The Decca legacy of WILHELM KEMPFF, one of the last century's greatest keyboard poets. Wilhelm Kempff is known, with good reason, as a Beethoven interpreter of sublime simplicity, with several cycles of the concertos and sonatas to his credit, all of them recorded for DG. However, he began recording as early as 1918 and made records for Polydor before the war, as well as for Decca during the 1950s. While his DG recordings have rarely been out of the catalogue, his legacy on other labels has never been so comprehensively documented as it is on this newly remastered set from Eloquence. Offered as a 'historical' appendix are Kempff's Polydor recordings of Beethoven sonatas with like-minded and recreative partners including the violinist Georg Kulenkampff (the 'Kreutzer') and the cellists Pablo Casals (Cello Sonata Op. 5 No. 1) and Paul Grummer (Cello Sonata Op. 69), better known as a long-standing member of the Busch Quartet. These pre-war and mid-war recordings, newly remastered, add significantly to our understanding of Kempff as an artist of extraordinarily wide sympathies and imagination. The same could be said of his Decca legacy, which in it's complete form should dispel the tenacious myth that he was first and foremost a Beethoven pianist. In 1950 he began recording the solo music of Brahms in the 78 era, with repertoire which he then recorded again in 1953 for LP. In the 1953 sessions he also recorded the composer's late piano music, which is touched with an elusive grace that very few pianists find as surely as Kempff. Of interest to many will be previously unpublished material (Rameau, Brahms) as well as Kempff's first - and extremely rare - recordings for Decca of music by J.S. Bach, receiving their first release on CD. In the booklet essay for the box, Alfred Brendel explains how he particularly esteems Kempff's Decca recordings, for the piano sound captured at the company's studios in West Hampstead in London, and also how he prizes the pianist's recordings of Liszt above all: 'truly legendary'. He recalls seeing Kempff play Schubert's Sonatas D.845, which Decca also captured, as an inspiration for his own subsequent dedication to the composer's piano sonatas. A pair of Mozart concertos, KV 219 and KV 450, finds Kempff's phrasing at it's most limpid and apparently effortless. His Decca discography concluded in fine style in 1958 with sessions which yielded three LP albums of Chopin. Several of these recordings have previously appeared in previous sets dedicated to Kempff but this is the first complete survey of his Decca legacy. Combined with the rare pre-war recordings, new remasterings and detailed editorial support (including a discographical essay by Michael Gray and one by the late Michael Steinberg), this set of Wilhelm Kempff will attract the attention of all pianophiles. 'When he is at his best, he plays more beautifully than any of us.' (Alfred Brendel)

CD1 (13 / 57:20)
[3:36] 1. Wilhelm Kempff - Jesus bleibet meine Freude (Arr. Kempff for Piano)
[4:50] 2. Wilhelm Kempff - J.S. Bach: Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 645 (Arr. Kempff for Piano)
[4:41] 3. Wilhelm Kempff - J.S. Bach: Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, BWV 659 (Arr. Kempff for Piano)
[2:43] 4. Wilhelm Kempff - J.S. Bach: Befiehl du deine Wege, nach BWV 727 (Arr. Kempff for Piano)
[11:48] 5. Wilhelm Kempff - J.S. Bach: Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 903
[5:28] 6. Wilhelm Kempff - IV. Air con variazioni
[3:26] 7. Wilhelm Kempff - Minuet (Arr. Kempff for Piano)
[4:54] 8. Wilhelm Kempff - 7. Le carillon de Cithere
[3:26] 9. Wilhelm Kempff - 5. Le rappel des oiseaux (Arr. Kempff for Piano)
[2:02] 10. Wilhelm Kempff - 7. Musette en Rondeau (Arr. Kempff for Piano)
[4:23] 11. Wilhelm Kempff - Beethoven: Bagatelle in C Minor, WoO 52
[3:34] 12. Wilhelm Kempff - Beethoven: Bagatelle No. 25 in A Minor, WoO 59 "Fur Elise"
[2:35] 13. Wilhelm Kempff - No. 3, Intermezzo in A-Flat Major

CD2 (8 / 38:36)
[12:45] 1. Wilhelm Kempff - J.S. Bach: Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 903
[6:03] 2. Wilhelm Kempff - J.S. Bach: Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, BWV 659 (Arr. Kempff for Piano)
[3:48] 3. Wilhelm Kempff - Jesus bleibet meine Freude (Arr. Kempff for Piano)
[2:48] 4. Wilhelm Kempff - J.S. Bach: Herzlich tut mich verlangen, BWV 727 (Arr. Kempff for Piano)
[2:07] 5. Wilhelm Kempff - J.S. Bach: In dulci jubilo, BWV 729 (Arr. Kempff for Piano)
[1:46] 6. Wilhelm Kempff - J.S. Bach: Nun freut euch, liebe Christen g'mein, BWV 734 (Arr. Kempff for Piano)
[4:19] 7. Wilhelm Kempff - II. Siciliano (Arr. Kempff for Piano)
[5:04] 8. Wilhelm Kempff - J.S. Bach: Wachet auf! Ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140 (Arr. Kempff for Piano)

