Icon - Walter Gieseking, Poet of the Keyboard

Icon - Walter Gieseking, Poet of the Keyboard

Icon - Walter Gieseking, Poet of the Keyboard
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Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
Composer: Robert Schumann
Composer: Cesar Franck
Composer: Edvard Grieg
Composer: Claude Debussy
Composer: Maurice Ravel
Conductor: Herbert von Karajan
Conductor: Kurt Schroder
Performer: Philharmonia Wind Quartet
Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra of London
Orchestra: Frankfurt Hessischen Rundfunks Orchestra
Performer: Walter Gieseking
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Format: Box set, Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 2009-04-21
Music Label: EMI Classics
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
  1. I. Tema con variazoni- Sonata for Keyboard No. 11 in A K331/K300i (1990 Digital Remaster)
  2. II. Menuetto- Sonata for Keyboard No. 11 in A K331/K300i (1990 Digital Remaster)
  3. III. Rondo alla turca- Sonata for Keyboard No. 11 in A K331/K300i (1990 Digital Remaster)
  4. Allegro- Sonata for Keyboard No. 12 in F K332/K300k (1990 Digital Remaster)
  5. Adagio- Sonata for Keyboard No. 12 in F K332/K300k (1990 Digital Remaster)
  6. Allegro assai- Sonata for Keyboard No. 12 in F K332/K300k (1990 Digital Remaster)
  7. 12 Variations in E flat on 'La belle Françoise' K353/K300f (1990 Digital Remaster)
  8. 9 Variations on 'Lison dormait' from Dezède's 'Julie' K264/315d (1990 Digital Remaster)
  9. Allegro- Sonata for Keyboard No. 13 in B flat K333/315c (1990 Digital Remaster)
  10. Andante cantabile- Sonata for Keyboard No. 13 in B flat K333/315c (1990 Digital Remaster)
  11. Allegretto grazioso- Sonata for Keyboard No. 13 in B flat K333/315c (1990 Digital Remaster)
Music CD 2
  1. I. Allegro - Cadenza (Gieseking) - Tempo I- Piano Concerto No. 23 in A K488 (1990 Digital Remaster)
  2. II. Adagio- Piano Concerto No. 23 in A K488 (1990 Digital Remaster)
  3. III. Allegro assai- Piano Concerto No. 23 in A K488 (1990 Digital Remaster)
  4. I. Allegro - Cadenza (Hummel) - Tempo I- Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor K491 (1990 Digital Remaster)
  5. II. Larghetto- Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor K491 (1990 Digital Remaster)
  6. III. Allegretto- Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor K491 (1990 Digital Remaster)
  7. I. Largo - Allegro moderato- Quintet for Piano and Wind in E flat K452 (1990 Digital Remaster)
  8. II. Larghetto- Quintet for Piano and Wind in E flat K452 (1990 Digital Remaster)
  9. III. Rondo (Allegro)- Quintet for Piano and Wind in E flat K452 (1990 Digital Remaster)
Music CD 3
  1. I. Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio- Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor 'Pathétique' Op. 13 (1990 Digital Remaster)
  2. II. Adagio cantabile- Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor 'Pathétique' Op. 13 (1990 Digital Remaster)
  3. III. Rondo (Allegro)- Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor 'Pathétique' Op. 13 (1990 Digital Remaster)
  4. Allegro- Piano Sonata No. 9 in E major Op. 14 No. 1 (1990 Digital Remaster)
  5. Allegretto- Piano Sonata No. 9 in E major Op. 14 No. 1 (1990 Digital Remaster)
  6. Rondo (Allegro comodo)- Piano Sonata No. 9 in E major Op. 14 No. 1 (1990 Digital Remaster)
  7. Allegro- Piano Sonata No. 10 in G major Op. 14 No. 2 (1990 Digital Remaster)
  8. Andante- Piano Sonata No. 10 in G major Op. 14 No. 2 (1990 Digital Remaster)
