Wilhelm Kempff

Wilhelm Walter Friedrich Kempff (25 November 1895 – 23 May 1991) was a German pianist88 notes pour piano solo, Jean-Pierre Thiollet, Neva Ed., 2015, p.51. and composer. Although his repertory included Bach, Liszt, Chopin, Schumann, and Brahms, Kempff was often well known for his interpretations of the music of Ludwig van Beethoven and Franz Schubert, both of whose complete sonatas he also recorded.

 Recordings   
 Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos. 1, 12, 19, and 20 (DG LP 138 935; released 1965; recipient of Grand Prix du Disque)
 Schubert: The Piano Sonatas (complete), (DG 463 766-2 (seven compact disks)) recordings made in 1965, '67, '68, '70.

Autobiography
Kempff, Wilhelm. Unter dem Zimbelstern: Jugenderinnerungen eines Pianisten ["Under the Cymbal Star: The Development of a Musician" (1951)]. Laaber: Laaber Verlag, 1978.

References

Other websites

Obituary for Wilhelm Kempff, by B. John Zavrel
Wilhelm Kempff discography by Frank Forman 
Video recordings of Kempff performances, youtube.com
 Wilhelm Kempff playing the 3rd movement of Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata.
Wilhelm Kempff playing Sonate No. 14, "Moonlight" 1st Movement 

Category:1895 births
Category:1991 deaths
Category:20th-century German composers
Category:German pianists