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Bach, Beethoven, Schubert |  | Creators: Johann Sebastian Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven, Franz [Vienna] Schubert, Wilhelm Kempff
Label: BBC Legends
Category: Music
Buy New: $17.98
as of 9/3/2010 03:10 CDT details
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Rating:  reviews
Sales Rank: 210890
Format: Original recording remastered
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
UPC: 068491140452
EAN: 0684911404524
ASIN: B00004Y6OI
Release Date: November 14, 2000
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| Tracks:
| • | Chromatic Fantasia And Fugue In D Minor, BWV903: I. Fantasia - Recitativo | | • | Chromatic Fantasia And Fugue In D Minor, BWV903: II. Fuga | | • | Piano Sonata No. 22 In F Major, Op.54: I. In tempo d'un Menuetto | | • | Piano Sonata No. 22 In F Major, Op.54: II. Allegretto | | • | Piano Sonata In F Minor, D625: I. Allegro | | • | Piano Sonata In F Minor, D625: II. Scherzo. Allegretto | | • | Piano Sonata In F Minor, D625: III. Allegro | | • | Three Piano Pieces, D946: No. 1 Allegro assai - Andante - Tempo I - Andantino - Tempo I | | • | Three Piano Pieces, D946: No. 2 Allegretto | | • | Three Piano Pieces, D946: No. 3 Allegro | | • | Four Impromptus For Piano, D899: No. 3 Andante | | • | Four Impromptus For Piano, D899: No. 4 Allegretto |
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This live recital in Queen Elizabeth Hall from 1969 shows Wilhelm Kempff at his magical best. Some of us can remember concerts when the German pianist's technique was stretched to its limit. There are no such moments here. The music--by Bach, Beethoven, and Schubert--is not technically demanding, and it permits Kempff to demonstrate the qualities that made him a great pianist: delicacy of color, subtlety of phrasing, deep reserves of lyricism, and a profound grasp of structure. Kempff, who was also an organist, had a keen sense for counterpoint. He combines this ability to illuminate several voices with a beautiful legato and sense of line for one of the most satisfying performances on disc of Bach's Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue. Kempff's way with Beethoven was airy, graceful, and intimate, and it is perfectly suited to the composer's two-movement Sonata No. 22. He fills the stormy octaves of the opening movement with whimsy and humor and makes the perpetual motion of the finale buzz with irrepressible impudence and energy. Kempff's Schubert may have been even more successful than his Beethoven. His interpretations of the composer's Sonata in F Minor (D 625), of the late Three Piano Pieces (D 946), and of the G-flat and A-flat Impromptus (D 899) quietly pierce the heart with suggestive power and depth of feeling. --Stephen Wigler
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| Customer Reviews:
Glorious and historical recital! August 30, 2010
Hiram Gomez Pardo (Valencia, Venezuela)
Wilhelm Kempff was more than a great pianist, a singular artist or fabulous musician; he became an emblem in the art of playing the piano. Nobody like him has made to sing the piano with such warmth, expression, or assertiveness.
This memorable which took place in 1969 shows him in the peak of his artistic powers. His august playing, accurate commitment, incomparable genius and unequalled éclat derives from his genuine attitude around every piece he played, going to the deepest layers of the meaning of the score and far beyond. And this courageous approach I have felt it in other seven artists, Sviatoslav Richter, Edwin Fischer, Paul Badura-Skoda, Joseph Szigeti, Denis Brain, Wilhelm Furtwangler and Pablo Casals.
Radiant, expressive and accurately played , this historical recital was widely commented and coveted. And thanks to this extraordinary label, we have the chance to reproduce it for preserving the memory over the years.
Bach, Beethoven and Schubert were together with Schumann, Brahms and Mozart the most akin composers around the prestigious and successful career of this legendary artist. Such is the transcendental significance of this recital. It's part of the legend of one of the few poets the piano ever had.
Don't miss by any pretext.
If Casals Were An Angelic 19 year old Girl, This is How S/He Would Play Piano February 27, 2006
achdukleidustein (Vladivistock)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
Obviously Casals was a cellist, but what i mean is Kempf has the sound of a sturdy classicist, no gimmicks, while at the same time this absolutely angelic, (or magical if you prefer) quality to his playing that makes it sound both etheric and improvised.
This won't suit everyone's taste. For example, his Goldberg Variations, i am very used to and in love with Gould's rendition, so it took a little while to get used to Kempf's. They are both very very fine.
Excellent cross-section of Kempff in good form October 7, 2002
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
This would probably be as good a disc as any for someone looking for an introduction to Kempff. Here the qualities that distinguish Kempff's playing--a compelling combination of poetry and logic--are consistently in evidence, and the repertoire is well suited to his distinctive style. The downside from the repertoire perspective is that neither sonata is exactly essential Beethoven or essential Schubert (though Kempff does make the Beethoven sound much more interesting than it might in other hands).How do these compare to Kempff's studio recordings of the Beethoven and Schubert sonatas? The Schubert seems slightly freer and more fluent than the studio version, but in both cases the overall approach is I think basically the same. If you're happy with the studio versions, there probably isn't a compelling reason to get these live ones too (and if you really don't like the studio versions you probably won't like these any better). However, the D. 946 piano pieces aren't included in Kempff's studio Schubert sonatas and may make this disc worth acquiring even if you do own that set.
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