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Composer
VARIOUS
Artist
Wilhelm Backhaus
Format
CD
Label
Profil
Released
Apr 30, 2021
Catalog #
PH21003
UPC
881488210033

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"Essentially, in the incredible ease and naturalness of his pianism, in the unassuming simplicity and absorption of the man, Backhaus was much the same artist and personality then. And he was far from unknown. Even before he won the Rubinstein Prize in 1905, Backhaus was internationally celebrated as a prodigious virtuoso. [...] Backhaus never failed to win a succès d'estime among professional musicians. They always knew his qualities, always marveled at his instrumental perfection, his titanic mastery that scorned every complexity, his unsurpassed freedom and endurance. There was never a time when Backhaus could not toss off any or all of the Chopin études or the Brahms-Paganini variations with an imperturbable calm, an implacable security that left one open-mouthed. Not everyone, for only the pianists really knew what was happening before their eyes and ears, knew how to measure such achievement. There they all sat, in breathless astonishment and envy and despair. [...] Backhaus was a shy, unaffected, recessive personality whose sensational capacities were so unsensationally projected that lay audiences remained totally unconscious of his fabulous accomplishments." (Gerhard Melchert)

REVIEW:

This 10-CD box brings us not only concert recordings of works closely associated with him but also early piano roll and studio recordings, including the first complete recording of the Chopin Etudes and a variety of other short pieces.

Backhaus's technique has been praised by many critics, but his scintillating virtuosity in the shorter pieces on CDs 1 and 2 nevertheless came as a revelation to someone who mainly knows him from his later years. These are technical display pieces, and Backhaus plays them to the hilt.

The most impressive piano rolls are of two Liszt pieces (La Leggierezza and a Mendelssohn paraphrase) and of a very difficult arrangement of a Delibes waltz by Dohnanyi. The sparkling virtuosity here is breathtaking.

CD 3 has the 24 Chopin Etudes. They have been reissued repeatedly, but this was a nice opportunity to hear them again. They remain one of the best recordings of these challenging pieces, and the sound is quite good. Backhaus's seemingly effortless technical mastery without musical superficiality is spellbinding. He was the rare German pianist who excelled in Chopin.

The Beethoven sonatas on discs 6-8 come from two recitals: Carnegie Hall, 1954 (8, 25, 17, 26, 32), with four encores, and Carnegie Hall, 1956 (5, 14, 29), with four different encores.  The performances have all the hallmark qualities of Backhaus: They are unfussy, straightforward, and totally convincing.

Turning now to the major concertos, there are two recordings here of Beethoven's Fourth, one with the New York Philharmonic under Guido Cantelli (Carnegie Hall, 1956) and the other with the Suisse Romande under Ferenc Fricsay (Montreux, 1961). They are almost identical in their timing. The sound of the Cantelli recording is boxy, and piano and orchestra are tightly integrated. With Fricsay the sound is better, but the piano is more prominent, drawing attention to the soloist. Backhaus's well-nigh definitive interpretation exhibits superb phrasing, articulation, and dynamics, rhythmic precision, virtuosity without showiness, little rubato, and close coordination with the orchestra.

Not only has this collection been largely cobbled together from previous releases, but CDs 9 and 10 each have less than 40 minutes of music, so there could have been additional recordings of this splendid artist. I already mentioned one omission of information. Some Beethoven sonatas have numbers in the booklet, but others don't. Here a date is duplicated; there a track number is wrong. I wonder how reliable the dates are (see Mozart concerto above). But the booklet essay by Gerhard Melchert is good and includes photographs of the artist at different stages in his career as well as reproductions of newspaper articles and of personal notes or dedications from Brahms (when Backhaus was 10), Arthur Nikisch, Moriz Rosenthal, and Rachmaninoff.

. It struck me that Rachmaninoff and Backhaus have a lot in common. They had a superlative technique; they played serious major works as well as small showpieces (not Backhaus in his later years); their playing was unmannered and unsentimental, brilliant but never superficial; they played hardly any chamber music; they did not teach; and they were very private individuals (especially Backhaus, about whose private life little is known). There is a famous anecdote about Rachmaninoff who, when asked who he thought were the great living pianists, replied, "Well, there is Josef Hofmann and there is myself" and then fell silent. He should have added Backhaus.

