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Wilhelm Backhaus - The Complete Acoustic & Selected Early Electric Recordings
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Wilhelm Backhaus - The Complete Acoustic & Selected Early Electric Recordings

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Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach, Johannes Brahms, Cecile Chaminade, Frederic Chopin, Leo Delibes, Edvard Grieg
Artist
Wilhelm Backhaus
Format
CD
Label
APR
Released
Nov 17, 2023
Catalog #
APR7317
UPC
5024709173174

About

As one of the great pianists of the 20th century, WILHELM BACKHAUS (1884–1969) needs no introduction. He recorded almost continuously from 1908 until his death, but this set, focusing on his earliest recordings, completes APR’s coverage (see also APR 6026, APR 6027 and APR 5637) of all his solo and concerto output for The Gramophone Company/HMV, except the electrically recorded Brahms titles, which are available elsewhere. These early discs reveal Backhaus as an exciting young virtuoso, rather than the sober purveyor of German classics he was to become.

Tracklist 66 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 Morceaux de fantaisie, Op. 3: No. 2. Prélude in C-Sharp Minor 03:48
    Track
    1
    Title
    Morceaux de fantaisie, Op. 3: No. 2. Prélude in C-Sharp Minor
    Duration
    03:48
    Composer
    Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  3. 2 Liebesträume, S541/R211: No. 3. Nocturne in A-Flat Major 03:53
    Track
    2
    Title
    Liebesträume, S541/R211: No. 3. Nocturne in A-Flat Major
    Duration
    03:53
    Composer
    Franz Liszt
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  4. 3 Folkelivsbilleder (Pictures from Everyday Life), Op. 19: No. 2. Brudefølget drar forbi (Bridal Procession) 03:01
    Track
    3
    Title
    Folkelivsbilleder (Pictures from Everyday Life), Op. 19: No. 2. Brudefølget drar forbi (Bridal Procession)
    Duration
    03:01
    Composer
    Edvard Grieg
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  5. 4 Grandes études de Paganini, S141/R3b: No. 3 in G-Sharp Minor, "La campanella" 03:53
    Track
    4
    Title
    Grandes études de Paganini, S141/R3b: No. 3 in G-Sharp Minor, "La campanella"
    Duration
    03:53
    Composer
    Franz Liszt
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  6. 5 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 1 in C Major 00:43
    Track
    5
    Title
    24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 1 in C Major
    Duration
    00:43
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  7. 6 Etude No. 1 in C Major, Op. 10, No. 1 02:10
    Track
    6
    Title
    Etude No. 1 in C Major, Op. 10, No. 1
    Duration
    02:10
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  8. 7 Keyboard Suite No. 5 (Set I) in E Major, HWV 430: IV. Air, "Harmonious Blacksmith": Variations 1-5 03:20
    Track
    7
    Title
    Keyboard Suite No. 5 (Set I) in E Major, HWV 430: IV. Air, "Harmonious Blacksmith": Variations 1-5
    Duration
    03:20
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  9. 8 Piano Sonata No. 1 in C Major, Op. 24, J. 138: IV. Rondo: Presto 03:39
    Track
    8
    Title
    Piano Sonata No. 1 in C Major, Op. 24, J. 138: IV. Rondo: Presto
    Duration
    03:39
    Composer
    Carl Maria von Weber
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  10. 9 Fantasy-Impromptu in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 66 04:05
    Track
    9
    Title
    Fantasy-Impromptu in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 66
    Duration
    04:05
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  11. 10 Prelude No. 3 in C-Sharp Major, BWV 848 01:12
    Track
    10
    Title
    Prelude No. 3 in C-Sharp Major, BWV 848
    Duration
    01:12
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  12. 11 Fugue No. 3 in C-Sharp Major, BWV 848 02:17
    Track
    11
    Title
    Fugue No. 3 in C-Sharp Major, BWV 848
    Duration
    02:17
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  13. 12 No. 18 in G-Sharp Minor, Op. 25, No. 6 01:56
