Wilhelm Kempff (pianist)

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students:	Kun Woo Paik (pianist) (ended) José Francisco Alonso (pianist) (piano) İdil Biret (pianist) Walter Blankenheim (piano) Michèle Boegner (piano) Marie‐Françoise Bucquet (pianist) (piano) John Damgaard Éric Heidsieck (pianist) Martin Hughes (classical pianist/teacher) (piano) David Lively (pianist) Yong-Hi Moon (piano) Peter Schmalfuss (pianist) (grand piano) Ventsislav Yankov (piano)
teachers:	Karl Heinrich Barth (ended)

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Appearances

Date	Title	Attributes	Artist	Length
	arranged
	"Zion Hört Die Wächter Singen" From the Cantata BWV 140 "Wachet Auf, Ruft Uns Die Stimme"		Alessio Bax	5:10
	Es ist gewisslich an der Zeit, BWV 307 (arr. W. Kempff for piano)		Anna Christiane Neumann	0:47
	In dulci jubilo, BWV 751 (arr. W. Kempff for piano)		Anna Christiane Neumann	1:52
	Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring (Wilhelm Kempff)		Wilhelm Kempff	3:22
	Nun freut euch, lieben Christen gmein, BWV 734		Simone Dinnerstein	2:32
	Nun freut euch, lieben Christen gmein, BWV 734 (arr. W. Kempff for piano)		Anna Christiane Neumann	1:39
	Sonata No. 2 in E-flat: Sicilienne		Wilhelm Kempff	3:38
	わが心からの望み BWV 727		高橋悠治	2:17
	instruments
1920	6 Écossaises in E-flat major, WoO 83	piano	Ludwig van Beethoven	1:56
1920	Bagatelle in C major, op. 33 no. 5: Allegro ma non troppo	piano	Ludwig van Beethoven	2:27
1923-01	Bagatelle in C, op. 33, no. 5	piano	Wilhelm Kempff	2:29
1923-01	Cantata, BWV 29: Sinfonia	piano	Wilhelm Kempff	3:50
1923-01	Ecossaises in E-flat, WoO 86	piano	Wilhelm Kempff	2:02
1923-01	Italian Concerto in F, BWV 971: III Presto	piano	Wilhelm Kempff	3:14
1923-01	The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude and Fugue in C-sharp, no. 3	piano	Wilhelm Kempff	3:11
1923-01	The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude and Fugue in D, no. 5	piano	Wilhelm Kempff	3:07
1924-07	Gavotte from Iphigénie en Aulide	piano	Wilhelm Kempff	3:19
1924-07	Rhapsody in E-flat, op. 119, no. 4	piano	Wilhelm Kempff	4:23
1924-07	Rondo in G, op. 51, no. 2	piano	Wilhelm Kempff	8:23
1924-07	Scherzo in E minor, op. 16, no. 2	piano	Wilhelm Kempff	2:03
1924-07	Sonata for Flute and Klavier in E-flat, BWV 1031: Sicilienne	piano	Wilhelm Kempff	3:50
1924-07	Sonata no. 8 in C minor, op. 13, “Pathétique”: I Grave – Allegro di molto e con brio	piano	Wilhelm Kempff	7:36
1924-07	Sonata no. 8 in C minor, op. 13, “Pathétique”: II Adagio Cantabile	piano	Wilhelm Kempff	4:41
1924-07	Sonata no. 8 in C minor, op. 13, “Pathétique”: III Rondo: Allegro	piano	Wilhelm Kempff	4:10
1924-07	Sonata no. 12 in A-flat, op. 26: I Andante con variazioni	piano	Wilhelm Kempff	7:19
1924-07	Sonata no. 12 in A-flat, op. 26: II Scherzo. Allegro molto	piano	Wilhelm Kempff	2:30
1924-07	Sonata no. 12 in A-flat, op. 26: III Marcia funebre sulla morte d’un eroe. Maestoso andante	piano	Wilhelm Kempff	5:19
1924-07	Sonata no. 12 in A-flat, op. 26: IV Allegro	piano	Wilhelm Kempff	2:45
1924-07	Sonata no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27, no. 2, “Moonlight”: I Adagio sostenuto	piano	Wilhelm Kempff	7:25
