Kempff, Wilhelm

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau: Voice of the Century [25 discs - Includes DVDs] [Limited Edition]

25 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-01-15

Works: Franz Schubert: Winterreise, D 911/Op. 89; Die schöne Müllerin, D 795/Op. 25; Nacht und Träume, D 827; Heidenröslein, D 257/Op. 3 no 3; Der Erlkönig, D 328; An den Frühl...
Performers: Alda, Catarina; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Carbonari, Virgilio; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Demus, Jörg [Piano]; Donath, Helen [Soprano Vocal]; Donderer, Georg; Dyk, Cornelis van; ...
Conductors: Kubelik, Rafael; Böhm, Karl; Richter, Karl; Gorvin, Carl; Stadlmair, Hans; Baumgartner, Rudolf; Karajan, Herbert von; Barenboim, Daniel; Weissenborn, Gunther; Fricsay, Ferenc; Gerdes, Otto; Joch...


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Winterreise, D 911/Op. 89 by Franz Schubert

Performer: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Baritone), Daniel Barenboim (Piano)
Period: Romanti

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Piano Encores - Fur Elise; Rondo Alla Turca; Minute Waltz et al. / performed by Argerich, Weissenberg, Gilels

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-07-24

Works: Robert Schumann: Kinderszenen no 1 ("Von fremden Ländern und Menschen"), for piano, Op. 15/1; Kinderszenen no 7 ("Träumerei"), for piano, Op. 15/7; Waldszenen no 9 ("Abschied"), for piano, ...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Berman, Lazar; Eschenbach, Christoph [Piano/Conductor]; Gavrilov, Andrei; Gilels, Emil; Kempff, Wilhelm; Kissin, Evgeni; Kontarsky, Alfons; Kontarsky, Aloys; Luisada, Jean-M...

A captivating collection spanning three centuries, including music from the greatest ever composers for the piano. Mozart's mischievously infectious Rondo "alla Turca", Chopin's effervescent "Minute"...continue...

Late Night Liszt / various artists

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-10-04

Works: Franz Liszt: Consolations (6) for Piano, S 172; Bénédiction de Dieu dans la solitude, for piano (Harmonies poétiques no 3), S. 173/3 (LW A158/3); Consolation, for piano no 4 in D flat ...
Performers: Arrau, Claudio; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Berman, Lazar; Clidat, France; Horowitz, Vladimir; Kempff, Wilhelm

Played by present-day and past masters of the keyboard, here is the ideal follow-up and complement to DG's Wild and Crazy Liszt compilation....continue...

The Liszt Collection [Limited Edition - 34 CDs]

34 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-06-28

Works: Franz Liszt: Concerto for Piano no 1 in E flat major, S 124; Concerto for Piano no 2 in A major, S 125; Totentanz for Piano, S 525; Hungarian Fantasy for Piano and Orchestra, S 123; Malédictio...
Performers: Arrau, Claudio; Atkinson, Leon; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Bartha, Alfonz; Behrens, Hildegard; Berczelly, Istvan; Berman, Lazar; Bolet, Jorge; Cherkassky, Shura; Cleobury, Stephen [Organ/C...
Conductors: Ozawa, Seiji; Karajan, Herbert von; Fischer, Iván; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Solti, Sir Georg; Haitink, Bernard; Heinrich, Siegfried; Guest, George; Ferencsik, János; Leeuw, Reinbert de; Albrecht...

The cornerstone of DG's Liszt 200 celebration is a 34 CD limited edition superbudget box set in the style of their Brahms and Schumann boxes...continue...

Liszt: Wild & Crazy, various artists

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-06-28

Works: Franz Liszt: Der Tanz in der Dorfschenke, S 514 "Mephisto Waltz no 1"; Liebesträume for Piano, S 541; Hungarian Rhapsodies (19) for Piano, S 244; Années de pèlerinage, deuxiè...
Performers: Anda, Geza; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Bolet, Jorge; Cherkassky, Shura; Horowitz, Vladimir; Kars, Jean-Rodolphe; Kempff, Wilhelm; Kocsis, Zol...
Conductors: Fischer, Iván; Karajan, Herbert von

From the first strumming chords of the First Mephisto Waltz to the spooky harmonies of La lugubre gondola and the obsessive threnody of Totentanz, a...continue...

