Wilhelm Kempff – Beethoven: The Complete Piano Sonatas Nos. 1-32 (1965/2016) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Wilhelm Kempff – Beethoven: The Complete Piano Sonatas Nos. 1-32 (1965/2016)
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A selection of Beethoven Piano Sonatas performed by Wilhelm Kempff, and a part of DG’s “Virtuoso” series.

Wilhelm Kempff was the premier German pianist of the postwar period, so it’s no surprise that he was considered one of the supreme interpreters of Beethoven. He recorded complete sets of the sonatas and concertos twice, and just about all the rest of the chamber music with piano as well. Kempff was a classicist by nature, and his approach to Beethoven was clear and poised rather than impulsive, but it was never lacking in sheer power or virtuosity when necessary. His last cycle of Beethoven sonatas is rightly regarded as his musical testament. Even if the mono recordings offered a few more exciting moments in a couple of works, you can’t go wrong here — there isn’t a dud in the lot.

… the classic among Beethoven sonata cycles … Kempff convinces through subtlety and superb accounts of all the lesser known and ‘little’ sonatas … he can even be quite playful. Solid, in the best, most empathetically positive sense of the word. –MusicWeb International

Tracklist:

001. Wilhelm Kempff – Piano Sonata No.1 in F minor, Op.2 No.1: I. Allegro (06:35)
002. Wilhelm Kempff – Piano Sonata No.1 in F minor, Op.2 No.1: II. Adagio (04:42)
003. Wilhelm Kempff – Piano Sonata No.1 in F minor, Op.2 No.1: III. Menuetto (Allegretto) (03:01)
004. Wilhelm Kempff – Piano Sonata No.1 in F minor, Op.2 No.1: IV. Prestissimo (05:02)
005. Wilhelm Kempff – Piano Sonata No.2 in A, Op.2 No.2: I. Allegro vivace (07:13)
006. Wilhelm Kempff – Piano Sonata No.2 in A, Op.2 No.2: II. Largo appassionato (06:40)
007. Wilhelm Kempff – Piano Sonata No.2 in A, Op.2 No.2: III. Scherzo (Allegretto) (03:23)
008. Wilhelm Kempff – Piano Sonata No.2 in A, Op.2 No.2: IV. Rondo (Grazioso) (06:31)
009. Wilhelm Kempff – Piano Sonata No.3 in C, Op.2 No.3: I. Allegro con brio (09:52)
010. Wilhelm Kempff – Piano Sonata No.3 in C, Op.2 No.3: II. Adagio (07:04)
011. Wilhelm Kempff – Piano Sonata No.3 in C, Op.2 No.3: III. Scherzo (Allegro) (03:19)
012. Wilhelm Kempff – Piano Sonata No.3 in C, Op.2 No.3: IV. Allegro assai (05:23)
013. Wilhelm Kempff – Piano Sonata No.4 in E flat, Op.7: I. Allegro molto e con brio (09:03)
014. Wilhelm Kempff – Piano Sonata No.4 in E flat, Op.7: II. Largo, con gran espressione (08:08)
015. Wilhelm Kempff – Piano Sonata No.4 in E flat, Op.7: III. Allegro (05:18)
016. Wilhelm Kempff – Piano Sonata No.4 in E flat, Op.7: IV. Rondo (Poco allegretto e grazioso) (07:11)
017. Wilhelm Kempff – Piano Sonata No.5 in C minor, Op.10 No.1: I. Allegro molto e con brio (06:14)
