Wilhelm Kempff - Records 1950s 2CDs (MP3 Collection)

CD1

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756-1791)

1. CONCERTO FOR PIANO AND ORCHESTRA NO.9 IN E FLAT MAJOR, K.271 "JEUNEHOMME"
1953 / Wilhelm Kempff - piano, Stuttgarter Kammerorchester and Members of the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, conductor Karl Münchinger
1 (1)  1. Allegro (10:52)
2 (2)  2. Andantino (10:41)
3 (3)  3. Rondeau: Presto - Menuetto - Presto (10:26)

2. CONCERTO FOR PIANO AND ORCHESTRA NO.15 IN B FLAT MAJOR, K.450
1953 / Wilhelm Kempff - piano, Stuttgarter Kammerorchester and Members of the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, conductor Karl Münchinger
1 (4)  1. Allegro (11:33)
2 (5)  2. Andante (6:10)
3 (6)  3. Allegro (8:19)

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770-1827)

3. CONCERTO FOR PIANO AND ORCHESTRA NO.1 IN C MAJOR, OP.15
1953 / Wilhelm Kempff - piano, Berliner Philharmoniker, conductor Paul van Kempen
1 (7)  1. Allegro con brio (15:00)
2 (8)  2. Largo (12:27)
3 (9)  3. Rondo: Allegro scherzando (9:36)

4. CONCERTO FOR PIANO AND ORCHESTRA NO.2 IN B FLAT MAJOR, OP.19
1953 / Wilhelm Kempff - piano, Berliner Philharmoniker, conductor Paul van Kempen
1 (10)  1. Allegro con brio (13:14)
2 (11)  2. Adagio (9:47)
3 (12)  3. Rondo: Molto allegro (6:28)

5. CONCERTO FOR PIANO AND ORCHESTRA NO.3 IN C MINOR, OP.37
1953 / Wilhelm Kempff - piano, Berliner Philharmoniker, conductor Paul van Kempen
1 (13)  1. Allegro con brio (15:51)
2 (14)  2. Largo (9:52)
3 (15)  3. Rondo: Allegro (9:35)

6. CONCERTO FOR PIANO AND ORCHESTRA NO.4 IN G MAJOR, OP.58
1953 / Wilhelm Kempff - piano, Berliner Philharmoniker, conductor Paul van Kempen
1 (16)  1. Allegro moderato (17:00)
2 (17)  2. Andante con moto (5:16)
3 (18)  3. Rondo: Vivace (10:55)

7. CONCERTO FOR PIANO AND ORCHESTRA NO.5 IN E FLAT MAJOR, OP.73 "EMPEROR"
1953 / Wilhelm Kempff - piano, Berliner Philharmoniker, conductor Paul van Kempen
1 (19)  1. Allegro (20:32)
2 (20)  2. Adagio un poco moto - attacca: (7:48)
3 (21)  3. Rondo: Allegro (10:42)
   
JOHANNES BRAHMS (1833-1897)

8. CONCERTO FOR PIANO AND ORCHESTRA NO.1 IN D MINOR, OP.15
1954 / Wilhelm Kempff - piano, Staatskapelle Dresden, conductor Franz Konwitschny
1 (22)  1. Maestoso (21:05)
2 (23)  2. Adagio (12:30)
3 (24)  3. Rondo: Allegro non troppo (12:05)

ROBERT SCHUMANN (1810-1856)

9. CONCERTO FOR PIANO AND ORCHESTRA IN A MINOR, OP.54
1953 / Wilhelm Kempff - piano, London Symphony Orchestra, conductor Josef Krips
1 (25)  1. Allegro affettuoso (15:22)
2 (26)  2. Intermezzo: Andantino grazioso - attacca: (5:35)
3 (27)  3. Allegro vivace (11:25)

FRANZ LISZT (1811-1886)

10. CONCERTO FOR PIANO AND ORCHESTRA NO.1 IN E FLAT MAJOR
1954 / Wilhelm Kempff - piano, London Symphony Orchestra, conductor Anatole Fistoulari
1 (28)  1. Allegro maestoso (5:34)
2 (29)  2. Quasi adagio - (4:52)
3 (30)  Allegretto vivace - Allegro animato (4:21)
4 (31)  3. Allegro marziale animato - Presto (4:33)

11. CONCERTO FOR PIANO AND ORCHESTRA NO.2 IN A MAJOR
1954 / Wilhelm Kempff - piano, London Symphony Orchestra, conductor Anatole Fistoulari
1 (32)  Adagio sostenuto assai - Allegro agitato assai - (7:38)
2 (33)  Allegro moderato - (5:08)
3 (34)  Allegro deciso - Marziale un poco meno allegro - (6:48)
4 (35)  Allegro animato - Stretto (molto accelerando) (1:55)

CD2

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)

1. PAPILLONS (12 PARTS), OP.2
1  (1)  Introduzione. Moderato (12:20)
1. (without indication)
2. Prestissimo
3. (without indication)
4. Presto
5. (Grazioso)
6. (without indication)
7. Semplice
8. (without indication)
9. Prestissimo
10. Vivo
11. (without indication)
12. Finale
Recording: London, West Hampstead, 5 November 1951.

