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About the artist Wilhelm Backhaus

Backhaus began his training at the Leipzig Conservatory at the age of ten under Alois Reckendorf. He then had some lessons for around a year with Eugen d’Albert in Frankfurt, but after this received no more formal training. Although he had played in public from the age of eight, he made his professional debut in 1900, following it with a tour. He had, by this time, a large repertoire of more than 300 pieces and at least twelve concertos. During Backhaus’s early career his repertoire was based around Chopin, Liszt, Schumann, Brahms and Beethoven, but during the 1930s he was already favouring more homogenous programmes. Backhaus was one of the pioneer pianists of recording. He became one of three pianists to join the roster of The Gramophone Company/HMV when he began to record in September 1908. The other two were Mark Hambourg and Percy Grainger. Grainger defected to Columbia and Hambourg continued to record for the company until 1936, when producer Walter Legge gained control of some aspects of the company. Backhaus kept up his technique into his old age and was programming Chopin études as late as the 1950s. He said that scales were the basic foundation of his technique and to keep it in optimum condition he would practise them twice a week. Perhaps one of the most important later recordings is that of a live recital at Carnegie Hall from March 1954 where a seventy-year-old Backhaus delivered no less than five Beethoven sonatas.

CDs and DVDs featuring the artist Wilhelm Backhaus

CATALOGUE NR: APR5534  (barcode: 5024709155347)
RECORD LABEL: APR
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 8.45
RELEASE DATE: 28-Aug-2006

COMPOSER: Benjamin Godard  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: The Piano G & Ts volume 4
TRACKS: LOUIS DIEMER Paris 1904 - Grande valse de concert (Diemer). Chant du Nautonier (Diemer). Valse chromatique (Godard). Song without words op.67/4 (Mendelssohn). Nocturne op.27/2 (Chopin). LOUIS DIEMER Paris 1906 - Grande valse de concert (Diemer). Chant du Nautonier (Diemer). ILONA EIBENSCHUTZ London 16-Dec-1903 - Sonata in E K20 (Scarlatti). Sonata in G K14 (Scarlatti). Ballade in G minor op.118/3 (Brahms). ILONA EIBENSCHUTZ London 22-Dec-1903 - Waltz in E major op.39/2. Waltz in A flat op.39/15. JOSEF HOFMANN Berlin Nov-1903 - Song without words op.19/3 'Hunting Song' (Mendelssohn). Song without words op.62/6 'Spring Song' (Mendelssohn). Polonaise in A op.40/1 (Chopin). Marche Militaire (Schubert / Tausig). Der Erlkonig (Schubert / Liszt). WILHELM BACKHAUS London 29-Sep-1908 & 19-10-1908 - The Harmonious Blacksmith - Suite No.5 in E Air & Variations (Handel). Sonata No.1 in C : Presto - Perpetuum mobile (Weber). Prelude op.28/1 (Chopin). Etude op.10/1 (Chopin). Fantaisie-Impromptu op.66 (Chopin). Liebestraume No.3 (Liszt). Paganini Etude No.3 La Campanella (Liszt). Norwegian Bridal Procession op.19/2 (Grieg). Prelude in C sharp minor op.3/2 (Rachmaninov).
ARTISTS: Louis Diemer   Ilona Eibenschutz   Josef Hofmann   Wilhelm Backhaus

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recordings from the Gramophone and Typewriter era

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CATALOGUE NR: ICAC5055  (barcode: 5060244550551)
RECORD LABEL: ICA Classics
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 10.49
RELEASE DATE: 30-Jan-2012

COMPOSER: Franz Schubert  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Wilhelm Backhaus
TRACKS: Impromptu in B flat major D935 No.3 (Schubert). Piano Sonata No.6 in F major op.10/2. Piano Sonata No.29 in B flat major op.106 'Hammerklavier' (Beethoven).
ARTISTS: Wilhelm Backhaus      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded in mono Beethovenhalle Bonn 24-Sep-1959

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CATALOGUE NR: ARPCD0342  (barcode: 4035122003420)
RECORD LABEL: Archipel
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 5.45
RELEASE DATE: 17-Jul-2006