111 More Classic Tracks [Limited Edition]

6 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2010-11-09

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 10 in E minor, Op. 93; Adagio and Allegretto (Elegy and Polka), for string quartet; Franz Liszt: Concert Etudes (2) for Piano, S 145; Fr...
Performers: Alarie, Pierrette; Ambrosini, Jean-Claude; Anda, Geza; Andre, Maurice; Antonietti, Jean; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Askenase, Stefan; Baldwin, Dalton; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Battle, Kat...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Ancerl, Karel; Stadlmair, Hans; Nelson, John; Bernstein, Leonard; Blech, Leo; Böhm, Karl; Previn, Andre; Boulez, Pierre; Karajan, Herbert von; Marcon, Andrea; Pletnev, Mikhail; ...
Ensemble: ; Early Music Consort of London

111 More Classic Tracks carries on from where 111 Classic Tracks of 2009 left off. In another mesmerizing journey through the history of Deutsche Grammophon's...continue...

Schumann: Piano Works / Kempff

5 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2010-10-19

Works: Robert Schumann: Moderato; Davidsbündlertänze for Piano, Op. 6; Carnaval, Op. 9; Symphonic Etudes for Piano, Op. 13; Kinderszenen, Op. 15; Kreisleriana; Fantasia in C major, Op. 17; Arabesk...
Performers: Kempff, Wilhelm
Conductors: Kubelik, Rafael

The New Collectors Edition (original US release 3/30/2010) continues with ten new releases, many of which are appearing at budget price for the first time....continue...

Robert Schumann: Bicentenary Edition

7 CD / Cascavelle / 2010-09-14

Works: Robert Schumann: Symphony no 1 in B flat major ("Spring"), Op. 38; Symphony no 2 in C major, Op. 61; Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 97 "Rhenish"; Symphony no 4 in D minor, Op. 120; Concerto for P...
Performers: Ciccolini, Aldo [Piano]; Fournier, Pierre; Jansen, Rudolf [Piano]; Kempff, Wilhelm; Weins, Edith
Conductors: Jordan, Armin; Ansermet, Ernest; Fricsay, Ferenc

This 7-CD set pays homage to Robert Schumann with a combination of live and recorded performances of his music by the Orchestre de la Suisse...continue...

State of the Art: The Story of Deutsche Grammophon

6 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2009-12-21

Works: Johannes Brahms: Hungarian dances for orchestra; Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, Op. 102 "Double"; Scherzo for Violin and Piano in C minor, WoO 2 "FAE Sonata"; Johann Sebastian Bach: The Ar...
Performers: Aimard, Pierre-Laurent; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Bartoli, Cecilia; Battle, Kathleen; Bay, Emanuel; Bielecki, Andre; Blechacz, Rafal [Piano]; Brueggergosman, Mea...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Anda, Géza; Barenboim, Daniel; Baumgartner, Rudolf; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Bernstein, Leonard; Böhm, Karl; Boulez, Pierre; Maazel, Lorin; Marcon, Andrea; Karajan, Herbert vo...
Ensemble: ; Andalucian Dogs; Gabrieli Consort

This new, limited edition, large format book, State of the Art, (in English / German) presents the first full-length history of the legendary yellow label....continue...

111 Years of Deutsche Grammophon [Limited Edition]

6 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2009-10-20

Works: Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dance for piano, 4 hands, in G minor, WoO 1/5; Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, Op. 102 "Double"; Scherzo for Violin and Piano in C minor, WoO 2 "FAE Sonata"; Joha...
Performers: Aimard, Pierre-Laurent; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Battle, Kathleen; Bay, Emanuel; Benson, Clifford; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Bielecki, Andre; Ble...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Barenboim, Daniel; Baumgartner, Rudolf; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Bernstein, Leonard; Böhm, Karl; Boulez, Pierre; Maazel, Lorin; Marcon, Andrea; Karajan, Herbert von; Chung, Myung-W...
Ensemble: ; Andalucian Dogs; Concerto Köln ; English Baroque Soloists; English Consort; Gabrieli Consort; His Majestys Sagbutts and Cornetts; Les Musiciens du Louvre - Grenoble; Musica Antiqua Köln ...

