Wednesday, October 22, 2014

Beethoven - The Complete Piano Concertos (Wilhelm Kempff, Tadashi Mori, NHK SO) (Tokyo, 1970)


Wilhelm Kempff (piano) 
NHK Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo
Tadashi Mori (conductor)
rec. April 1970, live, Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Hall 

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[3 CDs: 62:20 + 66:38 + 39:03]
Wilhelm Walter Friedrich Kempff (25 November 1895 – 23 May 1991) was a German pianist and composer. Although his repertoire included BachMozartChopinSchumannLiszt and Brahms, Kempff was particularly well known for his interpretations of the music of Ludwig van Beethoven and Franz Schubert. He recorded the complete collection of their piano sonatas.[1][2] He is considered to have been one of the chief exponents of the Germanic tradition during the 20th century and one of the greatest pianists of all time.[3]

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