COMPOSER: Franz Schubert  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Piano Works
TRACKS: Moments Musicaux D780 (Schubert). Waldszenen op.82 (Schumann). Piano Sonata No.21 in C op.53 'Waldstein' (Beethoven).
ARTISTS: Wilhelm Backhaus      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded live in Salzburg Aug-1954 (Beethoven) / Oct-1955 (Schubert / Schumann)

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CATALOGUE NR: PH10070  (barcode: 0881488100709)
RECORD LABEL: Profil
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 8.45
RELEASE DATE: 31-Aug-2010

COMPOSER: Frederic Chopin
TITLE: Etudes
TRACKS: 12 Etudes op.10 : Etude No.1 in C Major / Etude No.2 in A minor / Etude No.3 in E Major / Etude No.4 in C Sharp minor / Etude No.5 in G Flat Major 'Black Keys' / Etude No.6 in E Flat minor / Etude No.7 in C Major / Etude No.8 in F Major / Etude No.9 in F minor / Etude No.10 in A Flat Major / Etude No.11 in E Flat Major / Etude No.12 in C minor 'Revolutionary'. 12 Etudes op.25 : Etude No.1 in A Flat Major / Etude No.2 in F minor / Etude No.3 in F Major / Etude No.4 in A minor / Etude No.5 in E minor / Etude No.6 in G Sharp minor 'Thirds' / Etude No.7 in C Sharp minor / Etude No.8 in D Flat Major 'Sixths' / Etude No.9 in G Flat Major / Etude No.10 in B minor 'Octaves' / Etude No.11 in A minor / Etude No.12 in C minor.
ARTISTS: Wilhelm Backhaus      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded Jan-1928

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CATALOGUE NR: SBT1335  (barcode: 0749677133528)
RECORD LABEL: Testament
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 11.29
RELEASE DATE: 16-Feb-2004

COMPOSER: Frederic Chopin
TRACKS: Piano Sonata No.2 in B flat minor op.35. Etude op.10 No.2 / No.5 / No.8 / No.10. Etude op.25 No.1 / No.3 / No.6 / No.7 / No.8 / No.9 / No.11. Ballade No.1 in G minor op.23. Etude op.10 No.3 in E. Mazurka No.17. Mazurka No.20. Mazurka No.24. Valse No.2 in A flat op.34 No.1 Valse brillante.
ARTISTS: Wilhelm Backhaus      

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CATALOGUE NR: IDI6559  (barcode: 8021945001930)
RECORD LABEL: Istituto Discografico Italiano
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 8.45
RELEASE DATE: 05-Jan-2009

COMPOSER: Frederic Chopin
TITLE: Complete Etudes
TRACKS: Etude in C op.10/1. Etude in A minor op.10/2. Etude in E op.10/3. Etude in C sharp op.10/4. Etude in G flat op.10/5 'Black Keys'. Etude in E flat minor op.10/6. Etude in C op.10/7. Etude in F op.10/8. Etude in F minor op.10/9. Etude in A flat op.10/10. Etude in E flat op.10/11. Etude in C minor op.10/12 'Revolutionary'. Etude in A flat op.25/1 'Harp Study'. Etude in F minor op.25/2. Etude in F op.25/3. Etude in A minor op.25/4. Etude in E minor op.25/5. Etude in G sharp minor op.25/6. Etude in C sharp minor op.25/7. Etude in D flat op.25/8. Etude in G flat op.25/9 'Butterfly's Wings'. Etude in B minor op.25/10. Etude in A minor op.25/11 'Winter Wind'. Etude in C minor op.25/12. Sonata for Piano No.2 in B flat minor op.35 'Funeral March'.
ARTISTS: Wilhelm Backhaus      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded 1928 and 1960 - Jun-2009 4 star BBC Music Mag.