-- American Record Guide (Bruno Repp)

Tracklist 105 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 I. Allegro 13:44
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    13:44
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  3. 2 II. Larghetto 06:28
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Larghetto
    Duration
    06:28
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  4. 3 III. Allegretto 10:31
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Allegretto
    Duration
    10:31
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  5. 4 Don Giovanni, K. 527: Serenade (arr. W. Backhaus for piano) 02:26
    Track
    4
    Title
    Don Giovanni, K. 527: Serenade (arr. W. Backhaus for piano)
    Duration
    02:26
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  6. 5 6 Lieder, Op. 17, TrV 149: No. 2. Standchen (arr. W. Bachhaus for piano) 02:31
    Track
    5
    Title
    6 Lieder, Op. 17, TrV 149: No. 2. Standchen (arr. W. Bachhaus for piano)
    Duration
    02:31
    Composer
    Richard Strauss
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  7. 6 2 Lunaires, Op. 33: No. 2. La danza di Olaf 03:05
    Track
    6
    Title
    2 Lunaires, Op. 33: No. 2. La danza di Olaf
    Duration
    03:05
    Composer
    Riccardo Pick-Mangiagalli
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  8. 7 Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 11: II. Romance (arr. W. Backhaus for piano) 07:54
    Track
    7
    Title
    Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 11: II. Romance (arr. W. Backhaus for piano)
    Duration
    07:54
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  9. 8 Liebesleid (arr. S. Rachmaninov for piano) 04:06
    Track
    8
    Title
    Liebesleid (arr. S. Rachmaninov for piano)
    Duration
    04:06
    Composer
    Fritz Kreisler
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  10. 9 Delibes - Naila: Waltz 06:34
    Track
    9
    Title
    Delibes - Naila: Waltz
    Duration
    06:34
    Composer
    Ernő Dohnányi
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  11. 10 3 Études de concert, S144/R5: No. 2 in F Minor, "La Leggierezza" 03:55
    Track
    10
    Title
    3 Études de concert, S144/R5: No. 2 in F Minor, "La Leggierezza"
    Duration
    03:55
    Composer
    Franz Liszt
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  12. 11 Mendelssohn - A Midsummer Night's Dream: Wedding March and Dance of the Fairies, S410/R219 07:25
    Track
    11
    Title
    Mendelssohn - A Midsummer Night's Dream: Wedding March and Dance of the Fairies, S410/R219
    Duration
    07:25
    Composer
    Franz Liszt
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  13. 12 28 Variations on a Theme by Paganini, Op. 35: Book 1: Variations 1, 3, 7, 12-13 - Book 2: Variations 3-8, 10-11, 14 08:00
    Track
    12
    Title
    28 Variations on a Theme by Paganini, Op. 35: Book 1: Variations 1, 3, 7, 12-13 - Book 2: Variations 3-8, 10-11, 14
    Duration
    08:00
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  14. Disc 2
  15. 1 Morceaux de fantaisie, Op. 3: No. 1. Elégie in E-Flat Minor 03:36
    Track
    1
    Title
    Morceaux de fantaisie, Op. 3: No. 1. Elégie in E-Flat Minor
    Duration
    03:36
    Composer
    Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  16. 2 Liebesträume, S541/R211: No. 3. Nocturne in A-Flat Major 03:44
    Track
    2
    Title
    Liebesträume, S541/R211: No. 3. Nocturne in A-Flat Major
    Duration
    03:44
    Composer
    Franz Liszt
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  17. 3 Piano Sonata No. 1 in C Major, Op. 24, J. 138: IV. Rondo: Presto 03:36
    Track
    3
    Title
    Piano Sonata No. 1 in C Major, Op. 24, J. 138: IV. Rondo: Presto
    Duration
    03:36
    Composer
    Carl Maria von Weber
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  18. 4 Fantasy-Impromptu in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 66 03:57
    Track
    4
    Title
    Fantasy-Impromptu in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 66
    Duration
    03:57
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  19. 5 19 Hungarian Rhapsodies, S244/R106: No. 2 in C-Sharp Minor 07:51
    Track
    5
    Title
    19 Hungarian Rhapsodies, S244/R106: No. 2 in C-Sharp Minor
    Duration
    07:51
    Composer
    Franz Liszt
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  20. 6 Delibes - Naila: Waltz 04:08
    Track
    6
    Title
    Delibes - Naila: Waltz
    Duration
    04:08
    Composer
    Ernő Dohnányi
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  21. 7 3 Marches militaires, Op. 51, D. 733: No. 1 in D Major (arr. W. Backhaus for piano) 04:29
