℗ 2022 Parlophone Records Limited; A Warner Classics release
Released November 11, 2022
Duration 2h 45m 33s
Record Label Warner Classics
Genre Classical
 

Poet of the Piano

Walter Gieseking, Various Artists

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Suite bergamasque, CD 82, L. 75  
1.1
I. Prélude
Claude Debussy; Walter Gieseking
3:35
1.2
II. Menuet
Claude Debussy; Walter Gieseking
3:24
1.3
III. Clair de lune
Claude Debussy; Walter Gieseking
5:15
1.4
IV. Passepied
Claude Debussy; Walter Gieseking
3:44
1.5
Berceuse in D-Flat Major, Op. 57
Frédéric Chopin; Walter Gieseking
4:53
Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K. 331 "Alla Turca"  
1.6
I. (a) Tema con variazoni
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Walter Gieseking
0:57
1.7
I. (b) Variation I
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Walter Gieseking
0:46
1.8
I. (c) Variation II
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Walter Gieseking
0:52
1.9
I. (d) Variation III
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Walter Gieseking
0:56
1.10
I. (e) Variation IV
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Walter Gieseking
1:01
1.11
I. (f) Variation V
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Walter Gieseking
2:08
1.12
I. (g) Variation VI
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Walter Gieseking
0:50
1.13
II. Menuetto
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Walter Gieseking
5:43
1.14
III. Rondo alla turca
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Walter Gieseking
3:46
1.15
Jeux d'eau, M. 30
Maurice Ravel; Walter Gieseking
4:38
Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique"  
1.16
I. Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio
Ludwig van Beethoven; Walter Gieseking
7:50
1.17
II. Adagio cantabile
Ludwig van Beethoven; Walter Gieseking
5:47
1.18
III. Rondo. Allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven; Walter Gieseking
4:08
Waldszenen, Op. 82  
1.19
No. 7, Vogel als Prophet
Robert Schumann; Walter Gieseking
2:58
2 Arabesques, CD 74, L. 66  
1.20
No. 1, Andantino con moto
Claude Debussy; Walter Gieseking
3:38
1.21
No. 2, Allegretto scherzando
Claude Debussy; Walter Gieseking
2:48
1.22
Rêverie, CD 76, L. 68
Claude Debussy; Walter Gieseking
3:35
1.23
Pavane pour une infante défunte, M. 19
Maurice Ravel; Walter Gieseking
6:00
Keyboard Suite in E Major, HWV 430  
1.24
I. Prelude
George Frideric Handel; Walter Gieseking
1:30
1.25
II. Allemande
George Frideric Handel; Walter Gieseking
1:40
1.26
III. Courante
George Frideric Handel; Walter Gieseking
0:53
1.27
IV. Air & Variations "The Harmonius Blacksmith"
George Frideric Handel; Walter Gieseking
4:13
4 Impromptus, Op. 90, D. 899  
1.28
No. 2 in E-Flat Major
Franz Schubert; Walter Gieseking
4:04
1.29
No. 3 in G-Flat Major
Franz Schubert; Walter Gieseking
4:55
Kinderszenen, Op. 15  
1.30
No. 1, Von fremden Ländern und Menschen
Robert Schumann; Walter Gieseking
