Description

WILHELM BACKHAUS (MARCH 26, 1884, LEIPZIG, GERMANY — JULY 5, 1969, VILLACH, AUSTRIA)

 

 

 

 

Backhaus studied piano in Leipzig and in Frankfurt am Main. His first concert appearance took place when he was eight years of age, and in 1905 he won the Rubinstein prize in Paris. He held teaching appointments at the Royal Manchester College of Music (1905), at Sondershausen (1907), and at the Curtis Institute of Music, Philadelphia (1925). After World War II, he settled in Lugano, Switz., but continued to tour and make recordings. His style was described as severe and articulate, yet not without warmth and the most scrupulous regard for the score.

 

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

Triphonola 50786 Concerto in A minor, Op.54 (roll 1) (Schumann)

Triphonola 50787 Concerto in A minor, Op.54 (roll 2) (Schumann)

Triphonola 51786 Paganini Variations, Op.35 Book I (Brahms)

Triphonola 53503 Paganini Variations, Op.35 Book II (Brahms)

Triphonola 51805 Nocturne Db Major (Debussy)