Wilhelm Backhaus at Carnegie Hall - Beethoven

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Album Summary

Performer

• Wilhelm Backhaus (Piano)

Composers

• Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849)
• Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)
• Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856)
• Franz Schubert (Vienna) (1797 - 1828)
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)

Notes & Reviews:

"Though neither a super virtuoso like Horowitz nor a super romantic like Rubinstein, Backhaus had the integrity, insight, and sheer strength of character to dig deep into his chosen repertoire and turn in performances that radiate what for want of a better word could be called genius... The Moonlight Sonata that opens the recital is quick but evocative in the opening Adagio sostenuto, poised and charming in the central Allegretto, and wild and wooly in the closing Presto agitato. Even better is the Hammerklavier, a massive and monumental account, that struggles and triumphs in a blazing Fugue as magnificent as the best ever recorded." -All Music Guide

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Works Details

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight"

• Performer: Wilhelm Backhaus (Piano)
• Running Time: 15 min. 3 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Written: 1801
• Studio/Live: Live

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Sonata for Piano no 29 in B flat major, Op. 106 "Hammerklavier"

• Performer: Wilhelm Backhaus (Piano)
• Running Time: 39 min. 53 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Written: 1817-1818
• Studio/Live: Live

Schubert, Franz : Impromptus (4) for Piano, D 935/Op. 142

• Performer: Wilhelm Backhaus (Piano)
• Running Time: 9 min. 14 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 12/1827
• Studio/Live: Live

Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Etude for piano no 14 in F minor, Op. 25/2, CT. 27

• Performer: Wilhelm Backhaus (Piano)
• Running Time: 1 min. 49 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1835-1837
• Studio/Live: Live

Schumann, Robert : Vogel als Prophet (Waldscenen, Op. 82/7)

• Performer: Wilhelm Backhaus (Piano)
• Running Time: 3 min. 26 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1848-1849
• Studio/Live: Live

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Sonata for Piano no 11 in A major, K 331 (300i) :: Alla turca

• Performer: Wilhelm Backhaus (Piano)
• Notes: Composition written: 1783.
• Running Time: 3 min. 26 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Written: 1783
• Studio/Live: Live