Второй диск собрания записей выдающегося немецкого пианиста. Исполняются произведения следующих композиторов: Роберт Шуман, Иоганн Брамс, Людвиг ван Бетховен, Иоганн Себастьян Бах, Франсуа Куперен, Жан Филипп Рамо и Георг Фридрих Гендель.
Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
1. PAPILLONS (12 PARTS), OP.2
1 (1) Introduzione. Moderato (12:20)
1. (without indication)
2. Prestissimo
3. (without indication)
4. Presto
5. (Grazioso)
6. (without indication)
7. Semplice
8. (without indication)
9. Prestissimo
10. Vivo
11. (without indication)
12. Finale
Recording: London, West Hampstead, 5 November 1951.
2. SYMPHONIC ETUDES, OP.13
1 (2) Thema: Andante (1:14)
2 (3) Etüde I: Un poco più vivo (1:02)
3 (4) Etüde II (3:26)
4 (5) Etüde III: Vivace (1:19)
5 (6) Etüde IV (1:02)
6 (7) Etüde V: Vivacissimo (1:15)
7 (8) Etüde VI: Agitato (0:58)
8 (9) Etüde VII: Allegro molto (1:17)
9 (10) Etüde VIII: Andante (1:57)
10 (11) Etüde IX: Presto possibile (0:40)
11 (12) Etüde X: Allegro (1:19)
12 (13) Etüde XI: Con espressione (2:56)
13 (14) Etüde XII: Finale: Allegro brillante (6:16)
Recording: Hanover, Beethovensaal, 16-17 January 1956.
3. KREISLERIANA, OP.16
1 (15) I. Äusserst bewegt (2:29)
2 (16) II. Sehr innig und nicht zu rasch - Intermezzo I: Sehr lebhaft - Intermezzo II: Etwas bewegter - Langsamer (erstes Tempo) (6:59)
3 (17) III. Sehr aufgeregt (3:24)
4 (18) IV. Sehr langsam (3:40)
5 (19) V. Sehr lebhaft (3:02)
6 (20) VI. Sehr langsam (4:10)
7 (21) VII. Sehr rasch (2:16)
8 (22) VIII. Schnell und spielend (3:04)
Recording: Hanover, Beethovensaal, 3 May 1956.
4. ARABESKE, OP.18
1 (23) Leicht und zart - Minore I: Etwas langsamer - Minore II: Etwas langsamer - Zum Schluss (Coda): Langsam (6:09)
Recording: London, West Hampstead, 5 November 1951.
5. FANTASIA IN C MAJOR, OP.17
1 (24) I. Durchaus phantastisch und leidenschaftlich vorzutragen - Im Legendenton - Tempo primo (11:29)
2 (25) II. Mässig. Durchaus energisch - Etwas langsamer - Viel bewegter (8:14)
3 (26) III. Langsam getragen. Durchweg leise zu halten - Etwas bewegter (10:21)
Recording: Hanover, Beethovensaal, 4-5 January 1957.
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
6. FOUR BALLADES, OP.10
1 (27) No.1 Andante (after the Scottish Border ballad "Edward" in Johann Gottfried Herder`s anthology "Stimmen der Völker") (4:03)
2 (28) No.2 Andante (6:30)
3 (29) No.3 Intermezzo: Allegro (4:00)
4 (30) No.4 Andante con moto (8:19)
Recording: London, West Hampstead, 23 & 26 November 1953.
7. VARIATIONS AND FUGUE ON A THEME BY HANDEL IN B-FLAT MAJOR, OP.24
1 (31) Aria - Variations 1-25 - Fuga (24:27)
Recording: Hanover, Beethovensaal, 3 January 1957.
8. PIANO PIECES, OP.76
Book I:
1 (32) No.1 Capriccio in F-sharp minor: Un poco agitato (3:03)
2 (33) No.2 Capriccio in B minor: Allegretto non troppo (3:32)
3 (34) No.3 Intermezzo in A-flat major: Grazioso (2:33)
4 (35) No.4 Intermezzo in B-flat major: Allegro grazioso (2:31)
Book II:
5 (36) No.5 Capriccio in C-sharp minor: Agitato, ma non troppo presto (3:22)
6 (37) No.6 Intermezzo in A major: Andante con moto (3:40)
7 (38) No.7 Intermezzo in A minor: Moderato semplice (3:02)
8 (39) No.8 Capriccio in C major: Grazioso ed un poco vivace (3:43)
Recording: London, West Hampstead, 23 & 26 November 1953.
