Walter Gieseking - Complete Recording on Warner Classics

CD 1

Johann Sebastian Bach 1685-1750
Partita No. 1 in B-flat major, BWV 825
1 I. Prelude
2 IV. Sarabande
3 V. Minuets I & II
4 VI. Gigue

Claude Debussy 1862-1918
5 Images, Book I, L 110: 1. Reflets dans l’eau

Claude Debussy
Arabesques, L 74
6 No. 1 Andantino con moto in E major
7 No. 2 Allegretto scherzando in G major

Maurice Ravel 1875-1937
8 Jeux d’eau, M 30

Franz Schubert 1797-1828
9 Impromptu in B-flat major, D.935 No. 3

Frederic Chopin 1810-1849
10 Nocturne in F-sharp, Op. 15 No. 2

Franz Liszt 1811-1886
11 Hungarian Rhapsody in C-sharp minor, S. 244 No. 12

Johannes Brahms 1833-1897
12 Rhapsody in G minor, Op. 72 No. 2


Frederic Chopin
13 Nocturne in B major, Op. 9 No. 3
14 Etude in A-flat major, Op. 25 No. 1
15 Etude in F minor, Op. 25 No. 2
16 Polonaise in A-flat major, Op. 53

Edvard Grieg 1843-1907
17 Lyric Piece, Op. 43 No. 6 ‘To the Spring’
18 Lyric Piece, Op. 43 No. 1 ‘Butterfly’
19 Lyric Piece, Op. 65 No. 6 ‘Wedding Day at Troldhaugen’

Claude Debussy
20 Children’s Corner, L 113: 6. Golliwog’s Cakewalk
21 Preludes, Book I, L 117: 12. Minstrels

Francis Poulenc 1899-1963
Mouvements perpetuels, FP 14
22 1. Assez modere
23 2. Tres modere
24 3. Alerte

Recorded: 1923 (1-7), 21.XII.1923 (8), 1924 (9, 11), 10.III.1924 (10,12), 12.III.1925 (13-16), III.1925 (17-19), 1925 (21-24), Berlin ? MONO
Mx: 51316, 51317 (1-4), 51318 (5), 51322, 51324 (6-7), 51323 (8), 51499, 51500 (9), 51501 (10), 51502, 51503 (11), 51504 (12), 51780 (13), 51781 (14-15), 51782, 51783 (16), 51786 (17-18), 51787 (19), 51788 (20-21), 51789 (22-24)
Originally released as Homocord: B-8423 (1-4), 1-8446 (5, 8), 1-8640 (6-7), 1-8605 (9), 1-8503 (10, 12), 1-8488 (11), 1-8614 (13-15), 1-8794 (16), 1-8633 (17-19), 1-8673 (20-24)
0190296245596 ? P 1923 (1-8), 1924 (9-12), 1925 (13-24) Remastered P 2022 Parlophone Records Limited


CD 2

Edvard Grieg 1843-1907
1 Lyric Piece, Op. 65 No. 6 ‘Wedding Day at Troldhaugen’
2 Lyric Piece, Op. 43 No. 6 ‘To the Spring’
3 Lyric Piece, Op. 43 No. 1 ‘Butterfly’

Claude Debussy 1862-1918
Arabesques, L 74
4 No. 2 Allegretto scherzando in G major
5 No. 1 Andantino con moto in E major

Richard Strauss 1864-1949
6 Freundliche Vision, Op. 48 No. 1 (Arr. W. Gieseking)
7 Standchen, Op. 17 No. 2 (Arr. W. Gieseking)

Ludwig van Beethoven 1770-1827
Piano Sonata No. 17 in D minor, Op. 31 No. 2 ‘Tempest’
8 I. Largo - Allegro
9 II. Adagio
10 III. Allegretto

Claude Debussy
Suite bergamasque, L 75
11 I. Prelude
12 II. Menuet
13 III. Clair de Lune
14 IV. Passepied

Walter Gieseking piano

Recorded: 1927, Berlin (1-7); 13 (8-10), 13 & 20 (11-14) III.1931, Central Hall Westminster, London ? MONO
Producer: Joseph Batten (8-14)
Mx: 52547 (1), 52548-1 (2-3), 52549, 52550 (4-5), 20784 (6), 20785-1 (7), CAX 6012-2, 6013-2, 6014-2, 6015-2 (8-10), CAX 6016-2, 6017-2, 6018-2, 6019-2 (11-14)
Originally released as Homocord 4-8937 (1-3), 4-8936 (4-5), 4-3003 (6-7); Columbia DX 277/278 & DFX 132/133 (8-10), DX 337/338 & DFX 123/124 (11-14)
0190296245596 ? P 1927 (1-7), 1932 (8-14) Remastered P 2022 Parlophone Records Limited

CD 3

Cesar Franck 1822-1890
1 Variations symphoniques, FWV 46 15.06

Franz Liszt 1811-1886
Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major, S. 124
2 I. Allegro maestoso
3 II. Quasi adagio
4 III. Allegretto vivace. Allegro animato
5 IV. Allegro marziale animato

Ludwig van Beethoven 1770-1827
Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73 ‘Emperor’
6 I. Allegro 19.03
7 II. Adagio un poco mosso 6.29
8 III. Rondo: Allegro 9.55

Johann Sebastian Bach 1685-1750
Partita No. 1 in B-flat major, BWV825
9 V. Menuets I & II
10 VI. Gigue

Walter Gieseking piano
London Philharmonic Orchestra ? Sir Henry Wood (1-5)
Wiener Philharmoniker ? Bruno Walter (6-8)

Recorded: 31.X.1932, No. 1 Studio Abbey Road, London (1-5); 9 (6-8) & 10 (9-10) IX.1934, Mittlerer Saal, Konzerthaus, Vienna ? MONO
Producers: Joseph Batten (1-5), Frederick W. Gaisberg (6-10) ? Balance engineers: Arthur Clarke (1-5), Walter Starkmann (6-10)
Mx: CAX 6566-2, 6567-2, 6568-1, 6569-2 (1), CAX 6570-1, 6571-2, 6572-2, 6573-2 (2-5), CHAX 47-2A, 48-2, 49-2A, 50-1A, 51-2, 53-1, 54-1, 55-2A, 56-1A (6-8), CHAX 52-2 (9-10)
Originally released as Columbia LX 192/193 & LFX 311/312 (1), LX 181/182 & LFX 299/300 (2-5), LX 342/346 & LFX 359/363 (6-10)
0190296245596 ? P 1933 (1-5), 1934 (6-10) Remastered P 2022 Parlophone Records Limited


CD 4
Franz Schubert 1797-1828
1 Moment musical in F minor, D780 No. 3

Johannes Brahms 1833-1897
2 Intermezzo in C major, Op. 119 No. 3

Frederic Chopin 1810-1849
3 Waltz in D-flat major, Op. 64 No. 1 ‘Minute’
4 Prelude in F major, Op. 28 No. 23

Claude Debussy 1862-1918
5 Preludes, Book I, L 117: X. La cathedrale engloutie
6 Images, Book I, L 110: I. Reflets dans l'eau
7 Estampes, L 100: II. La soiree dans Grenade 4.09

George Frideric Handel 1685-1759
8 Keyboard Suite No. 5 in E major, HWV430: IV. Air & Variations 'The Harmonious Blacksmith'

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756-1791
9 Piano Sonata No. 11 in A major, K331/K300i: III. Alla turca - Allegretto

Piano Concerto No. 9 in E-flat major, K271 ‘Jeunehomme’
10 I. Allegro
11 II. Andantino
12 III. Rondeau: Presto

Piano Sonata No. 17 in B-flat major, K570
13 I. Allegro
14 II. Adagio
15 III. Rondo: Allegretto

Walter Gieseking piano
Staatskapelle Berlin ? Hans Rosbaud (10-12)

Recorded: 9.II.1936, No. 3 Studio Abbey Road, London (1-9); 29.IX.1936, Beethovensaal, Berlin (10-12); 30.IX.1936 (13-15) Electrola Studio No. 2, Berlin ? MONO
Producers: unknown (1-9), Walter Michael Berten (10-15) ? Balance engineers: Edward Fowler (1-9), Robert Beckett (10-15)
Mx: CA 15610-1 (1-2), CA 15611-1 (3-4), CA 15612-1, 15613-1 (5), CAX 7733-1 (6), CAX 7735-1 (7), CAX 7734 (8), CAX 7736 (9), CRX30-1, 31-2, 32-2, 33-2, 34-2, 35-2, 36-2, 37 2 (10-12), CRX 38-2, 39-2, 40-2, 41-2 (13-15)
Originally released as Columbia LB 31 & LW 18 (1-4), LB 30 & LF 153 (5), LX 480 & LFX 423 (6-7), LX 514 (8-9), LX 559/562 & LFX 460/463 (10-12), LX 572/573 (13-15)
0190296245596 ? P 1936 (1-12), 1937 (13-15) Remastered P 2022 Parlophone Records Limited

CD 5
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756-1791
Piano Sonata No. 14 in C minor, K457
1 I. Allegro assai
2 II. Adagio
3 III. Molto allegro

Claude Debussy 1862-1918
Children’s Corner, L 119a
4 I. Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum 2.19
5 II. Jimbo's Lullaby
6 III. Serenade for the Doll 3.07
7 IV. The snow is dancing 2.20
8 V. The little Shepherd 2.08
9 VI. Golliwogg's cake-walk 2.43

10 Images, Book II: III. Poisson d’or 2.49

Maurice Ravel 1875-1937
11 Gaspard de la nuit: I. Ondine (Lent)

Ludwig van Beethoven 1770-1826
Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15
12 I. Allegro con brio 11.36
13 II. Largo 8.56
14 III. Rondo: Allegretto scherzando (Cadenza Beethoven) 9.18

Walter Gieseking piano
Staatskapelle Berlin ? Hans Rosbaud (12-14)

Recorded: 30.IX.1936, Electrola Studio No. 2, Berlin (1-3); 31.I.1937, No. 3 Studio Abbey Road, London (4-11); 28.IV.1937, Electrola Studio No. 2, Berlin (12-14) ? MONO
Producers: Walter Michael Berten (1-3, 12-14), unknown (4-11) ? Balance engineers: Robert Beckett (1-3, 12-14), Edward Fowler (4-11)
Mx: CRX 42-1, 43-2, 44-2, 45-2 (1-3), CAX 7918-1, 7919-1, CA 16179-1, 16180-1 (4-9), CAX 7921-2 (10), CAX 7920-1 (11), CRX 62-1, 63-2, 64-2, 65-2, 66-1, 67-2, 68-2, 69-1 (12-14)
Originally released as Columbia LX 615/616 & LFX 492/493 (1-3), LB 33, LX 597 & LFX 473, LF 155 (4-9), LX 623 & LFX 539 (10-11), LX 631/634 & LFX 494/497 (12-14)
0190296245596 ? P 1937 Remastered P 2022 Parlophone Records Limited

CD 6
Walter Gieseking 1895-1956
Sonatina for flute and piano
1 I. Moderato
2 II. Allegretto
3 III. Vivace

Albert Roussel 1869-1937
4 Aria for Flute and Piano after Vocalise No. 2
5 Joueurs de flute: IV. Monsieur de la Pejaudie

Edvard Grieg 1843-1907
6 Lyric Piece, Op. 68 No. 5 ‘At the cradle’ 2.38
7 Lyric Piece, Op. 62 No. 3 ‘French serenade’ 1.37

Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16
8 I. Allegro molto moderato 11.11
9 II. Adagio 5.18
10 III. Allegro moderato molto e marcato - Andante maestoso 9.03

Ludwig van Beethoven 1770-1826
Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major, Op. 53 ‘Waldstein’
11 I. Allegro con brio
12 II. Introduzione: Adagio molto
13 III. Rondo: Allegretto moderato - Prestissimo

14 Bagatelle in E-flat major, Op. 33 No. 1 3.41

Walter Gieseking piano
Gustav Scheck flute (1-5)
Staatskapelle Berlin ? Hans Rosbaud (8-10)

Recorded: 29.IV.1937 (1-7), 11.VIII.1938 (11-13), Electrola Studio No. 2, Berlin; 28.IV & 13.X.1937 (8-10), 11.VIII.1938 (14), Beethovensaal, Berlin ? MONO
Producer: Walter Michael Berten ? Balance engineer: Robert Beckett
Mx: CRX 70-72 (1-3), CRX 73 (4-5), CRX 74 (6-7), CRX 55-6, 56-2, 57-1, 58-2, 59-2, 60-2, 61-2 (8-10), CRX 75-2, 76-1, 77-1, 78-2, 79-2 (11-13), CRX 94-1 (14)
Originally released as Columbia LWX 199/200 (1-5), LX 650 (6-7), LX 647/650 & LFX 498/501 (8-10), LX 781/783 & LX 8421/8423 (11-14)
0190296245596 ? P 1937 (1-10), 1939 (11-14) Remastered P 2022 Parlophone Records Limited

CD 7
Frederic Chopin 1810-1849
1 Berceuse in D-flat major, Op. 57
2 Mazurka in A minor, Op. 17 No. 4
3 Barcarolle in F-sharp major, Op. 60

Claude Debussy 1862-1918
Preludes, Book I, L 125
4 I. (… Danseuses de Delphes)
5 II. (… Voiles)
6 III. (… Le vent dans la plaine)
7 IV. (… ≪ Les sons et les parfums tournent dans l’air du soir ≫) (Ch. Baudelaire)
8 V. (… Les collines d’Anacapri)
9 VI. (… des pas sur la neige)
10 VII. (… Ce qu’a vu le Vent d’Ouest)
11 VIII. (… la fille aux cheveux de lin)
12 IX. (… la serenade interrompue)
13 XI. (… La danse de Puck)
14 XII. (… Minstrels)

15 Estampes, L 108: III. Jardins sous la pluie
16 Estampes, L 108: I. Pagodes
17 L'Isle Joyeuse, L 109a

18 Images, Book I, L 105: III. Mouvement
19 Images, Book II, L 120: I. Cloches a travers les feuilles

Walter Gieseking piano

Recorded: 10 (1-15), 11 (16-19) VIII.1938, Electrola Studios or Beethovensaall, Berlin ? MONO
Producer: Walter Michael Berten ? Balance engineer: Robert Beckett
Mx: CR 80-1 (1), CR 81-3 (2), CRX 82-2, 83-2 (3), CR 640-2, 641-2, 642-2, 643-1, 644-2, 645-1, 646-1, 647-1, 648-2, 649-1, 650-2 (4-14), CR 651-2 (15), CRX 86-1 (16), CRX 90-1 (17), CR 654-1 (18), CR 655-1 (19)
Originally released as Columbia LWX 304 (1-2), LWX 282 & LX 859 (3), LB 47/52 & LF 158/163 (4-14), LF 163 (15), LX 830 (16-17), LB 56 (18-19)
0190296245596 ? P 1938 (1-14, 18-19), 1939 (15-17) Remastered P 2022 Parlophone Records Limited

