Wilhelm Backhaus - The Complete Acoustic & Selected Early Electric Recordings

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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Johann Sebastian Bach, Johannes Brahms, Cecile Chaminade, Frederic Chopin, Leo Delibes, Edvard Grieg
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      New Symphony Orchestra, Royal Albert Hall Orchestra
    • PERFORMER
      Wilhelm Backhaus
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      November 17, 2023
    • UPC
      5024709173174
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      APR7317
    • LABEL
      APR
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      3
    • GENRE
      Instrumental
    Works ⌄

    1. Morceaux de fantaisie, Op. 3: No. 2. Prélude in C-Sharp Minor

      Composer: Sergei Rachmaninoff

      Performer: Wilhelm Backhaus

    2. Liebesträume, S541/R211: No. 3. Nocturne in A-Flat Major

      Composer: Franz Liszt

      Performer: Wilhelm Backhaus

    3. Folkelivsbilleder (Pictures from Everyday Life), Op. 19: No. 2. Brudefølget drar forbi (Bridal Procession)

      Composer: Edvard Grieg

      Performer: Wilhelm Backhaus

    4. Grandes études de Paganini, S141/R3b: No. 3 in G-Sharp Minor, "La campanella"

      Composer: Franz Liszt

      Performer: Wilhelm Backhaus

    5. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 1 in C Major

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Wilhelm Backhaus

    6. Etude No. 1 in C Major, Op. 10, No. 1

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Wilhelm Backhaus

    7. Keyboard Suite No. 5 (Set I) in E Major, HWV 430: IV. Air, "Harmonious Blacksmith": Variations 1-5

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Performer: Wilhelm Backhaus

    8. Piano Sonata No. 1 in C Major, Op. 24, J. 138: IV. Rondo: Presto

      Composer: Carl Maria von Weber

      Performer: Wilhelm Backhaus

    9. Fantasy-Impromptu in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 66

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Wilhelm Backhaus

    10. Prelude No. 3 in C-Sharp Major, BWV 848

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Wilhelm Backhaus

    11. Fugue No. 3 in C-Sharp Major, BWV 848

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Wilhelm Backhaus

    12. No. 18 in G-Sharp Minor, Op. 25, No. 6

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Wilhelm Backhaus

    13. No. 13 in A-Flat Major, Op. 25, No. 1, "Harp Study"

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Wilhelm Backhaus

    14. No. 20 in D-Flat Major, Op. 25, No. 8

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Wilhelm Backhaus

    15. No. 21 in G-Flat Major, Op. 25, No. 9, "Butterfly's Wings"

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Wilhelm Backhaus

    16. Etude No. 5 in G-Flat Major, Op. 10, No. 5, "Black Keys"

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Wilhelm Backhaus

    17. 12 Concert Etudes, Op. 10: No. 12 in E-Flat Minor: Appasionato assai

      Composer: Hans Seeling

      Performer: Wilhelm Backhaus

    18. I. Allegro molto moderato

      Composer: Edvard Grieg

      Ensemble: Royal Albert Hall Orchestra

      Performer: Wilhelm Backhaus

      Conductor: Landon Ronald

    19. III. Allegro moderato molto e marcato

      Composer: Edvard Grieg

      Ensemble: Royal Albert Hall Orchestra

      Performer: Wilhelm Backhaus

      Conductor: Landon Ronald

    20. 8 Novelletten, Op. 21: No. 7. Äusserst rasch

      Composer: Robert Schumann

      Performer: Wilhelm Backhaus

    21. Waltz No. 5 in A-Flat Major, Op. 42

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Wilhelm Backhaus

    22. Waltz No. 11 in G-Flat Major, Op. 70, No. 1

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Wilhelm Backhaus

    23. Waltz No. 14 in E Minor, Op. posth.

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Wilhelm Backhaus

    24. Czech Dances, Book 1: No. 3. Polka in F Major

      Composer: Bedřich Smetana

      Performer: Wilhelm Backhaus

    25. Keyboard Sonata in F Major, K.525/L.188/P.529

      Composer: Domenico Scarlatti

      Performer: Wilhelm Backhaus

    26. Keyboard Sonata in G Major, K.523/L.490/P.527

      Composer: Domenico Scarlatti

      Performer: Wilhelm Backhaus

    27. 19 Hungarian Rhapsodies, S244/R106: No. 2 in C-Sharp Minor

      Composer: Franz Liszt

      Performer: Wilhelm Backhaus

    28. 6 Moments musicaux, Op. 94, D. 780: No. 3 in F Minor: Allegro moderato

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Performer: Wilhelm Backhaus

    29. 12 Lieder von Schubert, S558/R243: No. 9. Ständchen (Horch, horch! Die Lerch!)