1924-07	Sonata no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27, no. 2, “Moonlight”: II Allegretto	piano	Wilhelm Kempff	2:34
1924-07	Sonata no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27, no. 2, “Moonlight”: III Presto agitato	piano	Wilhelm Kempff	5:39
1924-07	Sonata no. 21 in C, op. 53, “Waldstein”: I Allegro con brio	piano	Wilhelm Kempff	8:13
1924-07	Sonata no. 21 in C, op. 53, “Waldstein”: II Introduzione. Adagio molto	piano	Wilhelm Kempff	3:34
1924-07	Sonata no. 21 in C, op. 53, “Waldstein”: III Rondo. Allegretto moderato – Prestissimo	piano	Wilhelm Kempff	9:46
1924-07	Sonata no. 23 in F minor, op. 57, “Appassionata”: I Allegro assai	piano	Wilhelm Kempff	10:10
1924-07	Sonata no. 23 in F minor, op. 57, “Appassionata”: II Andante con moto	piano	Wilhelm Kempff	4:14
1924-07	Sonata no. 23 in F minor, op. 57, “Appassionata”: III Allegro ma non troppo – Presto	piano	Wilhelm Kempff	5:43
1924-07	Sonata no. 26 in E-flat, op. 81a, “Les Adieux”: I Das Lebewohl	piano	Wilhelm Kempff	5:56
1924-07	Sonata no. 26 in E-flat, op. 81a, “Les Adieux”: II Abwesenheit	piano	Wilhelm Kempff	3:39
1924-07	Sonata no. 26 in E-flat, op. 81a, “Les Adieux”: III Das Wiedersehen	piano	Wilhelm Kempff	4:12
1924-07	Sonata no. 27 in E minor, op. 90: I Mit Lebhaftigkeit und durchaus mit Empfindung und Ausdruck	piano	Wilhelm Kempff	5:04
1924-07	Sonata no. 27 in E minor, op. 90: II Nicht zu geschwind und sehr singbar vorgetragen	piano	Wilhelm Kempff	8:21
1924-07	Sonata no. 28 in A, op. 101: I Etwas lebhaft, und mit der innigsten Empfindung (Allegretto ma non troppo)	piano	Wilhelm Kempff	3:32
1924-07	Sonata no. 28 in A, op. 101: II Lebhaft, marschmäßig (Vivace alla Marcia)	piano	Wilhelm Kempff	3:59
1924-07	Sonata no. 28 in A, op. 101: III Langsam und sehnsuchtsvoll (Adagio ma non troppo, con affetto)	piano	Wilhelm Kempff	2:42
1924-07	Sonata no. 28 in A, op. 101: IV Geschwind, doch nicht zu sehr und mit Entschlossenheit (Allegro)	piano	Wilhelm Kempff	5:43
1924-07	Song Without Words, op. 102, no. 5	piano	Wilhelm Kempff	1:08
1924-07	Song Without Words, op. 102, no. 6	piano	Wilhelm Kempff	2:35
1924-07	Toccata in C, op. 7	piano	Wilhelm Kempff	4:34
1925-03	Concerto no. 1 in C, op. 15: I Allegro con brio	piano	Wilhelm Kempff, Berlin State Opera Orchestra	13:39
1925-03	Concerto no. 1 in C, op. 15: II Largo	piano	Wilhelm Kempff, Berlin State Opera Orchestra	13:01
1925-03	Concerto no. 1 in C, op. 15: III Rondo. Allegro scherzando	piano	Wilhelm Kempff, Berlin State Opera Orchestra	8:10
1925-09	Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in C major, op. 15: 1. Allegro con brio (Cadenza: Ludwig van Beethoven/Wilhelm Kempff)	piano	Ludwig van Beethoven	13:13
1925-09	Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in C major, op. 15: 2. Largo	piano	Ludwig van Beethoven	12:40
1925-09	Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in C major, op. 15: 3. Rondo. Allegro scherzando (Cadenza: Wilhelm Kempff)	piano	Ludwig van Beethoven	7:59
1925	Piano Sonata no. 28 in A major, op. 101: 1. Etwas lebhaft und mit der innigsten Empfindung. Allegretto ma non troppo	piano	Ludwig van Beethoven	3:31