CD 8
Maurice Ravel 1875-1937
1 Miroirs: IV. Alborada del gracioso (Assez vif)
2 Miroirs: V. La vallee des cloches (Tres lent)

3 Gaspard de la nuit: II Le Gibet (Tres lent)
4 Gaspard de la nuit: III. Scarbo (Modere - Vif)

Ludwig van Beethoven 1770-1827
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
5 I. Allegro moderato
6 II. Andante con moto
7 III. Rondo: Vivace

Johann Sebastian Bach 1685-1750
Partita No. 1 in B-flat major, BWV825
8 I. Prelude 1.39
9 II. Sarabande 2.27

Johannes Brahms 1833-1897
10 Intermezzo in B-flat minor, Op. 117 No. 2
11 Romanza in F major, Op. 118 No. 5

Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109
12 I. Vivace, ma non troppo - Adagio espressivo
13 II. Prestissimo
14 III. Tema: Andante molto cantabile ed espressivo - Variazioni I-VI

Walter Gieseking piano
Staatskapelle Dresden ? Karl Bohm (5-7)

Recorded: 11.VIII.1938 (1-4), Electrola Studios or Beethovensaall, Berlin; 3.I.1939, Beethovensaal, Berlin (5-7); 31.I (9-11), 1.V (12-14) 1939, Electrola Studio No. 2, Berlin ? MONO
Producer: Walter Michael Berten ? Balance engineer: Robert Beckett
Mx: CR 652-2, 653-2 (1), CRX 88-1 (2), CRX 91-1 (3), CRX 92-2, 93-2 (4), CRX 95-2, 96-1A, 97-2, 98-2, 99-1A, 100-1A, 101-2, 102-1 (5-7), CRX 127-1 (8-9), CRX 128-1 (10), CRX 129-1 (11), CRX 139-1, 140-2, 141-1, 142-1 (12-14)
Originally released as Columbia LB 53 (1), LX 772 & LFX 580 (2-3), LX 813 (4), LX 847/850 & LFX 709/712 (5-7), LWX 336 (8-9), LWX 337 (10-11), LWX 347/348 (12-14)
0190296245596 ? P 1939 Remastered P 2022 Parlophone Records Limited


CD 9
Robert Schumann 1810-1856
Kinderszenen, Op. 15
1 1. Von fremden Landern und Menschen
2 2. Kuriose Geschichte
3 3. Hasche-Mann
4 4. Bittendes Kind
5 5. Gluckes genug
6 6. Wichtige Begebenheit
7 7. Traumerei
8 8. Am Kamin
9 9. Ritter vom Steckenpferd
10 10. Fast zu ernst
11 11. Furchtenmachen
12 12. Kind im Einschlummern
13 13. Der Dichter spricht

Johann Sebastian Bach 1685-1750
Italian Concerto, BWV971
14 I. [Allegro]
15 II. Andante
16 III. Allegro vivace

Ludwig van Beethoven 1770-1827
Piano Sonata No. 20 in G major, Op. 49 No. 2
17 I Allegro ma non troppo
18 II. Tempo di minuetto

Robert Schumann 1810-1856
Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54
19 I. Allegro affettuoso
20 II. Intermezzo. Andantino grazioso
21 III. Allegro vivace

Walter Gieseking piano
Staatskapelle Dresden ? Karl Bohm (19-20)

Recorded: 1.V.1939 (1-13), 31.I.1940 (14-18) Electrola Studio No. 2, Berlin; 1942, Dresden (19-21) ? MONO
Producer: Walter Michael Berten ? Balance engineers: Robert Beckett (1-13), Johannes Huebener (14-18)
Mx: CRX 143-1, 144-1, 145-1, 146-2 (1-13), CR 718-2, 719-2, 720-2, 721-3 (14-16), CR 796-2, 797-1 (17-18), CRX 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 226 (19-21)
Originally released as Columbia LWX 342/343 & LFX 858/859, LW 33/34 (14-16), LW 39 (17-18), LWX 356/359 (19-21)
0190296245596 ? P 1939 (1-13), 1940 (14-18), 1942 (19-21) Remastered P 2022 Parlophone Records Limited

CD 10
Ludwig van Beethoven 1770-1827
Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15
1 I. Allegro con brio
2 II. Largo
3 III. Rondo. Allegro scherzando

Piano Sonata No. 12 in A-flat major, Op. 26 ‘Funeral march’
4 I. Andante con variazioni
5 II. Scherzo, allegro molto
6 III. Maestoso andante, marcia funebre sulla morte d'un eroe
7 IV. Allegro

8 Bagatelle in A minor, WoO 59 ‘Fur Elise’

Edvard Grieg 1843-1907
9 Lyric Piece, Op. 65 No. 6 ‘Wedding Day at Troldhaugen’
10 Lyric Piece, Op. 43 No. 2 ‘Lonely wanderer’
11 Lyric Piece, Op. 43 No. 6 ‘To the Spring’
12 Scene of Country Life, Op. 19 No. 2 ‘The bridal procession passes’
13 Lyric Piece, Op. 43 No. 1 ‘Butterfly’
14 Lyric Piece, Op. 43 No. 4 ‘Little bird’

Walter Gieseking piano
Philharmonia Orchestra ? Rafael Kubelik (1-3)

Recorded: 13 & 16 (1-3), 14 (4-8), 15 (9-14) X.1948, No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London ? MONO
Producer: Peter de Jongh ? Balance engineer: Arthur Clarke
Mx: CAX 10333-2, 10334-1, 10335-2, 10336-2, 10337-1, 10338-1, 10339-2, 10340-1 (1-3), CAX 10341-1, 10342-1, 10343-2, 10344-2, 10345-1 (4-7), CAX 10346-1 (8), CAX 10347-1 (9), CAX 10348-1 (10-11), CA 20917-1 (12), CA 20918-1 (13-14)
Originally released as Columbia LX 1312/1315 & LFX 893/896 (1-3), LX 1230/1232 (4-7), LX 1232 (8), LX 1194 (9-11), LB 75 (12-14)
0190296245596 ? P 1949 (4-14), 1950 (1-3) Remastered P 2022 Parlophone Records Limited

CD 11

Claude Debussy 1862-1918
Images, Book I, L 105
1 I. Reflets dans l'eau 4.39
2 II. Hommage a Rameau 6.02
3 III. Mouvement

Images, Book II, L 120
4 I. Cloches a travers les feuilles
5 II. Et la lune descend sur le temple qui fut 4.42
6 III. Poissons d'or

7 La Plus que lente, L 128a
8 Danse (Tarentelle styrienne), L 77a
9 Ballade slave, L 78 5.43
10 Nocturne, L 98a 5.26

Maurice Ravel 1875-1937
Miroirs
11 I. Noctuelles (Tres leger)
12 II. Oiseaux triste (Tres lent)
13 III. Une barque sur l'ocean (D'un rythme souple)
14 IV. Alborada del gracioso (Assez vif) 0.0
15 V. La vallee des cloches (Tres lent)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756-1791
Piano Sonata No. 16 in C major, K545 ‘Sonata facile’
16 I. Allegro
17 II. Andante
18 III. Rondo: Allegretto

Walter Gieseking piano

Recorded: 16.X (1-6), 5.XI (7-8) 1948, No. 3 Studio, Abbey Road, London; 28 (9-10, 16-18) & 30 (11-15) .V.1949, Studio Albert, Paris ? MONO
Producers: Peter de Jongh (1-8), unknown (9-18) ? Balance engineers: Arthur Clarke (1-8), Eugene Ravenet (9-18)
Mx: CAX 10349-2, 10350-1, 10351-3 (1-3), CAX 10352-1, 10353-1, 10354-2 (4-6), CAX 10355-1A (7), CAX 10356-1A (8), CL 8686-2, 8687-1 (9), CL 8688-1, 8689-1 (10), CLX 2672-2, 2673-1, 2677-1, 2678-1, 2679-1, 2680-1 (11-15), CLX 2674-1, 2675-1 (16-18)
Originally released as Columbia LX 1395/1396 & LX 8797/8798 (1-3), LX 1396/1397 & LX 8798/8799 (4-6), LX 1146 (7-8), LB 97 & LF 276 (9), LB 105 & LF 277 (10), LFX 893/895 (11-15), LX 1304 & LFX 887 (16-18)
0190296245596 ? P 1949 (7-8, 11-18), 1950 (9), 1951 (1-6, 10) Remastered P 2022 Parlophone Records Limited

CD 12
Edvard Grieg 1843-1907
Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16
1 I. Allegro molto moderato 12.54
2 II. Adagio 6.55
3 III. Allegro moderato molto e marcato - Andante maestoso 9.28

4 Variations symphoniques, FWV 46

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756-1791
Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K488
5 I. Allegro (Cadenza Gieseking) 11.05
6 II. Adagio 6.53
7 III. Allegro assai 7.36

Walter Gieseking piano
Philharmonia Orchestra ? Herbert von Karajan

Recorded: 6 & 11 (1-3), 7 (4), 10 (5-7) VI.1951, Kingsway Hall, London ? MONO
Producer: Walter Legge ? Balance engineer: Douglas Larter
Mx: CAX 11123/11129 (1-3), CAX 11130/11133 (4), CAX 11163/11169 (5-7)
Originally released as Columbia LX 1503/1507 (1-3), LX 8937/8938 (4), LX 1510-1513S (5-7)
0190296245596 ? P 1952 Remastered P 2022 Parlophone Records Limited


CD 13
Ludwig van Beethoven 1770-1827
Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73 ‘Emperor’
1 I. Allegro 20.07
2 II. Adagio un poco mosso 7.49
3 III. Rondo: Allegro 10.14

Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
4 I. Allegro moderato 16.43
5 II. Andante con moto 5.02
6 III. Rondo: Vivace 9.48


Walter Gieseking piano
Philharmonia Orchestra ? Herbert von Karajan

Recorded: 8-9 (1-3), 9 & 11 (4-6), VI.1951, Kingsway Hall, London ? MONO
Producer: Walter Legge ? Balance engineer: Douglas Larter
Mx: CAX 11134/11342 (1-3), CAX 11155/11162 (4-6)
Originally released as Columbia LCX 5008/5012 (1-3), LX 1443/1446 (4-6)
0190296245596 ? P 1952 (1-3), 1953 (4-6) Remastered P 2022 Parlophone Records Limited

CD 14
Ludwig van Beethoven 1770-1827
Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 ‘Pathetique’
1 I. Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio 7.50
2 II. Adagio cantabile 5.48
3 III. Rondo: Allegro 4.03

Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 ‘Moonlight’
4 I. Adagio sostenuto 6.35
5 II. Allegretto 2.28
6 III. Presto agitato 5.09

Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major, Op. 53 ‘Waldstein’
7 I. Allegro con brio
8 II. Introduzione: Adagio molto
9 III. Rondo: Allegretto moderato - Prestissimo 8.58

Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 ‘Appassionata’
10 I. Allegro assai - Piu allegro 8.55
11 II. Andante con moto 6.39
12 III. Allegro, ma non troppo - Presto 7.22

Walter Gieseking piano

Recorded: 14 (1-3), (1-6), 17 (7-9), 17 & 22 (10-12) VI.1951, Kemmersaal, Kongresshalle, Zurich ? MONO
Producer: Walter Legge ? Balance engineer: Robert Beckett
Mx: XZX 1/2 (1-6), XZX 5 (7-9), XZX 4 (10-12)
Originally released as Columbia 33CX 1073 (1-6), 33CX 1055 (7-12)
0190296245596 ? P 1953 Remastered P 2022 Parlophone Records Limited

CD 15
Ludwig van Beethoven 1770-1827
Piano Sonata No. 15 in D major, Op. 28 ‘Pastoral’
1 I. Allegro
2 II. Andante
3 III. Scherzo - Allegro vivace
4 IV. Rondo - Allegro ma non troppo

Johannes Brahms 1833-1897
Klavierstucke, Op. 76
5 No. 1 Capriccio in F-sharp minor
6 No. 2 Capriccio in B minor
7 No. 3 Intermezzo in A-flat major
8 No. 4 Intermezzo in B-flat major
9 No. 5 Capriccio in C-sharp minor
10 No. 6 Intermezzo in A major
11 No. 7 Intermezzo in A minor
12 No. 8 Capriccio in C major

Rhapsodies, Op. 79
13 No. 1 in B minor
14 No. 2 in G minor

Fantasias, Op 116
15 No. 1 Capriccio in D minor
16 No. 2 Intermezzo in A minor
17 No. 3 Capricio in G minor
18 No. 4 Intermezzo in E major
19 No. 5 Intermezzo in E minor
20 No. 6 Intermezzo in E major
21 No. 7 Capriccio in D minor

Walter Gieseking piano

Recorded: 18 (1-4), 18 & 20 (5-12), 20 (13-14), 20-21 (10-12) VI.1951, Kemmersaal, Kongresshalle, Zurich ? MONO
Producer: Walter Legge ? Balance engineer: Robert Beckett
Mx: XZX 3 (1-4), XZX 16/17 (5-12, 15-21), CZX 312-3A, 313-1B (13), CZX 314 (14)
Originally released as Columbia 33FCX 206 (1-4), 33CX 1255 (5-12, 15-21), LX 1561 (13), LX 1586 (14)
0190296245596 ? P 1952 (13), 1953 (1-4, 14), 1955 (5-12, 15-21) Remastered P 2022 Parlophone Records Limited

CD 16
Johannes Brahms 1833-1897
Intermezzi, Op. 117
1 No. 1 Capriccio in E-flat major 00.0
2 No. 2 Intermezzo in B-flat minor
3 No. 3 Intermezzo in C-sharp minor

Klavierstucke, Op. 118
4 No. 1 Intermezzo in A minor
5 No. 2 Intermezzo in A major
6 No. 3 Intermezzo in G minor
7 No. 4 Intermezzo in F minor
8 No. 5 Romanza in F major
9 No. 6 Intermezzo in E-flat minor

Klavierstucke, Op. 119
10 No. 1 Intermezzo in B minor
11 No. 2 Intermezzo in E minor
12 No. 3 Intermezzo in C major
13 No. 4 Rhapsody in E-flat major

Felix Mendelssohn 1809-1847

14 Lieder ohne Worte, Op. 62 No. 6: Allegretto grazioso in A major ‘Spring Song‘
15 Lieder ohne Worte, Op. 62 No. 6: Allegretto grazioso in A major ‘Spring Song‘ - alternate take

