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Filling In The Gaps: Wilhelm Backhaus’ 1940s Recordings

Jed Distler

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The recording career of Wilhelm Backhaus (1884-1969) spanned 60 years […]
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Album Title: The Complete 1940s Studio Recordings
Reference Recording: None for this collection

W.A. MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 26 in D major K. 537 (“Coronation”); Piano Sonata in A major K. 331
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata No. 18 in E-flat major Op. 31 No. 3
J.S. BACH: Italian Concerto; The Well-Tempered Clavier Book II: Prelude & Fugue in B-flat major
FRANZ SCHUBERT: Impromptu in E-flat major D. 899 No. 2

    Soloists: Wilhelm Backhaus (piano)

    Staatskapelle Berlin, Fritz Zaun

  • Record Label: APR - 5637
  • Medium: CD

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