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Brahms, Schumann & Schubert:The 1950s Solo Studio Recordings

Walter Gieseking (piano)

Brahms, Schumann & Schubert:The 1950s Solo Studio Recordings
Gieseking’s artistry, whether at its finest or least convincing repays constant consideration. He remains an artist with a permanent rather than temporary place in the pantheon of great pianists.

International Piano, September 20174 out of 5 stars

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Brahms, Schumann & Schubert:The 1950s Solo Studio Recordings

Walter Gieseking (piano)

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Gieseking’s artistry, whether at its finest or least convincing repays constant consideration. He remains an artist with a permanent rather than temporary place in the pantheon of great pianists.

International Piano, September 20174 out of 5 stars

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Walter Gieseking (1895–1956) is acknowledged as one of the greatest pianists of the 20th century, but his renown in the music of Debussy and Ravel in particular has led to other areas of his recorded legacy being comparatively neglected. This set aims to redress that balance by presenting his rarely reissued complete post-war commercial recordings, made for UK Columbia, of Brahms, Schubert and Schumann. Most of these title are not otherwise currently available on CD.

Contents and tracklist

Brahms: Klavierstücke (4), Op. 119
Work length12:59
No. 1, Intermezzo in B Minor
Track length3:13
No. 2, Intermezzo in E Minor
Track length4:12
No. 3, Intermezzo in C Major
Track length1:37
No. 4, Rhapsody in E-Flat Major
Track length3:57
Brahms: Rhapsodies (2), Op. 79
Work length11:39
No. 1 in B Minor
Track length7:16
No. 2 in G Minor
Track length4:23
Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15
Work length17:16
No. 1, Von fremden Ländern und Menschen (of Foreign Lands and People)
Track length1:24
No. 2, Curiose Geschichte (a Strange Story)
Track length1:03
No. 3, Hasche-Mann (Catch-as-catch-can)
Track length0:29
No. 4, Bittendes Kind (Pleading Child)
Track length0:50
No. 5, Glückes genug (Happy Enough)
Track length0:35
No. 6, Wichtige Begebenheit (an Important Event)
Track length0:47
No. 7, Träumerei (Dreaming)
Track length2:39
No. 8, Am Camin (By the Fire-side)
Track length1:02
No. 9, Ritter vom Steckenpferd (Knight of the Hobb y-horse)
Track length0:45
No. 10, Fast zu ernst (Almost Too Serious)
Track length1:51
No. 11, Fürchtenmachen (Frightening)
Track length1:35
No. 12, Kind im Einschlummern (Child Falling Asleep)
Track length2:05
No. 13, Der Dichter spricht (the Poet Speaks)
Track length2:11
Schumann: Carnaval, Op. 9
Work length24:22
No. 1, Préambule
Track length2:01
No. 2, Pierrot
Track length0:53
No. 3, Arlequin
Track length1:04
No. 4, Valse noble
Track length1:04
No. 5, Eusebius
Track length1:45
No. 6, Florestan
Track length0:43
No. 7, Coquette
Track length0:56
No. 8, Réplique - Sphinxes
Track length1:06
No. 9, Papillons
Track length0:50
No. 10, ASCH - SCHA (Lettres dansantes)
Track length0:37
No. 11, Chiarina
Track length0:37
No. 12, Chopin
Track length1:11
No. 13, Estrella
Track length0:25
No. 14, Reconnaissance
Track length1:36
No. 15, Pantalon et Colombine
Track length0:52
No. 16, Valse allemande
Track length0:41
No. 17, Intermezzo. Paganini
Track length1:05
No. 18, Aveu
Track length0:38
No. 19, Promenade
Track length2:22
No. 20, Pause
Track length0:14
No. 21, Marche des Davidsbundler contre les Philistins
Track length3:42
Schumann: Albumblätter, Op. 124: No. 16, Schlummerlied
Work length4:20
