Your guide to classical music online
Your guide to classical music online
To avoid confusion, let’s clear some discographical air. All of this material stems from pianist Walter Gieseking’s appearances on German radio between 1938 and 1947.
Recorded for German Radio in 1950 as part of a series of Bach broadcasts, Walter Gieseking’s readings of all but two English Suites last appeared
Prior to his sudden death in October 1956, Walter Gieseking had completed two-thirds of a projected Beethoven Sonata cycle for EMI. These four sonatas gain
It’s a bit difficult to try to figure out exactly whom this collection of Beethoven concerto performances best serves. Let’s leave aside the issue of
Don’t believe the 1951 recording date listed in the booklet. This is, in fact, Walter Gieseking’s 1954 EMI Ravel cycle. It’s already appeared (“unofficially” speaking)
Mengelberg and the Concertgebouw may get top billing, but piano soloist Walter Gieseking chiefly commands our attention here. Keyboard mavens may be familiar with the
For all his renown as a Debussy and Ravel exponent, Walter Gieseking commanded one of the widest repertoires of any pianist. Dating from the late
The contents of these four CDs stem from numerous broadcast and concert performances by Walter Gieseking in the collection of Deutches Rudfunkarchiv. These, along with
Although Walter Gieseking did not live to complete a projected EMI Beethoven cycle (he taped about two-thirds of the sonatas prior to his unexpected death
The Debussy and Ravel selections stem from an excellently engineered 1956 BBC recital taped less than a month before Walter Gieseking’s untimely death. In truth,
