Beethoven s piano sonatas with professor fabre cmrr 2. He had been engaged in recording the complete beethoven sonatas. Although walter gieseking did not live to complete a projected emi beethoven cycle he taped about twothirds of the sonatas prior to his unexpected death in october, 1956, he did broadcast all 32 sonatas over german radio in 1949. Walter gieseking soloist notes hailed as the new anton rubinstein early in his career, walter gieseking sought to convey all the excitement and drama in beethovens piano sonatas. Ive heard gieseking s recording of the beethoven sonatas and several of the other complete recordings. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop. Maestoso allegro con brio ed appassionato c minor 2. Buy walter gieseking s album titled walter gieseking plays all piano sonatas by beethoven, vol. Listen to your favorite songs from piano sonatas 8, 9, 10, 14 beethoven by walter gieseking now. Beethoven sonata tempest walter gieseking 78s nice. Ludwig van beethoven, walter gieseking piano sonatas music. Buy walter giesekings album titled walter gieseking plays all piano sonatas by beethoven, vol. Born in france of german parents, walter gieseking became recognized as one of the finest interpreters of the french impressionist composers.
Nov 01, 2001 beethovens piano sonatas form one of the most important collections of works in the whole history of music. Rondo columbia 78rpm set m411 crx 95 102 recorded january 3, 1939, dresden digital transfer by f. Recordings 19321937 the piano library walter gieseking on radio before the second. Having said that, i prefer kempff for the reasons stated. Ludwig van beethoven, walter gieseking piano sonatas. As bryce morrison points out in his excellent accompanying note, gieseking recorded 23 of the beethoven sonatas for hmv and he suggests that the four collected on this disc are among the best. Beethoven sonata opus 111 walter gieseking 1947 youtube.
Analysis of form in beethovens sonatas internet archive. To this activity he added a heavy schedule of recording, committing to disc the complete solo piano music of mozart and the beethoven concerti, as well as complete sets of debussys and ravels piano works. Artur schnabel, the first pianist to record all 32 beethoven sonatas, is still held in the highest esteem by many piano aficionados and his recordings are much sought after. Gieseking was one the foremost pianists of his generation, although his personal reputation was ruined rightfully by nazi affiliations during the 30s and 40s. Listen to walter giesking plays all piano sonatas by beethoven, vol. Here are the beethoven sonatas as they appear here. In 1931, when gieseking started his long association with columbia records, the first piece he chose to record for them was beethoven s tempest sonata. Vinyl 7 beethoven, gieseking moonlight sonata 1958, vinyl discogs. I have long considered his complete debussy the benchmark. Order from your preferred classical music cd store arkivmusic.
There is no evidence if gieseking record the remaining five sonatas and for that reason four of the sonatas were included from the later project recorded in 1956 in london. Gieseking is of course a great pianist, even though the sound here is only soso. Spanning several decades of his life as a composer, the sonatas soon came to be seen as the first body of substantial serious works for piano suited to performance in large concert halls seating hundreds of people. Beethoven moonlight sonata in vinyl records for sale ebay. His last recording project was the complete cycle of beethovens piano sonatas. Buy walter giesekings album titled walter giesking plays all piano sonatas by beethoven, vol. He gave the premiere of pfitzner s piano concerto in 1923. Presto walter gieseking studio recording, london, 3. Beethoven, gieseking moonlight sonata releases discogs. Beethoven by gieseking the piano sonatas new mastering. Beethoven sonatas giesekingemi edited c classics today. Within the same decade he made his first recordings of the beethoven first, fourth, and fifth concertos.
Certainly everything that now follows missa solemnis, ninth symphony, piano sonatas, string quartets are on an entirely different plane to what has gone before. Walter gieseking plays all piano sonatas by beethoven, vol. Theres no question that walter gieseking ranks as one of the truly great pianists of the last century. Vinyl 7 walter gieseking moonlight sonata vinyl discogs. Nonetheless, his work in the beethoven sonatas is very strong and deserves respect. Beethoven pianista walter gieseking beethoven pianista walter gieseking sonata n. Walter gieseking 1895 1956 giesekings father was a distinguished german doctor. As the naxos biography points out, gieseking was perhaps the first to perform the stunts of playing the complete beethoven piano sonatas in six recitals, still during the first world war. Prior to his sudden death in october 1956, walter gieseking had completed twothirds of a projected beethoven sonata cycle for emi.