Deutsche Grammophon is proud to celebrate its 111th birthday this year (December 6th, to be exact) and as part of the celebration will release a...continue...

Wilhelm Kempff plays Chopin

1 CD / Italian Discographic Institute / 2008-10-04

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Ballade for Piano no 3 in A flat major, B 136/Op. 47; Andante spianato et Grand polonaise brillante in E flat major, Op. 22; Fantasie for Piano in F minor/A flat major,...
Performers: Kempff, Wilhelm

German pianist Wilhelm Kempff recorded over a period of some sixty years and his repertory included Bach, Liszt, Chopin, Schumann, and Brahms, but he gained...continue...

Edition von Karajan Vol 2 - Mozart: Piano Concerto no 20, Symphony no 41

1 CD / Audite / 2008-08-06

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 20 in D minor, K 466; Symphony no 41 in C major, K 551 "Jupiter"
Performers: Kempff, Wilhelm
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Colors and form: Karajan discovered in Mozart's scores not only a great wealth of orchestral timbres but the musical structure within these colors. Shunning rhetoric...continue...

Beethoven: Piano Concerto no 3; Haydn: Symphony no 94 "Surprise" / Maazel, Kempf, et al

1 CD / Audite / 2008-04-22

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 3 in C minor, Op. 37; Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 94 in G major, H 1 no 94 "Surprise"
Performers: Kempff, Wilhelm
Conductors: Maazel, Lorin
Ensemble: Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra

Wilhelm Kempff's outstanding reputation as an interpreter of Beethoven is confirmed once again in this previously unpublished live recording of the Piano Concerto No. 3,...continue...

The Classic 100 Concerto [Box Set]

8 CD / ABC Classics Import / 2007-11-20

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor"; Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 61; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G major, Op. 58; Concerto for Piano, Violin and Cello in C major, Op. 56 "T...
Performers: Anda, Geza; Anthony, Adele; Auber, Stefan; Baerg, Irmgard; Balsam, Artur; Bargy, Roy; Barton, William; Belkin, Boris; Bennett, Mark [Trumpet]; Brown, Iona; Cazal, Olivier; Collins, Geoffrey; Cominati...
Conductors: Walker, Antony; Fürst, Jànos; Halstead, Anthony; Lang-Lessing, Sebastian; Braithwaite, Nicholas; Dyer, Paul; Kelly, Brett; Bonynge, Richard; Tchivzhel, Edvard; Hogwood, Christopher; Stanhop...
Ensemble: ; Australian Chamber Orchestra; I Musici

What is the one concerto you cannot live without? This question was asked of the australian public through a poll by abc classic fm and...continue...

The Premium Collection - 75 Classical Masterworks

6 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2007-10-09

Works: Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt; Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals; Gabriel Fauré: Pavane, Op. 50; Joaqu...
Performers: Anda, Géza; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bumbry, Grace; Crass, Franz; Domingo, Placido; Eschenbach, Christoph [Piano/Conductor]; Fischer-Die...
Conductors: Järvi, Neeme; Baumgartner; Ozawa, Seiji; Kubelik, Rafael; Wallenstein, Alfred; Chung, Chai-Dong; Jochum, Eugen; Pinnock, Trevor; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Barenboim, Daniel; Steinberg; Masur, Kurt; ...

