Walter Gieseking - Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto # 2 LIVE from concert 1940 (1.mv)

[AfroPoli]

GENIUSES AT WORK

[gieseking56]

I am writing to you since I am looking for a cover photo of a deleted CD of Walter Gieseking, in which Gieseking is sitting in a stool by his piano wearing his typical hat. In this cover photo, he has his legs crossed and he is smiling. The cover photo shows him in full body.

I would be grateful if you could tell me about the label and catalogue number of the deleted CD.

[bludgeonbunny]

Gieseking played this concerto in America - what turned out to be the last year of his life. I was fortunate enough to hear and see. Wonder whether anyone pirated a recording that year (1956)?

[apolline8]

Walter Gieseking était pour moi le plus grand pianiste de tous les temps, il avait une façon unique d'effleurer les touches de son piano et une sensibilité à fleur de peau. J'ai "fait sa connaissance" alors que j'avais 14 ans et qu'il était décédé depuis longtemps, son interprétation de la sonate dite "Pathétique" de Beethoven me donnait les larmes aux yeux.

Il était un génie et un être d'une grande sensibilité. Le plus grand pour moi.

Jamais égalé.

[CHA5ERFACE]

chiaki sempai?

[musteatmuffin21]

@CHA5ERFACE Haha! I love that drama!!

[lovesGenet]

He recorded this before Horowitz. they asked him of all people can u believe it. And what a fine performance it is. Also his Chopin is some of the best judged and imaginative recorded. He is  really unbelievable Scryabin,Medtner He played it all and could do it all. Does anyone know how tall he was. I think he was like Klemperer really tall! Not sure want to know!

[kasyapa]

deeply creative, by both pianist and conductor.

[scissorhands5643]

I love this song, and he plays it very well. (:

[fourwayscottage]

AAAA. 101726Z JUN 2009 Very nice indeed, thank you for posting.......AR.

[mradipatti]

a performance promoted or at least authorized by the Nazis. this little detail may either deduct or add. Mengelberg did not ive long enough but Gieseking had quite some troublke to restart his career after the war. He was booked in NYC in 1947 by Sol Hurok but upon arrival in a DC6.he was refused entry. Nazi past you know however misguided.

The London studios , halls , record co´s embraced him then , bless´em !

[DivingCode]

I wonder if I can play like this with a orkestra. ^^ Thank you for uploding !!

[pkingsleyisback]

this is probably novice to ask, but I'm curious. I'm learning this song at the moment by myself, and I noticed that at the second measure, and there forth, of a tempo there are 9 notes in the one beat and then 8 notes in the next. C, C, G, E, E, A, G, C, E (respecting flats). the only thing I can guess is three eight note triplets without any markings or beam influence, and then 8 regular duple.

[lasharul]

many thanks for walter giezeking!

[palmerplantagenet]

Lucky me! Was fortunate to hear this Master perform the R 2, and then the audience was blessed with two solo encores - Mendelssohn and Debussy! Out of the entire evening, I was most carried away with his Debussy. Regarding the Rachmaninoff, although Gieseking's chordal fortissimo playing was was just that - fortissimo - his tone was never strident, contrary to most pianists. Always has been one of my very favorite pianists.

[Flyssc1]

Walter Gieseking was a total Genius!

Unfortunately he was never recognized.

Thank you for posting.

R.I.P. Walter Gieseking.

I'll see you up there...

[anonymusum]

@ Flyssc1

not recognized? Of course it is - ask as many musicians as you want , you´ll get a big respect for him!

[Yuriy21]

Yes, Gieseking by the right it is considered not only the largest pianist of 20 centuries, and the great musician - the artist! Fine interpretation! Thanks, dear Filippeo, for remarkable record!

[Ankhsnammon]

Baurè...pure beautè..merci bien,monsieur Philippe!

Pour moi,cette concert a une signification terrible...

[pianopera]

Thank you for sending, but I already posted exactly the same performance!

Also, the video description is not correct: there is also the Rachmaninoff Third Concerto with Gieseking/Barbirolli, which is much better than Gieseking/Mengelberg.

This is a wonderful performance.

[filippeo85]

Have you post Rach3 also ?

[pianopera]

No, unfortunately I don't have Gieseking/Barbirolli (I hope someone can post it!)...

[filippeo85]

what about Mengelberg ?

[G20110570]

@filippeo85

As for Rach 3, how about Gavrilov's ?

[gromoglas77]

GREAT musician! Thank You very much for so wonderful record!

[Ankhsnammon]

We must listen more to gieseking...he has already a lot of magnificent gift to us in each one of his outstanding interpretations!

I dare,with humbleness,to reccomend to you the Beethoven's Emperor...amazing,really!

[ayso78]

Gieseking also recorded the third concerto in '39 w/Barbirolli (available on the Music & Arts label).

[jacquesurlus]

Merci pour le partage, très instructives les notes expliquatives.