Wilhelm Kempff: The Late Beethoven Sonatas (pre-war 78rpm recordings)
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Label: APR
Cat No: APR6018
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 2
Genre: Instrumental
Release Date: 29th January 2016
Contents
Works
Piano Sonata no.24 in F sharp major, op.78 'A Therese'Piano Sonata no.26 in E flat major, op.81a 'Les Adieux'
Piano Sonata no.27 in E minor, op.90
Piano Sonata no.28 in A major, op.101
Piano Sonata no.29 in B flat major, op.106 'Hammerklavier'
Piano Sonata no.30 in E major, op.109
Piano Sonata no.31 in A flat major, op.110
Piano Sonata no.32 in C minor, op.111
Artists
Wilhelm Kempff (piano)Works
Piano Sonata no.24 in F sharp major, op.78 'A Therese'Piano Sonata no.26 in E flat major, op.81a 'Les Adieux'
Piano Sonata no.27 in E minor, op.90
Piano Sonata no.28 in A major, op.101
Piano Sonata no.29 in B flat major, op.106 'Hammerklavier'
Piano Sonata no.30 in E major, op.109
Piano Sonata no.31 in A flat major, op.110
Piano Sonata no.32 in C minor, op.111
Artists
Wilhelm Kempff (piano)About
Kempff went on to record two complete sonata cycles in the 1950s and 1960s but he has always been regarded as a poetic and lyrical player and his Beethoven is therefore more closely allied to Mozart than the more barnstorming approach of others. The ‘first thoughts’ included here are perhaps the freest of all his recordings and have an almost improvisatory feel. Perhaps the impossibility of editing at this period captured Kempff more naturally than in his later efforts.
None of the recordings included here are currently available elsewhere, and op.90 and op.101 have never been reissued since their original release on 78s. The acoustic op.101 is a particularly rare item barely known to collectors.
Track listing:
CD1
1-2. Sonata no.24 in F sharp major, op.78 - Recorded in 1932 (Polydor 90193)
3-5. Sonata no.26 in E flat major ‘Les adieux’, op.81a - Recorded in 1928 (Polydor 66687/8)
6-7. Sonata no.27 in E minor, op.90 - Recorded in 1928 (Polydor 62639 & 66712)
8-10. Sonata no.29 in B flat major ‘Hammerklavier’, op.106 - Recorded on 7 & 25 January 1936 (Polydor 67077/81)
CD2
1-4. Sonata no.28 in A major, op.101 - Acoustic recording, 1925 (Polydor 66178/9)
5-7. Sonata no.30 in E major, op.109 - Recorded on 29 July 1936 (Polydor 67091/2)
8-10. Sonata no.31 in A flat major, op.110 - Recorded on 29 July 1936 (Polydor 67088/90)
11-12. Sonata no.32 in C minor, op.111 - Recorded on 31 July 1936 (Polydor 67093/5)
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