2. SYMPHONIC ETUDES, OP.13
1  (2)  Thema: Andante (1:14)
2  (3)  Etüde I: Un poco più vivo (1:02)
3  (4)  Etüde II (3:26)
4  (5)  Etüde III: Vivace (1:19)
5  (6)  Etüde IV (1:02)
6  (7)  Etüde V: Vivacissimo (1:15)
7  (8)  Etüde VI: Agitato (0:58)
8  (9)  Etüde VII: Allegro molto (1:17)
9  (10)  Etüde VIII: Andante (1:57)
10 (11)  Etüde IX: Presto possibile (0:40)
11 (12)  Etüde X: Allegro (1:19)
12 (13)  Etüde XI: Con espressione (2:56)
13 (14)  Etüde XII: Finale: Allegro brillante (6:16)
Recording: Hanover, Beethovensaal, 16-17 January 1956.

3. KREISLERIANA, OP.16
1  (15)  I. Äusserst bewegt (2:29)
2  (16)  II. Sehr innig und nicht zu rasch - Intermezzo I: Sehr lebhaft - Intermezzo II: Etwas bewegter - Langsamer (erstes Tempo) (6:59)
3  (17)  III. Sehr aufgeregt (3:24)
4  (18)  IV. Sehr langsam (3:40)
5  (19)  V. Sehr lebhaft (3:02)
6  (20)  VI. Sehr langsam (4:10)
7  (21)  VII. Sehr rasch (2:16)
8  (22)  VIII. Schnell und spielend (3:04)
Recording: Hanover, Beethovensaal, 3 May 1956.

4. ARABESKE, OP.18
1  (23)  Leicht und zart - Minore I: Etwas langsamer - Minore II: Etwas langsamer - Zum Schluss (Coda): Langsam (6:09)
Recording: London, West Hampstead, 5 November 1951.

5. FANTASIA IN C MAJOR, OP.17
1  (24)  I. Durchaus phantastisch und leidenschaftlich vorzutragen - Im Legendenton - Tempo primo (11:29)
2  (25)  II. Mässig. Durchaus energisch - Etwas langsamer - Viel bewegter (8:14)
3  (26)  III. Langsam getragen. Durchweg leise zu halten - Etwas bewegter (10:21)
Recording: Hanover, Beethovensaal, 4-5 January 1957.

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

6. FOUR BALLADES, OP.10
1  (27)  No.1 Andante (after the Scottish Border ballad "Edward" in Johann Gottfried Herder's anthology "Stimmen der Völker") (4:03)
2  (28)  No.2 Andante (6:30)
3  (29)  No.3 Intermezzo: Allegro (4:00)
4  (30)  No.4 Andante con moto (8:19)
Recording: London, West Hampstead, 23 & 26 November 1953.

7. VARIATIONS AND FUGUE ON A THEME BY HANDEL IN B-FLAT MAJOR, OP.24
1  (31)  Aria - Variations 1-25 - Fuga (24:27)
Recording: Hanover, Beethovensaal, 3 January 1957.

8. PIANO PIECES, OP.76
Book I:
1  (32)  No.1 Capriccio in F-sharp minor: Un poco agitato (3:03)
2  (33)  No.2 Capriccio in B minor: Allegretto non troppo (3:32)
3  (34)  No.3 Intermezzo in A-flat major: Grazioso (2:33)
4  (35)  No.4 Intermezzo in B-flat major: Allegro grazioso (2:31)
Book II:
5  (36)  No.5 Capriccio in C-sharp minor: Agitato, ma non troppo presto (3:22)
6  (37)  No.6 Intermezzo in A major: Andante con moto (3:40)
7  (38)  No.7 Intermezzo in A minor: Moderato semplice (3:02)
8  (39)  No.8 Capriccio in C major: Grazioso ed un poco vivace (3:43)
Recording: London, West Hampstead, 23 & 26 November 1953.
   
9. TWO RHAPSODIES, OP.79
1  (40)  No.1 in B minor: Agitato (9:32)
2  (41)  No.2 in G minor: Molto passionato, ma non troppo allegro (7:30)
Recording: London, West Hampstead, November 1953.

