Poet of the Piano

Poet of the Piano

Walter Gieseking, Claude Debussy, Domenico Scarlatti, Felix Mendelssohn, Franz Schubert, Fryderyk Chopin, George Frideric Handel, Ludwig van Beethoven, Maurice Ravel, Robert Schumann & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Album
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Tracklist 166:02

1 Debussy: Suite bergamasque, CD 82, L. 75: I. Prélude Claude Debussy & Walter Gieseking 3:35
2 Debussy: Suite bergamasque, CD 82, L. 75: II. Menuet Claude Debussy & Walter Gieseking 3:24
3 Debussy: Suite bergamasque, CD 82, L. 75: III. Clair de lune Claude Debussy & Walter Gieseking 5:15
4 Debussy: Suite bergamasque, CD 82, L. 75: IV. Passepied Claude Debussy & Walter Gieseking 3:44
5 Chopin: Berceuse in D‐Flat Major, Op. 57 Frédéric Chopin & Walter Gieseking 4:53
6 Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K. 331 “Alla Turca”: I. (a) Tema con variazoni Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart & Walter Gieseking 0:57
7 Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K. 331 “Alla Turca”: I. (b) Variation I Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart & Walter Gieseking 0:46
8 Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K. 331 “Alla Turca”: I. (c) Variation II Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart & Walter Gieseking 0:52
9 Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K. 331 “Alla Turca”: I. (d) Variation III Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart & Walter Gieseking 0:56
10 Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K. 331 “Alla Turca”: I. (e) Variation IV Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart & Walter Gieseking 1:01
11 Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K. 331 “Alla Turca”: I. (f) Variation V Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart & Walter Gieseking 2:08
12 Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K. 331 “Alla Turca”: I. (g) Variation VI Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart & Walter Gieseking 0:50
13 Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K. 331 “Alla Turca”: II. Menuetto Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart & Walter Gieseking 5:43
14 Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K. 331 “Alla Turca”: III. Rondo Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart & Walter Gieseking 3:46
15 Ravel: Jeux d’eau, M. 30 Maurice Ravel & Walter Gieseking 4:38
16 Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 “Pathétique”: I. Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio Ludwig van Beethoven & Walter Gieseking 7:50
17 Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 “Pathétique”: II. Adagio cantabile Ludwig van Beethoven & Walter Gieseking 5:47
18 Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 “Pathétique”: III. Rondo. Allegro Ludwig van Beethoven & Walter Gieseking 4:08
19 Schumann: Waldszenen, Op. 82: No. 7, Vogel als Prophet Robert Schumann & Walter Gieseking 2:58
20 Debussy: 2 Arabesques, CD 74, L. 66: No. 1, Andantino con moto Claude Debussy & Walter Gieseking 3:38
21 Debussy: 2 Arabesques, CD 74, L. 66: No. 2, Allegretto scherzando Claude Debussy & Walter Gieseking 2:48
22 Debussy: Rêverie, CD 76, L. 68 Claude Debussy & Walter Gieseking 3:35
23 Ravel: Pavane pour une infante défunte, M. 19 Maurice Ravel & Walter Gieseking 6:00
24 Handel: Keyboard Suite in E Major, HWV 430: I. Prelude George Frideric Handel & Walter Gieseking 1:30
25 Handel: Keyboard Suite in E Major, HWV 430: II. Allemande George Frideric Handel & Walter Gieseking 1:40
26 Handel: Keyboard Suite in E Major, HWV 430: III. Courante George Frideric Handel & Walter Gieseking 0:53
27 Handel: Keyboard Suite in E Major, HWV 430: IV. Air & Variations “The Harmonius Blacksmith” George Frideric Handel & Walter Gieseking 4:13
28 Schubert: 4 Impromptus, Op. 90, D. 899: No. 2 in E‐Flat Major Franz Schubert & Walter Gieseking 4:04
29 Schubert: 4 Impromptus, Op. 90, D. 899: No. 3 in G‐Flat Major Franz Schubert & Walter Gieseking 4:55
30 Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15: No. 1, Von fremden Ländern und Menschen Robert Schumann & Walter Gieseking 1:25
31 Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15: No. 2, Kuriose Geschichte Robert Schumann & Walter Gieseking 1:02
32 Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15: No. 3, Hasche‐Mann Robert Schumann & Walter Gieseking 0:29
33 Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15: No. 4, Bittendes Kind Robert Schumann & Walter Gieseking 0:50
34 Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15: No. 5, Glückes genug Robert Schumann & Walter Gieseking 0:35
35 Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15: No. 6, Wichtige Begebenheit Robert Schumann & Walter Gieseking 0:47
36 Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15: No. 7, Träumerei Robert Schumann & Walter Gieseking 2:40
37 Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15: No. 8, Am Kamin Robert Schumann & Walter Gieseking 1:02
38 Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15: No. 9, Ritter vom Steckenpferd Robert Schumann & Walter Gieseking 0:45
39 Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15: No. 10, Fast zu ernst Robert Schumann & Walter Gieseking 1:51
40 Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15: No. 11, Fürchtenmachen Robert Schumann & Walter Gieseking 1:35
41 Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15: No. 12, Kind im Einschlummern Robert Schumann & Walter Gieseking 2:05
42 Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15: No. 13, Der Dichter spricht Robert Schumann & Walter Gieseking 2:13
43 Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin, M. 68: I. Prélude Maurice Ravel & Walter Gieseking 3:16
44 Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin, M. 68: II. Fugue Maurice Ravel & Walter Gieseking 4:09
45 Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin, M. 68: III. Forlane Maurice Ravel & Walter Gieseking 5:49
46 Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin, M. 68: IV. Rigaudon Maurice Ravel & Walter Gieseking 3:10
47 Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin, M. 68: V. Menuet Maurice Ravel & Walter Gieseking 5:19
48 Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin, M. 68: VI. Toccata Maurice Ravel & Walter Gieseking 3:55
49 Mendelssohn: Songs Without Words, Book V, Op. 62: No. 6 in A Major, MWV U161 Felix Mendelssohn & Walter Gieseking 2:49
50 Mendelssohn: Songs Without Words, Book VII, Op. 85: No. 6 in B‐Flat Major, MWV U155 Felix Mendelssohn & Walter Gieseking 3:22
51 Scarlatti, D: Keyboard Sonata in E Major, Kk. 380 Domenico Scarlatti & Walter Gieseking 2:51
52 Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109: I. Vivace, ma non troppo - Adagio espressivo Ludwig van Beethoven & Walter Gieseking 3:45
53 Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109: II. Prestissimo Ludwig van Beethoven & Walter Gieseking 2:11
54 Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109: III. (a) Andante molto cantabile e espressivo Ludwig van Beethoven & Walter Gieseking 2:09
55 Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109: III. (b) Variation I. Molto espressivo Ludwig van Beethoven & Walter Gieseking 1:50
56 Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109: III. (c) Variation II. Leggiermente Ludwig van Beethoven & Walter Gieseking 1:07
57 Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109: III. (d) Variation III. Allegro vivace Ludwig van Beethoven & Walter Gieseking 0:24
58 Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109: III. (e) Variation IV. Etwas langsamer als das Thema Ludwig van Beethoven & Walter Gieseking 1:46
59 Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109: III. (f) Variation V. Allegro, ma non troppo Ludwig van Beethoven & Walter Gieseking 0:45
60 Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109: III. (g) Variation VI. Tempo I del tema Ludwig van Beethoven & Walter Gieseking 3:10