Kempff plays Brahms Vol 1 [incls Rhapsodies Op 79 & Piano Pieces Op 118 & 119)
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BRAHMS
Kempff plays Brahms Vol 1 [incls Rhapsodies Op 79 & Piano Pieces Op 118 & 119)
Wilhelm Kempff (piano)
[ SBS Deutsche Grammophon Australian Eloquence / 2 CD ]
Release Date: Thursday 10 April 2014
The two volumes of Kempff plays Brahms focuses on his 1950s recordings from both, the Decca and Deutsche Grammophon catalogues. Volume I features shorter pieces - the miniature Brahms, so to speak. Volume II features his only recording of the First Piano Concerto, and goes on to include the 1957 Deutsche Grammophon recordings of the Third Sonata, the Op. 4 Scherzo and the Handel Variations, as well as two curiosities - the two Rhapsodies, Op. 79 from 1950 and the Op. 117 Intermezzi from 1953, both recorded for Decca, and both receiving their first release on CD. Correspondingly, the 1953 recording of the Rhapsodies and the 1950 recording of the Intemezzi appear on Volume I.
'almost anything played by this keyboard titan is worth hearing'
International Piano
'poetry in almost every phrase'
Gramophone
'great imagination and subtlety … Kempff plays always with grace and the most intimate sentiment. He never prettifies the pieces on the one hand, nor on the other makes them too solid, but gives thoughtful, reflective performances - it is sometimes almost as if we overheard Brahms thinking. … one can recommend the disc without reservations.'
Gramophone, 1954, on the Decca 1953 recordings
'The two Brahms Rhapsodies are possibly the finest performances these works have ever received on disc'
Fanfare on the 1953 recordings of Op. 79
Tracks:
CD 1
Rhapsodies, Op. 79
Ballades, Op. 10
Piano Pieces, Op. 76
CD 2
Fantasias, Op. 116
Intermezzi, Op. 117
Piano Pieces, Op. 118
Piano Pieces, Op. 119