Christian Sinding 1856-1941
16 Sechs Stucke, Op. 32 No 3: ‘Rustle of Spring’

Claude Debussy 1862-1918
Suite bergamasque, L 82
17 I. Prelude
18 II. Menuet
19 III. Clair de Lune
20 IV. Passepied

Walter Gieseking piano

WORLD PREMIERE RELEASES (15, 17-20)
Recorded: 20 (14-15), 21 (1-3, 16), 22 (4-9, 11, 13), 23 (10, 12, 17-20) VI.1951, Kemmersaal, Kongresshalle, Zurich ? MONO
Producer: Walter Legge ? Balance engineer: Robert Beckett
Mx: CZX 316-1 (1), CZX 317-1 (2), CZX 318-1, CZX 319-1 (3), XZX 9/10 (4-9), CZ 2269 (10), CZX 327 (11), CZ 2270 (12), CXZ 328 (13), CZ 2256-4AG (14), CZ 2257-1 (16), CZX329-2 (17), CZX330-1 (18), CZX331-1 (19), CZX332-1 (20)
Originally released as Columbia ML 4540 (1-3), 33CX 1256 (4-9), LB 135 (10, 12), LX 1581 (11, 13), LB 139 (14, 16)
0190296245596 ? P 1952 (1-3), 1953 (10-13, 16), 1955 (4-9, 14), 2022 (15, 17-20) Remastered P 2022 Parlophone Records Limited

CD 17
Claude Debussy 1862-1918
Preludes (First Book), L 125 (1909-10)
1 I. (… Danseuses de Delphes)
2 II. (… Voiles)
3 III. (… Le vent dans la plaine)
4 IV. (… ≪ Les sons et les parfums tournent dans l’air du soir ≫) (Ch. Baudelaire)
5 V. (… Les collines d’Anacapri)
6 VI. (… des pas sur la neige)
7 VII. (… Ce qu’a vu le Vent d’Ouest)
8 VIII. (… la fille aux cheveux de lin)
9 IX. (… la serenade interrompue)
10 X. (… La Cathedrale engloutie)
11 XI. (… La danse de Puck)
12 XII. (… Minstrels)

Preludes (Second Book), L 131 (1912-13)
13 I. (… Brouillards)
14 II. (… Feuilles mortes)
15 III. (… La puerta del Vino)
16 IV. (… ≪ Les Fees sont d’exquises danseuses ≫)
17 V. (… Bruyeres) 2.54
18 VI. (… ≪ General Lavine ≫ - excentric -) 2.24
19 VII. (… La terrasse des audiences du clair de lune) 4.37
20 VIII. (… Ondine)
21 IX. (… Hommage a S. Pickwick Esq. P.P.M.P.C.)
22 X. (… Canope)
23 XI. (… Les tierces alternees)
24 XII. (… Feux d’artifice)

Walter Gieseking piano

Recorded: 22-23 (1-12), 23-24 (13-14) IX.1951 No. 3 Studio Abbey Road, London ? MONO
Producer: Walter Legge ? Balance engineer: Harold Davidson
Mx: CA 21878/21888 (1-12), CA 21891/21908 (13-24)
Originally released as Columbia LC 24/29 (1-12), LC 4011/4016 (13-24)
0190296245596 ? P 1955, Remastered P 2022 Parlophone Records Limited

CD 18
Claude Debussy 1862-1918
Suite bergamasque, L 82
1 I. Prelude
2 II. Menuet
3 III. Clair de lune
4 IV. Passepied

Children’s Corner, L 119a
5 I. Docteur Gradus ad Parnassum
6 II. Jimbo’s lullaby
7 III. Serenade for the Doll
8 IV. The snow is dancing
9 V. The little Shepherd
10 VI. Golliwogg’s cake-walk

Pour le piano, L 95
11 I. Prelude
12 II. Sarabande
13 III. Toccata

Arabesques, L 74
14 No. 1 Andantino con moto in E major
15 No. 2 Allegretto scherzando in G major


George Frideric Handel 1685-1759
Keyboard Suite No. 5 in E major, HWV430
16 I. Prelude
17 II. Allemande
18 III. Courante
19 IV. Air & Variations 'The Harmonious Blacksmith'

Johann Sebastian Bach 1685-1750
Partita No. 6 in E minor, BWV 830
20 I. Toccata
21 II. Allemande
22III Corrente
23 IV. Air
24 V. Sarabande
25 VI. Tempo di Gavotta
26 VII. Gigue


Walter Gieseking piano

Recorded: 22 & 28 (1-4), 25 (16-19), 26, 28-29 (20-26), 27 (5-13), 29 (14-15) IX.1951 No. 3 Studio Abbey Road, London ? MONO
Producer: Walter Legge ? Balance engineers: Harold Davidson, Francis Dillnutt (5-10)
Mx: XAX 142 (1-4), XAX 382 (5-10), XA 143 (11-13), CAX 11427-2 (14), CAX 11428 (15), CAX 11412-2 (16-18), CAX 11405-3 (19), CAX 11416-2 & 11417-2 (20), CAX 11424A-1 (21), CAX 11424B-1 (22), CAX 11425A-1 (23), CAX 11425B-1 (24), CAX 11426A-2 (25), CAX 11426B-2 (26)
Originally released as Columbia LX 8898 & LFX 1025/1026 (1-4), LC 4000/4002 (5-10), 33FCX 186 (11-13), LX 1556 (14-15), LX 1532 (16-19), 33FCX 367 (20-26)
0190296245596 ? P 1951 (1-4, 11-13), 1952 (14-19), 1953 (20-26), Remastered P 2022 Parlophone Records Limited

CD 19
Domenico Scarlatti 1685-1757
1 Sonata in D minor, Kk9 ‘Pastorale’ 2.15
2 Sonata in D major, Kk33 1.40
3 Sonata in C major, Kk356
4 Sonata in E minor, Kk394
5 Sonata in E major, Kk380

Franz Schubert 1797-1828
6 Moments musicaux, D780
6 No. 1 in C major
7 No. 2 in A-flat major
8 No. 3 in F minor
9 No. 4 in C-sharp major
10 No. 5 in F minor
11 No. 6 in A-flat major

Robert Schumann 1810-1856
Carnaval, Op. 9
12 1. Preambule
13 2. Pierrot
14 3. Arlequin
15 4. Valse noble
16 5. Eusebius
17 6. Florestan
18 7. Coquette
19 8A. Replique
20 8B. Sphynxes
21 9. Papillons
22 10. Lettres dansantes
23 11. Chiarina
24 12. Chopin
25 13. Estrella
26 14. Reconnaissance
27 15. Pantalon et Colombine
28 16. Valse allemande
29 17. Paganini
30 18. Aveu
31 19. Promenade
32 20. Pause
33 21. Marche des Davidsbundler contre les Philistins

Kinderszenen, Op. 15
34 1. Von fremden Landern und Menschen
35 2. Kuriose Geschichte
36 3. Hasche-Mann
37 4. Bittendes Kind
38 5. Gluckes genug
39 6. Wichtige Begebenheit
40 7. Traumerei
41 8. Am Kamin
42 9. Ritter vom Steckenpferd
43 10. Fast zu ernst
44 11. Furchtenmachen
45 12. Kind im Einschlummern
46 13. Der Dichter spricht

Walter Gieseking piano

Recorded: 25 (1-2, 5), 25-26 (12-33), 25 & 29 (3-4), 27 (5-13), 28 (34-46), 29 (6-11) IX.1951 No. 3 Studio Abbey Road, London ? MONO
Producer: Walter Legge ? Balance engineer: Harold Davidson
Mx: CA 21909-3 (1), CA 21910-2 (2), CA 21911-1 (3), CA 21940-3 (4), CA 21941-5 (5), CAX 11429-2 (6), CAX 11432-1 & CAX 11433-3 (7), CAX 11433-3 (8), CAX 11434-1 (9), CAX 11435-3 (10), CAX 11435-3 & CAX 11436-1 (11), CAX 11409/11415 (12-33), CAX 11418 & 11421/11423 (34-46)
Originally released as Columbia LB 136 (1), LB 144 (2, 5), LX 342 (3), LB 145 (5), LX 1588/1591 (6-11), LCX 5013/5015 (12-33), LX 8913/8914 (34-46)
0190296245596 ? P 1951 (12-33), 1952 (34-46), 1953 (1-11), Remastered P 2022 Parlophone Records Limited

CD 20
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756-1791

Piano Sonata No. 1 in C major, K279
1 I. Allegro 4.44
2 II. Andante 4.27
3 III. Allegro 3.01

Piano Sonata No. 2 in F major, K280
4 I. Allegro assai 4.25
5 II. Adagio 3.37
6 III. Presto 2.58

Piano Sonata No. 3 in B-flat major, K281
7 I. Allegro 4.38
8 II. Andante amoroso 3.47
9 III. Rondo. Allegro 4.58

Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-flat major, K282
10 I. Adagio 3.56
11 II. Menuetto I & II 3.57
12 III. Allegro 2.59

Piano Sonata No. 5 in G major, K283
13 I. Allegro 3.57
14 II. Andante 5.34
15 III. Presto 3.37

Walter Gieseking piano

Recorded: 1 (1-9), 2 (10-15) VIII.1953, No. 3 Studio Abbey Road, London ? MONO
Producer: Walter Legge ? Balance engineer: Christopher Parker
Mx: XAX 410 (1-3), XAX 407 (4-6), XAX 414 (7-9), XAX 404 (10-12), XAX 444 (13-15)
Originally released as Columbia 33CX 1242 (1-3, 10-13), 33CX 1160 (4-6), 33CX 1315 (7-9)
0190296245596 ? P 1954, Remastered P 2022 Parlophone Records Limited

Walter Gieseking - Complete Recording on Warner Classics

CD 1

Johann Sebastian Bach 1685-1750
Partita No. 1 in B-flat major, BWV 825
1 I. Prelude
2 IV. Sarabande
3 V. Minuets I & II
4 VI. Gigue

Claude Debussy 1862-1918
5 Images, Book I, L 110: 1. Reflets dans l’eau

Claude Debussy
Arabesques, L 74
6 No. 1 Andantino con moto in E major
7 No. 2 Allegretto scherzando in G major

Maurice Ravel 1875-1937
8 Jeux d’eau, M 30

Franz Schubert 1797-1828
9 Impromptu in B-flat major, D.935 No. 3

Frederic Chopin 1810-1849
10 Nocturne in F-sharp, Op. 15 No. 2

Franz Liszt 1811-1886
11 Hungarian Rhapsody in C-sharp minor, S. 244 No. 12

Johannes Brahms 1833-1897
12 Rhapsody in G minor, Op. 72 No. 2


Frederic Chopin
13 Nocturne in B major, Op. 9 No. 3
14 Etude in A-flat major, Op. 25 No. 1
15 Etude in F minor, Op. 25 No. 2
16 Polonaise in A-flat major, Op. 53

Edvard Grieg 1843-1907
17 Lyric Piece, Op. 43 No. 6 ‘To the Spring’
18 Lyric Piece, Op. 43 No. 1 ‘Butterfly’
19 Lyric Piece, Op. 65 No. 6 ‘Wedding Day at Troldhaugen’

Claude Debussy
20 Children’s Corner, L 113: 6. Golliwog’s Cakewalk
21 Preludes, Book I, L 117: 12. Minstrels

Francis Poulenc 1899-1963
Mouvements perpetuels, FP 14
22 1. Assez modere
23 2. Tres modere
24 3. Alerte

Recorded: 1923 (1-7), 21.XII.1923 (8), 1924 (9, 11), 10.III.1924 (10,12), 12.III.1925 (13-16), III.1925 (17-19), 1925 (21-24), Berlin ? MONO
Mx: 51316, 51317 (1-4), 51318 (5), 51322, 51324 (6-7), 51323 (8), 51499, 51500 (9), 51501 (10), 51502, 51503 (11), 51504 (12), 51780 (13), 51781 (14-15), 51782, 51783 (16), 51786 (17-18), 51787 (19), 51788 (20-21), 51789 (22-24)
Originally released as Homocord: B-8423 (1-4), 1-8446 (5, 8), 1-8640 (6-7), 1-8605 (9), 1-8503 (10, 12), 1-8488 (11), 1-8614 (13-15), 1-8794 (16), 1-8633 (17-19), 1-8673 (20-24)
0190296245596 ? P 1923 (1-8), 1924 (9-12), 1925 (13-24) Remastered P 2022 Parlophone Records Limited


CD 2

Edvard Grieg 1843-1907
1 Lyric Piece, Op. 65 No. 6 ‘Wedding Day at Troldhaugen’
2 Lyric Piece, Op. 43 No. 6 ‘To the Spring’
3 Lyric Piece, Op. 43 No. 1 ‘Butterfly’

Claude Debussy 1862-1918
Arabesques, L 74
4 No. 2 Allegretto scherzando in G major
5 No. 1 Andantino con moto in E major

Richard Strauss 1864-1949
6 Freundliche Vision, Op. 48 No. 1 (Arr. W. Gieseking)
7 Standchen, Op. 17 No. 2 (Arr. W. Gieseking)

Ludwig van Beethoven 1770-1827
Piano Sonata No. 17 in D minor, Op. 31 No. 2 ‘Tempest’
8 I. Largo - Allegro
9 II. Adagio
10 III. Allegretto

Claude Debussy
Suite bergamasque, L 75
11 I. Prelude
12 II. Menuet
13 III. Clair de Lune
14 IV. Passepied

Walter Gieseking piano

Recorded: 1927, Berlin (1-7); 13 (8-10), 13 & 20 (11-14) III.1931, Central Hall Westminster, London ? MONO
Producer: Joseph Batten (8-14)
Mx: 52547 (1), 52548-1 (2-3), 52549, 52550 (4-5), 20784 (6), 20785-1 (7), CAX 6012-2, 6013-2, 6014-2, 6015-2 (8-10), CAX 6016-2, 6017-2, 6018-2, 6019-2 (11-14)
Originally released as Homocord 4-8937 (1-3), 4-8936 (4-5), 4-3003 (6-7); Columbia DX 277/278 & DFX 132/133 (8-10), DX 337/338 & DFX 123/124 (11-14)
0190296245596 ? P 1927 (1-7), 1932 (8-14) Remastered P 2022 Parlophone Records Limited

CD 3

Cesar Franck 1822-1890
1 Variations symphoniques, FWV 46 15.06

Franz Liszt 1811-1886
Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major, S. 124
2 I. Allegro maestoso
3 II. Quasi adagio
4 III. Allegretto vivace. Allegro animato
5 IV. Allegro marziale animato

