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Wilhelm Kempff
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German pianist and composer (1895–1991)
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Wilhelm Kempff was a German male composer, pianist, musicologist, and university teacher. He was educated at the Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg and studied under Robert Kahn and Karl Heinrich Barth. Kempff played the piano and organ and spoke German. He was a member of the Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts.
Born in Jüterbog in 1895, Kempff died in Positano in 1991. He suffered from Parkinson's disease. His notable awards include the Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art and the Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres. His archives are held at the Württembergische Landesbibliothek.
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Germany
- Active from
- 1895
- Active to
- 1991
Discography
- Wilhelm Kempff Recital1955
- Instrumental Masters II1967
- Les Grands Classiques du piano1978
- Great Pianists of the 20th Century, Volume 56: Wilhelm Kempff II1998
- Great Pianists of the 20th Century, Volume 57: Wilhelm Kempff III1999
- The Complete 1950s Concerto Recordings2002
- Steinway Legends2006
- シューマン：子供の情景、謝肉祭、クライスレリアーナ2006
- Piano concerto / Kinderszenen2012
- Wilhelm Kempff, Piano2012
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 135,234
- Total plays
- 1,377,412
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Wilhelm Kempff (25 November 1895 – 23 May 1991) was a German pianist and composer. Kempff was born in Jüterbog, Germany and studied in Berlin and Potsdam. He toured widely throughout continental Europe and much of the rest of the world, but did not make his first London appearance until 1951, and did not play in New York until 1964. He gave his last public performance in Paris in 1981 and died in Positano, Italy at the age of 95. Considered one of the greatest pianists of the twentieth century
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Wilhelm
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of birth
- Jüterbog
- Place of death
- Positano
- Occupation
- autobiographer
- Languages spoken
- German
- Student of
- Karl Heinrich Barth
- Instrument
- organ
- Official website
- www.wilhelm-kempff.de
- Image
- Kempf Harcourt.jpg
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- Commons category
- Wilhelm Kempff
- date of birth
- 1895-11-25
- date of death
- 1991-05-23
- medical condition
- Parkinson's disease
- member of
- Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts
- name in native language
- Wilhelm Kempff
- archives at
- Württembergische Landesbibliothek
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Works in European collections
1 object attributed to Wilhelm Kempff, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Album cover for Wilhelm Kempff's recording of Beethoven Piano Sonatas on DG 139 935 (1965), which received the Grand Prix du Disque Wilhelm Walter Friedrich Kempff (25 November 1895 – 23 May 1991) was a German pianist, teacher and composer. Although his repertoire included Bach, Mozart, Chopin, Schumann, Liszt and Brahms, Kempff was particularly well known for his interpretations of the music of Ludwig van Beethoven and Franz Schubert, recording the complete sonatas of both composers. He is considered to have been one of the chief exponents of the Germanic tradition during the 20th century.
Early life
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