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
3309
SCHUBERT-BACKHAUS – Marche Militaire, Op. 51, No. 3, Eb
3310
CHOPIN-BACKHAUS – Piano Concerto No. 1, e 2nd mvt. Romanze
3312 SCHUBERT
– Wanderer Fantasie, Op. 15, C 1st and 2nd mvts.
3313 SCHUBERT
– Wanderer Fantasie, Op. 15, C 3rd and 4th mvts.
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