CD3 (6 / 58:06)
[10:53] 1. Wilhelm Kempff - I. Allegro
[10:42] 2. Wilhelm Kempff - II. Andantino
[10:28] 3. Wilhelm Kempff - III. Rondeau. Presto
[11:35] 4. Wilhelm Kempff - I. Allegro
[6:11] 5. Wilhelm Kempff - II. (Andante)
[8:20] 6. Wilhelm Kempff - III. Allegro

CD4 (8 / 1:10:36)
[11:03] 1. Wilhelm Kempff - I. Moderato
[11:33] 2. Wilhelm Kempff - II. Andante, poco mosso
[7:03] 3. Wilhelm Kempff - III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace - Trio. Un poco piu lento
[5:09] 4. Wilhelm Kempff - IV. Rondo. Allegro vivace
[15:00] 5. Wilhelm Kempff - I. Molto moderato
[8:47] 6. Wilhelm Kempff - II. Andante sostenuto
[4:21] 7. Wilhelm Kempff - III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace con delicatezza
[7:43] 8. Wilhelm Kempff - IV. Allegro ma non troppo

CD5 (5 / 50:47)
[12:26] 1. Wilhelm Kempff - Introduction. Moderato
[6:05] 2. Wilhelm Kempff - Schumann: Arabeske in C Major, Op. 18
[15:20] 3. Wilhelm Kempff - I. Allegro affettuoso
[5:36] 4. Wilhelm Kempff - II. Intermezzo. Andantino grazioso
[11:21] 5. Wilhelm Kempff - III. Allegro vivace

CD6 (12 / 1:08:12)
[7:15] 1. Wilhelm Kempff - I. Grave - Doppio movimento
[6:13] 2. Wilhelm Kempff - II. Scherzo - Piu lento - Tempo I
[7:01] 3. Wilhelm Kempff - III. Marche funebre. Lento
[1:57] 4. Wilhelm Kempff - IV. Finale. Presto
[3:50] 5. Wilhelm Kempff - Chopin: Impromptu No. 1 in A-Flat Major, Op. 29
[5:41] 6. Wilhelm Kempff - Chopin: Impromptu No. 2 in F-Sharp Major, Op. 36
[5:43] 7. Wilhelm Kempff - Chopin: Impromptu No. 3 in G-Flat Major, Op. 51
[4:37] 8. Wilhelm Kempff - Chopin: Fantaisie-impromptu in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 66
[4:47] 9. Wilhelm Kempff - Chopin: Berceuse in D-Flat Major, Op. 57
[8:00] 10. Wilhelm Kempff - Chopin: Barcarolle in F-Sharp Major, Op. 60
[6:11] 11. Wilhelm Kempff - No. 3 in B Major: Allegretto
[7:01] 12. Wilhelm Kempff - Chopin: Scherzo No. 3 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 39

CD7 (8 / 1:10:09)
[8:51] 1. Wilhelm Kempff - I. Allegro maestoso
[2:43] 2. Wilhelm Kempff - II. Scherzo. Molto vivace
[8:35] 3. Wilhelm Kempff - III. Largo
[5:26] 4. Wilhelm Kempff - IV. Finale. Presto non tanto
[7:03] 5. Wilhelm Kempff - Chopin: Ballade No. 3 in A-Flat Major, Op. 47
[13:39] 6. Wilhelm Kempff - Chopin: Andante spianato et Grande polonaise brillante, Op. 22
[12:22] 7. Wilhelm Kempff - Chopin: Fantaisie in F Minor, Op. 49
[11:34] 8. Wilhelm Kempff - Chopin: Polonaise-fantaisie, Op. 61

CD8 (11 / 1:00:19)
[3:54] 1. Wilhelm Kempff - 7. Eglogue
[3:19] 2. Wilhelm Kempff - 2. Au lac de Wallenstadt
[4:12] 3. Wilhelm Kempff - 4. Au bord d'une source
[4:08] 4. Wilhelm Kempff - 2. Il Penseroso
[2:48] 5. Wilhelm Kempff - 3. Canzonetta del Salvator Rosa
[5:12] 6. Wilhelm Kempff - 1. Gondoliera
[9:54] 7. Wilhelm Kempff - 1. St Francois d'Assise: La predication aux oiseaux
[8:50] 8. Wilhelm Kempff - 2. St Francois de Paule: Marchant sur les flots
[5:52] 9. Wilhelm Kempff - 4. Sonetto 47 del Petrarca
[5:41] 10. Wilhelm Kempff - 5. Sonetto 104 del Petrarca
[6:35] 11. Wilhelm Kempff - 6. Sonetto 123 del Petrarca

CD9 (8 / 40:55)
[5:35] 1. Wilhelm Kempff - I. Allegro maestoso
[4:53] 2. Wilhelm Kempff - II. Quasi adagio
[4:22] 3. Wilhelm Kempff - III. Allegretto vivace
[4:36] 4. Wilhelm Kempff - IV. Allegro marziale animato
[7:39] 5. Wilhelm Kempff - I. Adagio sostenuto assai - Allegro agitato assai
[5:09] 6. Wilhelm Kempff - II. Allegro moderato
[6:49] 7. Wilhelm Kempff - III. Allegro deciso - Marziale un poco meno allegro
[1:56] 8. Wilhelm Kempff - IV. Allegro animato

