WILHELM BACKHAUS (MARCH 26, 1884,
LEIPZIG, GERMANY — JULY 5, 1969, VILLACH, AUSTRIA)
Backhaus
studied piano in Leipzig and in Frankfurt am Main. His first concert appearance
took place when he was eight years of age, and in 1905 he won the Rubinstein
prize in Paris. He held teaching appointments at the Royal Manchester College
of Music (1905), at Sondershausen (1907), and at the Curtis Institute of Music,
Philadelphia (1925). After World War II, he settled in Lugano, Switz., but
continued to tour and make recordings. His style was described as severe and
articulate, yet not without warmth and the most scrupulous regard for the
score.
TRACKLIST
Triphonola
50175 Holberg Suite Op 40 No 4 Air (Grieg)
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50422 Etude Op.10 No.1 (Seeling)
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50603 Ein Sommernachtstraum (Hochzeitsmarsch und Elfenreigen)
Konzert-Paraphrase (Liszt)
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50747 Faust Waltzer (Gounod arr Liszt)
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50748 Paganini-Etude Nr. 3 (La Campanella) (Liszt)
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51594 Scherzo Op. 31 (Chopin)
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