  9. Scherzo (Allegro assai)- Piano Sonata No. 10 in G major Op. 14 No. 2 (1990 Digital Remaster)
  10. I. Andante - Allegro- Piano Sonata No. 13 in E flat Major Op. 27 No. 1 (1990 Digital Remaster)
  11. II. Allegro molto e vivace- Piano Sonata No. 13 in E flat Major Op. 27 No. 1 (1990 Digital Remaster)
  12. III. Adagio con espressione - Allegro vivace- Piano Sonata No. 13 in E flat Major Op. 27 No. 1 (1990 Digital Remaster)
  13. I. Adagio sostenuto- Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor 'Moonlight' Op. 27 No. 2 (1990 Digital Remaster)
  14. II. Allegretto- Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor 'Moonlight' Op. 27 No. 2 (1990 Digital Remaster)
  15. III. Presto agitato- Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor 'Moonlight' Op. 27 No. 2 (1990 Digital Remaster)
Music CD 4
  1. I. Allegro moderato- Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Op. 58 (1998 Digital Remaster)
  2. II. Andante con moto- Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Op. 58 (1998 Digital Remaster)
  3. III. Rondo (Vivace)- Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Op. 58 (1998 Digital Remaster)
  4. I. Allegro- Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat Op. 73 'Emperor' (1998 Digital Remaster)
  5. II. Adagio un poco mosso- Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat Op. 73 'Emperor' (1998 Digital Remaster)
  6. III. Rondo- Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat Op. 73 'Emperor' (1998 Digital Remaster)
Music CD 5
  1. I. Allegro affettuoso - Andante espressivo - Tempo 1 - Cadenza - Allegro molto- Piano Concerto in A minor Op. 54 (1998 Digital Remaster)
  2. II. Intermezzo (Andantino grazioso)- Piano Concerto in A minor Op. 54 (1998 Digital Remaster)
  3. III. Allegro vivace- Piano Concerto in A minor Op. 54 (1998 Digital Remaster)
  4. Variations symphoniques (1998 Digital Remaster)
  5. I. Allegro molto moderato- Piano Concerto in A minor Op. 16 (1998 Digital Remaster)
  6. II. Adagio- Piano Concerto in A minor Op. 16 (1998 Digital Remaster)
  7. III. Allegro moderato molto e marcato - Andante maestoso- Piano Concerto in A minor Op. 16 (1998 Digital Remaster)
Music CD 6
  1. I. Danseuses de Delphes- Préludes Books I & II (1995 Digital Remaster), BOOK 1
  2. II. Voiles- Préludes Books I & II (1995 Digital Remaster), BOOK 1
  3. III. Le vent dans la plaine- Préludes Books I & II (1995 Digital Remaster), BOOK 1
  4. IV. 'Les sons et les parfums tournent dans l'air du soir' - Ch. Baudelaire- Préludes Books I & II (1995 Digital Remaster), BOOK 1
  5. V. Les collines d'Anacapri- Préludes Books I & II (1995 Digital Remaster), BOOK 1
  6. VI. Des pas sur la neige- Préludes Books I & II (1995 Digital Remaster), BOOK 1
  7. VII. Ce qu'a vu le vent d'ouest- Préludes Books I & II (1995 Digital Remaster), BOOK 1
  8. VIII. La fille aux cheveux de lin- Préludes Books I & II (1995 Digital Remaster), BOOK 1
  9. IX. La sérénade interrompue- Préludes Books I & II (1995 Digital Remaster), BOOK 1
  10. X. La cathédrale engloutie- Préludes Books I & II (1995 Digital Remaster), BOOK 1
  11. XI. La danse de Puck- Préludes Books I & II (1995 Digital Remaster), BOOK 1
  12. XII. Minstrels- Préludes Books I & II (1995 Digital Remaster), BOOK 1
  13. I. Brouillards- Préludes Books I & II (1995 Digital Remaster), BOOK 1
  14. II. Feuilles mortes- Préludes Books I & II (1995 Digital Remaster), BOOK 1
  15. III. La Puerta del Vino- Préludes Books I & II (1995 Digital Remaster), BOOK 1
  16. IV. 'Les fées sont d'exquises danseuses'- Préludes Books I & II (1995 Digital Remaster), BOOK 1