    Track
    12
    Title
    No. 18 in G-Sharp Minor, Op. 25, No. 6
    Duration
    01:56
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  14. 13 No. 13 in A-Flat Major, Op. 25, No. 1, "Harp Study" 02:00
    Track
    13
    Title
    No. 13 in A-Flat Major, Op. 25, No. 1, "Harp Study"
    Duration
    02:00
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  15. 14 No. 20 in D-Flat Major, Op. 25, No. 8 01:03
    Track
    14
    Title
    No. 20 in D-Flat Major, Op. 25, No. 8
    Duration
    01:03
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  16. 15 No. 21 in G-Flat Major, Op. 25, No. 9, "Butterfly's Wings" 00:52
    Track
    15
    Title
    No. 21 in G-Flat Major, Op. 25, No. 9, "Butterfly's Wings"
    Duration
    00:52
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  17. 16 Etude No. 5 in G-Flat Major, Op. 10, No. 5, "Black Keys" 01:36
    Track
    16
    Title
    Etude No. 5 in G-Flat Major, Op. 10, No. 5, "Black Keys"
    Duration
    01:36
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  18. 17 12 Concert Etudes, Op. 10: No. 12 in E-Flat Minor: Appasionato assai 04:02
    Track
    17
    Title
    12 Concert Etudes, Op. 10: No. 12 in E-Flat Minor: Appasionato assai
    Duration
    04:02
    Composer
    Hans Seeling
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  19. 18 I. Allegro molto moderato 03:43
    Track
    18
    Title
    I. Allegro molto moderato
    Duration
    03:43
    Composer
    Edvard Grieg
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
    Ensemble
    Royal Albert Hall Orchestra
    Conductor
    Landon Ronald
  20. 19 III. Allegro moderato molto e marcato 02:43
    Track
    19
    Title
    III. Allegro moderato molto e marcato
    Duration
    02:43
    Composer
    Edvard Grieg
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
    Ensemble
    Royal Albert Hall Orchestra
    Conductor
    Landon Ronald
  21. 20 8 Novelletten, Op. 21: No. 7. Äusserst rasch 03:11
    Track
    20
    Title
    8 Novelletten, Op. 21: No. 7. Äusserst rasch
    Duration
    03:11
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  22. 21 Waltz No. 5 in A-Flat Major, Op. 42 03:31
    Track
    21
    Title
    Waltz No. 5 in A-Flat Major, Op. 42
    Duration
    03:31
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  23. 22 Waltz No. 11 in G-Flat Major, Op. 70, No. 1 01:14
    Track
    22
    Title
    Waltz No. 11 in G-Flat Major, Op. 70, No. 1
    Duration
    01:14
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  24. 23 Waltz No. 14 in E Minor, Op. posth. 02:18
    Track
    23
    Title
    Waltz No. 14 in E Minor, Op. posth.
    Duration
    02:18
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  25. 24 Czech Dances, Book 1: No. 3. Polka in F Major 03:07
    Track
    24
    Title
    Czech Dances, Book 1: No. 3. Polka in F Major
    Duration
    03:07
    Composer
    Bedřich Smetana
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  26. 25 Keyboard Sonata in F Major, K.525/L.188/P.529 01:54
    Track
    25
    Title
    Keyboard Sonata in F Major, K.525/L.188/P.529
    Duration
    01:54
    Composer
    Domenico Scarlatti
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  27. 26 Keyboard Sonata in G Major, K.523/L.490/P.527 02:12
    Track
    26
    Title
    Keyboard Sonata in G Major, K.523/L.490/P.527
    Duration
    02:12
    Composer
    Domenico Scarlatti
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  28. 27 19 Hungarian Rhapsodies, S244/R106: No. 2 in C-Sharp Minor 07:50
    Track
    27
    Title
    19 Hungarian Rhapsodies, S244/R106: No. 2 in C-Sharp Minor
    Duration
    07:50
    Composer
    Franz Liszt
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  29. Disc 2
  30. 1 6 Moments musicaux, Op. 94, D. 780: No. 3 in F Minor: Allegro moderato 01:29
    Track
    1
    Title
    6 Moments musicaux, Op. 94, D. 780: No. 3 in F Minor: Allegro moderato
    Duration
    01:29
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  31. 2 12 Lieder von Schubert, S558/R243: No. 9. Ständchen (Horch, horch! Die Lerch!) 02:32
