Description

Issued under license from the Hessian Radio. A phenomenal technician and colorist who made melody communicate to a unique degree and played with great stylistic differentiation, Walter Gieseking was one of the most individual and consistently inspired pianists of our time. This collection presents never-before-released recordings from the archives of the Hessian Radio, including two twentieth century masterpieces of which there are no commercial Gieseking recordings.

CD-1074(2) WALTER GIESEKING: UNISSUED BROADCASTS FROM RADIO FRANKFURT. De Falla: Nights in the Gardens of Spain. RSO Frankfurt, Kurt Schroeder (1952). Hindemith: Theme and Four Variations (The Four Temperaments); RSO Frankfurt, Winfried Zillig (1953); Beethoven: Sonata No. 23 in f minor, Op.57 "Appassionata" (1947); Schumann: Fantasie in C major, Op.17 (1947) & Chopin: Ballade No. 3 in A flat major, Op.47 (1947). [AAD], CD #1: 48:25, CD #2: 55:36; UPC#0-17685-10742-9.

Disc 1 Sound Clips (MP3):

1. Falla- Noches en los jardines de Espana (Nights in the Gardens of Spain) I- En el Generalife (In the Generalife) – Walter Gieseking

2. Falla- Noches en los jardines de Espana (Nights in the Gardens of Spain) II- Danza lejana (Distant Dance) – Walter Gieseking

3. Falla- Noches en los jardines de Espana (Nights in the Gardens of Spain) III- En los jardines de la Sierra de Cordoba (In the Gardens of the Sierra de Cordoba) – W

4. Hindemith- Theme and Variations, The 4 Temperaments Theme Moderato – Walter Gieseking

5. Hindemith- Theme and Variations, The 4 Temperaments Variation 1 Melancholisch – Walter Gieseking

6. Hindemith- Theme and Variations, The 4 Temperaments Variation 2 Sanguinisch – Walter Gieseking

7. Hindemith-Theme and Variations, The 4 Temperaments Variation 3 Phlegmatisch – Walter Gieseking

8. HindemithTheme and Variations, The 4 Temperaments Variation 4 Cholerisch – Walter Gieseking

Disc 2 Sound Clips (MP3):

1. Beethoven- Piano Sonata No- 23 in F minor, Op- 57, Appassionata I- Allegro assai – Walter Gieseking

2. Beethoven- Piano Sonata No- 23 in F minor, Op- 57, Appassionata II- Andante con moto – Walter Gieseking

3. Beethoven- Piano Sonata No- 23 in F minor, Op- 57, Appassionata III- Allegro ma non troppo – Walter Gieseking

4. Schumann- Fantasie in C major, Op- 17 I- Durchaus phantastisch und leidenschaftlich vorzutragen – Walter Gieseking

5. Schumann- Fantasie in C major, Op- 17 II- Massig – Durchaus energisch – Walter Gieseking

6. Schumann- Fantasie in C major, Op- 17 III- Langsam getragen – Durchweg leise zu halten – Walter Gieseking

7. Chopin- Ballade No- 3 in A flat major, Op- 47 – Walter Gieseking