His son walter spent the first sixteen years of his life in southern france and italy as gieseking senior combined the practice of medicine with his interest in entomology. Archives of radio saarbrucken and stumbled across an almost complete set of 27 beethoven piano sonatas by walter gieseking a pianist who died after. The gaspard is accompanied by the debussy preludes, book i, two of the estampes, lisle joyeux. In december, 1955, gieseking suffered head injuries in a bus accident near stuttgart, in which his wife was killed. I actually felt giesekings renditions of the unnamed sonatas on the disc had as much, if not more, character than the. Since the 1956 project of beethoven sonatas was never completed because of the artist sudden death,the 22 sonata op. Gieseking was never given much to technical practice. Find walter gieseking discography, albums and singles on allmusic.
Walter gieseking sought to convey all the excitement and drama in beethoven s piano sonatas. Beethoven sonatas by walter gieseking on amazon music. Saarbrucken and stumbled across an almost complete set of 27 beethoven piano sonatas by walter gieseking a pianist who died after surgery on october 26, 1956 while in the midst of recording a complete beethoven piano sonatas for emi. I own the barenboim, which i find to be dynamic and worth owning. Beethoven lalo francescatti gieseking columbia x78rpm.
Gieseking play beethoven new mastering and presentation by cmrr 2. At the time of his death in london 26 october, 1956, gieseking was engaged on a project to record all the beethoven piano sonatas. You will know if or when you want schnabels complete set which, to some, is key to understanding schnabel and even beethoven. Gieseking suddenly fell ill in london, however, while recording beethovens.
Gieseking spielte bereits mit 20 jahren alle beethovensonaten an sechs abenden. Ive read the criticisms of kempff, but i disagree with most because they dont account for the weltbild of the time. His last recording project was the complete cycle of beethoven s piano sonatas. Not only in beethoven but also in other composers,especially. Gieseking suddenly fell ill in london, however, while recording beethoven s pastoral sonata in d piano sonata no. A handbook for performers and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. Buy walter gieseking s album titled walter giesking plays all piano sonatas by beethoven, vol. Walter gieseking bach beethoven chopin more youtube. Walter giesking plays all piano sonatas by beethoven, vol. Beethoven, gieseking beethoven piano sonatas vinyl. Apr 20, 2017 walter gieseking 1895 1956 was a frenchborn german pianist and composer.
Beethoven sonata appassionata walter gieseking 78s. In1945 gieseking was appointed professor at the music conservatory in saarbrucken, germany and this is how and why,the local radio station recorded him not only in beethoven but also in other composers,especially bach and schumann. Walter gieseking albums, pictures naxos classical music. Although walter gieseking did not live to complete a projected emi beethoven cycle he taped about twothirds of the sonatas prior to his unexpected death in.
Stream gieseking plays the beethoven sonatas by walter gieseking and tens of millions of other songs on all your devices with amazon music unlimited. On october 26, 1956 while in the midst of recording a complete beethoven piano sonatas for emi. That set is available on andromeda with 31 sonatas nos. It is generally agreed that gieseking postwar was a more contained, poised artist than he had been earlier in his career, possibly too much so for beethoven, so considerable interest attaches to these five sonatas set down a decade or so previously to the abortive cycle. However, most of these performances lack the most basic insight. This disc contains several of the name sonatas amongst its fare. More important, however especially if youre looking for a particular sonata is this. Walter gieseking plays all piano sonatas by beetho. Ludwig van beethoven 17701827 piano sonata no 21 i c major, op. Archives of radio saarbrucken and stumbled across an almost complete set of 27 beethoven piano sonatas by walter gieseking a pianist who died after surgery on october 26,1956 while in the mids of recording a complete beethoven piano sonatas for emi. The hammerklavier is often taken to signify the start of beethovens late period. Gieseking had a very wide repertoire, ranging from various pieces by bach and the core works by beethoven to the concertos of rachmaninoff and more modern works by composers such as busoni, hindemith, schoenberg and the lesserknown italian petrassi. A refusal to fall back on flashy bravura, and the intellectual rigour he brings to the beethoven sonatas marked him out even in these early. Ludwig van beethoven, walter gieseking piano sonatas music skip to main content.
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