Pianist Walter Gieseking began his career as an accompanist and opera coach, but later on made a name for himself on the recital circuit as a proponent of modern composers such as Schoenberg, Busoni, Szymanowski, and Hindemith. This 8-CD set, however, focuses mainly on works by Mozart, Beethoven, Debussy, and Ravel, music for which Gieseking has come to be remembered as an unsurpassed interpreter.
Disc 1
01 Sonata for Keyboard No. 11 in A K331/K300i (1990 Digital Remaster): I. Tema con variazoni 7:28
02 Sonata for Keyboard No. 11 in A K331/K300i (1990 Digital Remaster): II. Menuetto 5:41
03 Sonata for Keyboard No. 11 in A K331/K300i (1990 Digital Remaster): III. Rondo alla turca 3:43
04 Sonata for Keyboard No. 12 in F K332/K300k (1990 Digital Remaster): Allegro 4:34
05 Sonata for Keyboard No. 12 in F K332/K300k (1990 Digital Remaster): Adagio 4:50
06 Sonata for Keyboard No. 12 in F K332/K300k (1990 Digital Remaster): Allegro assai 4:29
07 12 Variations in E flat on 'La belle Françoise' K353/K300f (1990 Digital Remaster) 6:50
08 9 Variations on 'Lison dormait' from Dezède's 'Julie' K264/315d (1990 Digital Remaster) 14:41
09 Sonata for Keyboard No. 13 in B flat K333/315c (1990 Digital Remaster): Allegro 4:58
10 Sonata for Keyboard No. 13 in B flat K333/315c (1990 Digital Remaster): Andante cantabile 6:14
11 Sonata for Keyboard No. 13 in B flat K333/315c (1990 Digital Remaster): Allegretto grazioso 5:53
Disc 2
01 Piano Concerto No. 23 in A K488 (1990 Digital Remaster): I. Allegro - Cadenza (Gieseking) - Tempo I 11:04
02 Piano Concerto No. 23 in A K488 (1990 Digital Remaster): II. Adagio 6:53
03 Piano Concerto No. 23 in A K488 (1990 Digital Remaster): III. Allegro assai 7:42
04 Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor K491 (1990 Digital Remaster): I. Allegro - Cadenza (Hummel) - Tempo I 13:02
05 Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor K491 (1990 Digital Remaster): II. Larghetto 9:38
06 Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor K491 (1990 Digital Remaster): III. Allegretto 9:12
07 Quintet for Piano and Wind in E flat K452 (1990 Digital Remaster): I. Largo - Allegro moderato 8:25
08 Quintet for Piano and Wind in E flat K452 (1990 Digital Remaster): II. Larghetto 7:09
09 Quintet for Piano and Wind in E flat K452 (1990 Digital Remaster): III. Rondo (Allegro) 5:51
Disc 3
01 Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor 'Pathétique' Op. 13 (1990 Digital Remaster): I. Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio 7:50
02 Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor 'Pathétique' Op. 13 (1990 Digital Remaster): II. Adagio cantabile 5:48
03 Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor 'Pathétique' Op. 13 (1990 Digital Remaster): III. Rondo (Allegro) 4:08
04 Piano Sonata No. 9 in E major Op. 14 No. 1 (1990 Digital Remaster): Allegro 4:58
05 Piano Sonata No. 9 in E major Op. 14 No. 1 (1990 Digital Remaster): Allegretto 3:37
06 Piano Sonata No. 9 in E major Op. 14 No. 1 (1990 Digital Remaster): Rondo (Allegro comodo) 3:15
07 Piano Sonata No. 10 in G major Op. 14 No. 2 (1990 Digital Remaster): Allegro 6:32
08 Piano Sonata No. 10 in G major Op. 14 No. 2 (1990 Digital Remaster): Andante 6:28
09 Piano Sonata No. 10 in G major Op. 14 No. 2 (1990 Digital Remaster): Scherzo (Allegro assai) 3:11
10 Piano Sonata No. 13 in E flat Major Op. 27 No. 1 (1990 Digital Remaster): I. Andante - Allegro 3:50
11 Piano Sonata No. 13 in E flat Major Op. 27 No. 1 (1990 Digital Remaster): II. Allegro molto e vivace 2:04
12 Piano Sonata No. 13 in E flat Major Op. 27 No. 1 (1990 Digital Remaster): III. Adagio con espressione - Allegro vivace 8:32
13 Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor 'Moonlight' Op. 27 No. 2 (1990 Digital Remaster): I. Adagio sostenuto 6:34
