SCHUBERT: The SOLO RECORDINGS ON Deutsche Grammophon - WILHELM KEMPFF (9 CDS + BLU RAY AUDIO)

Wilhelm Kempff - The Schubert Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon

9-CDs + Blu-ray Audio mastered at 24-bit/192kHz presenting reference recordings of one of the great Schubertians

• Limited Edition slipcase with mintpacks

• 44 page booklet with a new essay about Wilhelm Kempff’s Schubert recordings by Gregor Wilmes; previously unreleased photos and facsimiles of original recording protocols

“When Schubert sounds his magic harp, do we not feel as though we are floating on a sea of sound, freed from everything material?” WILHELM KEMPFF

With a virtuosity that was very real, yet never drew attention to itself, Kempff’s Schubert was at its heart penetrating and inspired and the depth of his performances could convey the intimacy of a chamber ensemble or project the works as great symphonies for keyboard. It was Kempff’s perception that it was the function of a pianist’s virtuosity to serve, not to exploit; always the music had to be paramount. Like many great artists he was notably erratic, but any impulsiveness or spontaneity was always driven by artistic will and the search for new discoveries. Such was his inspiration, his recordings over his 60 year career – most of it for DG – are a treasure house of discovery; his Schubert recordings being among the finest examples, and not least remaining reference recordings of the repertoire.

"At his best, he played more beautifully than any of us" - lavish and noteworthy praise for Wilhelm Kempff by Alfred Brendel.

Kempff recorded almost exclusively for DG over the span of his 60-year recording career, and now Deutsche Grammophon celebrates his inspired Schubert recordings - long a go-to set for collectors - with a new remastering to 24-bit/192kHz. 9-CDs + Blu-ray Audio mastered at 24-bit/192kHz presenting reference recordings of one of the great Schubertians. Limited Edition slipcase with mintpacks. 44 page booklet with a new essay about Wilhelm Kempff's Schubert recordings by Gregor Wilmes; previously unreleased photos and facsimiles of original recording protocols

Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 1 in E major, D157


Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 2 in C major, D279


Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 3 in E major, D459


Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 4 in A minor, D537


Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 5 in A flat major, D557


Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 6 in E minor, D566


Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 8 in E flat major, D568


Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 9 in B major, D575


Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 11 in F minor, D625


Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 13 in A major, D664


Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 14 in A minor, D784


Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 15 in C major, D840 'Reliquie'


Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 16 in A minor, D845


Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 17 in D major, D850


Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 18 in G major, D894


Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 19 in C minor, D958


Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 20 in A major, D959


Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 21 in B flat major, D960


Schubert: Moments Musicaux (6), D780, Op. 94


Schubert: 4 Impromptus, D899


Schubert: 4 Impromptus, D935


Schubert: Fantasie in C major, D760 'Wanderer'


Schubert: Klavierstücke (3), D946


Schubert: Andante in A major, D604


Schubert: Allegretto in C minor, D915


Schubert: Scherzo in B flat major, D593 No. 1


Schubert: 13 Variations on a theme by Anselm Hüttenbrenner in A minor, D576