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Walter Wilhelm Gieseking November 5 1895 – October 26 1956 Was A French-German Pianist And Composer. Born In Lyon In France Gieseking Was Largely Self-Taught As A Pianist Until He Studied At The Conservatorium In Hanover. He Remained In Germany During World War II And Also Performed Sometimes In Nazi-Occupied France These Things Led To Accusations Of Collaboration With The Nazi Party. A Number Of His Concerts Particularly In The United States Had To Be Cancelled Because Of Protests Against Him. Eventually He Was Cleared Of Any Wrongdoing By An Allied Court. He Died In London During A Recording Of Beethoven's Piano Sonata No 15 For HMV. He Had Completed The First Three Movements And The Following Day Was Due To Record The Fourth. He Died During The Night. HMV Released The Unfinished Recording. Gieseking Had A Very Wide Repertoire Ranging From The Core Works By Ludwig Van Beethoven Through To More Modern Works By The Likes Of Ferruccio Busoni Paul Hindemith Arnold Schoenberg And The Lesser-Known Italian Goffredo Petrassi. He Gave The Premiere Of The Piano Concerto By Hans Pfitzner In 1923. Today Though He Is Primarily Remembered As One Of The Great Interpreters Of Mozart Frédéric Chopin Claude Debussy And Maurice Ravel. He Recorded The Complete Piano Works Of Debussy. His Recordings Of Debussy's Préludes Done In 1953 And 1955 Have Been Re-Released By EMI Classics In Their "Great Recordings Of The Century" Collection. Many Of His Later Recordings Were Made In Both Monaural And Stereo. Music And Arts Has Released Gieseking's Historic 1944 Stereo Recording Of Beethoven's "Emperor" Piano Concerto Gieseking Was Also An Amateur Lepidopterist.
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Walter Wilhelm Gieseking November 5 1895 – October 26 1956 Was A French-German Pianist And Composer. Born In Lyon In France Gieseking Was Largely Self-Taught As A Pianist Until He Studied At The Conservatorium In Hanover. He Remained In Germany During World War II And Also Performed Sometimes In Nazi-Occupied France These Things Led To Accusations Of Collaboration With The Nazi Party. A Number Of His Concerts Particularly In The United States Had To Be Cancelled Because Of Protests Against Him. Eventually He Was Cleared Of Any Wrongdoing By An Allied Court. He Died In London During A Recording Of Beethoven's Piano Sonata No 15 For HMV. He Had Completed The First Three Movements And The Following Day Was Due To Record The Fourth. He Died During The Night. HMV Released The Unfinished Recording. Gieseking Had A Very Wide Repertoire Ranging From The Core Works By Ludwig Van Beethoven Through To More Modern Works By The Likes Of Ferruccio Busoni Paul Hindemith Arnold Schoenberg And The Lesser-Known Italian Goffredo Petrassi. He Gave The Premiere Of The Piano Concerto By Hans Pfitzner In 1923. Today Though He Is Primarily Remembered As One Of The Great Interpreters Of Mozart Frédéric Chopin Claude Debussy And Maurice Ravel. He Recorded The Complete Piano Works Of Debussy. His Recordings Of Debussy's Préludes Done In 1953 And 1955 Have Been Re-Released By EMI Classics In Their "Great Recordings Of The Century" Collection. Many Of His Later Recordings Were Made In Both Monaural And Stereo. Music And Arts Has Released Gieseking's Historic 1944 Stereo Recording Of Beethoven's "Emperor" Piano Concerto Gieseking Was Also An Amateur Lepidopterist.
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