    Track
    7
    Title
    3 Marches militaires, Op. 51, D. 733: No. 1 in D Major (arr. W. Backhaus for piano)
    Duration
    04:29
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  22. 8 Berceuse in D-Flat Major, Op. 57 03:51
    Track
    8
    Title
    Berceuse in D-Flat Major, Op. 57
    Duration
    03:51
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  23. 9 Caprice espagnol, Op. 37 04:18
    Track
    9
    Title
    Caprice espagnol, Op. 37
    Duration
    04:18
    Composer
    Moritz Moszkowski
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  24. 10 Symphony No. 5 in D Major, Op. 107, MWV N15, "Reformation": II. Scherzo (arr. E. Hutcheson for piano) 04:25
    Track
    10
    Title
    Symphony No. 5 in D Major, Op. 107, MWV N15, "Reformation": II. Scherzo (arr. E. Hutcheson for piano)
    Duration
    04:25
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  25. 11 Iberia, Book 2: III. Triana 04:19
    Track
    11
    Title
    Iberia, Book 2: III. Triana
    Duration
    04:19
    Composer
    Isaac Albéniz
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  26. 12 2 Concert Etudes, S145/R6: No. 1. Waldesrauschen (Forest Murmurs) 03:23
    Track
    12
    Title
    2 Concert Etudes, S145/R6: No. 1. Waldesrauschen (Forest Murmurs)
    Duration
    03:23
    Composer
    Franz Liszt
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  27. 13 Waltz No. 6 in D-Flat Major, Op. 64, No. 1, "Minute" 01:50
    Track
    13
    Title
    Waltz No. 6 in D-Flat Major, Op. 64, No. 1, "Minute"
    Duration
    01:50
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  28. 14 Variations on an Original Theme in D Major, Op. 21, No. 1 09:05
    Track
    14
    Title
    Variations on an Original Theme in D Major, Op. 21, No. 1
    Duration
    09:05
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  29. 15 28 Variations on a Theme by Paganini, Op. 35 16:12
    Track
    15
    Title
    28 Variations on a Theme by Paganini, Op. 35
    Duration
    16:12
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  30. Disc 3
  31. 1 No. 1 in C Major, Op. 10, No. 1 01:56
    Track
    1
    Title
    No. 1 in C Major, Op. 10, No. 1
    Duration
    01:56
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  32. 2 No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 10, No. 2 01:14
    Track
    2
    Title
    No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 10, No. 2
    Duration
    01:14
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  33. 3 No. 3 in E Major, Op. 10, No. 3 04:23
    Track
    3
    Title
    No. 3 in E Major, Op. 10, No. 3
    Duration
    04:23
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  34. 4 No. 4 in C-Sharp Minor Op. 10, No. 4 01:55
    Track
    4
    Title
    No. 4 in C-Sharp Minor Op. 10, No. 4
    Duration
    01:55
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  35. 5 No. 5 in G-Flat Major, Op. 10, No. 5, "Black Keys" 01:29
    Track
    5
    Title
    No. 5 in G-Flat Major, Op. 10, No. 5, "Black Keys"
    Duration
    01:29
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  36. 6 No. 6 in E-Flat Minor, Op. 10, No. 6 03:08
    Track
    6
    Title
    No. 6 in E-Flat Minor, Op. 10, No. 6
    Duration
    03:08
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  37. 7 No. 7 in C Major, Op. 10, No. 7 01:25
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 7 in C Major, Op. 10, No. 7
    Duration
    01:25
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  38. 8 No. 8 in F Major, Op. 10, No. 8 02:21
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 8 in F Major, Op. 10, No. 8
    Duration
    02:21
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  39. 9 No. 9 in F Minor, Op. 10, No. 9 01:55
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 9 in F Minor, Op. 10, No. 9
    Duration
    01:55
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  40. 10 No. 10 in A-Flat Major, Op. 10, No. 10 02:22
    Track
    10
    Title
    No. 10 in A-Flat Major, Op. 10, No. 10
    Duration
    02:22
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  41. 11 No. 11 in E-Flat Major, Op. 10, No. 11 01:39
    Track
    11
    Title
    No. 11 in E-Flat Major, Op. 10, No. 11
    Duration
    01:39
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  42. 12 No. 12 in C Minor, Op. 10, No. 12, "Revolutionary" 02:34
    Track
    12
    Title
    No. 12 in C Minor, Op. 10, No. 12, "Revolutionary"
    Duration
    02:34
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  43. 13 No. 13 in A-Flat Major, Op. 25, No. 1, "Harp Study" 02:06
    Track
    13
    Title