Ludwig van Beethoven 1770-1827
Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73 ‘Emperor’
6 I. Allegro 19.03
7 II. Adagio un poco mosso 6.29
8 III. Rondo: Allegro 9.55

Johann Sebastian Bach 1685-1750
Partita No. 1 in B-flat major, BWV825
9 V. Menuets I & II
10 VI. Gigue

Walter Gieseking piano
London Philharmonic Orchestra ? Sir Henry Wood (1-5)
Wiener Philharmoniker ? Bruno Walter (6-8)

Recorded: 31.X.1932, No. 1 Studio Abbey Road, London (1-5); 9 (6-8) & 10 (9-10) IX.1934, Mittlerer Saal, Konzerthaus, Vienna ? MONO
Producers: Joseph Batten (1-5), Frederick W. Gaisberg (6-10) ? Balance engineers: Arthur Clarke (1-5), Walter Starkmann (6-10)
Mx: CAX 6566-2, 6567-2, 6568-1, 6569-2 (1), CAX 6570-1, 6571-2, 6572-2, 6573-2 (2-5), CHAX 47-2A, 48-2, 49-2A, 50-1A, 51-2, 53-1, 54-1, 55-2A, 56-1A (6-8), CHAX 52-2 (9-10)
Originally released as Columbia LX 192/193 & LFX 311/312 (1), LX 181/182 & LFX 299/300 (2-5), LX 342/346 & LFX 359/363 (6-10)
0190296245596 ? P 1933 (1-5), 1934 (6-10) Remastered P 2022 Parlophone Records Limited


CD 4
Franz Schubert 1797-1828
1 Moment musical in F minor, D780 No. 3

Johannes Brahms 1833-1897
2 Intermezzo in C major, Op. 119 No. 3

Frederic Chopin 1810-1849
3 Waltz in D-flat major, Op. 64 No. 1 ‘Minute’
4 Prelude in F major, Op. 28 No. 23

Claude Debussy 1862-1918
5 Preludes, Book I, L 117: X. La cathedrale engloutie
6 Images, Book I, L 110: I. Reflets dans l'eau
7 Estampes, L 100: II. La soiree dans Grenade 4.09

George Frideric Handel 1685-1759
8 Keyboard Suite No. 5 in E major, HWV430: IV. Air & Variations 'The Harmonious Blacksmith'

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756-1791
9 Piano Sonata No. 11 in A major, K331/K300i: III. Alla turca - Allegretto

Piano Concerto No. 9 in E-flat major, K271 ‘Jeunehomme’
10 I. Allegro
11 II. Andantino
12 III. Rondeau: Presto

Piano Sonata No. 17 in B-flat major, K570
13 I. Allegro
14 II. Adagio
15 III. Rondo: Allegretto

Walter Gieseking piano
Staatskapelle Berlin ? Hans Rosbaud (10-12)

Recorded: 9.II.1936, No. 3 Studio Abbey Road, London (1-9); 29.IX.1936, Beethovensaal, Berlin (10-12); 30.IX.1936 (13-15) Electrola Studio No. 2, Berlin ? MONO
Producers: unknown (1-9), Walter Michael Berten (10-15) ? Balance engineers: Edward Fowler (1-9), Robert Beckett (10-15)
Mx: CA 15610-1 (1-2), CA 15611-1 (3-4), CA 15612-1, 15613-1 (5), CAX 7733-1 (6), CAX 7735-1 (7), CAX 7734 (8), CAX 7736 (9), CRX30-1, 31-2, 32-2, 33-2, 34-2, 35-2, 36-2, 37 2 (10-12), CRX 38-2, 39-2, 40-2, 41-2 (13-15)
Originally released as Columbia LB 31 & LW 18 (1-4), LB 30 & LF 153 (5), LX 480 & LFX 423 (6-7), LX 514 (8-9), LX 559/562 & LFX 460/463 (10-12), LX 572/573 (13-15)
0190296245596 ? P 1936 (1-12), 1937 (13-15) Remastered P 2022 Parlophone Records Limited

CD 5
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756-1791
Piano Sonata No. 14 in C minor, K457
1 I. Allegro assai
2 II. Adagio
3 III. Molto allegro

Claude Debussy 1862-1918
Children’s Corner, L 119a
4 I. Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum 2.19
5 II. Jimbo's Lullaby
6 III. Serenade for the Doll 3.07
7 IV. The snow is dancing 2.20
8 V. The little Shepherd 2.08
9 VI. Golliwogg's cake-walk 2.43

10 Images, Book II: III. Poisson d’or 2.49

Maurice Ravel 1875-1937
11 Gaspard de la nuit: I. Ondine (Lent)

Ludwig van Beethoven 1770-1826
Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15
12 I. Allegro con brio 11.36
13 II. Largo 8.56
14 III. Rondo: Allegretto scherzando (Cadenza Beethoven) 9.18

Walter Gieseking piano
Staatskapelle Berlin ? Hans Rosbaud (12-14)

Recorded: 30.IX.1936, Electrola Studio No. 2, Berlin (1-3); 31.I.1937, No. 3 Studio Abbey Road, London (4-11); 28.IV.1937, Electrola Studio No. 2, Berlin (12-14) ? MONO
Producers: Walter Michael Berten (1-3, 12-14), unknown (4-11) ? Balance engineers: Robert Beckett (1-3, 12-14), Edward Fowler (4-11)
Mx: CRX 42-1, 43-2, 44-2, 45-2 (1-3), CAX 7918-1, 7919-1, CA 16179-1, 16180-1 (4-9), CAX 7921-2 (10), CAX 7920-1 (11), CRX 62-1, 63-2, 64-2, 65-2, 66-1, 67-2, 68-2, 69-1 (12-14)
Originally released as Columbia LX 615/616 & LFX 492/493 (1-3), LB 33, LX 597 & LFX 473, LF 155 (4-9), LX 623 & LFX 539 (10-11), LX 631/634 & LFX 494/497 (12-14)
0190296245596 ? P 1937 Remastered P 2022 Parlophone Records Limited

CD 6
Walter Gieseking 1895-1956
Sonatina for flute and piano
1 I. Moderato
2 II. Allegretto
3 III. Vivace

Albert Roussel 1869-1937
4 Aria for Flute and Piano after Vocalise No. 2
5 Joueurs de flute: IV. Monsieur de la Pejaudie

Edvard Grieg 1843-1907
6 Lyric Piece, Op. 68 No. 5 ‘At the cradle’ 2.38
7 Lyric Piece, Op. 62 No. 3 ‘French serenade’ 1.37

Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16
8 I. Allegro molto moderato 11.11
9 II. Adagio 5.18
10 III. Allegro moderato molto e marcato - Andante maestoso 9.03

Ludwig van Beethoven 1770-1826
Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major, Op. 53 ‘Waldstein’
11 I. Allegro con brio
12 II. Introduzione: Adagio molto
13 III. Rondo: Allegretto moderato - Prestissimo

14 Bagatelle in E-flat major, Op. 33 No. 1 3.41

Walter Gieseking piano
Gustav Scheck flute (1-5)
Staatskapelle Berlin ? Hans Rosbaud (8-10)

Recorded: 29.IV.1937 (1-7), 11.VIII.1938 (11-13), Electrola Studio No. 2, Berlin; 28.IV & 13.X.1937 (8-10), 11.VIII.1938 (14), Beethovensaal, Berlin ? MONO
Producer: Walter Michael Berten ? Balance engineer: Robert Beckett
Mx: CRX 70-72 (1-3), CRX 73 (4-5), CRX 74 (6-7), CRX 55-6, 56-2, 57-1, 58-2, 59-2, 60-2, 61-2 (8-10), CRX 75-2, 76-1, 77-1, 78-2, 79-2 (11-13), CRX 94-1 (14)
Originally released as Columbia LWX 199/200 (1-5), LX 650 (6-7), LX 647/650 & LFX 498/501 (8-10), LX 781/783 & LX 8421/8423 (11-14)
0190296245596 ? P 1937 (1-10), 1939 (11-14) Remastered P 2022 Parlophone Records Limited

CD 7
Frederic Chopin 1810-1849
1 Berceuse in D-flat major, Op. 57
2 Mazurka in A minor, Op. 17 No. 4
3 Barcarolle in F-sharp major, Op. 60

Claude Debussy 1862-1918
Preludes, Book I, L 125
4 I. (… Danseuses de Delphes)
5 II. (… Voiles)
6 III. (… Le vent dans la plaine)
7 IV. (… ≪ Les sons et les parfums tournent dans l’air du soir ≫) (Ch. Baudelaire)
8 V. (… Les collines d’Anacapri)
9 VI. (… des pas sur la neige)
10 VII. (… Ce qu’a vu le Vent d’Ouest)
11 VIII. (… la fille aux cheveux de lin)
12 IX. (… la serenade interrompue)
13 XI. (… La danse de Puck)
14 XII. (… Minstrels)

15 Estampes, L 108: III. Jardins sous la pluie
16 Estampes, L 108: I. Pagodes
17 L'Isle Joyeuse, L 109a

18 Images, Book I, L 105: III. Mouvement
19 Images, Book II, L 120: I. Cloches a travers les feuilles

Walter Gieseking piano

Recorded: 10 (1-15), 11 (16-19) VIII.1938, Electrola Studios or Beethovensaall, Berlin ? MONO
Producer: Walter Michael Berten ? Balance engineer: Robert Beckett
Mx: CR 80-1 (1), CR 81-3 (2), CRX 82-2, 83-2 (3), CR 640-2, 641-2, 642-2, 643-1, 644-2, 645-1, 646-1, 647-1, 648-2, 649-1, 650-2 (4-14), CR 651-2 (15), CRX 86-1 (16), CRX 90-1 (17), CR 654-1 (18), CR 655-1 (19)
Originally released as Columbia LWX 304 (1-2), LWX 282 & LX 859 (3), LB 47/52 & LF 158/163 (4-14), LF 163 (15), LX 830 (16-17), LB 56 (18-19)
0190296245596 ? P 1938 (1-14, 18-19), 1939 (15-17) Remastered P 2022 Parlophone Records Limited

CD 8
Maurice Ravel 1875-1937
1 Miroirs: IV. Alborada del gracioso (Assez vif)
2 Miroirs: V. La vallee des cloches (Tres lent)

3 Gaspard de la nuit: II Le Gibet (Tres lent)
4 Gaspard de la nuit: III. Scarbo (Modere - Vif)

Ludwig van Beethoven 1770-1827
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
5 I. Allegro moderato
6 II. Andante con moto
7 III. Rondo: Vivace

Johann Sebastian Bach 1685-1750
Partita No. 1 in B-flat major, BWV825
8 I. Prelude 1.39
9 II. Sarabande 2.27

Johannes Brahms 1833-1897
10 Intermezzo in B-flat minor, Op. 117 No. 2
11 Romanza in F major, Op. 118 No. 5

Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109
12 I. Vivace, ma non troppo - Adagio espressivo
13 II. Prestissimo
14 III. Tema: Andante molto cantabile ed espressivo - Variazioni I-VI

Walter Gieseking piano
Staatskapelle Dresden ? Karl Bohm (5-7)

Recorded: 11.VIII.1938 (1-4), Electrola Studios or Beethovensaall, Berlin; 3.I.1939, Beethovensaal, Berlin (5-7); 31.I (9-11), 1.V (12-14) 1939, Electrola Studio No. 2, Berlin ? MONO
Producer: Walter Michael Berten ? Balance engineer: Robert Beckett
Mx: CR 652-2, 653-2 (1), CRX 88-1 (2), CRX 91-1 (3), CRX 92-2, 93-2 (4), CRX 95-2, 96-1A, 97-2, 98-2, 99-1A, 100-1A, 101-2, 102-1 (5-7), CRX 127-1 (8-9), CRX 128-1 (10), CRX 129-1 (11), CRX 139-1, 140-2, 141-1, 142-1 (12-14)
Originally released as Columbia LB 53 (1), LX 772 & LFX 580 (2-3), LX 813 (4), LX 847/850 & LFX 709/712 (5-7), LWX 336 (8-9), LWX 337 (10-11), LWX 347/348 (12-14)
0190296245596 ? P 1939 Remastered P 2022 Parlophone Records Limited


CD 9
Robert Schumann 1810-1856
Kinderszenen, Op. 15
1 1. Von fremden Landern und Menschen
2 2. Kuriose Geschichte
3 3. Hasche-Mann
4 4. Bittendes Kind
5 5. Gluckes genug
6 6. Wichtige Begebenheit
7 7. Traumerei
8 8. Am Kamin
9 9. Ritter vom Steckenpferd
10 10. Fast zu ernst
11 11. Furchtenmachen
12 12. Kind im Einschlummern
13 13. Der Dichter spricht

Johann Sebastian Bach 1685-1750
Italian Concerto, BWV971
14 I. [Allegro]
15 II. Andante
16 III. Allegro vivace

Ludwig van Beethoven 1770-1827
Piano Sonata No. 20 in G major, Op. 49 No. 2
17 I Allegro ma non troppo
18 II. Tempo di minuetto

Robert Schumann 1810-1856
Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54
19 I. Allegro affettuoso
20 II. Intermezzo. Andantino grazioso
21 III. Allegro vivace

Walter Gieseking piano
Staatskapelle Dresden ? Karl Bohm (19-20)

Recorded: 1.V.1939 (1-13), 31.I.1940 (14-18) Electrola Studio No. 2, Berlin; 1942, Dresden (19-21) ? MONO
Producer: Walter Michael Berten ? Balance engineers: Robert Beckett (1-13), Johannes Huebener (14-18)
Mx: CRX 143-1, 144-1, 145-1, 146-2 (1-13), CR 718-2, 719-2, 720-2, 721-3 (14-16), CR 796-2, 797-1 (17-18), CRX 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 226 (19-21)
Originally released as Columbia LWX 342/343 & LFX 858/859, LW 33/34 (14-16), LW 39 (17-18), LWX 356/359 (19-21)
0190296245596 ? P 1939 (1-13), 1940 (14-18), 1942 (19-21) Remastered P 2022 Parlophone Records Limited

CD 10
Ludwig van Beethoven 1770-1827
Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15
1 I. Allegro con brio
2 II. Largo
3 III. Rondo. Allegro scherzando

Piano Sonata No. 12 in A-flat major, Op. 26 ‘Funeral march’
4 I. Andante con variazioni
5 II. Scherzo, allegro molto
6 III. Maestoso andante, marcia funebre sulla morte d'un eroe
7 IV. Allegro