018. Wilhelm Kempff – Piano Sonata No.5 in C minor, Op.10 No.1: II. Adagio molto (07:27)
019. Wilhelm Kempff – Piano Sonata No.5 in C minor, Op.10 No.1: III. Finale (Prestissimo) (04:14)
020. Wilhelm Kempff – Piano Sonata No.6 in F, Op.10 No.2: I. Allegro (04:28)
021. Wilhelm Kempff – Piano Sonata No.6 in F, Op.10 No.2: II. Allegretto (03:32)
022. Wilhelm Kempff – Piano Sonata No.6 in F, Op.10 No.2: III. Presto (04:06)
023. Wilhelm Kempff – Piano Sonata No.7 in D, Op.10 No.3: I. Presto (07:05)
024. Wilhelm Kempff – Piano Sonata No.7 in D, Op.10 No.3: II. Largo e mesto (08:44)
025. Wilhelm Kempff – Piano Sonata No.7 in D, Op.10 No.3: III. Menuetto (Allegro) (02:46)
026. Wilhelm Kempff – Piano Sonata No.7 in D, Op.10 No.3: IV. Rondo (Allegro) (03:55)
027. Wilhelm Kempff – Piano Sonata No.8 in C minor, Op.13 ‘Pathétique’: I. Grave – Allegro di molto e con brio (07:18)
028. Wilhelm Kempff – Piano Sonata No.8 in C minor, Op.13 ‘Pathétique’: II. Adagio cantabile (04:56)
029. Wilhelm Kempff – Piano Sonata No.8 in C minor, Op.13 ‘Pathétique’: III. Rondo (Allegro) (04:35)
030. Wilhelm Kempff – Piano Sonata No.9 in E, Op.14 No.1: I. Allegro (05:12)
031. Wilhelm Kempff – Piano Sonata No.9 in E, Op.14 No.1: II. Allegretto (03:33)
032. Wilhelm Kempff – Piano Sonata No.9 in E, Op.14 No.1: III. Rondo (Allegro comodo) (03:53)
033. Wilhelm Kempff – Piano Sonata No.10 in G, Op.14 No.2: I. Allegro (05:55)
034. Wilhelm Kempff – Piano Sonata No.10 in G, Op.14 No.2: II. Andante (05:18)
035. Wilhelm Kempff – Piano Sonata No.10 in G, Op.14 No.2: III. Scherzo (Allegro assai) (03:32)
036. Wilhelm Kempff – Piano Sonata No.11 in B flat, Op.22: I. Allegro con brio (07:31)
037. Wilhelm Kempff – Piano Sonata No.11 in B flat, Op.22: II. Adagio con molto espressione (07:12)
038. Wilhelm Kempff – Piano Sonata No.11 in B flat, Op.22: III. Menuetto (03:04)
039. Wilhelm Kempff – Piano Sonata No.11 in B flat, Op.22: IV. Rondo (Allegretto) (06:26)
040. Wilhelm Kempff – Piano Sonata No.12 in A flat, Op.26: I. Andante con variazioni (07:18)
041. Wilhelm Kempff – Piano Sonata No.12 in A flat, Op.26: II. Scherzo (Allegro molto) (03:02)
042. Wilhelm Kempff – Piano Sonata No.12 in A flat, Op.26: III. Marcia funebre sulla morte d’un Eroe (05:35)
043. Wilhelm Kempff – Piano Sonata No.12 in A flat, Op.26: IV. Allegro (03:17)
044. Wilhelm Kempff – Piano Sonata No.13 in E flat, Op.27 No.1: I. Andante – Allegro – Tempo I (04:14)
045. Wilhelm Kempff – Piano Sonata No.13 in E flat, Op.27 No.1: II. Allegro molto e vivace (02:12)
046. Wilhelm Kempff – Piano Sonata No.13 in E flat, Op.27 No.1: III. Adagio con espressione (02:33)
047. Wilhelm Kempff – Piano Sonata No.13 in E flat, Op.27 No.1: IV. Allegro vivace – Tempo I – Presto (05:34)
048. Wilhelm Kempff – Piano Sonata No.14 in C sharp minor, Op.27 No.2 ‘Moonlight’: I. Adagio sostenuto (06:01)