9. TWO RHAPSODIES, OP.79
1 (40) No.1 in B minor: Agitato (9:32)
2 (41) No.2 in G minor: Molto passionato, ma non troppo allegro (7:30)
Recording: London, West Hampstead, November 1953.
10. FANTASIAS, OP.116
1 (42) No.1 Capriccio in D minor: Presto energico (2:48)
2 (43) No.2 Intermezzo in A minor: Andante (3:09)
3 (44) No.3 Capriccio in G minor: Allegro passionato (3:00)
4 (45) No.4 Intermezzo in E major: Adagio (4:06)
5 (46) No.5 Intermezzo in E minor: Andante con grazia ed intimissimo sentimento (3:09)
6 (47) No.6 Intermezzo in E major: Andantino teneramente (2:40)
7 (48) No.7 Capriccio in D minor: Allegro agitato (2:36)
Recording: London, West Hampstead, 23 & 26 November 1953.
11. INTERMEZZI, OP.117
1 (49) No.1 in E-flat major: Andante moderato (5:04)
2 (50) No.2 in B-flat minor: Andante non troppo e con molto espressione (4:17)
3 (51) No.3 in C-sharp minor: Andante con moto (5:06)
Recording: London, West Hampstead, October 1950.
12. PIANO PIECES, OP.118
1 (52) No.1 Intermezzo in A minor: Allegro non assai (2:06)
2 (53) No.2 Intermezzo in A major: Andante teneramente (4:28)
3 (54) No.3 Ballade in G minor: Allegro energico (3:57)
4 (55) No.4 Intermezzo in F minor: Allegretto un poco agitato (2:49)
5 (56) No.5 Romanze in F major: Andante (3:46)
6 (57) No.6 Intermezzo in E-flat minor: Andante, largo e mesto (4:53)
Recording: London, West Hampstead, 23-24 March 1950.
13. PIANO PIECES, OP.119
1 (58) No.1 Intermezzo in B minor: Adagio (3:37)
2 (59) No.2 in E minor: Andantino un poco agitato (5:01)
3 (60) No.3 in C major: Grazioso e giocoso (1:47)
4 (61) No.4 in E-flat major: Allegro risoluto (5:16)
Recording: London, West Hampstead, 23 & 26 November 1953.
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
14. BAGATELLE "FÜR ELISE" IN A MINOR, WOO 59
1 (62) Poco moto (3:22)
15. BAGATELLE IN C MINOR, WOO 52
1 (63) Presto (4:23)
Recording: London, West Hampstead, 23 May 1955.
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
16. SICILIANO IN G MINOR (FROM FLUTE SONATA IN E-FLAT MAJOR, BWV 103) (TRANSCR. BY WILHELM KEMPFF)
1 (64) Siciliano in G minor (4:16)
Recording: London, West Hampstead, 30-31 March 1953.
François Couperin (1668-1733)
17. LE CARILLON DE CITHÈRE (FROM TROISIÈME LIVRE DE PIÈCES DE CLAVECIN)
1 (65) Le Carillon de Cithère (4:50)
Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764)
18. LE RAPPEL DES OISEAUX (FROM PIÈCES DE CLAVESSIN AVEC UNE MÉTHODE POUR LA MÉCHANIQUE DES DOIGTS) (ARR.BY WILHELM KEMPFF)
1 (66) Le Rappel des oiseaux (3:26)
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
19. THE HARMONIOUS BLACKSMITH (FROM SUITES DE PIÈCES POUR LE CLAVECIN (1ST. COLLECT.), NO.5 IN E MAJOR, HWV 430)
1 (67) The Harmonious Blacksmith (5:26)
Recording: London, West Hampstead, 23 May 1955.