8 Bagatelle in A minor, WoO 59 ‘Fur Elise’

Edvard Grieg 1843-1907
9 Lyric Piece, Op. 65 No. 6 ‘Wedding Day at Troldhaugen’
10 Lyric Piece, Op. 43 No. 2 ‘Lonely wanderer’
11 Lyric Piece, Op. 43 No. 6 ‘To the Spring’
12 Scene of Country Life, Op. 19 No. 2 ‘The bridal procession passes’
13 Lyric Piece, Op. 43 No. 1 ‘Butterfly’
14 Lyric Piece, Op. 43 No. 4 ‘Little bird’

Walter Gieseking piano
Philharmonia Orchestra ? Rafael Kubelik (1-3)

Recorded: 13 & 16 (1-3), 14 (4-8), 15 (9-14) X.1948, No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London ? MONO
Producer: Peter de Jongh ? Balance engineer: Arthur Clarke
Mx: CAX 10333-2, 10334-1, 10335-2, 10336-2, 10337-1, 10338-1, 10339-2, 10340-1 (1-3), CAX 10341-1, 10342-1, 10343-2, 10344-2, 10345-1 (4-7), CAX 10346-1 (8), CAX 10347-1 (9), CAX 10348-1 (10-11), CA 20917-1 (12), CA 20918-1 (13-14)
Originally released as Columbia LX 1312/1315 & LFX 893/896 (1-3), LX 1230/1232 (4-7), LX 1232 (8), LX 1194 (9-11), LB 75 (12-14)
0190296245596 ? P 1949 (4-14), 1950 (1-3) Remastered P 2022 Parlophone Records Limited

CD 11

Claude Debussy 1862-1918
Images, Book I, L 105
1 I. Reflets dans l'eau 4.39
2 II. Hommage a Rameau 6.02
3 III. Mouvement

Images, Book II, L 120
4 I. Cloches a travers les feuilles
5 II. Et la lune descend sur le temple qui fut 4.42
6 III. Poissons d'or

7 La Plus que lente, L 128a
8 Danse (Tarentelle styrienne), L 77a
9 Ballade slave, L 78 5.43
10 Nocturne, L 98a 5.26

Maurice Ravel 1875-1937
Miroirs
11 I. Noctuelles (Tres leger)
12 II. Oiseaux triste (Tres lent)
13 III. Une barque sur l'ocean (D'un rythme souple)
14 IV. Alborada del gracioso (Assez vif) 0.0
15 V. La vallee des cloches (Tres lent)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756-1791
Piano Sonata No. 16 in C major, K545 ‘Sonata facile’
16 I. Allegro
17 II. Andante
18 III. Rondo: Allegretto

Walter Gieseking piano

Recorded: 16.X (1-6), 5.XI (7-8) 1948, No. 3 Studio, Abbey Road, London; 28 (9-10, 16-18) & 30 (11-15) .V.1949, Studio Albert, Paris ? MONO
Producers: Peter de Jongh (1-8), unknown (9-18) ? Balance engineers: Arthur Clarke (1-8), Eugene Ravenet (9-18)
Mx: CAX 10349-2, 10350-1, 10351-3 (1-3), CAX 10352-1, 10353-1, 10354-2 (4-6), CAX 10355-1A (7), CAX 10356-1A (8), CL 8686-2, 8687-1 (9), CL 8688-1, 8689-1 (10), CLX 2672-2, 2673-1, 2677-1, 2678-1, 2679-1, 2680-1 (11-15), CLX 2674-1, 2675-1 (16-18)
Originally released as Columbia LX 1395/1396 & LX 8797/8798 (1-3), LX 1396/1397 & LX 8798/8799 (4-6), LX 1146 (7-8), LB 97 & LF 276 (9), LB 105 & LF 277 (10), LFX 893/895 (11-15), LX 1304 & LFX 887 (16-18)
0190296245596 ? P 1949 (7-8, 11-18), 1950 (9), 1951 (1-6, 10) Remastered P 2022 Parlophone Records Limited

CD 12
Edvard Grieg 1843-1907
Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16
1 I. Allegro molto moderato 12.54
2 II. Adagio 6.55
3 III. Allegro moderato molto e marcato - Andante maestoso 9.28

4 Variations symphoniques, FWV 46

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756-1791
Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K488
5 I. Allegro (Cadenza Gieseking) 11.05
6 II. Adagio 6.53
7 III. Allegro assai 7.36

Walter Gieseking piano
Philharmonia Orchestra ? Herbert von Karajan

Recorded: 6 & 11 (1-3), 7 (4), 10 (5-7) VI.1951, Kingsway Hall, London ? MONO
Producer: Walter Legge ? Balance engineer: Douglas Larter
Mx: CAX 11123/11129 (1-3), CAX 11130/11133 (4), CAX 11163/11169 (5-7)
Originally released as Columbia LX 1503/1507 (1-3), LX 8937/8938 (4), LX 1510-1513S (5-7)
0190296245596 ? P 1952 Remastered P 2022 Parlophone Records Limited


CD 13
Ludwig van Beethoven 1770-1827
Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73 ‘Emperor’
1 I. Allegro 20.07
2 II. Adagio un poco mosso 7.49
3 III. Rondo: Allegro 10.14

Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
4 I. Allegro moderato 16.43
5 II. Andante con moto 5.02
6 III. Rondo: Vivace 9.48


Walter Gieseking piano
Philharmonia Orchestra ? Herbert von Karajan

Recorded: 8-9 (1-3), 9 & 11 (4-6), VI.1951, Kingsway Hall, London ? MONO
Producer: Walter Legge ? Balance engineer: Douglas Larter
Mx: CAX 11134/11342 (1-3), CAX 11155/11162 (4-6)
Originally released as Columbia LCX 5008/5012 (1-3), LX 1443/1446 (4-6)
0190296245596 ? P 1952 (1-3), 1953 (4-6) Remastered P 2022 Parlophone Records Limited

CD 14
Ludwig van Beethoven 1770-1827
Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 ‘Pathetique’
1 I. Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio 7.50
2 II. Adagio cantabile 5.48
3 III. Rondo: Allegro 4.03

Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 ‘Moonlight’
4 I. Adagio sostenuto 6.35
5 II. Allegretto 2.28
6 III. Presto agitato 5.09

Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major, Op. 53 ‘Waldstein’
7 I. Allegro con brio
8 II. Introduzione: Adagio molto
9 III. Rondo: Allegretto moderato - Prestissimo 8.58

Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 ‘Appassionata’
10 I. Allegro assai - Piu allegro 8.55
11 II. Andante con moto 6.39
12 III. Allegro, ma non troppo - Presto 7.22

Walter Gieseking piano

Recorded: 14 (1-3), (1-6), 17 (7-9), 17 & 22 (10-12) VI.1951, Kemmersaal, Kongresshalle, Zurich ? MONO
Producer: Walter Legge ? Balance engineer: Robert Beckett
Mx: XZX 1/2 (1-6), XZX 5 (7-9), XZX 4 (10-12)
Originally released as Columbia 33CX 1073 (1-6), 33CX 1055 (7-12)
0190296245596 ? P 1953 Remastered P 2022 Parlophone Records Limited

CD 15
Ludwig van Beethoven 1770-1827
Piano Sonata No. 15 in D major, Op. 28 ‘Pastoral’
1 I. Allegro
2 II. Andante
3 III. Scherzo - Allegro vivace
4 IV. Rondo - Allegro ma non troppo

Johannes Brahms 1833-1897
Klavierstucke, Op. 76
5 No. 1 Capriccio in F-sharp minor
6 No. 2 Capriccio in B minor
7 No. 3 Intermezzo in A-flat major
8 No. 4 Intermezzo in B-flat major
9 No. 5 Capriccio in C-sharp minor
10 No. 6 Intermezzo in A major
11 No. 7 Intermezzo in A minor
12 No. 8 Capriccio in C major

Rhapsodies, Op. 79
13 No. 1 in B minor
14 No. 2 in G minor

Fantasias, Op 116
15 No. 1 Capriccio in D minor
16 No. 2 Intermezzo in A minor
17 No. 3 Capricio in G minor
18 No. 4 Intermezzo in E major
19 No. 5 Intermezzo in E minor
20 No. 6 Intermezzo in E major
21 No. 7 Capriccio in D minor

Walter Gieseking piano

Recorded: 18 (1-4), 18 & 20 (5-12), 20 (13-14), 20-21 (10-12) VI.1951, Kemmersaal, Kongresshalle, Zurich ? MONO
Producer: Walter Legge ? Balance engineer: Robert Beckett
Mx: XZX 3 (1-4), XZX 16/17 (5-12, 15-21), CZX 312-3A, 313-1B (13), CZX 314 (14)
Originally released as Columbia 33FCX 206 (1-4), 33CX 1255 (5-12, 15-21), LX 1561 (13), LX 1586 (14)
0190296245596 ? P 1952 (13), 1953 (1-4, 14), 1955 (5-12, 15-21) Remastered P 2022 Parlophone Records Limited

CD 16
Johannes Brahms 1833-1897
Intermezzi, Op. 117
1 No. 1 Capriccio in E-flat major 00.0
2 No. 2 Intermezzo in B-flat minor
3 No. 3 Intermezzo in C-sharp minor

Klavierstucke, Op. 118
4 No. 1 Intermezzo in A minor
5 No. 2 Intermezzo in A major
6 No. 3 Intermezzo in G minor
7 No. 4 Intermezzo in F minor
8 No. 5 Romanza in F major
9 No. 6 Intermezzo in E-flat minor

Klavierstucke, Op. 119
10 No. 1 Intermezzo in B minor
11 No. 2 Intermezzo in E minor
12 No. 3 Intermezzo in C major
13 No. 4 Rhapsody in E-flat major

Felix Mendelssohn 1809-1847

14 Lieder ohne Worte, Op. 62 No. 6: Allegretto grazioso in A major ‘Spring Song‘
15 Lieder ohne Worte, Op. 62 No. 6: Allegretto grazioso in A major ‘Spring Song‘ - alternate take

Christian Sinding 1856-1941
16 Sechs Stucke, Op. 32 No 3: ‘Rustle of Spring’

Claude Debussy 1862-1918
Suite bergamasque, L 82
17 I. Prelude
18 II. Menuet
19 III. Clair de Lune
20 IV. Passepied

Walter Gieseking piano

WORLD PREMIERE RELEASES (15, 17-20)
Recorded: 20 (14-15), 21 (1-3, 16), 22 (4-9, 11, 13), 23 (10, 12, 17-20) VI.1951, Kemmersaal, Kongresshalle, Zurich ? MONO
Producer: Walter Legge ? Balance engineer: Robert Beckett
Mx: CZX 316-1 (1), CZX 317-1 (2), CZX 318-1, CZX 319-1 (3), XZX 9/10 (4-9), CZ 2269 (10), CZX 327 (11), CZ 2270 (12), CXZ 328 (13), CZ 2256-4AG (14), CZ 2257-1 (16), CZX329-2 (17), CZX330-1 (18), CZX331-1 (19), CZX332-1 (20)
Originally released as Columbia ML 4540 (1-3), 33CX 1256 (4-9), LB 135 (10, 12), LX 1581 (11, 13), LB 139 (14, 16)
0190296245596 ? P 1952 (1-3), 1953 (10-13, 16), 1955 (4-9, 14), 2022 (15, 17-20) Remastered P 2022 Parlophone Records Limited

CD 17
Claude Debussy 1862-1918
Preludes (First Book), L 125 (1909-10)
1 I. (… Danseuses de Delphes)
2 II. (… Voiles)
3 III. (… Le vent dans la plaine)
4 IV. (… ≪ Les sons et les parfums tournent dans l’air du soir ≫) (Ch. Baudelaire)
5 V. (… Les collines d’Anacapri)
6 VI. (… des pas sur la neige)
7 VII. (… Ce qu’a vu le Vent d’Ouest)
8 VIII. (… la fille aux cheveux de lin)
9 IX. (… la serenade interrompue)
10 X. (… La Cathedrale engloutie)
11 XI. (… La danse de Puck)
12 XII. (… Minstrels)

Preludes (Second Book), L 131 (1912-13)
13 I. (… Brouillards)
14 II. (… Feuilles mortes)
15 III. (… La puerta del Vino)
16 IV. (… ≪ Les Fees sont d’exquises danseuses ≫)
17 V. (… Bruyeres) 2.54
18 VI. (… ≪ General Lavine ≫ - excentric -) 2.24
19 VII. (… La terrasse des audiences du clair de lune) 4.37
20 VIII. (… Ondine)
21 IX. (… Hommage a S. Pickwick Esq. P.P.M.P.C.)
22 X. (… Canope)
23 XI. (… Les tierces alternees)
24 XII. (… Feux d’artifice)

Walter Gieseking piano

Recorded: 22-23 (1-12), 23-24 (13-14) IX.1951 No. 3 Studio Abbey Road, London ? MONO
Producer: Walter Legge ? Balance engineer: Harold Davidson
Mx: CA 21878/21888 (1-12), CA 21891/21908 (13-24)
Originally released as Columbia LC 24/29 (1-12), LC 4011/4016 (13-24)
0190296245596 ? P 1955, Remastered P 2022 Parlophone Records Limited

CD 18
Claude Debussy 1862-1918
Suite bergamasque, L 82
1 I. Prelude
2 II. Menuet
3 III. Clair de lune
4 IV. Passepied

Children’s Corner, L 119a
5 I. Docteur Gradus ad Parnassum
6 II. Jimbo’s lullaby
7 III. Serenade for the Doll
8 IV. The snow is dancing
9 V. The little Shepherd
10 VI. Golliwogg’s cake-walk

Pour le piano, L 95
11 I. Prelude
12 II. Sarabande
13 III. Toccata

Arabesques, L 74
14 No. 1 Andantino con moto in E major
15 No. 2 Allegretto scherzando in G major


George Frideric Handel 1685-1759
Keyboard Suite No. 5 in E major, HWV430
16 I. Prelude
17 II. Allemande
18 III. Courante
19 IV. Air & Variations 'The Harmonious Blacksmith'

Johann Sebastian Bach 1685-1750
Partita No. 6 in E minor, BWV 830
20 I. Toccata
21 II. Allemande
22III Corrente
23 IV. Air
24 V. Sarabande
25 VI. Tempo di Gavotta
26 VII. Gigue