049. Wilhelm Kempff – Piano Sonata No.14 in C sharp minor, Op.27 No.2 ‘Moonlight’: II. Allegretto (02:19)
050. Wilhelm Kempff – Piano Sonata No.14 in C sharp minor, Op.27 No.2 ‘Moonlight’: III. Presto agitato (05:35)
051. Wilhelm Kempff – Piano Sonata No.15 in D, Op.28 ‘Pastorale’: I. Allegro (07:12)
052. Wilhelm Kempff – Piano Sonata No.15 in D, Op.28 ‘Pastorale’: II. Andante (06:20)
053. Wilhelm Kempff – Piano Sonata No.15 in D, Op.28 ‘Pastorale’: III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace (02:17)
054. Wilhelm Kempff – Piano Sonata No.15 in D, Op.28 ‘Pastorale’: IV. Rondo. Allegro ma non troppo (05:04)
055. Wilhelm Kempff – Piano Sonata No.16 in G, Op.31 No.1: I. Allegro vivace (06:24)
056. Wilhelm Kempff – Piano Sonata No.16 in G, Op.31 No.1: II. Adagio grazioso (09:57)
057. Wilhelm Kempff – Piano Sonata No.16 in G, Op.31 No.1: III. Rondo (Allegretto) (06:37)
058. Wilhelm Kempff – Piano Sonata No.17 in D minor, Op.31 No.2 ‘Tempest’: I. Largo – Allegro (08:22)
059. Wilhelm Kempff – Piano Sonata No.17 in D minor, Op.31 No.2 ‘Tempest’: II. Adagio (07:07)
060. Wilhelm Kempff – Piano Sonata No.17 in D minor, Op.31 No.2 ‘Tempest’: III. Allegretto (07:08)
061. Wilhelm Kempff – Piano Sonata No.18 in E flat, Op.31 No.3 ‘The Hunt’: I. Allegro (08:30)
062. Wilhelm Kempff – Piano Sonata No.18 in E flat, Op.31 No.3 ‘The Hunt’: II. Scherzo (Allegretto vivace) (05:21)
063. Wilhelm Kempff – Piano Sonata No.18 in E flat, Op.31 No.3 ‘The Hunt’: III. Menuetto (Moderato e grazioso) (04:16)
064. Wilhelm Kempff – Piano Sonata No.18 in E flat, Op.31 No.3 ‘The Hunt’: IV. Presto con fuoco (04:54)
065. Wilhelm Kempff – Piano Sonata No.19 in G minor, Op.49 No.1: I. Andante (04:05)
066. Wilhelm Kempff – Piano Sonata No.19 in G minor, Op.49 No.1: II. Rondo (Allegro) (03:51)
067. Wilhelm Kempff – Piano Sonata No.20 in G, Op.49 No.2: I. Allegro ma non troppo (04:31)
068. Wilhelm Kempff – Piano Sonata No.20 in G, Op.49 No.2: II. Tempo di Menuetto (03:51)
069. Wilhelm Kempff – Piano Sonata No.21 in C, Op.53 ‘Waldstein’: I. Allegro con brio (10:56)
070. Wilhelm Kempff – Piano Sonata No.21 in C, Op.53 ‘Waldstein’: II. Introduzione (Adagio molto) (03:05)
071. Wilhelm Kempff – Piano Sonata No.21 in C, Op.53 ‘Waldstein’: III. Rondo (Allegretto moderato – Prestissimo) (09:52)
072. Wilhelm Kempff – Piano Sonata No.22 in F, Op.54: I. In Tempo d’un Menuetto (05:45)
073. Wilhelm Kempff – Piano Sonata No.22 in F, Op.54: II. Allegretto (06:22)
074. Wilhelm Kempff – Piano Sonata No.23 in F minor, Op.57 ‘Appassionata’: I. Allegro assai (09:53)
075. Wilhelm Kempff – Piano Sonata No.23 in F minor, Op.57 ‘Appassionata’: II. Andante con moto (06:01)
076. Wilhelm Kempff – Piano Sonata No.23 in F minor, Op.57 ‘Appassionata’: III. Allegro ma non troppo (08:52)
077. Wilhelm Kempff – Piano Sonata No.24 in F sharp, Op.78 ‘For Therese’: I. Adagio cantabile – Allegro ma non troppo (05:05)