  17. V. Bruyères- Préludes Books I & II (1995 Digital Remaster), BOOK 1
  18. VI. 'General Lavine' - excentric- Préludes Books I & II (1995 Digital Remaster), BOOK 1
  19. VII. La terrasse des audiences du clair de lune- Préludes Books I & II (1995 Digital Remaster), BOOK 1
  20. VIII. Ondine- Préludes Books I & II (1995 Digital Remaster), BOOK 1
  21. IX. Hommage à S. Pickwick, Esq., P.P.M.P.C.- Préludes Books I & II (1995 Digital Remaster), BOOK 1
  22. X. Canope- Préludes Books I & II (1995 Digital Remaster), BOOK 1
  23. XI. Les tierces alternées- Préludes Books I & II (1995 Digital Remaster), BOOK 1
  24. XII. Feux d'artifice- Préludes Books I & II (1995 Digital Remaster), BOOK 1
Music CD 7
  1. Prélude- Suite bergamasque (1995 Digital Remaster)
  2. Menuet- Suite bergamasque (1995 Digital Remaster)
  3. Clair de lune- Suite bergamasque (1995 Digital Remaster)
  4. Passepied- Suite bergamasque (1995 Digital Remaster)
  5. Danse bohémienne (1995 Digital Remaster)
  6. Rêverie (1995 Digital Remaster)
  7. Mazurka (1995 Digital Remaster)
  8. Valse romantique (1995 Digital Remaster)
  9. No 1 Andantino con moto- 2 Arabesques
  10. No 2 Allegretto scherzando- 2 Arabesques
  11. Nocturne (1995 Digital Remaster)
  12. Tarantelle styrienne (1995 Digital Remaster)
  13. Ballade (1995 Digital Remaster)
  14. Andante - Allegro- Fantaisie for Piano and Orchestra (1889)
  15. Lento e molto expressivo- Fantaisie for Piano and Orchestra (1889)
  16. Allegro molto- Fantaisie for Piano and Orchestra (1889)
Music CD 8
  1. 1. Ondine (Lent)- Gaspard de la nuit (2001 Digital Remaster)
  2. 2. Le Gibet (Très lent)- Gaspard de la nuit (2001 Digital Remaster)
  3. 3. Scarbo (Modéré - Vif)- Gaspard de la nuit (2001 Digital Remaster)
  4. Menuet sur le nom de Haydn (Mouvement de menuet) (2001 Digital Remaster)
  5. Moderé - très franc- Valses nobles et sentimentales (2001 Digital Remaster)
  6. Assez lent (avec une expression intense)- Valses nobles et sentimentales (2001 Digital Remaster)
  7. Moderé- Valses nobles et sentimentales (2001 Digital Remaster)
  8. Assez animé- Valses nobles et sentimentales (2001 Digital Remaster)
  9. Presque lent (dans un sentiment intime)- Valses nobles et sentimentales (2001 Digital Remaster)
  10. Vif- Valses nobles et sentimentales (2001 Digital Remaster)
  11. Moins vif- Valses nobles et sentimentales (2001 Digital Remaster)
  12. Epilogue - Lent- Valses nobles et sentimentales (2001 Digital Remaster)
  13. Prélude (Assez lent et très expressif d'un rythme libre) (2001 Digital Remaster)
  14. A la manière de Borodine (Valse-Allegro giusto) (2001 Digital Remaster)
  15. A la manière de Chabrier (Paraphrase sur un air de Gounod, 'Faust', Act II) (Allegretto) (2001 Digital Remaster)
  16. I Prélude (Vif)- Le Tombeau de Couperin
  17. II Fugue (Allegro moderato)- Le Tombeau de Couperin
  18. III Forlane (Allegretto)- Le Tombeau de Couperin
  19. IV Rigaudon (Assez vif)- Le Tombeau de Couperin
  20. V Menuet (Allegro moderato)- Le Tombeau de Couperin
  21. VI Toccata (Vif)- Le Tombeau de Couperin

Description of Icon - Walter Gieseking, Poet of the Keyboard

Pianist Walter Gieseking began his career as an accompanist and opera coach, but later on made a name for himself on the recital circuit as a proponent of modern composers such as Schoenberg, Busoni, Szymanowski, and Hindemith. This 8-CD set, however, focuses mainly on works by Mozart, Beethoven, Debussy, and Ravel, music for which Gieseking has come to be remembered as an unsurpassed interpreter.

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