Walter Gieseking piano

Recorded: 22 & 28 (1-4), 25 (16-19), 26, 28-29 (20-26), 27 (5-13), 29 (14-15) IX.1951 No. 3 Studio Abbey Road, London ? MONO
Producer: Walter Legge ? Balance engineers: Harold Davidson, Francis Dillnutt (5-10)
Mx: XAX 142 (1-4), XAX 382 (5-10), XA 143 (11-13), CAX 11427-2 (14), CAX 11428 (15), CAX 11412-2 (16-18), CAX 11405-3 (19), CAX 11416-2 & 11417-2 (20), CAX 11424A-1 (21), CAX 11424B-1 (22), CAX 11425A-1 (23), CAX 11425B-1 (24), CAX 11426A-2 (25), CAX 11426B-2 (26)
Originally released as Columbia LX 8898 & LFX 1025/1026 (1-4), LC 4000/4002 (5-10), 33FCX 186 (11-13), LX 1556 (14-15), LX 1532 (16-19), 33FCX 367 (20-26)
0190296245596 ? P 1951 (1-4, 11-13), 1952 (14-19), 1953 (20-26), Remastered P 2022 Parlophone Records Limited

CD 19
Domenico Scarlatti 1685-1757
1 Sonata in D minor, Kk9 ‘Pastorale’ 2.15
2 Sonata in D major, Kk33 1.40
3 Sonata in C major, Kk356
4 Sonata in E minor, Kk394
5 Sonata in E major, Kk380

Franz Schubert 1797-1828
6 Moments musicaux, D780
6 No. 1 in C major
7 No. 2 in A-flat major
8 No. 3 in F minor
9 No. 4 in C-sharp major
10 No. 5 in F minor
11 No. 6 in A-flat major

Robert Schumann 1810-1856
Carnaval, Op. 9
12 1. Preambule
13 2. Pierrot
14 3. Arlequin
15 4. Valse noble
16 5. Eusebius
17 6. Florestan
18 7. Coquette
19 8A. Replique
20 8B. Sphynxes
21 9. Papillons
22 10. Lettres dansantes
23 11. Chiarina
24 12. Chopin
25 13. Estrella
26 14. Reconnaissance
27 15. Pantalon et Colombine
28 16. Valse allemande
29 17. Paganini
30 18. Aveu
31 19. Promenade
32 20. Pause
33 21. Marche des Davidsbundler contre les Philistins

Kinderszenen, Op. 15
34 1. Von fremden Landern und Menschen
35 2. Kuriose Geschichte
36 3. Hasche-Mann
37 4. Bittendes Kind
38 5. Gluckes genug
39 6. Wichtige Begebenheit
40 7. Traumerei
41 8. Am Kamin
42 9. Ritter vom Steckenpferd
43 10. Fast zu ernst
44 11. Furchtenmachen
45 12. Kind im Einschlummern
46 13. Der Dichter spricht

Walter Gieseking piano

Recorded: 25 (1-2, 5), 25-26 (12-33), 25 & 29 (3-4), 27 (5-13), 28 (34-46), 29 (6-11) IX.1951 No. 3 Studio Abbey Road, London ? MONO
Producer: Walter Legge ? Balance engineer: Harold Davidson
Mx: CA 21909-3 (1), CA 21910-2 (2), CA 21911-1 (3), CA 21940-3 (4), CA 21941-5 (5), CAX 11429-2 (6), CAX 11432-1 & CAX 11433-3 (7), CAX 11433-3 (8), CAX 11434-1 (9), CAX 11435-3 (10), CAX 11435-3 & CAX 11436-1 (11), CAX 11409/11415 (12-33), CAX 11418 & 11421/11423 (34-46)
Originally released as Columbia LB 136 (1), LB 144 (2, 5), LX 342 (3), LB 145 (5), LX 1588/1591 (6-11), LCX 5013/5015 (12-33), LX 8913/8914 (34-46)
0190296245596 ? P 1951 (12-33), 1952 (34-46), 1953 (1-11), Remastered P 2022 Parlophone Records Limited

CD 20
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756-1791

Piano Sonata No. 1 in C major, K279
1 I. Allegro 4.44
2 II. Andante 4.27
3 III. Allegro 3.01

Piano Sonata No. 2 in F major, K280
4 I. Allegro assai 4.25
5 II. Adagio 3.37
6 III. Presto 2.58

Piano Sonata No. 3 in B-flat major, K281
7 I. Allegro 4.38
8 II. Andante amoroso 3.47
9 III. Rondo. Allegro 4.58

Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-flat major, K282
10 I. Adagio 3.56
11 II. Menuetto I & II 3.57
12 III. Allegro 2.59

Piano Sonata No. 5 in G major, K283
13 I. Allegro 3.57
14 II. Andante 5.34
15 III. Presto 3.37

Walter Gieseking piano

Recorded: 1 (1-9), 2 (10-15) VIII.1953, No. 3 Studio Abbey Road, London ? MONO
Producer: Walter Legge ? Balance engineer: Christopher Parker
Mx: XAX 410 (1-3), XAX 407 (4-6), XAX 414 (7-9), XAX 404 (10-12), XAX 444 (13-15)
Originally released as Columbia 33CX 1242 (1-3, 10-13), 33CX 1160 (4-6), 33CX 1315 (7-9)
0190296245596 ? P 1954, Remastered P 2022 Parlophone Records Limited

Walter Gieseking - Complete Recording on Warner Classics

CD 1

Johann Sebastian Bach 1685-1750
Partita No. 1 in B-flat major, BWV 825
1 I. Prelude
2 IV. Sarabande
3 V. Minuets I & II
4 VI. Gigue

Claude Debussy 1862-1918
5 Images, Book I, L 110: 1. Reflets dans l’eau

Claude Debussy
Arabesques, L 74
6 No. 1 Andantino con moto in E major
7 No. 2 Allegretto scherzando in G major

Maurice Ravel 1875-1937
8 Jeux d’eau, M 30

Franz Schubert 1797-1828
9 Impromptu in B-flat major, D.935 No. 3

Frederic Chopin 1810-1849
10 Nocturne in F-sharp, Op. 15 No. 2

Franz Liszt 1811-1886
11 Hungarian Rhapsody in C-sharp minor, S. 244 No. 12

Johannes Brahms 1833-1897
12 Rhapsody in G minor, Op. 72 No. 2


Frederic Chopin
13 Nocturne in B major, Op. 9 No. 3
14 Etude in A-flat major, Op. 25 No. 1
15 Etude in F minor, Op. 25 No. 2
16 Polonaise in A-flat major, Op. 53

Edvard Grieg 1843-1907
17 Lyric Piece, Op. 43 No. 6 ‘To the Spring’
18 Lyric Piece, Op. 43 No. 1 ‘Butterfly’
19 Lyric Piece, Op. 65 No. 6 ‘Wedding Day at Troldhaugen’

Claude Debussy
20 Children’s Corner, L 113: 6. Golliwog’s Cakewalk
21 Preludes, Book I, L 117: 12. Minstrels

Francis Poulenc 1899-1963
Mouvements perpetuels, FP 14
22 1. Assez modere
23 2. Tres modere
24 3. Alerte

Recorded: 1923 (1-7), 21.XII.1923 (8), 1924 (9, 11), 10.III.1924 (10,12), 12.III.1925 (13-16), III.1925 (17-19), 1925 (21-24), Berlin ? MONO
Mx: 51316, 51317 (1-4), 51318 (5), 51322, 51324 (6-7), 51323 (8), 51499, 51500 (9), 51501 (10), 51502, 51503 (11), 51504 (12), 51780 (13), 51781 (14-15), 51782, 51783 (16), 51786 (17-18), 51787 (19), 51788 (20-21), 51789 (22-24)
Originally released as Homocord: B-8423 (1-4), 1-8446 (5, 8), 1-8640 (6-7), 1-8605 (9), 1-8503 (10, 12), 1-8488 (11), 1-8614 (13-15), 1-8794 (16), 1-8633 (17-19), 1-8673 (20-24)
0190296245596 ? P 1923 (1-8), 1924 (9-12), 1925 (13-24) Remastered P 2022 Parlophone Records Limited


CD 2

Edvard Grieg 1843-1907
1 Lyric Piece, Op. 65 No. 6 ‘Wedding Day at Troldhaugen’
2 Lyric Piece, Op. 43 No. 6 ‘To the Spring’
3 Lyric Piece, Op. 43 No. 1 ‘Butterfly’

Claude Debussy 1862-1918
Arabesques, L 74
4 No. 2 Allegretto scherzando in G major
5 No. 1 Andantino con moto in E major

Richard Strauss 1864-1949
6 Freundliche Vision, Op. 48 No. 1 (Arr. W. Gieseking)
7 Standchen, Op. 17 No. 2 (Arr. W. Gieseking)

Ludwig van Beethoven 1770-1827
Piano Sonata No. 17 in D minor, Op. 31 No. 2 ‘Tempest’
8 I. Largo - Allegro
9 II. Adagio
10 III. Allegretto

Claude Debussy
Suite bergamasque, L 75
11 I. Prelude
12 II. Menuet
13 III. Clair de Lune
14 IV. Passepied

Walter Gieseking piano

Recorded: 1927, Berlin (1-7); 13 (8-10), 13 & 20 (11-14) III.1931, Central Hall Westminster, London ? MONO
Producer: Joseph Batten (8-14)
Mx: 52547 (1), 52548-1 (2-3), 52549, 52550 (4-5), 20784 (6), 20785-1 (7), CAX 6012-2, 6013-2, 6014-2, 6015-2 (8-10), CAX 6016-2, 6017-2, 6018-2, 6019-2 (11-14)
Originally released as Homocord 4-8937 (1-3), 4-8936 (4-5), 4-3003 (6-7); Columbia DX 277/278 & DFX 132/133 (8-10), DX 337/338 & DFX 123/124 (11-14)
0190296245596 ? P 1927 (1-7), 1932 (8-14) Remastered P 2022 Parlophone Records Limited

CD 3

Cesar Franck 1822-1890
1 Variations symphoniques, FWV 46 15.06

Franz Liszt 1811-1886
Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major, S. 124
2 I. Allegro maestoso
3 II. Quasi adagio
4 III. Allegretto vivace. Allegro animato
5 IV. Allegro marziale animato

Ludwig van Beethoven 1770-1827
Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73 ‘Emperor’
6 I. Allegro 19.03
7 II. Adagio un poco mosso 6.29
8 III. Rondo: Allegro 9.55

Johann Sebastian Bach 1685-1750
Partita No. 1 in B-flat major, BWV825
9 V. Menuets I & II
10 VI. Gigue

Walter Gieseking piano
London Philharmonic Orchestra ? Sir Henry Wood (1-5)
Wiener Philharmoniker ? Bruno Walter (6-8)

Recorded: 31.X.1932, No. 1 Studio Abbey Road, London (1-5); 9 (6-8) & 10 (9-10) IX.1934, Mittlerer Saal, Konzerthaus, Vienna ? MONO
Producers: Joseph Batten (1-5), Frederick W. Gaisberg (6-10) ? Balance engineers: Arthur Clarke (1-5), Walter Starkmann (6-10)
Mx: CAX 6566-2, 6567-2, 6568-1, 6569-2 (1), CAX 6570-1, 6571-2, 6572-2, 6573-2 (2-5), CHAX 47-2A, 48-2, 49-2A, 50-1A, 51-2, 53-1, 54-1, 55-2A, 56-1A (6-8), CHAX 52-2 (9-10)
Originally released as Columbia LX 192/193 & LFX 311/312 (1), LX 181/182 & LFX 299/300 (2-5), LX 342/346 & LFX 359/363 (6-10)
0190296245596 ? P 1933 (1-5), 1934 (6-10) Remastered P 2022 Parlophone Records Limited


CD 4
Franz Schubert 1797-1828
1 Moment musical in F minor, D780 No. 3

Johannes Brahms 1833-1897
2 Intermezzo in C major, Op. 119 No. 3

Frederic Chopin 1810-1849
3 Waltz in D-flat major, Op. 64 No. 1 ‘Minute’
4 Prelude in F major, Op. 28 No. 23

Claude Debussy 1862-1918
5 Preludes, Book I, L 117: X. La cathedrale engloutie
6 Images, Book I, L 110: I. Reflets dans l'eau
7 Estampes, L 100: II. La soiree dans Grenade 4.09

George Frideric Handel 1685-1759
8 Keyboard Suite No. 5 in E major, HWV430: IV. Air & Variations 'The Harmonious Blacksmith'

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756-1791
9 Piano Sonata No. 11 in A major, K331/K300i: III. Alla turca - Allegretto

Piano Concerto No. 9 in E-flat major, K271 ‘Jeunehomme’
10 I. Allegro
11 II. Andantino
12 III. Rondeau: Presto

Piano Sonata No. 17 in B-flat major, K570
13 I. Allegro
14 II. Adagio
15 III. Rondo: Allegretto

Walter Gieseking piano
Staatskapelle Berlin ? Hans Rosbaud (10-12)

Recorded: 9.II.1936, No. 3 Studio Abbey Road, London (1-9); 29.IX.1936, Beethovensaal, Berlin (10-12); 30.IX.1936 (13-15) Electrola Studio No. 2, Berlin ? MONO
Producers: unknown (1-9), Walter Michael Berten (10-15) ? Balance engineers: Edward Fowler (1-9), Robert Beckett (10-15)
Mx: CA 15610-1 (1-2), CA 15611-1 (3-4), CA 15612-1, 15613-1 (5), CAX 7733-1 (6), CAX 7735-1 (7), CAX 7734 (8), CAX 7736 (9), CRX30-1, 31-2, 32-2, 33-2, 34-2, 35-2, 36-2, 37 2 (10-12), CRX 38-2, 39-2, 40-2, 41-2 (13-15)
Originally released as Columbia LB 31 & LW 18 (1-4), LB 30 & LF 153 (5), LX 480 & LFX 423 (6-7), LX 514 (8-9), LX 559/562 & LFX 460/463 (10-12), LX 572/573 (13-15)
0190296245596 ? P 1936 (1-12), 1937 (13-15) Remastered P 2022 Parlophone Records Limited

CD 5
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756-1791
Piano Sonata No. 14 in C minor, K457
1 I. Allegro assai
2 II. Adagio
3 III. Molto allegro

Claude Debussy 1862-1918
Children’s Corner, L 119a
4 I. Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum 2.19
5 II. Jimbo's Lullaby
6 III. Serenade for the Doll 3.07
7 IV. The snow is dancing 2.20
8 V. The little Shepherd 2.08
9 VI. Golliwogg's cake-walk 2.43

10 Images, Book II: III. Poisson d’or 2.49

Maurice Ravel 1875-1937
11 Gaspard de la nuit: I. Ondine (Lent)

Ludwig van Beethoven 1770-1826
Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15
12 I. Allegro con brio 11.36
13 II. Largo 8.56
14 III. Rondo: Allegretto scherzando (Cadenza Beethoven) 9.18

Walter Gieseking piano
Staatskapelle Berlin ? Hans Rosbaud (12-14)