    No. 13 in A-Flat Major, Op. 25, No. 1, "Harp Study"
    Duration
    02:06
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  44. 14 No. 14 in F Minor, Op. 25, No. 2 01:18
    Track
    14
    Title
    No. 14 in F Minor, Op. 25, No. 2
    Duration
    01:18
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  45. 15 No. 15 in F Major, Op. 25, No. 3 01:41
    Track
    15
    Title
    No. 15 in F Major, Op. 25, No. 3
    Duration
    01:41
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  46. 16 No. 16 in A Minor, Op. 25, No. 4 01:41
    Track
    16
    Title
    No. 16 in A Minor, Op. 25, No. 4
    Duration
    01:41
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  47. 17 No. 17 in E Minor, Op. 25, No. 5 02:37
    Track
    17
    Title
    No. 17 in E Minor, Op. 25, No. 5
    Duration
    02:37
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  48. 18 No. 18 in G-Sharp Minor, Op. 25, No. 6 01:51
    Track
    18
    Title
    No. 18 in G-Sharp Minor, Op. 25, No. 6
    Duration
    01:51
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  49. 19 No. 19 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 25, No. 7 04:37
    Track
    19
    Title
    No. 19 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 25, No. 7
    Duration
    04:37
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  50. 20 No. 20 in D-Flat Major, Op. 25, No. 8 01:06
    Track
    20
    Title
    No. 20 in D-Flat Major, Op. 25, No. 8
    Duration
    01:06
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  51. 21 No. 21 in G-Flat Major, Op. 25, No. 9, "Butterfly's Wings" 00:53
    Track
    21
    Title
    No. 21 in G-Flat Major, Op. 25, No. 9, "Butterfly's Wings"
    Duration
    00:53
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  52. 22 No. 22 in B Minor, Op. 25, No. 10 03:35
    Track
    22
    Title
    No. 22 in B Minor, Op. 25, No. 10
    Duration
    03:35
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  53. 23 No. 23 in A Minor, Op. 25, No. 11, "Winter Wind" 03:03
    Track
    23
    Title
    No. 23 in A Minor, Op. 25, No. 11, "Winter Wind"
    Duration
    03:03
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  54. 24 No. 24 in C Minor, Op. 25, No. 12 02:14
    Track
    24
    Title
    No. 24 in C Minor, Op. 25, No. 12
    Duration
    02:14
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  55. Disc 4
  56. 1 I. Maestoso 19:36
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Maestoso
    Duration
    19:36
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
    Ensemble
    Vienna Philharmonic
    Conductor
    Karl Böhm
  57. 2 II. Adagio 12:40
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Adagio
    Duration
    12:40
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
    Ensemble
    Vienna Philharmonic
    Conductor
    Karl Böhm
  58. 3 III. Rondo: Allegro non troppo 11:24
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Rondo: Allegro non troppo
    Duration
    11:24
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
    Ensemble
    Vienna Philharmonic
    Conductor
    Karl Böhm
  59. 4 Keyboard Sonata in F Minor, Hob.XVII:6, "Un piccolo divertimento: Variations": Theme: Andante 09:15
    Track
    4
    Title
    Keyboard Sonata in F Minor, Hob.XVII:6, "Un piccolo divertimento: Variations": Theme: Andante
    Duration
    09:15
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  60. 5 Fantasia (Capriccio) in C Major, Hob.XVII:4 05:23
    Track
    5
    Title
    Fantasia (Capriccio) in C Major, Hob.XVII:4
    Duration
    05:23
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  61. Disc 5
  62. 1 I. Allegro non troppo 16:43
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro non troppo
    Duration
    16:43
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
    Ensemble
    Vienna Philharmonic
    Conductor
    Carl Schuricht
  63. 2 II. Allegro appassionato 08:21
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Allegro appassionato
    Duration
    08:21
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
    Ensemble
    Vienna Philharmonic
    Conductor
    Carl Schuricht
  64. 3 III. Andante 11:44
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Andante
    Duration
    11:44
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
    Ensemble
    Vienna Philharmonic
    Conductor
    Carl Schuricht
  65. 4 IV. Allegretto grazioso 09:47
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Allegretto grazioso
    Duration
    09:47
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
    Ensemble
    Vienna Philharmonic
    Conductor
    Carl Schuricht
  66. 5 I. Allegro 05:46