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CATALOGUE NR: ARPCD0333  (barcode: 4035122403336)
RECORD LABEL: Archipel
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 5.45
RELEASE DATE: 07-Nov-2005

COMPOSER: Frederic Chopin
TITLE: Piano Works
TRACKS: Piano Sonata No.2 in B flat minor op.35. Ballade No.1 in G minor op.23. Mazurkas. Waltz No.2 in A flat major op.34. 13 Etudes.
ARTISTS: Wilhelm Backhaus      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded London 1950/1953

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CATALOGUE NR: C530001B  (barcode: 4011790530123)
RECORD LABEL: Orfeo
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 9.29
RELEASE DATE: 23-Nov-2000

COMPOSER: Johann Sebastian Bach  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Preludes and Fugues (Bach). Sonata KV283. Sonata KV331 (Mozart). Sonata op.57. Sonata op.111 (Beethoven).
ARTISTS: Wilhelm Backhaus      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded at the 1966 Salzburg Festival - Apr-2001 4 star BBC Music Mag.

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CATALOGUE NR: ANDRCD5043  (barcode: 3830257450436)
RECORD LABEL: Andromeda
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 9.65
RELEASE DATE: 16-Oct-2006

COMPOSER: Johann Sebastian Bach  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Great Recitals
TRACKS: English Suite No.6 in D minor BWV811. French Suite No.5 in G major BWV816. Prelude & Fugue in G major BWV860. Prelude & Fugue in G major BWV884 (JS Bach). 6 pieces op.118. Capriccio op.76. Intermezzo op.116. Intermezzo op.117. Intermezzo op.119. Rhapsody op.79 (Brahms). Encores by Schubert / Schumann / Brahms / Chopin.
ARTISTS: Wilhelm Backhaus      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded 1953–1956

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CATALOGUE NR: ARPCD0460  (barcode: 4035122404609)
RECORD LABEL: Archipel
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 5.45
RELEASE DATE: 09-Oct-2009

COMPOSER: Johannes Brahms  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Piano Concerto No.2 in B flat op.83 (Brahms). Symphony No.1 in C op.21 (Beethoven).
ORCHESTRA: Vienna Philharmonic
CONDUCTOR: Carl Schuricht
ARTISTS: Wilhelm Backhaus      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded 1958 Radio Svizzeria live and 1952

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CATALOGUE NR: URNSP4259  (barcode: 8025726042594)
RECORD LABEL: Urania
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 19.99
RELEASE DATE: 15-Oct-2007

COMPOSER: Johannes Brahms
TRACKS: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No.1 in D minor op.15. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No.2 in B flat op.83. Variations on a Theme by Paganini op.35. Waltzes op.39. Ballade No.1 in D minor op.10. Ballade No.2 in D op.10. Variations on an Original Theme in D op.21/1.
ORCHESTRA: BBC Symphony Orchestra and Sachsische Staatskapelle
CONDUCTOR: Adrian Boult and Karl Bohm
ARTISTS: Wilhelm Backhaus      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded Nov-1932 & Jun-1939

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CATALOGUE NR: 8110766  (barcode: 0636943176627)
RECORD LABEL: Naxos Historical
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 5.75
RELEASE DATE: 30-Aug-2004

COMPOSER: Johannes Brahms
TITLE: Great Pianists - Backhaus
TRACKS: Piano Concerto No.2 in B flat major op.83. Ballade op.10 No.1 Edward. Ballade op.10 No.2. Waltzes op.39. Hungarian Dances.
ORCHESTRA: Saxon State Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Karl Bohm
ARTISTS: Wilhelm Backhaus      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded 1932-1939

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CATALOGUE NR: 8110699  (barcode: 0636943169926)
RECORD LABEL: Naxos Historical
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 5.75
RELEASE DATE: 02-Jun-2003

COMPOSER: Johannes Brahms
TITLE: Great Pianists - Backhaus
TRACKS: Piano Concerto No.1 in D minor op.15. Variations on a Theme by Paganini op.35. Rhapsody in B minor op.79 No.1. Rhapsody in G minor op.79 No.2.
ORCHESTRA: BBC Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Adrian Boult
ARTISTS: Wilhelm Backhaus      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded 1929 and 1932

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CATALOGUE NR: 4663802  (barcode: 0028946638026)
RECORD LABEL: Decca Legends
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 8.45
RELEASE DATE: 13-Sep-1999

COMPOSER: Johannes Brahms  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Piano Concerto No.2 in B flat major op.84 (Brahms). Piano Concerto No.27 in B flat major K595 (Mozart).
ORCHESTRA: Vienna Philharmonic
CONDUCTOR: Karl Bohm
ARTISTS: Wilhelm Backhaus      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 'Marvellous playing.' Gramophone. Recorded 1967