1:25
1.31
No. 2, Kuriose Geschichte
Robert Schumann; Walter Gieseking
1:02
1.32
No. 3, Hasche-Mann
Robert Schumann; Walter Gieseking
0:29
1.33
No. 4, Bittendes Kind
Robert Schumann; Walter Gieseking
0:50
1.34
No. 5, Glückes genug
Robert Schumann; Walter Gieseking
0:35
1.35
No. 6, Wichtige Begebenheit
Robert Schumann; Walter Gieseking
0:47
1.36
No. 7, Träumerei
Robert Schumann; Walter Gieseking
2:40
1.37
No. 8, Am Kamin
Robert Schumann; Walter Gieseking
1:02
1.38
No. 9, Ritter vom Steckenpferd
Robert Schumann; Walter Gieseking
0:45
1.39
No. 10, Fast zu ernst
Robert Schumann; Walter Gieseking
1:51
1.40
No. 11, Fürchtenmachen
Robert Schumann; Walter Gieseking
1:35
1.41
No. 12, Kind im Einschlummern
Robert Schumann; Walter Gieseking
2:05
1.42
No. 13, Der Dichter spricht
Robert Schumann; Walter Gieseking
2:13
Le Tombeau de Couperin, M. 68  
1.43
I. Prélude
Maurice Ravel; Walter Gieseking
3:16
1.44
II. Fugue
Maurice Ravel; Walter Gieseking
4:09
1.45
III. Forlane
Maurice Ravel; Walter Gieseking
5:49
1.46
IV. Rigaudon
Maurice Ravel; Walter Gieseking
3:10
1.47
V. Menuet
Maurice Ravel; Walter Gieseking
5:19
1.48
VI. Toccata
Maurice Ravel; Walter Gieseking
3:55
Lieder ohne Worte, Book V, Op. 62  
1.49
No. 6 in A Major, MWV U161
Felix Mendelssohn; Walter Gieseking
2:49
Lieder ohne Worte, Book VII, Op. 85  
1.50
No. 6 in B-Flat Major, MWV U155
Felix Mendelssohn; Walter Gieseking
3:22
1.51
Keyboard Sonata in E Major, Kk. 380
Domenico Scarlatti; Walter Gieseking
2:51
Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109  
1.52
I. Vivace, ma non troppo - Adagio espressivo
Ludwig van Beethoven; Walter Gieseking
3:45
1.53
II. Prestissimo
Ludwig van Beethoven; Walter Gieseking
2:11
1.54
III. (a) Andante molto cantabile e espressivo
Ludwig van Beethoven; Walter Gieseking
2:09
1.55
III. (b) Variation I. Molto espressivo
Ludwig van Beethoven; Walter Gieseking
1:50
1.56
III. (c) Variation II. Leggiermente
Ludwig van Beethoven; Walter Gieseking
1:07
1.57
III. (d) Variation III. Allegro vivace
Ludwig van Beethoven; Walter Gieseking
0:24
1.58
III. (e) Variation IV. Etwas langsamer als das Thema
Ludwig van Beethoven; Walter Gieseking
1:46
1.59
III. (f) Variaiton V. Allegro, ma non troppo
Ludwig van Beethoven; Walter Gieseking
0:45
1.60
III. (g) Variation VI. Tempo I del tema
Ludwig van Beethoven; Walter Gieseking
3:10
Walter Gieseking was truly an aesthete of the piano and a perfectionist passionate about developments in recording technique. This collection – Poet of the Piano – focuses on his intense recording sessions of the 1950s, into which he put his full energy and soul before his untimely death. Including several tracks made available digitally for the first time, such as Chopin’s "Berceuse" and Schubert’s "Impromptus", it highlights the pianist’s unsurpassable talent from baroque music to the French impressionists.
192 kHz / 24-bit, 96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Warner Classics Studio Masters

