Hanover), Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (in 1974-09)
recording of:
Années de pèlerinage, Deuxième année; Italie, S. 161: Il penseroso, S. 161 no. 2 (in 1974-09)
composer:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor) (from 1838 until 1849)
revised by:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor) (in 1858)
part of:
Années de pèlerinage : Deuxième année : Italie, S. 161
revision of:
Il penseroso, S. 157b
Franz Liszt3:59
3Années de pèlerinage, 2ᵉ année: Italie, S. 161 (excerpts): 3. Canzonetta del Salvator Rosa
executive producer:
Dr. Rudolf Werner (producer at Deutsche Grammophon)
producer:
Dr. Rudolf Werner (producer at Deutsche Grammophon)
piano:
Wilhelm Kempff (pianist) (in 1974-09)
balance engineer:
Klaus Scheibe (editor/engineer)
recorded at:
Beethovensaal (Hannover) in Hannover (Hanover), Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (in 1974-09)
recording of:
Années de pèlerinage, Deuxième année; Italie, S. 161: Canzonetta del Salvator Rosa, S. 161 no. 3 (in 1974-09)
composer:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor)
part of:
Années de pèlerinage : Deuxième année : Italie, S. 161
revision of:
Canzonetta del Salvator Rosa, S. 157c
Franz Liszt2:51
4Années de pèlerinage, 2ᵉ année: Italie, S. 161 (excerpts): 4. Sonetto 47 del Petrarca
executive producer:
Dr. Rudolf Werner (producer at Deutsche Grammophon)
producer:
Dr. Rudolf Werner (producer at Deutsche Grammophon)
piano:
Wilhelm Kempff (pianist) (in 1974-09)
balance engineer:
Klaus Scheibe (editor/engineer)
recorded at:
Beethovensaal (Hannover) in Hannover (Hanover), Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (in 1974-09)
recording of:
Années de pèlerinage, Deuxième année; Italie, S. 161: Sonetto 47 del Petrarca, S. 161 no. 4 (in 1974-09)
composer:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor)
part of:
Années de pèlerinage : Deuxième année : Italie, S. 161
revision of:
Tre sonetti di Petrarca, S. 158: No. 1. Sonetto XLVII. Benedetto sia il giorno (for solo piano)
Franz Liszt5:54
5Années de pèlerinage, 2ᵉ année: Italie, S. 161 (excerpts): 5. Sonetto 104 del Petrarca
executive producer:
Dr. Rudolf Werner (producer at Deutsche Grammophon)
producer:
Dr. Rudolf Werner (producer at Deutsche Grammophon)
piano:
Wilhelm Kempff (pianist) (in 1974-09)
balance engineer:
Klaus Scheibe (editor/engineer)
recorded at:
Beethovensaal (Hannover) in Hannover (Hanover), Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (in 1974-09)
recording of:
Années de pèlerinage, Deuxième année; Italie, S. 161: Sonetto 104 del Petrarca, S. 161 no. 5 (in 1974-09)
composer:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor)
part of:
Années de pèlerinage : Deuxième année : Italie, S. 161
revision of:
Tre sonetti di Petrarca, S. 158: No. 2. Sonetto CIV. Pace non trovo (for solo piano)
Franz Liszt5:31
6Années de pèlerinage, 2ᵉ année: Italie, S. 161 (excerpts): 6. Sonetto 123 del Petrarca
executive producer:
Dr. Rudolf Werner (producer at Deutsche Grammophon)
producer:
Dr. Rudolf Werner (producer at Deutsche Grammophon)
piano:
Wilhelm Kempff (pianist) (in 1974-09)
balance engineer:
Klaus Scheibe (editor/engineer)
recorded at:
Beethovensaal (Hannover) in Hannover (Hanover), Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (in 1974-09)
recording of:
Années de pèlerinage, Deuxième année; Italie, S. 161: Sonetto 123 del Petrarca, S. 161 no. 6 (in 1974-09)
composer:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor)
part of:
Années de pèlerinage : Deuxième année : Italie, S. 161
revision of:
Tre sonetti di Petrarca, S. 158: No. 3. Sonetto CXXIII. I' vidi in terra angelici costumi (for solo piano)
Franz Liszt6:30
7Venezia e Napoli, S. 162, Supplément aux Années de pèlerinage, 2ͤ année: 1. Gondoliera
executive producer:
Dr. Rudolf Werner (producer at Deutsche Grammophon)
producer:
Dr. Rudolf Werner (producer at Deutsche Grammophon)
piano:
Wilhelm Kempff (pianist) (in 1974-09)
balance engineer:
