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Wilhelm Kempff
real name Wilhelm Walter Friedrich Kempff
pianist
Jüterbog, Germany · 1895-11-25 – 1991-05-23
Wilhelm Kempff is credited on 2,743 releases across 381 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
2,743
Credits
381
Albums
8
Decades active
20
In collections
Biography
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German pianist and composer, born 25 November 1895 in Jüterbog, Germany, and died 23 May 1991 in Positano, Italy.
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
2,743 releases · 381 albums · active 1950–2025
- Performance · 3,994
- Other credits · 636
Studios: Beethovensaal, Hannover · Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin · UFA-Tonstudio, Berlin · Salle Pleyel
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Symphonie Nr.5
1963
Motherland
2014
Klavierkonzert Nr.5 Es-dur Op.73
1962
The World's Most Famous Concertos
1985
Klavierkonzerte · Piano Concertos Nos. 21 & 22
1982
Klavierkonzerte A-Dur KV 488 Und C-Moll KV 491
1960
Volume 1
Für Elise
Piano Sonatas, No. 14 "Moonlight" No.17 "The Tempest" No.26 "Les Adieux"
International Piano Festival, A Benefit Concert
Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring: Favourite Piano Transcriptions
2000
Klaviersonaten - Piano Sonatas A-dur (in A major) D.959 / C-dur (in C major) D.279
Frequent collaborators
- Ludwig van Beethoven
- Various
- Beethoven
- Robert Schumann
- Franz Schubert
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Ludwig Van Beethoven
- Schubert
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