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Ludwig van Beethoven - Emperor - Kempff Kempen, first,part 2

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Uploaded by on Mar 25, 2008

The Master, Wilhelm Kempff, plays the famous first movement of the Emperor Concerto.
Paul van Kempen.
Second part.

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  • SIMPLY AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Wilhelm Kempff will always be the definitive master for Beethoven.

  • That piece was really amazing! How did Beethoven write that? Please don't tell me because he's a genius because there's gotta be an explaination.

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  • This isn't part 2, it's part 1.

  • @PJmusicFan

    One word: God

  • I totally disagree. Why should the piano dominate over the orchestra when it is the orchestra which has the melody and the arpeggios are only an accompaniment! I think most interpreters have misunderstood this passage. The orchestra should sound louder than the piano in this development section.

  • kempff the man

  • I agree this is an outstanding performance. I just have to comment on one section where Kempff leaves me disappointed. Starting at 0:53 Beethoven provided a series of dramatic crescendos led by the orchestra and supported by the soloist. They lead up to 1:23, where there is a sudden dramatic statement that offers up a higher level passion. Kempff sort of disappears in a muddle of barely discernible arpeggios. Contrast that with the dramatic performance by Annie Fischer.

  • uh, did anyone else notice the audio cut out from 8:53 to the end? :\

  • what a great orchestra the berlin philharmonic was during this period,full of genuine sound and what an immense power----->today,what a pity,nothing remained.sometimes this liga sounds as a countryband! :((

  • You have to listen to Rubinstein playing this concerto. Surreal!

    Kempf is an amazing interpreter, but Rubinstein is the Master of Masters interpreting Beethoven.

  • Kempff is to Beethoven piano as what Szeryng is to bach violin. They are both the definitive interpreters of that type of instrument music by each composer.

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