      Composer: Franz Liszt

      Performer: Wilhelm Backhaus

    30. Etude No. 7 in C Major, Op. 10, No. 7

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Wilhelm Backhaus

    31. Waltz No. 6 in D-Flat Major, Op. 64, No. 1, "Minute"

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Wilhelm Backhaus

    32. Waltz No. 6 in D-Flat Major, Op. 64, No. 1, "Minute"

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Wilhelm Backhaus

    33. No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 10, No. 2

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Wilhelm Backhaus

    34. No. 15 in F Major, Op. 25, No. 3

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Wilhelm Backhaus

    35. No. 14 in F Minor, Op. 25, No. 2

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Wilhelm Backhaus

    36. Album of Popular Dances of the Different Nations, Op. 82: No. 7. Polka-Bohème

      Composer: Anton Rubinstein

      Performer: Wilhelm Backhaus

    37. Soirees a Saint-Petersbourg, Op. 44: No. 1. Romance in E-Flat Major

      Composer: Anton Rubinstein

      Performer: Wilhelm Backhaus

    38. 19 Hungarian Rhapsodies, S244/R106: No. 12 in C-Sharp Minor

      Composer: Franz Liszt

      Performer: Wilhelm Backhaus

    39. 28 Variations on a Theme by Paganini, Op. 35 (abridged)

      Composer: Johannes Brahms

      Performer: Wilhelm Backhaus

    40. Etude No. 23 in A Minor, Op. 25, No. 11, "Winter Wind"

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Wilhelm Backhaus

    41. Polonaise No. 3 in A Major, Op. 40, No. 1, "Military"

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Wilhelm Backhaus

    42. Sérénade de Don Juan (after W.A. Mozart)

      Composer: Wilhelm Backhaus

      Performer: Wilhelm Backhaus

    43. Schumann - Liebeslied, S566/R253, "Widmung"

      Composer: Franz Liszt

      Performer: Wilhelm Backhaus

    44. Delibes - Naila: Waltz

      Composer: Ernő Dohnányi

      Performer: Wilhelm Backhaus

    45. Liebesträume, S541/R211: No. 3. Nocturne in A-Flat Major

      Composer: Franz Liszt

      Performer: Wilhelm Backhaus

    46. Polonaise No. 6 in A-Flat Major, Op. 53, "Heroic" (abridged)

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Wilhelm Backhaus

    47. Waltz No. 5 in A-Flat Major, Op. 42

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Wilhelm Backhaus

    48. Czech Dances, Book 1: No. 3. Polka in F Major

      Composer: Bedřich Smetana

      Performer: Wilhelm Backhaus

    49. Caprice espagnol, Op. 37

      Composer: Moritz Moszkowski

      Performer: Wilhelm Backhaus

    50. 28 Variations on a Theme by Paganini, Op. 35

      Composer: Johannes Brahms

      Performer: Wilhelm Backhaus

    51. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 1 in C Major

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Wilhelm Backhaus

    52. No. 1 in C Major, Op. 10, No. 1

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Wilhelm Backhaus

    53. No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 10, No. 2

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Wilhelm Backhaus

    54. No. 12 in C Minor, Op. 10, No. 12, "Revolutionary"

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Wilhelm Backhaus

    55. Etude No. 15 in F Major, Op. 25, No. 3

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Wilhelm Backhaus

    56. Etude No. 7 in C Major, Op. 10, No. 7

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Wilhelm Backhaus

    57. Etude No. 1 in C Major, Op. 10, No. 1

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Wilhelm Backhaus

    58. Berceuse in D-Flat Major, Op. 57

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Wilhelm Backhaus

    59. 6 Moments musicaux, Op. 94, D. 780: No. 3 in F Minor: Allegro moderato

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Performer: Wilhelm Backhaus

    60. 6 Moments musicaux, Op. 94, D. 780: No. 3 in F Minor: Allegro moderato

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Performer: Wilhelm Backhaus

    61. 4 Impromptus, Op. 142, D. 935: No. 3 in B-Flat Major

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Performer: Wilhelm Backhaus

    62. Piano Sonata No. 18 in G Major, Op. 78, D. 894: III. Menuetto: Allegro moderato

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Performer: Wilhelm Backhaus

    63. 6 Moments musicaux, Op. 94, D. 780: No. 6 in A-Flat Major: Allegretto

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Performer: Wilhelm Backhaus

    64. I. Allegro molto moderato

      Composer: Edvard Grieg

      Ensemble: New Symphony Orchestra of London

      Performer: Wilhelm Backhaus

      Conductor: John Barbirolli

    65. II. Adagio

      Composer: Edvard Grieg

      Ensemble: New Symphony Orchestra of London

      Performer: Wilhelm Backhaus

      Conductor: John Barbirolli

    66. III. Allegro moderato molto e marcato

      Composer: Edvard Grieg

      Ensemble: New Symphony Orchestra of London

      Performer: Wilhelm Backhaus

      Conductor: John Barbirolli


As one of the great pianists of the 20th century, WILHELM BACKHAUS (1884–1969) needs no introduction. He recorded almost continuously from 1908 until his death, but this set, focusing on his earliest recordings, completes APR’s coverage (see also APR 6026, APR 6027 and APR 5637) of all his solo and concerto output for The Gramophone Company/HMV, except the electrically recorded Brahms titles, which are available elsewhere. These early discs reveal Backhaus as an exciting young virtuoso, rather than the sober purveyor of German classics he was to become.