Wilhelm Kempff
Wilhelm Kempff was a German pianist and composer, one of the great keyboard artists of the twentieth century. He was especially associated with Beethoven, Schubert, Schumann and Brahms.
In the Pristine catalogue he appears extensively in Beethoven, including the piano sonatas and concerto-related recordings from the early 1950s.
Kempff’s playing combined lyric inwardness, architectural poise and a poetic lightness of touch. His ...
BEETHOVEN Piano Sonatas Nos. 8 - 15
Studio recordings, 1951-56
Total duration: 2hr 24:30
Wilhelm Kempff, piano
BEETHOVEN Piano Sonatas Nos. 16 - 24
Studio recordings, 1951
Total duration: 2hr 25:12
Wilhelm Kempff, piano
BEETHOVEN Piano Sonatas Nos. 1 - 7
Studio recordings, 1951
Total duration: 2hr 25:11
Wilhelm Kempff, piano
BEETHOVEN Piano Sonatas Nos. 25 - 32
Studio recordings, 1951
Total duration: 2hr 30:06
Wilhelm Kempff, piano
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 1
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 2
Studio recordings, 1953
Total duration: 67:20
Wilhelm Kempff, piano
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
conducted by Paul van Kempen
BEETHOVEN The Complete Piano Sonatas
Studio recordings, 1951-1956
Wilhelm Kempff, piano
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 3
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 4
Studio recordings, 1953
Total duration: 68:59
Wilhelm Kempff, piano
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
conducted by Paul van Kempen
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 5 'Emperor' (1953 recording)
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 5 'Emperor' (1936 recording)
Studio recordings, 1953 & 1936
Total duration: 77:48
Wilhelm Kempff, piano
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
conducted by Paul van Kempen
conducted by Peter Raabe