Schumann: Waldszenen, Op. 82: Waldscenen, Op. 82: No. 7, Vogel als Prophet (the Songster-Prophet)
Work length2:50
Brahms: Klavierstücke (8), Op. 76
Work length21:52
No. 1, Capriccio in F-Sharp Minor
Track length2:40
No. 2, Capriccio in B Minor
Track length3:02
No. 3, Intermezzo in A-Flat Major
Track length1:54
No. 4, Intermezzo in B-Flat Major
Track length2:28
No. 5, Capriccio in C-Sharp Minor
Track length2:41
No. 6, Intermezzo in A Major
Track length3:26
No. 7, Intermezzo in A Minor
Track length2:40
No. 8, Capriccio in C Major
Track length3:01
Brahms: Fantasies (7 piano pieces), Op. 116
Work length20:03
No. 1, Capriccio in D Minor
Track length2:04
No. 2, Intermezzo in A Minor
Track length3:01
No. 3, Capriccio in G Minor
Track length2:40
No. 4, Intermezzo in E Major
Track length4:06
No. 5, Intermezzo in E Minor
Track length2:58
No. 6, Intermezzo in E Major
Track length3:02
No. 7, Capriccio in D Minor
Track length2:12
Brahms: Intermezzi (3), Op. 117
Work length15:55
No. 1 in E-Flat Major
Track length4:53
No. 2 in B-Flat Minor
Track length4:20
No. 3 in C-Sharp Minor
Track length6:42
Brahms: Klavierstücke (6), Op. 118
Work length20:51
No. 1, Intermezzo in A Minor
Track length1:33
No. 2, Intermezzo in A Major
Track length5:24
No. 3, Ballade in G Minor
Track length2:51
No. 4, Intermezzo in F Minor
Track length2:54
No. 5, Romanze in F Major
Track length3:22
No. 6, Intermezzo in E-Flat Minor
Track length4:47
Schubert: 4 Impromptus, D899 (Op. 90)
Work length26:33
No. 1 in C Minor
Track length10:44
No. 2 in E-Flat Major
Track length4:04
No. 3 in G-Flat Major
Track length4:52
No. 4 in A-Flat Major
Track length6:53
Schubert: 4 Impromptus, D935
Work length35:15
No. 1 in F Minor
Track length9:48
No. 2 in A-Flat Major
Track length7:14
No. 3 in B-Flat Major
Track length12:14
No. 4 in F Minor
Track length5:59
Schubert: Moments Musicaux (6), D780, Op. 94
Work length24:15
No. 1 in C Major: Moderato
Track length4:16
No. 2 in A-Flat Major: Andantino
Track length6:15
No. 3 in F Minor: Allegro moderato
Track length1:48
No. 4 in C-Sharp Minor: Moderato
Track length4:13
No. 5 in F Minor: Allegro vivace
Track length1:54
No. 6 in A-Flat Major: Allegretto
Track length5:49
Schubert: Klavierstücke (3), D946
Work length22:20
No. 1 in E-Flat Minor
Track length8:39
No. 2 in E-Flat Major
Track length7:55
No. 3 in C Major
Track length5:46
Chopin: Berceuse in D flat major, Op. 57
Work length4:48
Chopin: Barcarolle in F sharp major, Op. 60
Work length9:17
Scriabin: 2 Poemes, Op. 32: No. 1 in F-Sharp Major
Work length3:16
Scriabin: 5 Preludes, Op. 15: No. 4 in E Major
Work length1:33

Awards and reviews

September 2017

Gieseking’s artistry, whether at its finest or least convincing repays constant consideration. He remains an artist with a permanent rather than temporary place in the pantheon of great pianists.
4 out of 5 stars

June 2017

Chopin doesn't feature prominently in Gieseking's discography, yet the two pieces here were programmed often by him in concert. The Berceuse is a lullaby, gentle, lyrical and well-paced. Despite the left-hand metric regularity, the performance is devoid of monotony. His luminous tone is awash with tonal shadings. The Barcarolle is delicately voiced, elegant and brims over with poetic insights.

Classical Music August 2017

There is some remarkable playing here...He was a fine Bach player, and his straightforward, stylishly beautiful playing suits the composers herein. He combines passionate and piercing intensity, turning on a sixpence between these extremes in Carnaval...Lovingly remastered.
5 out of 5 stars
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