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Walter Gieseking: His First Concerto Recordings

1/5/2018, 26 Tracks, 3:26:23

Featuring

  • Hans Rosbaud
  • Walter Gieseking
  • Karl Böhm
  • Bruno Walter
  • Sir Henry Wood
  • Staatskapelle Berlin
  • Saxon State Orchestra
  • Wiener Philharmoniker
  • London Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  • Ludwig van Beethoven
  • Johann Sebastian Bach
  • Franz Liszt
  • César Franck
  • Edvard Grieg

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Performer Biography

Gieseking received his first formal musical tuition at age 16 under Karl Leimer at the Hanover Conservatoire.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Gieseking was precociously gifted, able to read and write at age five without lessons, and began playing piano spontaneously at age four.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Gieseking's international career began with the 1923 premiere of Pfitzner's piano concerto, which he performed with Fritz Busch.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Gieseking was known for his exceptional versatility and peerless technique, and was a champion of modern music by composers such as Busoni, Schoenberg, Szymanowski, Hindemith, Prokofiev, and Toch.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Walter Gieseking, the pianist on this album, was born in Lyons in 1895 to a German doctor and entomologist.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Gieseking faced accusations of cultural collaboration with the Nazis after World War II, which soured his relationship with some countries, particularly America.

Source: Booklet

Recording & Production

This album features Walter Gieseking's first concerto recordings, which date from the 1930s.

Source: Booklet

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