    Track
    2
    Title
    12 Lieder von Schubert, S558/R243: No. 9. Ständchen (Horch, horch! Die Lerch!)
    Duration
    02:32
    Composer
    Franz Liszt
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  32. 3 Etude No. 7 in C Major, Op. 10, No. 7 01:30
    Track
    3
    Title
    Etude No. 7 in C Major, Op. 10, No. 7
    Duration
    01:30
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  33. 4 Waltz No. 6 in D-Flat Major, Op. 64, No. 1, "Minute" 01:51
    Track
    4
    Title
    Waltz No. 6 in D-Flat Major, Op. 64, No. 1, "Minute"
    Duration
    01:51
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  34. 5 Waltz No. 6 in D-Flat Major, Op. 64, No. 1, "Minute" 01:43
    Track
    5
    Title
    Waltz No. 6 in D-Flat Major, Op. 64, No. 1, "Minute"
    Duration
    01:43
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  35. 6 No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 10, No. 2 01:22
    Track
    6
    Title
    No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 10, No. 2
    Duration
    01:22
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  36. 7 No. 15 in F Major, Op. 25, No. 3 01:39
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 15 in F Major, Op. 25, No. 3
    Duration
    01:39
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  37. 8 No. 14 in F Minor, Op. 25, No. 2 01:24
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 14 in F Minor, Op. 25, No. 2
    Duration
    01:24
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  38. 9 Album of Popular Dances of the Different Nations, Op. 82: No. 7. Polka-Bohème 02:56
    Track
    9
    Title
    Album of Popular Dances of the Different Nations, Op. 82: No. 7. Polka-Bohème
    Duration
    02:56
    Composer
    Anton Rubinstein
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  39. 10 Soirees a Saint-Petersbourg, Op. 44: No. 1. Romance in E-Flat Major 02:48
    Track
    10
    Title
    Soirees a Saint-Petersbourg, Op. 44: No. 1. Romance in E-Flat Major
    Duration
    02:48
    Composer
    Anton Rubinstein
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  40. 11 19 Hungarian Rhapsodies, S244/R106: No. 12 in C-Sharp Minor 07:56
    Track
    11
    Title
    19 Hungarian Rhapsodies, S244/R106: No. 12 in C-Sharp Minor
    Duration
    07:56
    Composer
    Franz Liszt
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  41. 12 28 Variations on a Theme by Paganini, Op. 35 (abridged) 07:43
    Track
    12
    Title
    28 Variations on a Theme by Paganini, Op. 35 (abridged)
    Duration
    07:43
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  42. 13 Etude No. 23 in A Minor, Op. 25, No. 11, "Winter Wind" 03:19
    Track
    13
    Title
    Etude No. 23 in A Minor, Op. 25, No. 11, "Winter Wind"
    Duration
    03:19
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  43. 14 Polonaise No. 3 in A Major, Op. 40, No. 1, "Military" 03:58
    Track
    14
    Title
    Polonaise No. 3 in A Major, Op. 40, No. 1, "Military"
    Duration
    03:58
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  44. 15 Sérénade de Don Juan (after W.A. Mozart) 02:38
    Track
    15
    Title
    Sérénade de Don Juan (after W.A. Mozart)
    Duration
    02:38
    Composer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  45. 16 Schumann - Liebeslied, S566/R253, "Widmung" 03:18
    Track
    16
    Title
    Schumann - Liebeslied, S566/R253, "Widmung"
    Duration
    03:18
    Composer
    Franz Liszt
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  46. 17 Delibes - Naila: Waltz 04:20
    Track
    17
    Title
    Delibes - Naila: Waltz
    Duration
    04:20
    Composer
    Ernő Dohnányi
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  47. 18 Liebesträume, S541/R211: No. 3. Nocturne in A-Flat Major 04:06
    Track
    18
    Title
    Liebesträume, S541/R211: No. 3. Nocturne in A-Flat Major
    Duration
    04:06
    Composer
    Franz Liszt
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  48. 19 Polonaise No. 6 in A-Flat Major, Op. 53, "Heroic" (abridged) 03:54
    Track
    19
    Title
    Polonaise No. 6 in A-Flat Major, Op. 53, "Heroic" (abridged)
    Duration
    03:54
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  49. 20 Waltz No. 5 in A-Flat Major, Op. 42 03:33
    Track
    20
    Title
    Waltz No. 5 in A-Flat Major, Op. 42
    Duration
    03:33
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  50. 21 Czech Dances, Book 1: No. 3. Polka in F Major 02:58