CD10 (13 / 1:02:02)
[8:06] 1. Wilhelm Kempff - Brahms: Rhapsody in B Minor, Op. 79 No. 1
[7:17] 2. Wilhelm Kempff - Brahms: Rhapsody in G Minor, Op. 79 No. 2
[5:04] 3. Wilhelm Kempff - No. 1 in E-Flat Major
[4:19] 4. Wilhelm Kempff - No. 2 in B-Flat Major
[5:10] 5. Wilhelm Kempff - No. 3 in C-Sharp Minor
[2:07] 6. Wilhelm Kempff - No. 1, Intermezzo in A Minor
[4:33] 7. Wilhelm Kempff - No. 2, Intermezzo in A Major
[4:01] 8. Wilhelm Kempff - No. 3, Ballade in G Minor
[2:53] 9. Wilhelm Kempff - No. 4, Intermezzo in F Minor
[3:47] 10. Wilhelm Kempff - No. 5, Romance in F Major
[4:55] 11. Wilhelm Kempff - No. 6, Intermezzo in E-Flat Minor
[4:56] 12. Wilhelm Kempff - No. 6, Intermezzo in E-Flat Minor (Alternate Take 1)
[5:00] 13. Wilhelm Kempff - No. 6, Intermezzo in E-Flat Minor (Alternate Take 2)

CD11 (17 / 1:19:40)
[4:07] 1. Wilhelm Kempff - No. 1 in D Minor
[6:35] 2. Wilhelm Kempff - No. 2 in D Major
[4:02] 3. Wilhelm Kempff - No. 3 in B Minor
[8:25] 4. Wilhelm Kempff - No. 4 in B Major
[3:04] 5. Wilhelm Kempff - No. 1, Capriccio in F-Sharp Minor
[3:33] 6. Wilhelm Kempff - No. 2, Capriccio in B Minor
[2:35] 7. Wilhelm Kempff - No. 3, Intermezzo in A-Flat Major
[2:33] 8. Wilhelm Kempff - No. 4, Intermezzo in B-Flat Major
[3:24] 9. Wilhelm Kempff - No. 5, Capriccio in C-Sharp Minor
[3:41] 10. Wilhelm Kempff - No. 6, Intermezzo in A Major
[3:03] 11. Wilhelm Kempff - No. 7, Intermezzo in A Minor
[3:45] 12. Wilhelm Kempff - No. 8, Capriccio in C Major
[9:32] 13. Wilhelm Kempff - Brahms: Rhapsody in B Minor, Op. 79 No. 1
[7:37] 14. Wilhelm Kempff - Brahms: Rhapsody in G Minor, Op. 79 No. 2
[4:47] 15. Wilhelm Kempff - No. 1 in E-Flat Major
[4:00] 16. Wilhelm Kempff - No. 2 in B-Flat Minor
[5:05] 17. Wilhelm Kempff - No. 3 in C-Sharp Minor

CD12 (11 / 37:19)
[2:50] 1. Wilhelm Kempff - No. 1, Capriccio in D Minor
[3:12] 2. Wilhelm Kempff - No. 2, Intermezzo in A Minor
[3:01] 3. Wilhelm Kempff - No. 3, Capriccio in G Minor
[4:09] 4. Wilhelm Kempff - No. 4, Intermezzo in E Major
[3:10] 5. Wilhelm Kempff - No. 5, Intermezzo in E Minor
[2:41] 6. Wilhelm Kempff - No. 6, Intermezzo in E Major
[2:33] 7. Wilhelm Kempff - No. 7, Capriccio in D Minor
[3:39] 8. Wilhelm Kempff - No. 1, Intermezzo in B Minor
[5:03] 9. Wilhelm Kempff - No. 2, Intermezzo in E Minor
[1:48] 10. Wilhelm Kempff - No. 3, Intermezzo in C Major
[5:18] 11. Wilhelm Kempff - No. 4, Rhapsody in E-Flat Major

CD13 (9 / 1:14:14)
[15:15] 1. Pablo Casals - I. Adagio sostenuto - Allegro - Adagio - Presto (Live)
[7:37] 2. Pablo Casals - II. Rondo. Allegro vivace (Live)
[8:46] 3. Wilhelm Kempff - I. Allegro ma non tanto
[5:02] 4. Wilhelm Kempff - II. Scherzo. Allegro molto
[2:00] 5. Wilhelm Kempff - III. Adagio cantabile - Allegro vivace
[5:21] 6. Wilhelm Kempff - IV. Allegro vivace
[10:57] 7. Georg Kulenkampff - I. Adagio sostenuto - Presto
[12:31] 8. Georg Kulenkampff - II. Andante con variazioni
[6:50] 9. Georg Kulenkampff - III. Presto



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