10. FANTASIAS, OP.116
1  (42)  No.1 Capriccio in D minor: Presto energico (2:48)
2  (43)  No.2 Intermezzo in A minor: Andante (3:09)
3  (44)  No.3 Capriccio in G minor: Allegro passionato (3:00)
4  (45)  No.4 Intermezzo in E major: Adagio (4:06)
5  (46)  No.5 Intermezzo in E minor: Andante con grazia ed intimissimo sentimento (3:09)
6  (47)  No.6 Intermezzo in E major: Andantino teneramente (2:40)
7  (48)  No.7 Capriccio in D minor: Allegro agitato (2:36)
Recording: London, West Hampstead, 23 & 26 November 1953.

11. INTERMEZZI, OP.117
1  (49)  No.1 in E-flat major: Andante moderato (5:04)
2  (50)  No.2 in B-flat minor: Andante non troppo e con molto espressione (4:17)
3  (51)  No.3 in C-sharp minor: Andante con moto (5:06)
Recording: London, West Hampstead, October 1950.

12. PIANO PIECES, OP.118
1  (52)  No.1 Intermezzo in A minor: Allegro non assai (2:06)
2  (53)  No.2 Intermezzo in A major: Andante teneramente (4:28)
3  (54)  No.3 Ballade in G minor: Allegro energico (3:57)
4  (55)  No.4 Intermezzo in F minor: Allegretto un poco agitato (2:49)
5  (56)  No.5 Romanze in F major: Andante (3:46)
6  (57)  No.6 Intermezzo in E-flat minor: Andante, largo e mesto (4:53)
Recording: London, West Hampstead, 23-24 March 1950.

13. PIANO PIECES, OP.119
1  (58)  No.1 Intermezzo in B minor: Adagio (3:37)
2  (59)  No.2 in E minor: Andantino un poco agitato (5:01)
3  (60)  No.3 in C major: Grazioso e giocoso (1:47)
4  (61)  No.4 in E-flat major: Allegro risoluto (5:16)
Recording: London, West Hampstead, 23 & 26 November 1953.

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

14. BAGATELLE "FÜR ELISE" IN A MINOR, WOO 59
1  (62)  Poco moto (3:22)

15. BAGATELLE IN C MINOR, WOO 52
1  (63)  Presto (4:23)

Recording: London, West Hampstead, 23 May 1955.

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

16. SICILIANO IN G MINOR (FROM FLUTE SONATA IN E-FLAT MAJOR, BWV 103) (TRANSCR. BY WILHELM KEMPFF)
1  (64)  Siciliano in G minor (4:16)
Recording: London, West Hampstead, 30-31 March 1953.

François Couperin (1668-1733)

17. LE CARILLON DE CITHÈRE (FROM TROISIÈME LIVRE DE PIÈCES DE CLAVECIN)
1  (65)  Le Carillon de Cithère (4:50)

Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764)

18. LE RAPPEL DES OISEAUX (FROM PIÈCES DE CLAVESSIN AVEC UNE MÉTHODE POUR LA MÉCHANIQUE DES DOIGTS) (ARR.BY WILHELM KEMPFF)
1  (66)  Le Rappel des oiseaux (3:26)

George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)

19. THE HARMONIOUS BLACKSMITH (FROM SUITES DE PIÈCES POUR LE CLAVECIN (1ST. COLLECT.), NO.5 IN E MAJOR, HWV 430)
1  (67)  The Harmonious Blacksmith (5:26)

Recording: London, West Hampstead, 23 May 1955.
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BONUS:

CONCERTOS FOR PIANO AND ORCHESTRA
Wilhelm Kempff, piano
Berliner Philarmoniker
con. Ferdinand Leitner
(1962)

1. CONCERTO FOR PIANO AND ORCHESTRA NO.1 IN C MAJOR, OP.15
1  (1)  Allegro con brio (14:31)
2  (2)  Largo (12:05)
3  (3)  Rondo (Allegro) (9:37)

2. CONCERTO FOR PIANO AND ORCHESTRA NO.2 IN B FLAT MAJOR, OP.19
1  (4)  Allegro con brio (13:13)
2  (5)  Adajio (9:01)
3  (6)  Rondo (Allegro molto) (6:26)

3. CONCERTO FOR PIANO AND ORCHESTRA NO.3 IN C MINOR, OP.37
1  (7)  Allegro con brio (16:12)
2  (8)  Largo (9:00)
3  (9)  Rondo (Allegro) (9:36)

4. CONCERTO FOR PIANO AND ORCHESTRA NO.4