Recorded: 30.IX.1936, Electrola Studio No. 2, Berlin (1-3); 31.I.1937, No. 3 Studio Abbey Road, London (4-11); 28.IV.1937, Electrola Studio No. 2, Berlin (12-14) ? MONO
Producers: Walter Michael Berten (1-3, 12-14), unknown (4-11) ? Balance engineers: Robert Beckett (1-3, 12-14), Edward Fowler (4-11)
Mx: CRX 42-1, 43-2, 44-2, 45-2 (1-3), CAX 7918-1, 7919-1, CA 16179-1, 16180-1 (4-9), CAX 7921-2 (10), CAX 7920-1 (11), CRX 62-1, 63-2, 64-2, 65-2, 66-1, 67-2, 68-2, 69-1 (12-14)
Originally released as Columbia LX 615/616 & LFX 492/493 (1-3), LB 33, LX 597 & LFX 473, LF 155 (4-9), LX 623 & LFX 539 (10-11), LX 631/634 & LFX 494/497 (12-14)
0190296245596 ? P 1937 Remastered P 2022 Parlophone Records Limited

CD 6
Walter Gieseking 1895-1956
Sonatina for flute and piano
1 I. Moderato
2 II. Allegretto
3 III. Vivace

Albert Roussel 1869-1937
4 Aria for Flute and Piano after Vocalise No. 2
5 Joueurs de flute: IV. Monsieur de la Pejaudie

Edvard Grieg 1843-1907
6 Lyric Piece, Op. 68 No. 5 ‘At the cradle’ 2.38
7 Lyric Piece, Op. 62 No. 3 ‘French serenade’ 1.37

Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16
8 I. Allegro molto moderato 11.11
9 II. Adagio 5.18
10 III. Allegro moderato molto e marcato - Andante maestoso 9.03

Ludwig van Beethoven 1770-1826
Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major, Op. 53 ‘Waldstein’
11 I. Allegro con brio
12 II. Introduzione: Adagio molto
13 III. Rondo: Allegretto moderato - Prestissimo

14 Bagatelle in E-flat major, Op. 33 No. 1 3.41

Walter Gieseking piano
Gustav Scheck flute (1-5)
Staatskapelle Berlin ? Hans Rosbaud (8-10)

Recorded: 29.IV.1937 (1-7), 11.VIII.1938 (11-13), Electrola Studio No. 2, Berlin; 28.IV & 13.X.1937 (8-10), 11.VIII.1938 (14), Beethovensaal, Berlin ? MONO
Producer: Walter Michael Berten ? Balance engineer: Robert Beckett
Mx: CRX 70-72 (1-3), CRX 73 (4-5), CRX 74 (6-7), CRX 55-6, 56-2, 57-1, 58-2, 59-2, 60-2, 61-2 (8-10), CRX 75-2, 76-1, 77-1, 78-2, 79-2 (11-13), CRX 94-1 (14)
Originally released as Columbia LWX 199/200 (1-5), LX 650 (6-7), LX 647/650 & LFX 498/501 (8-10), LX 781/783 & LX 8421/8423 (11-14)
0190296245596 ? P 1937 (1-10), 1939 (11-14) Remastered P 2022 Parlophone Records Limited

CD 7
Frederic Chopin 1810-1849
1 Berceuse in D-flat major, Op. 57
2 Mazurka in A minor, Op. 17 No. 4
3 Barcarolle in F-sharp major, Op. 60

Claude Debussy 1862-1918
Preludes, Book I, L 125
4 I. (… Danseuses de Delphes)
5 II. (… Voiles)
6 III. (… Le vent dans la plaine)
7 IV. (… ≪ Les sons et les parfums tournent dans l’air du soir ≫) (Ch. Baudelaire)
8 V. (… Les collines d’Anacapri)
9 VI. (… des pas sur la neige)
10 VII. (… Ce qu’a vu le Vent d’Ouest)
11 VIII. (… la fille aux cheveux de lin)
12 IX. (… la serenade interrompue)
13 XI. (… La danse de Puck)
14 XII. (… Minstrels)

15 Estampes, L 108: III. Jardins sous la pluie
16 Estampes, L 108: I. Pagodes
17 L'Isle Joyeuse, L 109a

18 Images, Book I, L 105: III. Mouvement
19 Images, Book II, L 120: I. Cloches a travers les feuilles

Walter Gieseking piano

Recorded: 10 (1-15), 11 (16-19) VIII.1938, Electrola Studios or Beethovensaall, Berlin ? MONO
Producer: Walter Michael Berten ? Balance engineer: Robert Beckett
Mx: CR 80-1 (1), CR 81-3 (2), CRX 82-2, 83-2 (3), CR 640-2, 641-2, 642-2, 643-1, 644-2, 645-1, 646-1, 647-1, 648-2, 649-1, 650-2 (4-14), CR 651-2 (15), CRX 86-1 (16), CRX 90-1 (17), CR 654-1 (18), CR 655-1 (19)
Originally released as Columbia LWX 304 (1-2), LWX 282 & LX 859 (3), LB 47/52 & LF 158/163 (4-14), LF 163 (15), LX 830 (16-17), LB 56 (18-19)
0190296245596 ? P 1938 (1-14, 18-19), 1939 (15-17) Remastered P 2022 Parlophone Records Limited

CD 8
Maurice Ravel 1875-1937
1 Miroirs: IV. Alborada del gracioso (Assez vif)
2 Miroirs: V. La vallee des cloches (Tres lent)

3 Gaspard de la nuit: II Le Gibet (Tres lent)
4 Gaspard de la nuit: III. Scarbo (Modere - Vif)

Ludwig van Beethoven 1770-1827
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
5 I. Allegro moderato
6 II. Andante con moto
7 III. Rondo: Vivace

Johann Sebastian Bach 1685-1750
Partita No. 1 in B-flat major, BWV825
8 I. Prelude 1.39
9 II. Sarabande 2.27

Johannes Brahms 1833-1897
10 Intermezzo in B-flat minor, Op. 117 No. 2
11 Romanza in F major, Op. 118 No. 5

Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109
12 I. Vivace, ma non troppo - Adagio espressivo
13 II. Prestissimo
14 III. Tema: Andante molto cantabile ed espressivo - Variazioni I-VI

Walter Gieseking piano
Staatskapelle Dresden ? Karl Bohm (5-7)

Recorded: 11.VIII.1938 (1-4), Electrola Studios or Beethovensaall, Berlin; 3.I.1939, Beethovensaal, Berlin (5-7); 31.I (9-11), 1.V (12-14) 1939, Electrola Studio No. 2, Berlin ? MONO
Producer: Walter Michael Berten ? Balance engineer: Robert Beckett
Mx: CR 652-2, 653-2 (1), CRX 88-1 (2), CRX 91-1 (3), CRX 92-2, 93-2 (4), CRX 95-2, 96-1A, 97-2, 98-2, 99-1A, 100-1A, 101-2, 102-1 (5-7), CRX 127-1 (8-9), CRX 128-1 (10), CRX 129-1 (11), CRX 139-1, 140-2, 141-1, 142-1 (12-14)
Originally released as Columbia LB 53 (1), LX 772 & LFX 580 (2-3), LX 813 (4), LX 847/850 & LFX 709/712 (5-7), LWX 336 (8-9), LWX 337 (10-11), LWX 347/348 (12-14)
0190296245596 ? P 1939 Remastered P 2022 Parlophone Records Limited


CD 9
Robert Schumann 1810-1856
Kinderszenen, Op. 15
1 1. Von fremden Landern und Menschen
2 2. Kuriose Geschichte
3 3. Hasche-Mann
4 4. Bittendes Kind
5 5. Gluckes genug
6 6. Wichtige Begebenheit
7 7. Traumerei
8 8. Am Kamin
9 9. Ritter vom Steckenpferd
10 10. Fast zu ernst
11 11. Furchtenmachen
12 12. Kind im Einschlummern
13 13. Der Dichter spricht

Johann Sebastian Bach 1685-1750
Italian Concerto, BWV971
14 I. [Allegro]
15 II. Andante
16 III. Allegro vivace

Ludwig van Beethoven 1770-1827
Piano Sonata No. 20 in G major, Op. 49 No. 2
17 I Allegro ma non troppo
18 II. Tempo di minuetto

Robert Schumann 1810-1856
Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54
19 I. Allegro affettuoso
20 II. Intermezzo. Andantino grazioso
21 III. Allegro vivace

Walter Gieseking piano
Staatskapelle Dresden ? Karl Bohm (19-20)

Recorded: 1.V.1939 (1-13), 31.I.1940 (14-18) Electrola Studio No. 2, Berlin; 1942, Dresden (19-21) ? MONO
Producer: Walter Michael Berten ? Balance engineers: Robert Beckett (1-13), Johannes Huebener (14-18)
Mx: CRX 143-1, 144-1, 145-1, 146-2 (1-13), CR 718-2, 719-2, 720-2, 721-3 (14-16), CR 796-2, 797-1 (17-18), CRX 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 226 (19-21)
Originally released as Columbia LWX 342/343 & LFX 858/859, LW 33/34 (14-16), LW 39 (17-18), LWX 356/359 (19-21)
0190296245596 ? P 1939 (1-13), 1940 (14-18), 1942 (19-21) Remastered P 2022 Parlophone Records Limited

CD 10
Ludwig van Beethoven 1770-1827
Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15
1 I. Allegro con brio
2 II. Largo
3 III. Rondo. Allegro scherzando

Piano Sonata No. 12 in A-flat major, Op. 26 ‘Funeral march’
4 I. Andante con variazioni
5 II. Scherzo, allegro molto
6 III. Maestoso andante, marcia funebre sulla morte d'un eroe
7 IV. Allegro

8 Bagatelle in A minor, WoO 59 ‘Fur Elise’

Edvard Grieg 1843-1907
9 Lyric Piece, Op. 65 No. 6 ‘Wedding Day at Troldhaugen’
10 Lyric Piece, Op. 43 No. 2 ‘Lonely wanderer’
11 Lyric Piece, Op. 43 No. 6 ‘To the Spring’
12 Scene of Country Life, Op. 19 No. 2 ‘The bridal procession passes’
13 Lyric Piece, Op. 43 No. 1 ‘Butterfly’
14 Lyric Piece, Op. 43 No. 4 ‘Little bird’

Walter Gieseking piano
Philharmonia Orchestra ? Rafael Kubelik (1-3)

Recorded: 13 & 16 (1-3), 14 (4-8), 15 (9-14) X.1948, No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London ? MONO
Producer: Peter de Jongh ? Balance engineer: Arthur Clarke
Mx: CAX 10333-2, 10334-1, 10335-2, 10336-2, 10337-1, 10338-1, 10339-2, 10340-1 (1-3), CAX 10341-1, 10342-1, 10343-2, 10344-2, 10345-1 (4-7), CAX 10346-1 (8), CAX 10347-1 (9), CAX 10348-1 (10-11), CA 20917-1 (12), CA 20918-1 (13-14)
Originally released as Columbia LX 1312/1315 & LFX 893/896 (1-3), LX 1230/1232 (4-7), LX 1232 (8), LX 1194 (9-11), LB 75 (12-14)
0190296245596 ? P 1949 (4-14), 1950 (1-3) Remastered P 2022 Parlophone Records Limited

CD 11

Claude Debussy 1862-1918
Images, Book I, L 105
1 I. Reflets dans l'eau 4.39
2 II. Hommage a Rameau 6.02
3 III. Mouvement

Images, Book II, L 120
4 I. Cloches a travers les feuilles
5 II. Et la lune descend sur le temple qui fut 4.42
6 III. Poissons d'or

7 La Plus que lente, L 128a
8 Danse (Tarentelle styrienne), L 77a
9 Ballade slave, L 78 5.43
10 Nocturne, L 98a 5.26

Maurice Ravel 1875-1937
Miroirs
11 I. Noctuelles (Tres leger)
12 II. Oiseaux triste (Tres lent)
13 III. Une barque sur l'ocean (D'un rythme souple)
14 IV. Alborada del gracioso (Assez vif) 0.0
15 V. La vallee des cloches (Tres lent)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756-1791
Piano Sonata No. 16 in C major, K545 ‘Sonata facile’
16 I. Allegro
17 II. Andante
18 III. Rondo: Allegretto

Walter Gieseking piano

Recorded: 16.X (1-6), 5.XI (7-8) 1948, No. 3 Studio, Abbey Road, London; 28 (9-10, 16-18) & 30 (11-15) .V.1949, Studio Albert, Paris ? MONO
Producers: Peter de Jongh (1-8), unknown (9-18) ? Balance engineers: Arthur Clarke (1-8), Eugene Ravenet (9-18)
Mx: CAX 10349-2, 10350-1, 10351-3 (1-3), CAX 10352-1, 10353-1, 10354-2 (4-6), CAX 10355-1A (7), CAX 10356-1A (8), CL 8686-2, 8687-1 (9), CL 8688-1, 8689-1 (10), CLX 2672-2, 2673-1, 2677-1, 2678-1, 2679-1, 2680-1 (11-15), CLX 2674-1, 2675-1 (16-18)
Originally released as Columbia LX 1395/1396 & LX 8797/8798 (1-3), LX 1396/1397 & LX 8798/8799 (4-6), LX 1146 (7-8), LB 97 & LF 276 (9), LB 105 & LF 277 (10), LFX 893/895 (11-15), LX 1304 & LFX 887 (16-18)
0190296245596 ? P 1949 (7-8, 11-18), 1950 (9), 1951 (1-6, 10) Remastered P 2022 Parlophone Records Limited

CD 12
Edvard Grieg 1843-1907
Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16
1 I. Allegro molto moderato 12.54
2 II. Adagio 6.55
3 III. Allegro moderato molto e marcato - Andante maestoso 9.28

4 Variations symphoniques, FWV 46

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756-1791
Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K488
5 I. Allegro (Cadenza Gieseking) 11.05
6 II. Adagio 6.53
7 III. Allegro assai 7.36

Walter Gieseking piano
Philharmonia Orchestra ? Herbert von Karajan

Recorded: 6 & 11 (1-3), 7 (4), 10 (5-7) VI.1951, Kingsway Hall, London ? MONO
Producer: Walter Legge ? Balance engineer: Douglas Larter
Mx: CAX 11123/11129 (1-3), CAX 11130/11133 (4), CAX 11163/11169 (5-7)
Originally released as Columbia LX 1503/1507 (1-3), LX 8937/8938 (4), LX 1510-1513S (5-7)
0190296245596 ? P 1952 Remastered P 2022 Parlophone Records Limited


