Wilhelm Backhaus – Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3, Piano Concerto No. 4 (2023) [FLAC 24bit/48kHz]

Wilhelm Backhaus – Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3, Piano Concerto No. 4 (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 01:07:41 minutes | 649 MB | Genre: Classical
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Wilhelm Backhaus, born in Leipzig in 1884, was still studying with Eugen d’Albert inFrankfurt. After his successful debut in London in 1900, Wilhelm Backhaus – supported by conductors such as Nikisch, Richter and Muck – made a career in Europe. He gave more than 4,000 concerts over the course of his life. From 1908 he recorded records, most of them on C. Bechstein. Backhaus debuted in the USA in 1912. In 1929, Wilhelm Backhaus played all 32 Beethoven sonatas in Vienna and Paris for the first time, for the interpretation of which he became famous. Backhaus died in Carinthia in 1969.Wilhelm Backhaus is today considered one of the most important representatives of the recording age. He knew how to use the opportunities of the new technology brilliantly. He recorded for the HMV (His Master’s Voice) label from 1908 to 1948, before signing with Decca in the early 1950s, where he remained until his death. The details of his recording career can be read in the captivating booklet essay by Jonathan Summers. Summers is the curator of classical music at the British Library in London. He has intensively studied the biography of Wilhelm Backhaus. His cleverly oscillating between entertaining anecdotes and important information, his explanations allow the image of a great artist personality to emerge before the viewer’s eye.

Tracklist:

1-1. Wilhelm Backhaus – I. Allegro con brio (16:43)
1-2. Wilhelm Backhaus – II. Largo (08:39)
1-3. Wilhelm Backhaus – III. Rondo. Allegro (09:30)
1-4. Wilhelm Backhaus – I. Allegro moderato (17:42)
1-5. Wilhelm Backhaus – II. Andante con moto (04:45)
1-6. Wilhelm Backhaus – III. Rondo. Vivace (10:19)

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