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:Album Description:Wilhelm Backhaus holds a place among pianists roughly comparable to that of Everest among mountains. Backhaus had it all - majesty and subtlety, intellectual probity and superhuman technique, presence and grace. His career spanned 70 years and his influence may be found in the playing of some of today's finest pianists — including Maurizio Pollini, who has always credited Backhaus as one of his greatest influences. The present collection features the early Backhaus - ranging from the startlingly clear and vital 1908 recordings of Rachmaninoff, Liszt, Weber and Chopin to a rhapsodic interpretation of the Schumann Fantasie which dates from 1937. :Wilhelm ...
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Nelson Freire Plays Chopin & Villa-Lobos
(more) »rank: 303061from: Warner Music France
:Album Description:Wilhelm Backhaus holds a place among pianists roughly comparable to that of Everest among mountains. Backhaus had it all - majesty and subtlety, intellectual probity and superhuman technique, presence and grace. His career spanned 70 years and his influence may be found in the playing of some of today's finest pianists — including Maurizio Pollini, who has always credited Backhaus as one of his greatest influences. The present collection features the early Backhaus - ranging from the startlingly clear and vital 1908 recordings of Rachmaninoff, Liszt, Weber and Chopin to a rhapsodic interpretation of the Schumann Fantasie which dates from 1937. :Wilhelm ...
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Chris Norman: Portraits
(more) »rank: 271949from: Dorian Recordings
:Album Description:Wilhelm Backhaus holds a place among pianists roughly comparable to that of Everest among mountains. Backhaus had it all - majesty and subtlety, intellectual probity and superhuman technique, presence and grace. His career spanned 70 years and his influence may be found in the playing of some of today's finest pianists — including Maurizio Pollini, who has always credited Backhaus as one of his greatest influences. The present collection features the early Backhaus - ranging from the startlingly clear and vital 1908 recordings of Rachmaninoff, Liszt, Weber and Chopin to a rhapsodic interpretation of the Schumann Fantasie which dates from 1937. :Wilhelm ...
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Classical Moods, Vol. 1 - 5
(more) »rank: 319547from: Madacy Records
:Album Description:Wilhelm Backhaus holds a place among pianists roughly comparable to that of Everest among mountains. Backhaus had it all - majesty and subtlety, intellectual probity and superhuman technique, presence and grace. His career spanned 70 years and his influence may be found in the playing of some of today's finest pianists — including Maurizio Pollini, who has always credited Backhaus as one of his greatest influences. The present collection features the early Backhaus - ranging from the startlingly clear and vital 1908 recordings of Rachmaninoff, Liszt, Weber and Chopin to a rhapsodic interpretation of the Schumann Fantasie which dates from 1937. :Wilhelm ...
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(more) »rank: 278532from: Madacy Records
:Album Description:Wilhelm Backhaus holds a place among pianists roughly comparable to that of Everest among mountains. Backhaus had it all - majesty and subtlety, intellectual probity and superhuman technique, presence and grace. His career spanned 70 years and his influence may be found in the playing of some of today's finest pianists — including Maurizio Pollini, who has always credited Backhaus as one of his greatest influences. The present collection features the early Backhaus - ranging from the startlingly clear and vital 1908 recordings of Rachmaninoff, Liszt, Weber and Chopin to a rhapsodic interpretation of the Schumann Fantasie which dates from 1937. :Wilhelm ...
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(more) »rank: 109253from: Hyperion UK
:Album Description:Wilhelm Backhaus holds a place among pianists roughly comparable to that of Everest among mountains. Backhaus had it all - majesty and subtlety, intellectual probity and superhuman technique, presence and grace. His career spanned 70 years and his influence may be found in the playing of some of today's finest pianists — including Maurizio Pollini, who has always credited Backhaus as one of his greatest influences. The present collection features the early Backhaus - ranging from the startlingly clear and vital 1908 recordings of Rachmaninoff, Liszt, Weber and Chopin to a rhapsodic interpretation of the Schumann Fantasie which dates from 1937. :Wilhelm ...
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Moritz Rosenthal plays Chopin
(more) »rank: 296148from: Biddulph Records
:Album Description:Wilhelm Backhaus holds a place among pianists roughly comparable to that of Everest among mountains. Backhaus had it all - majesty and subtlety, intellectual probity and superhuman technique, presence and grace. His career spanned 70 years and his influence may be found in the playing of some of today's finest pianists — including Maurizio Pollini, who has always credited Backhaus as one of his greatest influences. The present collection features the early Backhaus - ranging from the startlingly clear and vital 1908 recordings of Rachmaninoff, Liszt, Weber and Chopin to a rhapsodic interpretation of the Schumann Fantasie which dates from 1937. :Wilhelm ...
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:Album Description:Wilhelm Backhaus holds a place among pianists roughly comparable to that of Everest among mountains. Backhaus had it all - majesty and subtlety, intellectual probity and superhuman technique, presence and grace. His career spanned 70 years and his influence may be found in the playing of some of today's finest pianists — including Maurizio Pollini, who has always credited Backhaus as one of his greatest influences. The present collection features the early Backhaus - ranging from the startlingly clear and vital 1908 recordings of Rachmaninoff, Liszt, Weber and Chopin to a rhapsodic interpretation of the Schumann Fantasie which dates from 1937. :Wilhelm ...
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Wilhelm Kempff Plays Chopin, Vol. 1
(more) »rank: 321582from: Polygram Records
:Album Description:Wilhelm Backhaus holds a place among pianists roughly comparable to that of Everest among mountains. Backhaus had it all - majesty and subtlety, intellectual probity and superhuman technique, presence and grace. His career spanned 70 years and his influence may be found in the playing of some of today's finest pianists — including Maurizio Pollini, who has always credited Backhaus as one of his greatest influences. The present collection features the early Backhaus - ranging from the startlingly clear and vital 1908 recordings of Rachmaninoff, Liszt, Weber and Chopin to a rhapsodic interpretation of the Schumann Fantasie which dates from 1937. :Wilhelm ...
