Gieseking,Walter His Columbia Graphophone Recordings - Complete CD

The whole conception of performance in these days is too heavy, loud and blatant, said Walter Gieseking in 1926, expressing his preference for "more delicacy and ethereal refinement of tone". That same year the New York Times praised the German pianist for "achieving unusual richness and fineness of effect within a relatively small dynamic scale," noting "his poetic sentiment and imagination, the intimacy of his musical expression and his exquisite adjustment of tone values." Gieseking's finesse, imagination and sureness of touch brought him special and lasting distinction in the solo piano works of Debussy et Ravel, which he recorded in their entirety. The complete solo piano works of Mozart are another pillar of this 48CD collection. Demonstrating the breadth of Gieseking's musical interests, it ranges from Bach to composers of the generation that followed Ravel. Fascinated by the processes of sound reproduction, Gieseking was exceptionally productive in the studio, and this set includes nine world premiere releases and a substantial number of CD premieres and rarities. The entire collection has been newly remastered - using the best available sources for the 78-era recordings and the original tapes for those from the age of the LP.

1. Partita No. 1 in B-Flat Major, BWV 825: I. Praeludium 2. Partita No. 1 in B-Flat Major, BWV 825: IV. Sarabande 3. Partita No. 1 in B-Flat Major, BWV 825: V. Menuets I ; II 4. Partita No. 1 in B-Flat Major, BWV 825: VI. Gigue 5. Images, Livre I, CD 105, L. 110: No. 1, Reflets Dans L'eau 6. Arabesques, CD 74, L. 66: No. 1, Andantino Con Moto 7. Arabesques, CD 74, L. 66: No. 2, Allegretto Scherzando 8. Jeux D'eau, M. 30 9. 4 Impromptus, Op. 142, D. 935 10. Nocturne No. 5 in F-Sharp Major, Op. 15 No. 2 11. Hungarian Rhapsodies, S. 244: No. 12 in C-Sharp minor 12. 2 Rhapsodies, Op. 79: No. 2 in G minor 13. Nocturne No. 3 in B Major, Op. 9 No. 3 14. 12 Etudes, Op. 25: No. 1 in A-Flat Major "Aeolian Harp" 15. 12 Etudes, Op. 25: No. 2 in F minor 16. Polonaise No. 6 in A-Flat Major, Op. 53 "Heroic" 17. Lyric Pieces, Book 3, Op. 43: No. 6, to the Spring 18. Lyric Pieces, Book 3, Op. 43: No. 1, Butterfly 19. Lyric Pieces, Book 8, Op. 65: No. 6, Wedding Day at Troldhaugen 20. Children's Corner, CD 119, L. 113: No. 6, Golliwog's Cake Walk 21. Preludes, Livre I, D 125, L. 117: No. 12, Minstrels 22. Mouvements Perpetuels, FP 14: I. Assez Modere 23. Mouvements Perpetuels, FP 14: II. Tres Modere 24. Mouvements Perpetuels, FP 14: III. Alerte 25. Lyric Pieces, Book 8, Op. 65: No. 6, Wedding Day at Troldhaugen 26. Lyric Pieces, Book 3, Op. 43: No. 6, to the Spring 27. Lyric Pieces, Book 3, Op. 43: No. 1, Butterfly 28. 2 Arabesques, CD 74, L. 66: No. 2, Allegretto Scherzando 29. 2 Arabesques, D 74, L. 66: No. 1, Andantino Con Moto 30. 5 Lieder, Op. 48: No. 1, Freundliche Vision (Arr. Gieseking) 31. 6 Lieder, Op. 17: No. 2, St?ndchen 32. Piano Sonata No. 17 in D minor, Op. 31 No. 2 "The Tempest": I. Largo - Allegro 33. Piano Sonata No. 17 in D minor, Op. 31 No. 2 "The Tempest": II. Adagio 34. Piano Sonata No. 17 in D minor, Op. 31 No. 2 "The Tempest": III. Allegretto 35. Suite Bergamasque, D 82, L. 75: I. Prelude 36. Suite Bergamasque, CD 82, L. 75: II. Menuet 37. Suite Bergamasque, CD 82, L. 75: III. Clair de Lune 38. Suite Bergamasque, CD 82, L. 75: IV. Passepied 39. Symphonic Variations, FWV 46 40. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat Major, S. 124: I. Allegro Maestoso 41. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat Major, S. 124: II. Quasi Adagio 42. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat Major, S. 124: III. Allegretto Vivace. Allegro Animato 43. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat Major, S. 124: IV. Allegro Marziale Animato 44. Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 73 "Emperor": I. Allegro 45. Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 73 "Emperor": II. Adagio Un Poco Mosso 46. Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 73 "Emperor": III. Rondo. Allegro 47. Partita No. 1 in B-Flat Major, BWV 825: V. Menuets I ; II 48. Partita No. 1 in B-Flat Major, BWV 825: VI. Gigue 49. Moments Musicaux, Op. 94, D. 780: No. 3 in F minor 50. 4 Piano Pieces, Op. 119: No. 3, Intermezzo in C Major 51. Waltz No. 6 in D-Flat Major, Op. 64 No. 1 "Minute" 52. Prelude No. 23 in F Major, Op. 28 53. Preludes, Livre I, CD 125, L. 117: No. 10, la Cathedrale Engloutie 54. Images, Livre I, CD 105, L. 110: No. 1, Reflets Dans L'eau 55. Estampes, CD 108, L. 100: No. 2, la Soiree Dans Grenade 56. Keyboard Suites, Vol. 1, Suite No. 5 in E Major, HWV 430 57. Piano Sonata No. 11 in a Major, Op. 6 No. 2, K. 331 "Alla Turca": III. Alla Turca 58. Piano Concerto No. 9 in E-Flat Major, K. 271 "Jeunehomme": I. Allegro 59. Piano Concerto No. 9 in E-Flat Major, K. 271 "Jeunehomme": II. Andantino 60. Piano Concerto No. 9 in E-Flat Major, K. 271 "Jeunehomme": III. Rondeau. Presto 61. Piano Sonata No. 17 in B-Flat Major, K. 570: I. Allegro 62. Piano Sonata No. 17 in B-Flat Major, K. 570: II. Adagio 63. Piano Sonata No. 17 in B-Flat Major, K. 570: III. Rondo. Allegretto 64. Piano Sonata No. 14 in C minor, K. 457: I. Allegro Assai 65. Piano Sonata No. 14 in C minor, K. 457: II. Adagio 66. Piano Sonata No. 14 in C minor, K. 457: III. Molto Allegro 67. Children's Corner, CD 119, L. 113: No. 1, Doctor Gradus Ad Parnassum 68. Children's Corner, CD 119, L. 113: No. 2, Jimbo's Lullaby 69. Children's Corner, CD 119, L. 113: No. 3, Serenade for the Doll 70. Children's Corner, CD 119, L. 113: No. 4, the Snow Is Dancing 71. Children's Corner, CD 119, L. 113: No. 5, the Little Shepherd 72. Children's Corner, CD 119, L. 113: No. 6, Golliwog's Cake Walk 73. Images, Livre II, CD 120, L. 111: No. 3, Poissons D'or 74. Gaspard de la Nuit, M. 55: I. Ondine 75. Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15: I. Allegro Con Brio 76. Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15: II. Largo 77. Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15: III. Rondo. Allegretto Scherzando 78. Sonatina for Flute and Piano: I. Moderato 79. Sonatina for Flute and Piano: II. Allegretto 80. Sonatina for Flute and Piano: III. Vivace 81. Aria for Flute and Piano (After Vocalise No. 2) 82. Joueurs de Fl?te, Op. 27: IV. Monsieur de la Pejaudie 83. Lyric Pieces, Book 9, Op. 68: No. 5, at the Cradle 84. Lyric Pieces, Book 7, Op. 62: No. 3, French Serenade 85. Piano Concerto in a Minor, Op. 16: I. Allegro Molto Moderato 86. Piano Concerto in a Minor, Op. 16: II. Adagio 87. Piano Concerto in a Minor, Op. 16: III. Allegro Moderato Molto E Marcato - Andante Maestoso 88. Piano Sonata No. 21 in C Major, Op. 53, "Waldstein": I. Allegro Con Brio 89. Piano Sonata No. 21 in C Major, Op. 53, "Waldstein": II. Introduzione. Adagio Molto 90. Piano Sonata No. 21 in C Major, Op. 53, "Waldstein": III. Rondo. Allegretto Moderato - Prestissimo 91. 7 Bagatelles, Op. 33: No. 1 in E-Flat Major, Andante Grazioso Quasi Allegretto 92. Berceuse in D-Flat Major, Op. 57 93. Mazurkas, Op. 17 94. Barcarolle in F-Sharp Major, Op. 60 95. Preludes, Livre I, CD 125, L. 117: No. 1, Danseuses de Delphes 96. Preludes, Livre I, D 125, L. 117: No. 2, Voiles 97. Preludes, Livre I, D 125, L. 117: No. 3, Le Vent Dans la Plaine 98. Preludes, Livre I, D 125, L. 117: No. 4, Les Sons Et Les Parfums Tournent Dans I'air Du Soir 99. Preludes, Livre I, D 125, L. 117: No. 5, Les Collines D'anacapri 100. Preludes, Livre I, D 125, L. 117: No. 6, Des Pas Sur la Neige 101. Preludes, Livre I, D 125, L. 117: No. 7, Ce Qu'a Vu Le Vent D'ouest 102. Preludes, Livre I, D 125, L. 117: No. 8, la Fille Aux Cheveux de Lin 103. Preludes, Livre I, D 125, L. 117: No. 9, la Serenade Interrompue 104. Preludes, Livre I, CD 125, L. 117: No. 11, la Danse de Puck 105. Preludes, Livre I, CD 125, L. 117: No. 12, Minstrels 106. Estampes, D 108, L. 100: No. 3, Jardins Sous la Pluie 107. Debussy: Estampes, D 108, L. 100: No. 1, Pagodes 108. L'isle Joyeuse, CD 109, L. 106 109. Images, Livre I, CD 105, L. 110: No. 3, Mouvement 110. Images, Livre II, D 120, L. 111: No. 1, Cloches a Travers Les Feuilles 111. Miroirs, M. 43: IV. Alborada Del Gracioso 112. Miroirs, M. 43: V. La Vallee Des Cloches 113. Gaspard de la Nuit, M. 55: II. Le Gibet 114. Gaspard de la Nuit, M. 55: III. Scarbo 115. Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58: I. Allegro Moderato 116. Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58: II. Andante Con Moto 117. Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58: III. Rondo. Vivace 118. Partita No. 1 in B-Flat Major, BWV 825: I. Praeludium 119. Partita No. 1 in B-Flat Major, BWV 825: IV. Sarabande 120. 3 Intermezzi, Op. 117: No. 2 in B-Flat minor 121. 6 Klavierst?cke, Op. 118: No. 5, Romanze in F Major 122. Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109: I. Vivace, Ma Non Troppo - Adagio Espressivo 123. Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109: II. Prestissimo 124. Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109: III. Tema. Andante Molto Cantabile Ed Espressivo - Variazioni I-VI 125. Kinderszenen, Op. 15: No. 1, Von Fremden L?ndern Und Menschen 126. Kinderszenen, Op. 15: No. 2, Kuriose Geschichte 127. Kinderszenen, Op. 15: No. 3, Hasche-Mann 128. Kinderszenen, Op. 15: No. 4, Bittendes Kind 129. Kinderszenen, Op. 15: No. 5, Gl?ckes Genug 130. Kinderszenen, Op. 15: No. 6, Wichtige Begebenheit 131. Kinderszenen, Op. 15: No. 7, Tr?umerei 132. Kinderszenen, Op. 15: No. 8, Am Kamin 133. Kinderszenen, Op. 15: No. 9,