After striking the opening chord, he removes his right hand much sooner than the left hand, even though the score clearly indicates that. Moonlight sonata, one of the main reasons given by the people who dont like that name is because its the only one of beethoven sonatas. A heartfelt performance of this piece will reduce me to tears. For a pianist still in his early twenties to embark on the spiritual journey of the last three beethoven sonatas is nothing if not a bold venture, and for all the beauty of freddy kempfs playing it is difficult not to feel that he would have been better advised to wait a few years before committing his thoughts on this profound music to the perman. Following up on the success of their complete beethoven symphony series last year, this season the new zealand symphony orchestra mounted a full cycle of the same composers piano concertos, in which both the soloist and conductor roles were taken by british pianist freddy kempf, a frequent visitor to these shores. I recommend buying both volumes of ludwig van beethoven complete piano sonatas. Wilhelm walter friedrich kempff 25 november 1895 23 may 1991 was a german pianist and composer. New ross piano festival news newspapers books scholar jstor october 2011 learn how and when to remove this template message. Wilhelm kempff to stream in hifi, or to download in true cd quality on. The new ross piano festival is an irish festival of classical music which takes place annually. I find backhauss beethoven to be as dull as tally emotionless and flat as a pancakealso, i would never even think of comparing ab versions of the great 32 by the same pianist, i only listen to the beethoven sonatas as sets, occasionally i buy an individual disc or two but normally i just go straight thru the set in one go.
Freddy kempf beethoven sonata pathetique 1 mov youtube. In 19 he made a welte reproducing piano roll of the sonata. This enables the listener if he or she so wishes to listen to beethovens developing genius as he put this monumental cycle of sonatas down on paper. Freddy kempf beethoven sonata pathetique mov 2 duration. Rose is a major pianist in my book, a thoughtful virtuoso. For beethoven sonatas, dover is a good choice, unless youd prefer henle urtext, which is at least 2x or 3x the price of this. Here hes programmed the most popular of beethovens sonatas, coming up against any number of rivals in the same group of pathetique, moonlight, and appassionata. Why exactly that is the case is difficult to say, because kempff convinces through subtlety and superb accounts of all the lesser known and little sonatas. The first disc we released with freddy kempf playing beethoven biscd1120 was welcomed with great acclaim all over the world. Beethovens conception of the sonata was perpetually in flux, but the year 1801 is a particularly experimental one. Pianophiles might note that kempffs 1939 pathetique sonata reissued here is the same one dg brought out on a bonus disc bundled with its cd edition of kempffs mono beethoven cycle, not to be confused with the pianists earlier 1932.
Complete your beethoven, wilhelm kempff collection. Wilhelm walter friedrich kempff 25 november 1895 23 may 1991 was a german pianist. Drake groups the beethoven piano sonatas according to their musical qualities, rather than their chronology. Although his repertoire included bach, mozart, chopin, schumann, liszt and brahms, kempff was particularly well known for his interpretations of the. Freddy kempf begins beethovens pathetique sonata in a way thats destined to prick up the ears of critics and newsgroup participants.
Freddy kempf beethoven sonata pathetique 1 mov when this gets going, its. Ilya yakushev substituted beethovens tempest sonata for the originally. Freddy kempf, bergen philharmonic orchestra, andrew litton prokofiev. He gave a passionfilled performance of beethovens sonata in c.
The second complete cycle of beethovens 32 piano sonatas by the legendary wilhelm kempff, recorded in stereo in 19645. There are few pianists who can preach the power of beethoven better than alfred brendel. Around 1970 menuhin was playing especially well, and kempff is admirably crisp, though he does sometimes assert himself a little too much. Wilhelm kempff ii stereo 196465 deutsche grammophon wilhelm kempff ii is the classic among beethoven sonata cycles. The first was in the 1930s, but it wasnt quite complete. Freddy kempf plays beethovens pathetique sonata in c. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile.
Chandos records is one of the worlds premier classical music record companies, best known for its ground breaking search for neglected musical gems. The 32 piano sonatas by wilhelm kempff from amazons classical music store. Digital booklet the first disc we released with freddy kempf playing beethoven biscd1120 was welcomed with great acclaim all over the world. Love was definitely in the air at freddy kempfs st.
He explores the interpretive implications of rhythm, dynamics, slurs, harmonic effects, and melodic development and identifies specific measures where beethoven skillfully employs these compositional devices. They enter with an explosion, his distinctive mark clearly visible even though they pay homage to the tradition of mozart and haydn sonatas. Amongst the few pianists that can master liszts manual demands and approach. And beethoven s opus sonata introduces that quality to his oeuvre with a bold, slow introduction in c minor, the key that was to be. The 9 cds are also laid out in order of composition starting with sonatas 1 to 3 on cd1 and finishing with 30 to 32 on cd9. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Wilhelm kempff, 18951991, was one of the greatest pianists of the 20th century and was particularly known for his beethoven recordings. See more ideas about classical music, piano music and music. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. He also recorded two sets of the complete beethoven sonatas, one in mono 19511956 and the other in stereo 19641965. Concerto were obviously written for a two manual harpsichord. Mov 2 of patetique sonata performed by freddy kempf. Complete piano sonatas maurizio pollini on allmusic 2014. Barenboim on beethoven pathetique 2nd movement youtube.
His eclectic nature might be attributed to his cosmopolitan background. Freddy kempf official homepage home and latest news. We find kempff again asserting his personality on the menuhin discs of beethovens violin sonatas. From the time i first heard them, i saw all the sonatas as a set, a retrospective of beethovens art and his life.
The old testament is bachs welltempered clavier, and the new testament is beethovens 32 sonatas. A disappointing take on three beethoven masterpieces from. In all but one respect, this is a magnificent deutsche grammophon originals cd that was part of the pianists complete stereo cycle of beethoven piano sonatas recording between 196465. Freddy kempf is one of those rare pianists whose artistic sensibilities and allencompassing technique seem perfectly at home in the music of such polar opposites as j. Freddy kempf beethoven sonata pathetique mov 2 youtube. Ludwig van beethoven complete piano sonatas volume 1. As with many pianists of the german school, kempff made beethoven a specialty, and recorded multiple versions of the sonatas and concertos. With kempff, the most inspirational of beethoven pianists, pride of place must go to the earlier of his two sonata cycles, the one in mono.
Download va beethoven light classical 2019 softarchive. Kempf doesnt distort the score the way horowitz did, in a manner that belongs to a bygone age, but in a smaller way he is a personality pianist like the old giants. We are most grateful to freddy kempf, who has kindly stepped in to perform in his place. The format itself is attractive, with the eight cds plus the bonus disc packaged in a compact box the disc sleeves are paper, the same style that dg have chosen to adopt for fischerdieskaus lieder. Freddy kempf has become one of the most important young artists of today. The great german pianist left behind him three complete recordings of beethovens sonatas. I would avoid the schirmer editions, as they butcher the markings. He recorded most of the piano sonatas during the 78 rpm era, several of them more than once. Project muse the beethoven sonatas and the creative. Analysis of form in beethovens sonatas internet archive. Ludwig van beethoven 32 piano sonatas regis rrc9010.
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