1925	Piano Sonata no. 28 in A major, op. 101: 2. Lebhaft, marschmäßig. Vivace alla marcia	piano	Ludwig van Beethoven	3:59
1925	Piano Sonata no. 28 in A major, op. 101: 3. Langsam und sehnsuchtsvoll. Adagio, ma non troppo, con affetto	piano	Ludwig van Beethoven	2:55
1925	Piano Sonata no. 28 in A major, op. 101: 4. Geschwinde, doch nicht zu sehr und mit Entschlossenheit. Allegro	piano	Ludwig van Beethoven	5:34
1928	Piano Sonata no. 26 in E-flat major “Les Adieux”, op. 81a: 1. Das Lebewohl (Les Adieux). Adagio - Allegro	piano	Ludwig van Beethoven	6:42
1928	Piano Sonata no. 26 in E-flat major “Les Adieux”, op. 81a: 2. Abwesenheit (L'Absence). Andante espressivo	piano	Ludwig van Beethoven	3:24
1928	Piano Sonata no. 26 in E-flat major “Les Adieux”, op. 81a: 3. Das Wiedersehn (Le Retour). Vivacissimamente	piano	Ludwig van Beethoven	4:08
1928	Piano Sonata no. 27 in E minor, op. 90: 1. Mit Lebhaftigkeit und durchaus mit Empfindung und Ausdruck		Ludwig van Beethoven	4:59
1928	Piano Sonata no. 27 in E minor, op. 90: 2. Nicht zu geschwind und sehr singbar vorzutragen		Ludwig van Beethoven	8:38
1931	Italian Concerto BWV 971: Allegro (Shellac Disc)	piano	Wilhelm Kempff	3:29
1932	Piano Sonata no. 24 in F-sharp major, op. 78: I. Adagio cantabile: Allegro ma non troppo	piano	Wilhelm Kempff	3:37
1932	Piano Sonata no. 24 in F-sharp major, op. 78: II Allegro vivace	piano	Wilhelm Kempff	2:52
1935-05-27	Sonata no. 9 for Violin and Piano in A major, op. 47 "Kreutzer": I. Adagio sostenuto - Presto	piano	Wilhelm Kempff, Georg Kulenkampff	11:05
1935-05-27	Sonata no. 9 for Violin and Piano in A major, op. 47 "Kreutzer": II. Andante con variazioni	piano	Wilhelm Kempff, Georg Kulenkampff	12:35
1935-05-27	Sonata no. 9 for Violin and Piano in A major, op. 47 "Kreutzer": III. Finale. Presto	piano	Wilhelm Kempff, Georg Kulenkampff	7:02
1935-06	Fantasiestucke op. 12 - Aufschwung (Shellac Disc)	piano	Robert Schumann	3:11
1935-06	Horch, horch die Lerche, D 889 - S 558 No. 9 (Shellac Disc)	piano	Franz Schubert	2:40
1936-01	Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73 "Emperor": I. Allegro	piano	Wilhelm Kempff, Berliner Philharmoniker, Peter Raabe	20:30
1936-01	Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73 "Emperor": II. Adagio un poco mosso	piano	Wilhelm Kempff, Berliner Philharmoniker, Peter Raabe	7:49
1936-01	Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73 "Emperor": III. Rondo. Allegro	piano	Wilhelm Kempff, Berliner Philharmoniker, Peter Raabe	10:16
1936-01	Sonata Nn. 29 in B-flat major, op. 106: I. Allegro	piano	Wilhelm Kempff	8:45
1936-01	Sonata Nn. 29 in B-flat major, op. 106: II. Scherzo (Assai vivace)	piano	Wilhelm Kempff	2:41
1936-01	Sonata Nn. 29 in B-flat major, op. 106: III. Adagio sostenuto	piano	Wilhelm Kempff	18:15
1936-01	Sonata Nn. 29 in B-flat major, op. 106: IV. Largo: Allegro risoluto	piano	Wilhelm Kempff	11:49
1936-07-24	Cello Sonata no. 3 in A major, op. 69: I. Allegro ma non tanto	piano	Ludwig van Beethoven	8:45
1936-07-24	Cello Sonata no. 3 in A major, op. 69: II. Scherzo. Allegro molto	piano	Ludwig van Beethoven	5:01
1936-07-24	Cello Sonata no. 3 in A major, op. 69: III. Adagio cantabile -	piano	Ludwig van Beethoven	1:59
