Gerhard Oppitz has a particular fondness for presenting major groups of work cycles, such as Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier, Mozart's 18 sonatas, Beethoven's 32 sonatas, all solo works by Schubert, and Brahms' complete piano works.
Recording & Production
This recording was made in November 2007 at the Historischer Reitstadel in Neumarkt/Oberpfalz, Germany.
Performer Biography
Gerhard Oppitz, the pianist on this album, began playing piano at age five and debuted with Mozart's Piano Concerto in D Minor at age eleven.
Performer Biography
In 1977, Gerhard Oppitz won first prize at the Arthur Rubinstein Competition in Israel, with Arthur Rubinstein himself heading the jury.
Instruments
The piano used for this recording is a Steinway D, instrument number 493825.
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