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    05:46
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  67. 6 II. Adagio 04:43
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Adagio
    Duration
    04:43
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  68. 7 III. Finale: Presto 04:23
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Finale: Presto
    Duration
    04:23
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  69. Disc 6
  70. 1 I. Allegro moderato 17:44
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro moderato
    Duration
    17:44
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
    Ensemble
    New York Philharmonic
    Conductor
    Guido Cantelli
  71. 2 II. Andante con moto 04:47
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Andante con moto
    Duration
    04:47
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
    Ensemble
    New York Philharmonic
  72. 3 III. Rondo: Vivace 10:18
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Rondo: Vivace
    Duration
    10:18
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
    Ensemble
    New York Philharmonic
    Conductor
    Guido Cantelli
  73. 4 I. Allegro molto e con brio 04:13
    Track
    4
    Title
    I. Allegro molto e con brio
    Duration
    04:13
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  74. 5 II. Adagio molto 06:05
    Track
    5
    Title
    II. Adagio molto
    Duration
    06:05
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  75. 6 III. Finale: Prestissimo 03:43
    Track
    6
    Title
    III. Finale: Prestissimo
    Duration
    03:43
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  76. 7 I. Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio 06:15
    Track
    7
    Title
    I. Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio
    Duration
    06:15
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  77. 8 II. Adagio cantabile 04:52
    Track
    8
    Title
    II. Adagio cantabile
    Duration
    04:52
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  78. 9 III. Rondo: Allegro 04:36
    Track
    9
    Title
    III. Rondo: Allegro
    Duration
    04:36
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  79. 10 I. Presto alla tedesca 04:15
    Track
    10
    Title
    I. Presto alla tedesca
    Duration
    04:15
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  80. 11 II. Andante 02:55
    Track
    11
    Title
    II. Andante
    Duration
    02:55
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  81. 12 III. Vivace 01:48
    Track
    12
    Title
    III. Vivace
    Duration
    01:48
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  82. Disc 7
  83. 1 I. Largo - Allegro 08:09
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Largo - Allegro
    Duration
    08:09
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  84. 2 II. Adagio 06:12
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Adagio
    Duration
    06:12
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  85. 3 III. Allegretto 06:22
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Allegretto
    Duration
    06:22
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  86. 4 I. Das Lebewohl: Adagio - Allegro 06:42
    Track
    4
    Title
    I. Das Lebewohl: Adagio - Allegro
    Duration
    06:42
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  87. 5 II. Abwesenheit: Andante espressivo 03:05
    Track
    5
    Title
    II. Abwesenheit: Andante espressivo
    Duration
    03:05
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  88. 6 III. Das Wiedersehen: Vivacissimamente 06:09
    Track
    6
    Title
    III. Das Wiedersehen: Vivacissimamente
    Duration
    06:09
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  89. 7 I. Maestoso - Allegro con brio ed appassionato 08:11
    Track
    7
    Title
    I. Maestoso - Allegro con brio ed appassionato
    Duration
    08:11
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  90. 8 II. Arietta: Adagio molto semplice e cantabile 13:52
    Track
    8
    Title
    II. Arietta: Adagio molto semplice e cantabile
    Duration
    13:52
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  91. 9 4 Impromptus, Op. 142, D. 935: No. 2 in A-Flat Major 04:19
    Track
    9
    Title
    4 Impromptus, Op. 142, D. 935: No. 2 in A-Flat Major
    Duration
    04:19
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  92. 10 Fantasiestücke, Op. 12: No. 3. Warum? 03:17
    Track
    10
    Title
    Fantasiestücke, Op. 12: No. 3. Warum?
    Duration
    03:17
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  93. 11 Schubert - Soirées de Vienne, S427/R252: No. 6. Allegro con strepito 06:22