1936-07-24	Cello Sonata no. 3 in A major, op. 69: IV. Allegro vivace	piano	Ludwig van Beethoven	5:20
1936-07-29	Piano Sonata no. 30 in E major, op. 109: 1. Vivace, ma non troppo - Adagio espressivo	piano	Ludwig van Beethoven	3:27
1936-07-29	Piano Sonata no. 30 in E major, op. 109: 2. Prestissimo	piano	Ludwig van Beethoven	2:18
1936-07-29	Piano Sonata no. 30 in E major, op. 109: 3. Gesangvoll, mit innigster Empfindung. Andante, molto cantabile es espressivo	piano	Ludwig van Beethoven	8:32
1936-07-29	Piano Sonata no. 31 in A-flat major, op. 110: 1. Moderato cantabile, molto espressivo	piano	Ludwig van Beethoven	6:37
1936-07-29	Piano Sonata no. 31 in A-flat major, op. 110: 2. Allegro molto	piano	Ludwig van Beethoven	1:39
1936-07-29	Piano Sonata no. 31 in A-flat major, op. 110: 3. Adagio, ma non troppo - Fuga. Allegro, ma non troppo	piano	Ludwig van Beethoven	9:47
1936-07-31	Sonata no. 32 in C Minor, op. 111: I. Maestoso; Allegro con brio ed appassionato	piano	Wilhelm Kempff	7:10
1936-07-31	Sonata no. 32 in C Minor, op. 111: II. Arietta: Adagio molto semplice e cantabile	piano	Wilhelm Kempff	15:55
1936-07	Sonata no. 8 in c, op. 13 “Pathétique”: I. Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio	piano	Wilhelm Kempff	7:37
1936-07	Sonata no. 8 in c, op. 13 “Pathétique”: II. Adagio cantabile	piano	Wilhelm Kempff	4:51
1936-07	Sonata no. 8 in c, op. 13 “Pathétique”: III. Rondo. Allegro	piano	Wilhelm Kempff	4:35
1936-07	Variations on a Tukish march op. 76 (Shellac Disc)	piano	Ludwig van Beethoven	3:35
1936	Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140 (1936 recording)	piano	Wilhelm Kempff	5:09
1937-09-24	Rondo a Capriccio for Piano in G major, Op. 129 "The Rage Over the Lost Penny": Allegro vivace	piano	Wilhelm Kempff	6:00
1940-02-29	Piano Sonata no. 2 in A major, op. 2 no. 2: 1. Allegro vivace	piano	Ludwig van Beethoven	5:18
1940-02-29	Piano Sonata no. 2 in A major, op. 2 no. 2: 2. Largo appassionato	piano	Ludwig van Beethoven	7:04
1940-02-29	Piano Sonata no. 2 in A major, op. 2 no. 2: 3. Scherzo. Allegretto	piano	Ludwig van Beethoven	2:39
1940-02-29	Piano Sonata no. 2 in A major, op. 2 no. 2: 4. Rondo. Grazioso	piano	Ludwig van Beethoven	5:59
1940-03-13	Piano Sonata no. 4 in E-flat major, op. 7: 1. Allegro molto e con brio	piano	Ludwig van Beethoven	6:13
1940-03-13	Piano Sonata no. 4 in E-flat major, op. 7: 2. Largo, con gran espressione	piano	Ludwig van Beethoven	8:23
1940-03-13	Piano Sonata no. 4 in E-flat major, op. 7: 3. Allegro	piano	Ludwig van Beethoven	4:04
1940-03-13	Piano Sonata no. 4 in E-flat major, op. 7: 4. Rondo. Poco Allegretto e grazioso	piano	Ludwig van Beethoven	6:47
1940-03-13	Piano Sonata no. 5 in C minor, op. 10 no. 1: 1. Allegro molto e con brio	piano	Ludwig van Beethoven	4:35
1940-03-13	Piano Sonata no. 5 in C minor, op. 10 no. 1: 2. Adagio molto	piano	Ludwig van Beethoven	8:03
1940-03-13	Piano Sonata no. 5 in C minor, op. 10 no. 1: 3. Finale. Prestissimo	piano	Ludwig van Beethoven	4:12
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	performed
	Al Chiaro Di Luna		Ludwig van Beethoven	?:??
	Momento Musicale N.3		Franz Schubert	?:??
	Sonata no.21 in c op.53 'waldstein' - 1. allegro con brio		Ludwig van Beethoven	8:39
	vocals
1952-09	Spoken Word - Encounter with Ferruccio Busoni	spoken vocals	Wilhelm Kempff	7:00
1952-09	Spoken Word - From my life	spoken vocals	Wilhelm Kempff	3:10
1952-09	Spoken Word - On my interpretation of Beethoven	spoken vocals	Wilhelm Kempff	1:42
1952-09	Spoken Word - On the piano and piano-playing	spoken vocals	Wilhelm Kempff	3:00
1954-11	Spoken Word - Address given at the organ dedication in the World Peace Cathed...	spoken vocals	Wilhelm Kempff	2:23
1964-06	Wilhelm Kempff in Positano: “Früher, also ungefähr vor 30 Jahren”	spoken vocals	Wilhelm Kempff	5:27
1964-06	Wilhelm Kempff in Positano: Piano Sonata no. 29 in B-flat major “Hammerklavier”, op. 106: “Also Opus 106. Sie wissen ja”	spoken vocals	Wilhelm Kempff	4:14
1964-06	Wilhelm Kempff in Positano: Piano Sonata no. 29 in B-flat major “Hammerklavier”, op. 106: “So, das wäre Opus 106 gewesen”	spoken vocals	Wilhelm Kempff	0:54
1964-06	Wilhelm Kempff in Positano: Piano Sonata no. 30 in E major, op. 109: “Der Erzbischof Söderblom von Uppsala”	spoken vocals	Wilhelm Kempff	5:14
1964-06	Wilhelm Kempff in Positano: Piano Sonata no. 30 in E major, op. 109: “Er ist sehr schwer, der zweite Satz”	spoken vocals	Wilhelm Kempff	0:39
1964-06	Wilhelm Kempff in Positano: Piano Sonata no. 32 in C minor, op. 111: “Ja, da sind wir eigentlich zum Ende gekommen”	spoken vocals	Wilhelm Kempff	4:04
	arranged
	Chorale Prelude 'Nun freut euch, lieben Christen g'mein', BWV 734
	Concerto no. 5 for Keyboard and Orchestra in F minor, BWV 1056: II. Largo (for piano, Kempff)
	Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 639 (for piano, Kempff)
	Jesus bleibet meine Freude, BWV 147 (arr. Wilhelm Kempff for piano)
	Kantate, BWV 29 "Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir": I. Sinfonia (for piano, Kempff)
	Minuet in G minor from HWV 434 (arranged by Kempff)
	Nun komm' der Heiden Heiland, BWV 659 (for piano, Kempff)
	Orphée et Euridice: Ronde des esprits bienheureux (transcription for piano, Kempff)
	Suite in E minor: Le Rappel des oiseaux
	Transkription „Orphée et Euridice - La Plainte d'Orphée (Gluck)“ (for piano, Kempff)
	composed
	Cadenza for the First Movement of Beethoven's Piano Concerto no. 4 (op. 58) (Kempff)
	Quartet in G major, op. 15
	Quartet in G major, op. 15: I. Andante. Allegro
	Quartet in G major, op. 15: II. Adagio con melancolia, semplice
	Quartet in G major, op. 15: III. Menuet. Allegretto
	Quartet in G major, op. 15: IV. Introduzione e finale
	Trio in G minor for Violin, Cello and Piano
	Trio in G minor for Violin, Cello and Piano: I. Andante
	Trio in G minor for Violin, Cello and Piano: II. Presto
	Trio in G minor for Violin, Cello and Piano: III. Moderato
	Trio in G minor for Violin, Cello and Piano: IV. Vivace
	Vier Lieder nach Gedichten von C.F. Meyer = Four songs to poems by C.F. Meyer i. Liederseelen op.56 No1 / Kempff
	Vier Lieder nach Gedichten von C.F. Meyer = Four songs to poems by C.F. Meyer ii. All op. 56 No2 / Kempff.
	Vier Lieder nach Gedichten von C.F. Meyer = Four songs to poems by C.F. Meyer iii. Der Gesang des Meeres Op. 56 No 3 / Kempff.
	Vier Lieder nach Gedichten von C.F. Meyer = Four songs to poems by C.F. Meyer iv. In einer Sturmnacht op. 55 No 1 / Kempff.
	instruments arranged
	Chorale Prelude BWV 645: ‘Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme’ (for piano, Kempff)	piano
	Es ist gewisslich an der Zeit, BWV 307 (for piano, Kempff)	piano
	Flute Sonata in E-flat major, BWV 1031: II. Siciliano (for piano, Kempff)	piano

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