Greatest Classical Hits - Beethoven: Für Elise

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2007-09-11

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Bagatelle for piano in A minor ("Für Elise"), WoO 59; Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight"; Rondo a Capriccio for piano in G major ("Rage Over a Lo...
Performers: Cascioli, Gianluca; Gilels, Emil; Kempff, Wilhelm; Ugorski, Anatol [Piano]

Beethoven: Sonate; Brahms: 6 Klavierstücke; Chopin: Berceuse

2 CD / Orfeo / 2007-05-02

Works: Robert Schumann: Fantasia in C major, Op. 17; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 32 in C minor, Op. 111; Johannes Brahms: Pieces (6) for piano, Op. 118; Frédéric Chopin: Waltz for pi...
Performers: Hedi Gigler; Kempff, Wilhelm

Weekend Classics - Weekend Dreams

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-11-14

Works: Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt; Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly; Ottorino Respighi: Ancient Airs and Dances, Set 3; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight"; Cla...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Kempff, Wilhelm; Yepes, Narciso [Guitar]; Zukerman, Pinchas
Conductors: Järvi, Neeme; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Ozawa, Seiji; Boulez, Pierre; Barenboim, Daniel; Navarro, Luis A. Garcia
Ensemble: ; Boston Symphony Orchestra; Cleveland Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Orchestre de Paris; Philharmonia Orchestra

Note: This title is rare and is considered a collector’s item. It is priced according to its common market value. If the record label that...continue...

Casals Festivals at Prades Vol 2 - Live, 1953-62

12 CD / Music & Arts / 2006-09-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata for Violin solo no 2 in A minor, BWV 1003; Partita for Violin solo no 2 in D minor, BWV 1004; Sonata for Violin solo no 3 in C major, BWV 1005; Partita for Violin solo n...
Performers: Baker, Julius; Bloom, Robert; Casals, Pablo; de los Angeles, Victoria; Farrow, Norman; Ferras, Christian [Violin]; Fuchs, Joseph; Fuchs, Lillian; Greenhouse, Bernard; Horszowski, Mieczyslaw; Kahn, Er...
Conductors: Casals, Pablo; ; Végh, Sándor
Ensemble: ; Bach Aria Group; Prades Festival Orchestra

Schumann: Piano Concerto In A Minor, Kinderszenen, Carnival

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2006-07-13

Works: Robert Schumann: Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 54; Kinderszenen, Op. 15; Carnaval, Op. 9
Performers: Kempff, Wilhelm
Conductors: Kubelik, Rafael

Collection Du Millenaire....continue...

Schubert: 'wanderer' Fantasy Op.15, 4 Impromptus D.899, 4 Impromtus D.935

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2006-07-13

Works: Franz Schubert: Fantasy for Piano in C major, D 760/Op. 15 "Wanderer"; Impromptus (4) for Piano, D 899/Op. 90; Impromptus (4) for Piano, D 935/Op. 142
Performers: Kempff, Wilhelm

Collection Du Millenaire....continue...

Beethoven: Violin Sonatas Nos. 5 & 9

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2006-06-08

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 5 in F major, Op. 24 "Spring"; Sonata for Violin and Piano no 9 in A major, Op. 47 "Kreutzer"
Performers: Kempff, Wilhelm; Menuhin, Yehudi

Collection Du Millenaire....continue...

Weekend Classics - A Violin Weekend

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2006-02-14

Works: Fritz Kreisler: Liebesleid; Liebesfreud; Pablo de Sarasate: Romanza Andaluza, Op. 22 no 1; Johannes Brahms: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 1 in G major, Op. 78; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Violi...
Performers: Ambrosini, Jean-Claude; Barbizet, Pierre; Benson, Clifford; Ferras, Christian [Violin]; Kempff, Wilhelm; Kim, Young Uck; Menuhin, Yehudi; Mintz, Shlomo; Oistrakh, David; Thorvaldsson, Christer
Conductors: Goossens, Eugene, Sir; Kamu, , Okko; Schneiderhan, Wolfgang; Järvi, Neeme
Ensemble: ; Bamberg Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

From DG's Weekend Classics Series comes "A Violin Weekend"....continue...

Piano Greatest Hits

1 CD / Decca / 2004-07-13

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata for Flute and Harpsichord in E flat major, BWV 1031; Concerto for Harpsichord in F minor, BWV 1056; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27...
Performers: Arrau, Claudio; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Cherkassky, Shura; Cleveland Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; Haas, Werner [Piano]; Kempff, Wilhelm; Lupu, Radu; Magaloff, Nikit...
Conductors: Schiff, Andras; Segal, Uri; Ashkenazy, Vladimir
Ensemble: Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Cleveland Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra

Personnel: Mitsuko Uchida, Claudio Arrau, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Shura Cherkassky, Wilhelm Kempff, Radu Lupu, Nikita Magaloff, Pascal Rogé, András Schiff, Jean-Yves Thibaudet , Tamás V...continue...

For Your Life - For Your Baby

1 CD / Decca / 2004-01-13

Works: Johannes Brahms: Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 49; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Variations (12) for Piano in C major on "Ah vous dirai-je maman", K 265 (300e); Sonata for Piano no 15 in C major ("Sona...
Performers: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, The; Ambrosini, Jean-Claude; Arrau, Claudio; BBC Concert Orchestra; Berry, Walter; Boston Symphony Orchestra; Burrowes, Norma; English Chamber Orchestra; Eschenba...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Solti, Sir Georg; Judd, James; Wordsworth, Barry; Ozawa, Seiji; Previn, Andre; Davis, Carl; Munchinger, Karl
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; BBC Concert Orchestra; Boston Symphony Orchestra; Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

This selection contains both ADD and DDD recordings.

Personnel: Marilyn Horne (mezzo soprano); Naoko Yoshino (harp); Toyohiko Satoh (lute); Christian Ferras (violin); Julian Lloyd Webber (cel...continue...

Schumann, Schubert: Piano Sonatas; Brahms / Wilhelm Kempff

1 CD / BBC Legends / 2003-05-20

Works: Franz Schubert: Sonata for Piano no 6 in E minor, D. 566; Impromptu in A flat major, Op. 142, no 2; Johannes Brahms: Ballades (4) for piano, Op. 10; Pieces (6) for Piano, Op. 118; Pieces (8) for Pian...
Performers: Kempff, Wilhelm

"With his essentially classical disposition Kempff is not the pianist who will find new approaches to the repertory. What he does bring is a sense...continue...

Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Vol 2 / Wilhelm Kempff

1 CD / Archipel / 2003-05-02

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 23 in F minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata"; Sonata for Piano no 26 in E flat major, Op. 81a "Les Adieux"; Sonata for Piano no 28 in A major, Op. 101; Sonata for Pi...
Performers: Kempff, Wilhelm

Great Performers of the Twentieth Century - Wilhelm Kempff

1 CD / BBC Legends / 2003-02-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D minor, BWV 903; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 22 in F major, Op. 54; Franz Schubert: Sonata for Piano in F minor, D 625 [fragment]...
Performers: Kempff, Wilhelm

"To the best of my knowledge, this release is the first live Wilhelm Kempff recital to appear on CD. It's a beauty. The intimate warmth...continue...

The #1 Piano Album

2 CD / Decca / 2002-11-12

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for Piano no 15 in C major ("Sonata semplice") K. 545; Sonata for Piano no 11 in A major, K 331 (300i); Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, ...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Arrau, Claudio; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Backhaus, Wilhelm; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Bolet, Jorge; Brendel, Alfred; Cherkassky, Shura; De Larrocha, Alicia; Demus, J...

Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas / Wilhelm Kempff

8 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2002-05-08

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 1 in F minor; Sonata for Piano no 2 in A major, Op. 2 no 2; Sonata for Piano no 4 in E flat major, Op. 7; Sonata for Piano no 3 in C major, Op. 2 no 3; Sonat...
Performers: Kempff, Wilhelm

Gramophone Classical Music Guide
Wilhelm Kempff was the most inspirational of Beethoven pianists. Those who have cherished his earlier stereo cycle for its magical spontaneity will...continue...

Bach J.s: Favourite Piano Transcript

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2002-01-21

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, BWV 659; Es ist gewisslich an der Zeit, chorale setting for 4 voices, BWV 307 (BC F150); Sonata for Flute and Harpsichord in E flat major, BWV 103...
Performers: Kempff, Wilhelm

Pianist Wilhelm Kempff recorded very little Bach and it's a shame given how beautifully he articulates many of the composers' most famous melodies here. As...continue...