    Track
    11
    Title
    Schubert - Soirées de Vienne, S427/R252: No. 6. Allegro con strepito
    Duration
    06:22
    Composer
    Franz Liszt
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  94. 12 4 Piano Pieces, Op. 119: No. 3. Intermezzo in C Major 01:35
    Track
    12
    Title
    4 Piano Pieces, Op. 119: No. 3. Intermezzo in C Major
    Duration
    01:35
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  95. Disc 8
  96. 1 I. Adagio sostenuto 05:15
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Adagio sostenuto
    Duration
    05:15
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  97. 2 II. Allegretto 02:13
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Allegretto
    Duration
    02:13
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  98. 3 III. Presto agitato 07:28
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Presto agitato
    Duration
    07:28
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  99. 4 I. Allegro 11:31
    Track
    4
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    11:31
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  100. 5 II. Scherzo: Assai vivace - Presto - Tempo I 02:34
    Track
    5
    Title
    II. Scherzo: Assai vivace - Presto - Tempo I
    Duration
    02:34
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  101. 6 III. Adagio sostenuto, appassionato e con molto sentimento 15:37
    Track
    6
    Title
    III. Adagio sostenuto, appassionato e con molto sentimento
    Duration
    15:37
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  102. 7 IV. Largo - Allegro risoluto 10:51
    Track
    7
    Title
    IV. Largo - Allegro risoluto
    Duration
    10:51
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  103. 8 4 Impromptus, Op. 142, D. 935: No. 2 in A-Flat Major: No. 3 in B-Flat Major 09:14
    Track
    8
    Title
    4 Impromptus, Op. 142, D. 935: No. 2 in A-Flat Major: No. 3 in B-Flat Major
    Duration
    09:14
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  104. 9 Etude No. 14 in F Minor, Op. 25, No. 2 01:49
    Track
    9
    Title
    Etude No. 14 in F Minor, Op. 25, No. 2
    Duration
    01:49
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  105. 10 Waldscenen, Op. 82: No. 7. Vogel als Prophet (Bird as Prophet) 03:26
    Track
    10
    Title
    Waldscenen, Op. 82: No. 7. Vogel als Prophet (Bird as Prophet)
    Duration
    03:26
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  106. 11 Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K. 331: III. Alla Turca: Allegretto 03:26
    Track
    11
    Title
    Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K. 331: III. Alla Turca: Allegretto
    Duration
    03:26
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  107. Disc 9
  108. 1 I. Allegro moderato 17:46
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro moderato
    Duration
    17:46
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
    Ensemble
    Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
    Conductor
    Ferenc Fricsay
  109. 2 II. Andante con moto 04:47
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Andante con moto
    Duration
    04:47
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
    Ensemble
    Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
    Conductor
    Ferenc Fricsay
  110. 3 III. Rondo: Vivace 10:26
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Rondo: Vivace
    Duration
    10:26
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
    Ensemble
    Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
    Conductor
    Ferenc Fricsay
  111. Disc 10
  112. 1 I. Allegro 19:01
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    19:01
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
    Ensemble
    Tokyo Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Masashi Ueda
  113. 2 II. Adagio un poco moto - 07:11
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Adagio un poco moto -
    Duration
    07:11
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
    Ensemble
    Tokyo Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Masashi Ueda
  114. 3 III. Rondo: Allegro 10:13
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Rondo: Allegro
    Duration
    10:13
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
    Ensemble
    Tokyo Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Masashi Ueda
  115. 4 Etude No. 13 in A-Flat Major, Op. 25, No. 1, "Harp Study" 02:25
    Track
    4
    Title
    Etude No. 13 in A-Flat Major, Op. 25, No. 1, "Harp Study"
    Duration
    02:25
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus