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Bach, J S: | Italian Concerto, BWV971 Recorded in January 1940, Berlin Partita No. 1 in B flat major, BWV825 (excerpts) Recorded in January 1939, in Berlin and August 1934, in Vienna Partita No. 5 in G major, BWV829 Recorded on 5th April 1939, in New York Partita No. 6 in E minor, BWV830 Recorded on 28th February 1939, in New York French Suite No. 5 in G major, BWV816 (excerpts) (Gigue) Recorded on 5th April 1939, in New York Cantata BWV147 'Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben': Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (arr. M. Hess) Recorded on 5th April 1939, in New York | Beethoven: | Piano Sonata No. 17 in D minor, Op. 31 No. 2 'Tempest' Recorded on 13th March 1931, in Westminster Central Hall, London Bagatelle in E flat major, Op. 33 No. 1 Recorded on 11th August 1938, in Westminster Central Hall, London |
Walter Gieseking’s interpretations of Bach in the early years of his career gained him laurels for “his control over shades of tone, especially over infinite gradations in the range between piano and pianissimo, the clear definition of his agile finger-work, and the firm outlines of his rhythm and phrasing… This style, so lucid and so rhythmical, is the perfect vehicle for Bach’s keyboard music”. Gieseking’s 1931 account of Beethoven’s ‘Tempest’ Sonata also won him contemporary critical accolades: “Perfect playing matched with perfect recording. I know of no better interpretation of this sonata… a splendid achievement, one of the high water marks of piano recording”. “…Gieseking's Bach… has a peerless lightness, grace and natural beauty… In the Fifth Partita… Gieseking shows the most subtle virtuosity and is no less convincing in the Sixth Partita's more strenuous and concentrated demands.” Gramophone Magazine, January 2010 | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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