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CATALOGUE NR: NI8806  (barcode: 0710357880629)
RECORD LABEL: Nimbus Grand Piano
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 6.95

COMPOSER: Johannes Brahms
TRACKS: includes - Variations on a Theme of Paganini op.35 Book 1: No.1 / No.3 / No.7 / No.12 / No.13. Variations on a Theme of Paganini op.35 Book 2: No.3 / No.4 / No.5 / No.6 / No.7 / No.8 / No.10 / No.11 / No.14.
ARTISTS: Harold Bauer   Wilhelm Backhaus   Myra Hess   Artur Rubinstein

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CATALOGUE NR: HAEN94203  (barcode: 4010276021513)
RECORD LABEL: Hanssler
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 8.75
RELEASE DATE: 15-Dec-2008

COMPOSER: Johannes Brahms  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Piano Concerto No.2 in B flat op.83 (Brahms). Fantasie in C op.17 (Schumann).
ORCHESTRA: Saxon State Orchestra
ARTISTS: Wilhelm Backhaus      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded 1939 & 1937 - May-2009 4 star BBC Music Mag.

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CATALOGUE NR: 8111041  (barcode: 0747313304127)
RECORD LABEL: Naxos Historical
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 5.75
RELEASE DATE: 29-May-2006

COMPOSER: Johannes Brahms
TITLE: Solo Piano Works
TRACKS: Scherzo in E flat minor op.4. Variations on an Original Theme op.21. Waltzes op.39. Capriccio in B minor op.76 No.2. Intermezzo in A minor op.76 No.7. Capriccio in C major op.76 No.8. Capriccio in D minor op.116 No.1. Intermezzo in A minor op.116 No.2. Intermezzo in E major op.116 No.4. Intermezzo in E flat major op.117 No.1. Intermezzo in B flat minor op.117 No.2. Intermezzo in A minor op.118 No.1. Intermezzo in A major op.118 No.2. Ballade In G minor op.118 No.3. Intermezzo in F minor op.118 No.4. Romance in F major op.118 No.5. Intermezzo in E flat minor op.118 No.6. Intermezzo in B minor op.119 No.1. Intermezzo in E minor op.119 No.2. Intermezzo in C major op.119 No.3.
ARTISTS: Wilhelm Backhaus      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded 1932-1936

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CATALOGUE NR: TAH541542
RECORD LABEL: Tahra
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 25.54

COMPOSER: Johannes Brahms
TRACKS: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No.1 in D minor op.15 (Brahms). L'oiseau de Feu - Firebird Suite (Stravinsky). Le Carnaval romain op.9 (Berlioz). Symphonie Fantastique op.14 (Berlioz).
ORCHESTRA: Concertgebouw Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Pierre Monteux
ARTISTS: Wilhelm Backhaus      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded 1950-1962

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CATALOGUE NR: MA1132  (barcode: 0017685113222)
RECORD LABEL: Music & Arts
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 18.37
RELEASE DATE: 05-Apr-2004

COMPOSER: Johannes Brahms
TITLE: Backhaus plays Brahms
TRACKS: Ballades. Scherzos. Waltzes. Rhapsodies. Intermezzos.
ARTISTS: Wilhelm Backhaus      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: celebrated piano solo recordings 1929-1936

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CATALOGUE NR: 4800800  (barcode: 0028948008001)
RECORD LABEL: Australian Eloquence
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 11.29

COMPOSER: Johannes Brahms
TRACKS: Piano Concerto No.1 in D minor op.15. Capriccio in B minor op.76 No.2. Intermezzo in E flat major op.117 No.1. Rhapsody in B minor op.79 No.1. Intermezzo in E major op.116 No.6. Intermezzo in E minor op.119 No.2. Intermezzo in C major op.119 No.3. Piano Concerto No.2 in B flat major op.83. Six Piano Pieces op.118 : Intermezzo in A minor / Intermezzo in A major / Ballade in G minor / Intermezzo in F minor / Romanze in F major / Intermezzo in E flat minor.
ORCHESTRA: Vienna Philharmonic
CONDUCTOR: Karl Bohm
ARTISTS: Wilhelm Backhaus      

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