    Track
    21
    Title
    Czech Dances, Book 1: No. 3. Polka in F Major
    Duration
    02:58
    Composer
    Bedřich Smetana
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  51. 22 Caprice espagnol, Op. 37 04:14
    Track
    22
    Title
    Caprice espagnol, Op. 37
    Duration
    04:14
    Composer
    Moritz Moszkowski
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  52. Disc 3
  53. 1 28 Variations on a Theme by Paganini, Op. 35 16:29
    Track
    1
    Title
    28 Variations on a Theme by Paganini, Op. 35
    Duration
    16:29
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  54. 2 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 1 in C Major 00:42
    Track
    2
    Title
    24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 1 in C Major
    Duration
    00:42
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  55. 3 No. 1 in C Major, Op. 10, No. 1 01:54
    Track
    3
    Title
    No. 1 in C Major, Op. 10, No. 1
    Duration
    01:54
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  56. 4 No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 10, No. 2 01:14
    Track
    4
    Title
    No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 10, No. 2
    Duration
    01:14
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  57. 5 No. 12 in C Minor, Op. 10, No. 12, "Revolutionary" 02:17
    Track
    5
    Title
    No. 12 in C Minor, Op. 10, No. 12, "Revolutionary"
    Duration
    02:17
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  58. 6 Etude No. 15 in F Major, Op. 25, No. 3 01:39
    Track
    6
    Title
    Etude No. 15 in F Major, Op. 25, No. 3
    Duration
    01:39
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  59. 7 Etude No. 7 in C Major, Op. 10, No. 7 01:20
    Track
    7
    Title
    Etude No. 7 in C Major, Op. 10, No. 7
    Duration
    01:20
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  60. 8 Etude No. 1 in C Major, Op. 10, No. 1 02:05
    Track
    8
    Title
    Etude No. 1 in C Major, Op. 10, No. 1
    Duration
    02:05
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  61. 9 Berceuse in D-Flat Major, Op. 57 03:53
    Track
    9
    Title
    Berceuse in D-Flat Major, Op. 57
    Duration
    03:53
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  62. 10 6 Moments musicaux, Op. 94, D. 780: No. 3 in F Minor: Allegro moderato 01:37
    Track
    10
    Title
    6 Moments musicaux, Op. 94, D. 780: No. 3 in F Minor: Allegro moderato
    Duration
    01:37
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  63. 11 6 Moments musicaux, Op. 94, D. 780: No. 3 in F Minor: Allegro moderato 01:36
    Track
    11
    Title
    6 Moments musicaux, Op. 94, D. 780: No. 3 in F Minor: Allegro moderato
    Duration
    01:36
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  64. 12 4 Impromptus, Op. 142, D. 935: No. 3 in B-Flat Major 07:10
    Track
    12
    Title
    4 Impromptus, Op. 142, D. 935: No. 3 in B-Flat Major
    Duration
    07:10
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  65. 13 Piano Sonata No. 18 in G Major, Op. 78, D. 894: III. Menuetto: Allegro moderato 04:05
    Track
    13
    Title
    Piano Sonata No. 18 in G Major, Op. 78, D. 894: III. Menuetto: Allegro moderato
    Duration
    04:05
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  66. 14 6 Moments musicaux, Op. 94, D. 780: No. 6 in A-Flat Major: Allegretto 04:39
    Track
    14
    Title
    6 Moments musicaux, Op. 94, D. 780: No. 6 in A-Flat Major: Allegretto
    Duration
    04:39
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  67. 15 I. Allegro molto moderato 12:31
    Track
    15
    Title
    I. Allegro molto moderato
    Duration
    12:31
    Composer
    Edvard Grieg
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
    Ensemble
    New Symphony Orchestra of London
    Conductor
    John Barbirolli
  68. 16 II. Adagio 04:51
    Track
    16
    Title
    II. Adagio
    Duration
    04:51
    Composer
    Edvard Grieg
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
    Ensemble
    New Symphony Orchestra of London
    Conductor
    John Barbirolli
  69. 17 III. Allegro moderato molto e marcato 09:00
    Track
    17
    Title
    III. Allegro moderato molto e marcato
    Duration
    09:00
    Composer
    Edvard Grieg
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
    Ensemble
    New Symphony Orchestra of London
    Conductor
    John Barbirolli