Tracks 1-60 – contains high-resolution digital transfers of material originating from an analogue master source
Track title
Peak
(dB FS)
RMS
(dB FS)
LUFS
(integrated)
DR
Album average
Range of values
-4.97
-13.86 to -0.29
-24.94
-35.24 to -15.31
-21.74
-31.90 to -12.40
12
8 to 16
1
I. Prélude
-1.85-22.70-18.913
2
II. Menuet
-2.06-20.55-17.410
3
III. Clair de lune
-3.15-28.08-23.813
4
IV. Passepied
-6.12-26.94-24.211
5
Berceuse in D-Flat Major, Op. 57
-13.86-35.24-31.913
6
I. (a) Tema con variazoni
-7.57-28.70-25.811
7
I. (b) Variation I
-5.09-25.12-22.212
8
I. (c) Variation II
-5.60-23.73-21.09
9
I. (d) Variation III
-6.22-23.44-20.810
10
I. (e) Variation IV
-7.27-24.76-22.110
11
I. (f) Variation V
-5.50-26.04-23.011
12
I. (g) Variation VI
-3.34-23.50-20.511
13
II. Menuetto
-2.92-24.10-21.413
14
III. Rondo alla turca
-2.43-21.59-18.311
15
Jeux d'eau, M. 30
-2.94-26.27-23.215
16
I. Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio
-3.17-22.97-19.412
17
II. Adagio cantabile
-4.44-28.90-25.616
18
III. Rondo. Allegro
-4.19-24.70-21.612
19
No. 7, Vogel als Prophet
-9.99-32.30-28.313
20
No. 1, Andantino con moto
-4.24-24.89-21.712
21
No. 2, Allegretto scherzando
-3.12-24.04-20.412
22
Rêverie, CD 76, L. 68
-5.44-27.16-23.913
23
Pavane pour une infante défunte, M. 19
-1.84-26.03-22.115
24
I. Prelude
-4.62-21.37-18.710
25
II. Allemande
-8.92-23.69-21.19
26
III. Courante
-5.26-21.21-18.510
27
IV. Air & Variations "The Harmonius Blacksmith"
-3.02-22.31-19.612
28
No. 2 in E-Flat Major
-3.43-23.55-20.913
29
No. 3 in G-Flat Major
-2.91-24.33-21.013
30
No. 1, Von fremden Ländern und Menschen
-10.22-29.31-26.512
31
No. 2, Kuriose Geschichte
-4.38-22.28-19.411
32
No. 3, Hasche-Mann
-2.35-19.87-16.910
33
No. 4, Bittendes Kind
-10.02-30.53-27.010
34
No. 5, Glückes genug
-2.42-17.97-15.110
35
No. 6, Wichtige Begebenheit
-0.88-17.90-15.212
36
No. 7, Träumerei
-7.08-28.16-24.714
37
No. 8, Am Kamin
-5.00-22.96-20.111
38
No. 9, Ritter vom Steckenpferd
-0.29-15.31-12.49
39
No. 10, Fast zu ernst
-9.15-28.91-25.412
40
No. 11, Fürchtenmachen
-0.91-25.07-21.916
41
No. 12, Kind im Einschlummern
-10.81-31.28-28.512
42
No. 13, Der Dichter spricht
-10.90-30.42-25.111
43
I. Prélude
-5.89-27.67-25.014
44
II. Fugue
-5.51-29.50-26.415
45
III. Forlane
-10.15-31.76-29.114
46
IV. Rigaudon
-2.36-23.83-20.014
47
V. Menuet
-3.53-30.04-26.616
48
VI. Toccata
-2.16-22.94-20.112
49
No. 6 in A Major, MWV U161
-10.56-29.01-26.312
50
No. 6 in B-Flat Major, MWV U155
-8.12-28.29-25.212
51
Keyboard Sonata in E Major, Kk. 380
-8.38-27.25-24.412
52
I. Vivace, ma non troppo - Adagio espressivo
-0.46-24.42-20.614
53
II. Prestissimo
-1.62-20.15-16.411
54
III. (a) Andante molto cantabile e espressivo
-8.82-28.44-25.112
55
III. (b) Variation I. Molto espressivo
-4.48-26.24-22.714
56
III. (c) Variation II. Leggiermente
-1.67-21.13-16.710
57
III. (d) Variation III. Allegro vivace
-4.98-20.00-17.58
58
III. (e) Variation IV. Etwas langsamer als das Thema
-1.95-21.77-18.311
59
III. (f) Variaiton V. Allegro, ma non troppo
-1.48-17.29-14.511
60
III. (g) Variation VI. Tempo I del tema
-1.15-18.78-14.210

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