Klaus Scheibe (editor/engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1975)
recorded at:
Beethovensaal (Hannover) in Hannover (Hanover), Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (in 1974-09)
recording of:
Venezia e Napoli, S. 162: no. 1. Gondoliera (in 1974-09)
composer:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor)
part of:
Années de pèlerinage : Deuxième année : Venezia e Napoli, supplément, S. 162
revision of:
Venezia e Napoli, S. 159: No. 3. Andante placido
Franz Liszt5:31
8Deux Légendes, S. 175: 1. Saint François d'Assise: La Prédication aux oiseaux
executive producer:
Dr. Rudolf Werner (producer at Deutsche Grammophon)
producer:
Dr. Rudolf Werner (producer at Deutsche Grammophon)
piano:
Wilhelm Kempff (pianist) (in 1974-09)
balance engineer:
Klaus Scheibe (editor/engineer)
recorded at:
Beethovensaal (Hannover) in Hannover (Hanover), Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (in 1974-09)
recording of:
Deux légendes, S. 175: St. François d'Assise: la prédication aux oiseaux (for piano) (in 1974-09)
composer:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor) (from 1862 until 1863)
part of:
Deux légendes, S. 175 (for piano)
Franz Liszt10:07
9Deux Légendes, S. 175: 2. Saint François de Paule marchant sur les flots
executive producer:
Dr. Rudolf Werner (producer at Deutsche Grammophon)
producer:
Dr. Rudolf Werner (producer at Deutsche Grammophon)
piano:
Wilhelm Kempff (pianist) (in 1974-09)
balance engineer:
Klaus Scheibe (editor/engineer)
recorded at:
Beethovensaal (Hannover) in Hannover (Hanover), Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (in 1974-09)
recording of:
Deux légendes, S. 175: St. François de Paule: marchant sur les flots (for piano) (in 1974-09)
composer:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor) (from 1862 until 1863)
part of:
Deux légendes, S. 175 (for piano)
Franz Liszt8:55
10Années de pèlerinage, 1ʳᵉ année: Suisse: S. 160 (excerpts): 7. Eglogue
executive producer:
Dr. Rudolf Werner (producer at Deutsche Grammophon)
producer:
Dr. Rudolf Werner (producer at Deutsche Grammophon)
piano:
Wilhelm Kempff (pianist) (in 1950-11)
recorded at:
Decca Studios in West Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1950-11)
recording of:
Eglogue, S. 160 no. 7 (in 1950-11)
composer:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor)
part of:
Années de pèlerinage
part of:
Années de pèlerinage : Première année : Suisse, S. 160
Franz Liszt3:52
11Années de pèlerinage, 1ʳᵉ année: Suisse: S. 160 (excerpts): 2. Au lac de Wallenstadt
executive producer:
Dr. Rudolf Werner (producer at Deutsche Grammophon)
producer:
Dr. Rudolf Werner (producer at Deutsche Grammophon)
piano:
Wilhelm Kempff (pianist) (in 1950-11)
recorded at:
Decca Studios in West Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1950-11)
recording of:
Au lac de Wallenstadt, S. 160 no. 2 (in 1950-11)
composer:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor) (from 1848 until 1854)
part of:
Années de pèlerinage
part of:
Années de pèlerinage : Première année : Suisse, S. 160
revision of:
Le Lac de Wallenstadt, S. 156/2a bis (intermediate version)
Franz Liszt3:15
12Années de pèlerinage, 1ʳᵉ année: Suisse: S. 160 (excerpts): 4. Au bord d'une source
executive producer:
Dr. Rudolf Werner (producer at Deutsche Grammophon)
producer:
Dr. Rudolf Werner (producer at Deutsche Grammophon)
piano:
Wilhelm Kempff (pianist) (in 1950-11)
recorded at:
Decca Studios in West Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1950-11)
recording of:
Au bord d'une source, S. 160 no. 4 (version from Années de pèlerinage) (in 1950-11)
composer:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor)
part of:
Années de pèlerinage
part of:
Années de pèlerinage : Première année : Suisse, S. 160
revision of:
Album d'un voyageur, S. 156: I. Impressions et poésies: 2b. Au bord d'une source (Version from Album d'un voyageur)
Franz Liszt4:07
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]