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Schumann: Fantasiestücke, Op. 12; Études symphoniques, Op. 13; Blumenstück, Op. 19

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2013-03-21

Works: Robert Schumann: Fantasiestücke, Op. 12; Blumenstück for Piano in D flat major, Op. 19; Symphonic Etudes for Piano, Op. 13
Performers: Kempf, Freddy

With a flourishing international concert career and an acclaimed discography, Freddy Kempf has become firmly established among the top pianists of today - a process...continue...
Recording information: Potton Hall, Saxmundham, Suffolk, England (09/2012)....continue...

Bach/Busoni: Chaconne; Rachmaninov: "Corelli" Variations / Freddy Kempf

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2011-03-10

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Variations on a theme of Corelli, Op. 42; Ferruccio Busoni: Chaconne, transcription for piano in D minor (after J. S. Bach, BWV 1004), KiV B24; Maurice Ravel: Valses nobles et sen...
Performers: Kempf, Freddy

All four works on this disc rely on existing compositions, with titles that more or less specifically refer to this fact. In the case of...continue...
Recording information: Nybrokajen 11 (The Former Academy of Music), Stockholm, (07/2010)....continue...

Prokofiev: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 3

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2010-02-01

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Concerto for Piano no 2 in G minor, Op. 16; Sonata for Piano no 2 in D minor, Op. 14; Concerto for Piano no 3 in C major, Op. 26
Performers: Kempf, Freddy
Conductors: Litton, Andrew

Separately, both Freddy Kempf and the team of Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra under Andrew Litton have recorded music by Prokofiev for BIS, resulting in highly acclaimed...continue...

Mussorgsky: Pictures from an Exhibition; Ravel, Balakirev / Freddy Kempf

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2008-05-07

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an exhibition; Maurice Ravel: Gaspard de la nuit; Mily Balakirev: Oriental Fantasy for Piano, Op. 18 "Islamey"
Performers: Kempf, Freddy

Partly on the basis of his several discs on BIS, Freddy Kempf enjoys a reputation as an explosive and physical performer but also as a...continue...

Bach: Partitas no 4 & 6 / Freddy Kempf

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2006-03-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita for Keyboard no 4 in D major, BWV 828; Partita for Keyboard no 6 in E minor, BWV 830
Performers: Kempf, Freddy

After a serious of highly praised recordings of music by Beethoven, Schumann, Chopin, Liszt, Rachmaninov and Prokofiev, Freddy Kempf makes a foray into the music...continue...

Beethoven: Piano Sonatas no 8, 14 & 23 / Freddy Kempf

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2005-02-07

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for piano no 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathetique"; Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight"; Sonata for Piano no 23 in F minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata"
Performers: Kempf, Freddy

English reviewers have called Freddy Kempf's interpretations 'fresh, vibrant readings presented in a fluent eagerly communicative style' and judged that 'Kempf's insight into the character...continue...

Beethoven: Piano Trios / Kempf Trio

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2004-09-01

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Trio for Piano and Strings no 3 in C minor, Op. 1 no 3; Trio for Piano and Strings no 7 in B flat major, Op. 97 "Archduke"
Performers: Bensaid, Pierre; Chaushian, Alexander; Kempf, Freddy
Conductors:
Ensemble: Kempf Trio

The Archduke was a pupil of Beethoven, and the trio's exposed, sometimes almost concerto-like piano part was evidently composed with him in mind. Here the...continue...

Chopin: Etudes / Freddy Kempf

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2004-04-01

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Etudes (12) for Piano, Op. 10; Etudes (12) for Piano, Op. 25
Performers: Kempf, Freddy

Prokofiev / Freddy Kempf

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2003-09-30

Works: Sergei Prokofiev: Sonata for Piano no 1 in F minor, Op. 1; Etudes (4) for Piano, Op. 2; Toccata for Piano in D minor, Op. 11; Sonata for Piano no 6 in A major, Op. 82; Sonata for Piano no 7 in B flat...
Performers: Kempf, Freddy

Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio; Rachmaninov / Kempf Trio

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2003-02-07

Works: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Trio for Piano and Strings in A minor, Op. 50; Sergei Rachmaninov: Trio for Piano and Strings no 1 in G minor "Trio élégiaque"
Performers: Bensaid, Pierre; Chaushian, Alexander; Kempf, Freddy
Conductors:
Ensemble: Kempf Trio

"Understandably, remembering its dedicatee, Nikolai Rubinstein, Tchaikovsky's Trio is dominated by the piano part, which has moments of intrepid (sometimes repetitive) rhetoric, which must ring...continue...

Liszt: Transcendental Etudes / Freddy Kempf

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2002-08-25

Works: Franz Liszt: 12 Etudes d'exécution transcendante, S139/R2b
Performers: Kempf, Freddy

"One seldom hears a piano in such meticulous tune and regulation as Kempf's Yamaha. It is an imposing instrument, and the sonic engineering by BIS...continue...

Chopin / Freddy Kempf

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2001-09-01

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Ballade for Piano no 1 in G minor, B 66/Op. 23; Ballade for Piano no 2 in F major/a minor, B 102/Op. 38; Ballade for Piano no 3 in A flat major, B 136/Op. 47; Ballade for P...
Performers: Kempf, Freddy

"Freddy Kempf's Chopin brings several descriptions to mind: dramatic, propulsive, disciplined, richly nuanced, virtuosic - to mention a few. While his tone may sometimes wax...continue...

Beethoven: Piano Sonata no 30, 31 & 32 / Freddy Kempf

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2001-03-22

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 30 in E major, Op. 109; Sonata for Piano no 31 in A flat major, Op. 110; Sonata for Piano no 32 in C minor, Op. 111
Performers: Kempf, Freddy

"...Taking on the very Everest of the piano-sonata repertoire, [Kempf] acquits himself remarkably well. Aided by producer Jens Braun's lucid, warm, and faithful recorded sound,...continue...

Rachmaninov: Sonata no 2, etc; Kreisler / Kempf

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2000-04-15

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Sonata for Piano no 2 in B flat minor, Op. 36; Etudes-tableaux (9) for Piano, Op. 39; Transcription of Kreisler's "Liebesleid" for piano, TN iii/5
Performers: Kempf, Freddy

Freddy Kempf's first disc on BIS (BIS 960), devoted to the music of Robert Schumann caused considerable ripples in the world of piano music. In...continue...

Schumann: Carnaval, Toccata, Arabesque, etc / Freddy Kempf

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1999-04-30

Works: Robert Schumann: Carnaval, Op. 9; Toccata for piano in C major, Op. 7; Arabeske for piano in C major, Op. 18; Humoreske for piano in B flat major, Op. 20
Performers: Kempf, Freddy

This is a disc that many pianophiles have been waiting for. Freddy Kempf recently took Moscow by storm at the Tchaikovsky Competition where a special...continue...