CD 13
Ludwig van Beethoven 1770-1827
Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73 ‘Emperor’
1 I. Allegro 20.07
2 II. Adagio un poco mosso 7.49
3 III. Rondo: Allegro 10.14

Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
4 I. Allegro moderato 16.43
5 II. Andante con moto 5.02
6 III. Rondo: Vivace 9.48


Walter Gieseking piano
Philharmonia Orchestra ? Herbert von Karajan

Recorded: 8-9 (1-3), 9 & 11 (4-6), VI.1951, Kingsway Hall, London ? MONO
Producer: Walter Legge ? Balance engineer: Douglas Larter
Mx: CAX 11134/11342 (1-3), CAX 11155/11162 (4-6)
Originally released as Columbia LCX 5008/5012 (1-3), LX 1443/1446 (4-6)
0190296245596 ? P 1952 (1-3), 1953 (4-6) Remastered P 2022 Parlophone Records Limited

CD 14
Ludwig van Beethoven 1770-1827
Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 ‘Pathetique’
1 I. Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio 7.50
2 II. Adagio cantabile 5.48
3 III. Rondo: Allegro 4.03

Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 ‘Moonlight’
4 I. Adagio sostenuto 6.35
5 II. Allegretto 2.28
6 III. Presto agitato 5.09

Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major, Op. 53 ‘Waldstein’
7 I. Allegro con brio
8 II. Introduzione: Adagio molto
9 III. Rondo: Allegretto moderato - Prestissimo 8.58

Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 ‘Appassionata’
10 I. Allegro assai - Piu allegro 8.55
11 II. Andante con moto 6.39
12 III. Allegro, ma non troppo - Presto 7.22

Walter Gieseking piano

Recorded: 14 (1-3), (1-6), 17 (7-9), 17 & 22 (10-12) VI.1951, Kemmersaal, Kongresshalle, Zurich ? MONO
Producer: Walter Legge ? Balance engineer: Robert Beckett
Mx: XZX 1/2 (1-6), XZX 5 (7-9), XZX 4 (10-12)
Originally released as Columbia 33CX 1073 (1-6), 33CX 1055 (7-12)
0190296245596 ? P 1953 Remastered P 2022 Parlophone Records Limited

CD 15
Ludwig van Beethoven 1770-1827
Piano Sonata No. 15 in D major, Op. 28 ‘Pastoral’
1 I. Allegro
2 II. Andante
3 III. Scherzo - Allegro vivace
4 IV. Rondo - Allegro ma non troppo

Johannes Brahms 1833-1897
Klavierstucke, Op. 76
5 No. 1 Capriccio in F-sharp minor
6 No. 2 Capriccio in B minor
7 No. 3 Intermezzo in A-flat major
8 No. 4 Intermezzo in B-flat major
9 No. 5 Capriccio in C-sharp minor
10 No. 6 Intermezzo in A major
11 No. 7 Intermezzo in A minor
12 No. 8 Capriccio in C major

Rhapsodies, Op. 79
13 No. 1 in B minor
14 No. 2 in G minor

Fantasias, Op 116
15 No. 1 Capriccio in D minor
16 No. 2 Intermezzo in A minor
17 No. 3 Capricio in G minor
18 No. 4 Intermezzo in E major
19 No. 5 Intermezzo in E minor
20 No. 6 Intermezzo in E major
21 No. 7 Capriccio in D minor

Walter Gieseking piano

Recorded: 18 (1-4), 18 & 20 (5-12), 20 (13-14), 20-21 (10-12) VI.1951, Kemmersaal, Kongresshalle, Zurich ? MONO
Producer: Walter Legge ? Balance engineer: Robert Beckett
Mx: XZX 3 (1-4), XZX 16/17 (5-12, 15-21), CZX 312-3A, 313-1B (13), CZX 314 (14)
Originally released as Columbia 33FCX 206 (1-4), 33CX 1255 (5-12, 15-21), LX 1561 (13), LX 1586 (14)
0190296245596 ? P 1952 (13), 1953 (1-4, 14), 1955 (5-12, 15-21) Remastered P 2022 Parlophone Records Limited

CD 16
Johannes Brahms 1833-1897
Intermezzi, Op. 117
1 No. 1 Capriccio in E-flat major 00.0
2 No. 2 Intermezzo in B-flat minor
3 No. 3 Intermezzo in C-sharp minor

Klavierstucke, Op. 118
4 No. 1 Intermezzo in A minor
5 No. 2 Intermezzo in A major
6 No. 3 Intermezzo in G minor
7 No. 4 Intermezzo in F minor
8 No. 5 Romanza in F major
9 No. 6 Intermezzo in E-flat minor

Klavierstucke, Op. 119
10 No. 1 Intermezzo in B minor
11 No. 2 Intermezzo in E minor
12 No. 3 Intermezzo in C major
13 No. 4 Rhapsody in E-flat major

Felix Mendelssohn 1809-1847

14 Lieder ohne Worte, Op. 62 No. 6: Allegretto grazioso in A major ‘Spring Song‘
15 Lieder ohne Worte, Op. 62 No. 6: Allegretto grazioso in A major ‘Spring Song‘ - alternate take

Christian Sinding 1856-1941
16 Sechs Stucke, Op. 32 No 3: ‘Rustle of Spring’

Claude Debussy 1862-1918
Suite bergamasque, L 82
17 I. Prelude
18 II. Menuet
19 III. Clair de Lune
20 IV. Passepied

Walter Gieseking piano

WORLD PREMIERE RELEASES (15, 17-20)
Recorded: 20 (14-15), 21 (1-3, 16), 22 (4-9, 11, 13), 23 (10, 12, 17-20) VI.1951, Kemmersaal, Kongresshalle, Zurich ? MONO
Producer: Walter Legge ? Balance engineer: Robert Beckett
Mx: CZX 316-1 (1), CZX 317-1 (2), CZX 318-1, CZX 319-1 (3), XZX 9/10 (4-9), CZ 2269 (10), CZX 327 (11), CZ 2270 (12), CXZ 328 (13), CZ 2256-4AG (14), CZ 2257-1 (16), CZX329-2 (17), CZX330-1 (18), CZX331-1 (19), CZX332-1 (20)
Originally released as Columbia ML 4540 (1-3), 33CX 1256 (4-9), LB 135 (10, 12), LX 1581 (11, 13), LB 139 (14, 16)
0190296245596 ? P 1952 (1-3), 1953 (10-13, 16), 1955 (4-9, 14), 2022 (15, 17-20) Remastered P 2022 Parlophone Records Limited

CD 17
Claude Debussy 1862-1918
Preludes (First Book), L 125 (1909-10)
1 I. (… Danseuses de Delphes)
2 II. (… Voiles)
3 III. (… Le vent dans la plaine)
4 IV. (… ≪ Les sons et les parfums tournent dans l’air du soir ≫) (Ch. Baudelaire)
5 V. (… Les collines d’Anacapri)
6 VI. (… des pas sur la neige)
7 VII. (… Ce qu’a vu le Vent d’Ouest)
8 VIII. (… la fille aux cheveux de lin)
9 IX. (… la serenade interrompue)
10 X. (… La Cathedrale engloutie)
11 XI. (… La danse de Puck)
12 XII. (… Minstrels)

Preludes (Second Book), L 131 (1912-13)
13 I. (… Brouillards)
14 II. (… Feuilles mortes)
15 III. (… La puerta del Vino)
16 IV. (… ≪ Les Fees sont d’exquises danseuses ≫)
17 V. (… Bruyeres) 2.54
18 VI. (… ≪ General Lavine ≫ - excentric -) 2.24
19 VII. (… La terrasse des audiences du clair de lune) 4.37
20 VIII. (… Ondine)
21 IX. (… Hommage a S. Pickwick Esq. P.P.M.P.C.)
22 X. (… Canope)
23 XI. (… Les tierces alternees)
24 XII. (… Feux d’artifice)

Walter Gieseking piano

Recorded: 22-23 (1-12), 23-24 (13-14) IX.1951 No. 3 Studio Abbey Road, London ? MONO
Producer: Walter Legge ? Balance engineer: Harold Davidson
Mx: CA 21878/21888 (1-12), CA 21891/21908 (13-24)
Originally released as Columbia LC 24/29 (1-12), LC 4011/4016 (13-24)
0190296245596 ? P 1955, Remastered P 2022 Parlophone Records Limited

CD 18
Claude Debussy 1862-1918
Suite bergamasque, L 82
1 I. Prelude
2 II. Menuet
3 III. Clair de lune
4 IV. Passepied

Children’s Corner, L 119a
5 I. Docteur Gradus ad Parnassum
6 II. Jimbo’s lullaby
7 III. Serenade for the Doll
8 IV. The snow is dancing
9 V. The little Shepherd
10 VI. Golliwogg’s cake-walk

Pour le piano, L 95
11 I. Prelude
12 II. Sarabande
13 III. Toccata

Arabesques, L 74
14 No. 1 Andantino con moto in E major
15 No. 2 Allegretto scherzando in G major


George Frideric Handel 1685-1759
Keyboard Suite No. 5 in E major, HWV430
16 I. Prelude
17 II. Allemande
18 III. Courante
19 IV. Air & Variations 'The Harmonious Blacksmith'

Johann Sebastian Bach 1685-1750
Partita No. 6 in E minor, BWV 830
20 I. Toccata
21 II. Allemande
22III Corrente
23 IV. Air
24 V. Sarabande
25 VI. Tempo di Gavotta
26 VII. Gigue


Walter Gieseking piano

Recorded: 22 & 28 (1-4), 25 (16-19), 26, 28-29 (20-26), 27 (5-13), 29 (14-15) IX.1951 No. 3 Studio Abbey Road, London ? MONO
Producer: Walter Legge ? Balance engineers: Harold Davidson, Francis Dillnutt (5-10)
Mx: XAX 142 (1-4), XAX 382 (5-10), XA 143 (11-13), CAX 11427-2 (14), CAX 11428 (15), CAX 11412-2 (16-18), CAX 11405-3 (19), CAX 11416-2 & 11417-2 (20), CAX 11424A-1 (21), CAX 11424B-1 (22), CAX 11425A-1 (23), CAX 11425B-1 (24), CAX 11426A-2 (25), CAX 11426B-2 (26)
Originally released as Columbia LX 8898 & LFX 1025/1026 (1-4), LC 4000/4002 (5-10), 33FCX 186 (11-13), LX 1556 (14-15), LX 1532 (16-19), 33FCX 367 (20-26)
0190296245596 ? P 1951 (1-4, 11-13), 1952 (14-19), 1953 (20-26), Remastered P 2022 Parlophone Records Limited

CD 19
Domenico Scarlatti 1685-1757
1 Sonata in D minor, Kk9 ‘Pastorale’ 2.15
2 Sonata in D major, Kk33 1.40
3 Sonata in C major, Kk356
4 Sonata in E minor, Kk394
5 Sonata in E major, Kk380

Franz Schubert 1797-1828
6 Moments musicaux, D780
6 No. 1 in C major
7 No. 2 in A-flat major
8 No. 3 in F minor
9 No. 4 in C-sharp major
10 No. 5 in F minor
11 No. 6 in A-flat major

Robert Schumann 1810-1856
Carnaval, Op. 9
12 1. Preambule
13 2. Pierrot
14 3. Arlequin
15 4. Valse noble
16 5. Eusebius
17 6. Florestan
18 7. Coquette
19 8A. Replique
20 8B. Sphynxes
21 9. Papillons
22 10. Lettres dansantes
23 11. Chiarina
24 12. Chopin
25 13. Estrella
26 14. Reconnaissance
27 15. Pantalon et Colombine
28 16. Valse allemande
29 17. Paganini
30 18. Aveu
31 19. Promenade
32 20. Pause
33 21. Marche des Davidsbundler contre les Philistins

Kinderszenen, Op. 15
34 1. Von fremden Landern und Menschen
35 2. Kuriose Geschichte
36 3. Hasche-Mann
37 4. Bittendes Kind
38 5. Gluckes genug
39 6. Wichtige Begebenheit
40 7. Traumerei
41 8. Am Kamin
42 9. Ritter vom Steckenpferd
43 10. Fast zu ernst
44 11. Furchtenmachen
45 12. Kind im Einschlummern
46 13. Der Dichter spricht

Walter Gieseking piano

Recorded: 25 (1-2, 5), 25-26 (12-33), 25 & 29 (3-4), 27 (5-13), 28 (34-46), 29 (6-11) IX.1951 No. 3 Studio Abbey Road, London ? MONO
Producer: Walter Legge ? Balance engineer: Harold Davidson
Mx: CA 21909-3 (1), CA 21910-2 (2), CA 21911-1 (3), CA 21940-3 (4), CA 21941-5 (5), CAX 11429-2 (6), CAX 11432-1 & CAX 11433-3 (7), CAX 11433-3 (8), CAX 11434-1 (9), CAX 11435-3 (10), CAX 11435-3 & CAX 11436-1 (11), CAX 11409/11415 (12-33), CAX 11418 & 11421/11423 (34-46)
Originally released as Columbia LB 136 (1), LB 144 (2, 5), LX 342 (3), LB 145 (5), LX 1588/1591 (6-11), LCX 5013/5015 (12-33), LX 8913/8914 (34-46)
0190296245596 ? P 1951 (12-33), 1952 (34-46), 1953 (1-11), Remastered P 2022 Parlophone Records Limited

CD 20
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756-1791

Piano Sonata No. 1 in C major, K279
1 I. Allegro 4.44
2 II. Andante 4.27
3 III. Allegro 3.01

Piano Sonata No. 2 in F major, K280
4 I. Allegro assai 4.25
5 II. Adagio 3.37
6 III. Presto 2.58

Piano Sonata No. 3 in B-flat major, K281
7 I. Allegro 4.38
8 II. Andante amoroso 3.47
9 III. Rondo. Allegro 4.58

Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-flat major, K282
10 I. Adagio 3.56
11 II. Menuetto I & II 3.57
12 III. Allegro 2.59

Piano Sonata No. 5 in G major, K283
13 I. Allegro 3.57
14 II. Andante 5.34
15 III. Presto 3.37

Walter Gieseking piano

Recorded: 1 (1-9), 2 (10-15) VIII.1953, No. 3 Studio Abbey Road, London ? MONO
Producer: Walter Legge ? Balance engineer: Christopher Parker
Mx: XAX 410 (1-3), XAX 407 (4-6), XAX 414 (7-9), XAX 404 (10-12), XAX 444 (13-15)
Originally released as Columbia 33CX 1242 (1-3, 10-13), 33CX 1160 (4-6), 33CX 1315 (7-9)
0190296245596 ? P 1954, Remastered P 2022 Parlophone Records Limited