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Wilhelm Kempff recorded over some sixty years. His recorded legacy includes works of Schumann, Brahms, Schubert, Mozart, Bach, Liszt, Chopin and particularly, of Beethoven. Kempff (right) with Ernest Ansermet (left) in 1965
His recording career spanned 60 years, all of it for DG save for an important period in the 1950s, in the early years of the LP, when he made records for Decca at its West Hampstead studios in London. My information is that his first 78 was of Beethoven’s Ecossaises and one of the Op 33 Bagatelles.
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Wilhelm Kempff (born Nov. 25, 1895, Jüterbog, Ger.—died May 23, 1991, Positano, Italy) German pianist who specialized in the 19th-century German Classical and Romantic repertoire—especially the sonatas of Ludwig van Beethoven—and in the music of Frédéric Chopin. Kempff began his piano studies with his father (also named Wilhelm Kempff ...
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Discography. Compositions. Credits. Related. Share on. facebook. twitter. tumblr. Wilhelm Kempff Biography. by Erik Eriksson. One of the twentieth century's most important pianists, Wilhelm Kempff found warmth in Beethoven where many others discovered only stress and passion.
In 1918 he debuted at the Berlin Philharmonic under Arthur Nikisch. His first solo tour abroad led Wilhelm Kempff in 1919 to Finland and Sweden, in 1920 his first record recordings appeared. Wilhelm Furtwängler conducted in 1924 the world premiere of the second Symphony by Wilhelm Kempff.
May 23, 1991 · Wilhelm Walter Friedrich Kempff (25 November 1895 – 23 May 1991) was a German pianist and composer. Although his repertory included Bach, Liszt, Chopin, Schumann, and Brahms, Kempff was particularly well-known for his interpretations of the music of Ludwig van Beethoven and Franz Schubert, both of whose complete sonatas he also recorded. [ 1] .
May 23, 1991 · Videos. Wilhelm Kempff was a German pianist and composer. He studied in Berlin and Potsdam. He toured widely throughout contintental Europe and much of the rest of the world, but did not make his first London appearance until 1951, and did not play in New York until 1964.