Festspieldokumente - Schumann, Beethoven, Brahms / Kempff

1 CD / Orfeo / 2001-07-13

Works: Robert Schumann: Fantasia in C major, Op. 17; Ludwig van Beethoven: Bagatelles (6) for piano, Op. 126; Johannes Brahms: Sonata for Piano no 3 in F minor, Op. 5
Performers: Kempff, Wilhelm

Schumann: Piano Works (Complete)

4 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2001-05-02

Works: Robert Schumann: Moderato; Davidsbündlertänze for Piano, Op. 6; Carnaval, Op. 9; Symphonic Etudes for Piano, Op. 13; Kinderszenen, Op. 15; Kreisleriana; Fantasia in C major, Op. 17; Arabesk...
Performers: Kempff, Wilhelm

4CDS: This set offers a broad selection of Schumann's piano masterpieces, with all of thequintessentially romatic collections of miniatures such as Papillons, Carnaval, Davidsbundlertanze,Kinderszenen...continue...

Eloquence - Beethoven: Piano Sonatas / Wilhelm Kempff

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2001-03-27

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight"; Sonata for Piano no 17 in D minor, Op. 31/2 "The Tempest"; Sonata for Piano no 23 in F minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata"
Performers: Kempff, Wilhelm

"...[Kempff's] "Moonlight" is a revelation: I starts slowly, but the pace gradually quickens and the melodic line is glorious. This first movement is almost 3...continue...

Fur Elise - Romantic Piano Pieces / Kempff, Ugorski, et al

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2001-03-27

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Bagatelle for piano in A minor ("Für Elise"), WoO 59; Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight"; Frédéric Chopin: Etude for piano no 3 in E ma...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Berman, Lazar; Gavrilov, Andrei; Gilels, Emil; Kempff, Wilhelm; Ugorski, Anatol [Piano]; Vasary, Tamas; Weissenberg, Alexis [Piano]

Schubert: The Piano Sonatas / Wilhelm Kempff

7 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2000-10-10

Works: Franz Schubert: Sonata for Piano in B flat major, D 960; Sonata for Piano in E major, D 459 [fragment]; Sonata for Piano in C minor, D 958; Sonata for Piano in A major, D 959; Sonata for Piano in G m...
Performers: Kempff, Wilhelm

"This is a treasure-house of artistry at its most penetrating and inspired...Complete cycles of the Schubert sonatas are rare, but artistry like this is rarer...continue...

Mozart: Piano Concertos no 8, 23 & 24 / Wilhelm Kempff, etc

1 CD / Universal Classics Import / 2000-01-11

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 23 in A major, K 488; Concerto for Piano no 24 in C minor, K 491; Concerto for Piano no 8 in C major, K 246 "Lützow"
Performers: Kempff, Wilhelm
Conductors: Leitner, Ferdinand
Ensemble: Bamberg Philharmonic Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

This generous coupling of three classic Mozart Concertos in magical accounts by the great German pianist Wilhelm Kempff belongs in the collection of anyone who...continue...

Yehudi Menuhin - In Memoriam - Tchaikovsky, Beethoven

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 1999-07-20

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 35; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for violin & piano no 7 in C minor ("Eroica"), Op. 30/2; Rondo for Violin and Piano in G major, WoO 41
Performers: Kempff, Wilhelm; Menuhin, Yehudi
Conductors: Fricsay, Ferenc
Ensemble: Berlin RIAS Symphony Orchestra

Yehudi Menuhin - ennobled in 1993 - was the most brilliant and celebrated violinist of his generation. Born of Russian parents in New York on...continue...

Schubert: Piano Sonatas D.960 & 664, Moments Musicaux D.780, Impromptus D.899

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 1998-10-05

Works: Franz Schubert: Sonata for Piano in B flat major, D 960; Moments musicaux (6) for Piano, D 780/Op. 94; Impromptus (4) for Piano, D 899/Op. 90; Impromptus (4) for Piano, D 935/Op. 142; Sonata for Pian...
Performers: Kempff, Wilhelm

Beethoven: The Late Piano Sonatas / Wilhelm Kempff

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 1997-02-11

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 27 in E minor, Op. 90; Sonata for Piano no 28 in A major, Op. 101; Sonata for Piano no 29 in B flat major, Op. 106 "Hammerklavier"; Sonata for Piano no 30 in...
Performers: Kempff, Wilhelm