078. Wilhelm Kempff – Piano Sonata No.24 in F sharp, Op.78 ‘For Therese’: II. Allegro vivace (03:01)
079. Wilhelm Kempff – Piano Sonata No.25 in G, Op.79: I. Presto alla tedesca (03:11)
080. Wilhelm Kempff – Piano Sonata No.25 in G, Op.79: II. Andante (02:41)
081. Wilhelm Kempff – Piano Sonata No.25 in G, Op.79: III. Vivace (02:05)
082. Wilhelm Kempff – Piano Sonata No.26 in E flat, Op.81a ‘Les adieux’: I. Das Lebewohl (Adagio – Allegro) (07:05)
083. Wilhelm Kempff – Piano Sonata No.26 in E flat, Op.81a ‘Les adieux’: II. Abwesenheit (Andante espressivo) (02:56)
084. Wilhelm Kempff – Piano Sonata No.26 in E flat, Op.81a ‘Les adieux’: III. Das Wiedersehen (Vivacissimamente) (04:21)
085. Wilhelm Kempff – Piano Sonata No.27 in E minor, Op.90: I. Mit Lebhaftigkeit und durchaus mit Empfindung und Ausdruck (05:17)
086. Wilhelm Kempff – Piano Sonata No.27 in E minor, Op.90: II. Nicht zu geschwind und sehr singbar vorgetragen (08:53)
087. Wilhelm Kempff – Piano Sonata No.28 in A, Op.101: I. Etwas lebhaft und mit der innigsten Empfindung (Allegretto ma non troppo) (03:32)
088. Wilhelm Kempff – Piano Sonata No.28 in A, Op.101: II. Lebhaft, marschmäßig (Vivace alla marcia) (05:51)
089. Wilhelm Kempff – Piano Sonata No.28 in A, Op.101: III. Langsam und sehnsuchtsvoll (Adagio ma non troppo, con affetto) (02:31)
090. Wilhelm Kempff – Piano Sonata No.28 in A, Op.101: IV. Geschwind, doch nicht zu sehr und mit Entschlossenheit (Allegro) (05:50)
091. Wilhelm Kempff – Piano Sonata No.29 in B flat, Op.106 ‘Hammerklavier’: I. Allegro (08:52)
092. Wilhelm Kempff – Piano Sonata No.29 in B flat, Op.106 ‘Hammerklavier’: II. Scherzo (Assai vivace – Presto – Prestissimo – Tempo I) (02:43)
093. Wilhelm Kempff – Piano Sonata No.29 in B flat, Op.106 ‘Hammerklavier’: III. Adagio sostenuto (16:30)
094. Wilhelm Kempff – Piano Sonata No.29 in B flat, Op.106 ‘Hammerklavier’: IV. Largo – Allegro risoluto (12:07)
095. Wilhelm Kempff – Piano Sonata No.30 in E, Op.109: I. Vivace, ma non troppo – Adagio espressivo – Tempo I (03:19)
096. Wilhelm Kempff – Piano Sonata No.30 in E, Op.109: II. Prestissimo (02:28)
097. Wilhelm Kempff – Piano Sonata No.30 in E, Op.109: III. Gesangvoll, mit innigster Empfindung (Andante molto cantabile ed espressivo) (11:12)
098. Wilhelm Kempff – Piano Sonata No.31 in A flat, Op.110: I. Moderato cantabile molto espressivo (06:18)
099. Wilhelm Kempff – Piano Sonata No.31 in A flat, Op.110: II. Allegro molto (02:15)
100. Wilhelm Kempff – Piano Sonata No.31 in A flat, Op.110: III. Adagio ma non troppo – Fuga (Allegro ma non troppo) (09:51)
101. Wilhelm Kempff – Piano Sonata No.32 in C minor, Op.111: I. Maestoso – Allegro con brio ed appassionato (08:58)
102. Wilhelm Kempff – Piano Sonata No.32 in C minor, Op.111: II. Arietta (Adagio molto semplice e cantabile) (15:24)

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