Beethoven: The Music for Cello and Piano / Fournier, Kempff

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 1997-02-11

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Cello and Piano no 1 in F major, Op. 5 no 1; Sonata for Cello and Piano no 2 in G minor, Op. 5 no 2; Sonata for Cello and Piano no 3 in A major, Op. 69; Sonata for Ce...
Performers: Fournier, Pierre; Kempff, Wilhelm

Beethoven: Piano Concertos nos 4 & 5 / Kempff, Leitner

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1996-02-13

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 4 in G major, Op. 58; Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor"
Performers: Kempff, Wilhelm
Conductors: Leitner, Ferdinand
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

"There are discophiles who keep insisting that no better recordings have been made than the LPs of the early 1960s until the advent of the...continue...

Beethoven: Piano Sonatas nos 8, 14, 21 & 23 / Wilhem Kempff

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1996-01-23

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 21 in C major, Op. 53 "Waldstein"; Sona...
Performers: Kempff, Wilhelm

Wilhelm Kempff plays Bach Piano Transcriptions

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 1993-10-04

Works: Wilhelm Kempff: Nun komm der Heiden Heiland, transcription for piano (after J. S. Bach BWV 659a); Es ist gewisslich an der Zeit, transcription for piano (after J.S. Bach, BWV307); Siciliano from Flut...
Performers: Kempff, Wilhelm

Works By Bach, Handel & Gluck

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 1993-09-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: English Suite no 3 in G minor, BWV 808; Capriccio in B flat major on the Departure of his Most Beloved Brother, BWV 992; Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, BWV 659; Es ist gewisslic...
Performers: Kempff, Wilhelm

Brahms: Fantasien Op 116, etc / Wilhelm Kempff

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 1992-09-28

Works: Johannes Brahms: Fantasies (7) for Piano, Op. 116; Intermezzi (3) for piano, Op. 117; Pieces (6) for piano, Op. 118; Pieces (4) for piano, Op. 119
Performers: Kempff, Wilhelm

Recording information: Hannover, Beethoven-Saal (12/1963)....continue...

The Recorded Cello - Volume 2

3 CD / Pearl / 1992-08-01

Works: Auguste van Biene: The Broken Melody for cello & piano; Maurice Greene: Sing Me To Sleep for voice & piano; Edward Elgar: Concerto for Cello; Franz Schubert: Schwanengesang, D 957; Ave Maria; Sonata ...
Performers: Abbas, Philipp; Balsam, Artur; Barbirolli, John, Sir [Conductor]; Barbirolli, Rosa; Bazelaire, Paul; Becker, Hugo; Benedetti, Umberto; Biene, Auguste van; Buxbaum, Friedrich; Casini, Gutia; D'Archamb...
Conductors: Harty, Hamilton, Sir; Krauss, Clemens; Cebron, Francis
Ensemble: Hallé Orchestra; Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Beethoven: The Pianos Concertos / Kempff, Van Kempen

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 1992-06-01

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 1 in C major, Op. 15; Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 19; Concerto for Piano no 3 in C minor, Op. 37; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G major, Op. ...
Performers: Kempff, Wilhelm
Conductors: Kempen, Paul van
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

"These are exemplary performances in matters of style and execution." -Gramophone...continue...

Beethoven: The Piano Sonatas / Wilhelm Kempff

9 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1991-07-16

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 1 in F minor; Sonata for Piano no 2 in A major, Op. 2 no 2; Sonata for Piano no 3 in C major, Op. 2 no 3; Sonata for Piano no 5 in C minor, Op. 10 no 1; Sona...
Performers: Kempff, Wilhelm

Beethoven: Violin Sonatas 5 & 9 [European Import]

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 1989-03-07

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 5 in F major, Op. 24 "Spring"; Sonata for Violin and Piano no 9 in A major, Op. 47 "Kreutzer"
Performers: Kempff, Wilhelm; Menuhin, Yehudi

Recording information: Conway Hall, London (06/1970)....continue...