14 Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor 'Moonlight' Op. 27 No. 2 (1990 Digital Remaster): II. Allegretto 2:27
15 Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor 'Moonlight' Op. 27 No. 2 (1990 Digital Remaster): III. Presto agitato 5:11
Disc 4
01 Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Op. 58 (1998 Digital Remaster): I. Allegro moderato 16:43
02 Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Op. 58 (1998 Digital Remaster): II. Andante con moto 5:02
03 Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Op. 58 (1998 Digital Remaster): III. Rondo (Vivace) 9:58
04 Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat Op. 73 'Emperor' (1998 Digital Remaster): I. Allegro 20:07
05 Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat Op. 73 'Emperor' (1998 Digital Remaster): II. Adagio un poco mosso 7:49
06 Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat Op. 73 'Emperor' (1998 Digital Remaster): III. Rondo 10:14
Disc 5
01 Piano Concerto in A minor Op. 54 (1998 Digital Remaster): I. Allegro affettuoso - Andante espressivo - Tempo 1 - Cadenza - Allegro molto 14:40
02 Piano Concerto in A minor Op. 54 (1998 Digital Remaster): II. Intermezzo (Andantino grazioso) 5:44
03 Piano Concerto in A minor Op. 54 (1998 Digital Remaster): III. Allegro vivace 9:55
04 Variations symphoniques (1998 Digital Remaster) 15:50
05 Piano Concerto in A minor Op. 16 (1998 Digital Remaster): I. Allegro molto moderato 12:54
06 Piano Concerto in A minor Op. 16 (1998 Digital Remaster): II. Adagio 6:55
07 Piano Concerto in A minor Op. 16 (1998 Digital Remaster): III. Allegro moderato molto e marcato - Andante maestoso 9:28
Disc 6
01 Préludes Books I & II (1995 Digital Remaster), Book 1: I. Danseuses De Delphes 3:16
02 Préludes Books I & II (1995 Digital Remaster), Book 1: II. Voiles 2:43
03 Préludes Books I & II (1995 Digital Remaster), Book 1: III. Le Vent Dans La Plaine 1:58
04 Préludes Books I & II (1995 Digital Remaster), Book 1: IV. 'Les Sons Et Les Parfums Tournent Dans L'Air Du Soir' - Ch. Baudelaire 3:30
05 Préludes Books I & II (1995 Digital Remaster), Book 1: V. Les Collines D'Anacapri 2:47
06 Préludes Books I & II (1995 Digital Remaster), Book 1: VI. Des Pas Sur La Neige 3:29
07 Préludes Books I & II (1995 Digital Remaster), Book 1: VII. Ce Qu'A Vu Le Vent D'Ouest 2:46
08 Préludes Books I & II (1995 Digital Remaster), Book 1: VIII. La Fille Aux Cheveux De Lin 2:25
09 Préludes Books I & II (1995 Digital Remaster), Book 1: IX. La Sérénade Interrompue 2:15
10 Préludes Books I & II (1995 Digital Remaster), Book 1: X. La Cathédrale Engloutie 6:34
11 Préludes Books I & II (1995 Digital Remaster), Book 1: XI. La Danse De Puck 2:27
12 Préludes Books I & II (1995 Digital Remaster), Book 1: XII. Minstrels 2:14
13 Préludes Books I & II (1995 Digital Remaster), Book 1: I. Brouillards 2:51
14 Préludes Books I & II (1995 Digital Remaster), Book 1: II. Feuilles Mortes 3:03
15 Préludes Books I & II (1995 Digital Remaster), Book 1: III. La Puerta Del Vino 2:50
16 Préludes Books I & II (1995 Digital Remaster), Book 1: IV. 'Les Fées Sont D'Exquises Danseuses' 2:47
17 Préludes Books I & II (1995 Digital Remaster), Book 1: V. Bruyères 2:33
18 Préludes Books I & II (1995 Digital Remaster), Book 1: VI. 'General Lavine' - Excentric 2:28
19 Préludes Books I & II (1995 Digital Remaster), Book 1: VII. La Terrasse Des Audiences Du Clair De Lune 3:50
20 Préludes Books I & II (1995 Digital Remaster), Book 1: VIII. Ondine 2:53
21 Préludes Books I & II (1995 Digital Remaster), Book 1: IX. Hommage À S. Pickwick, Esq., P.P.M.P.C. 2:09
22 Préludes Books I & II (1995 Digital Remaster), Book 1: X. Canope 2:47
23 Préludes Books I & II (1995 Digital Remaster), Book 1: XI. Les Tierces Alternées 2:26
24 Préludes Books I & II (1995 Digital Remaster), Book 1: XII. Feux D'Artifice 3:24
Disc 7
01 Suite bergamasque (1995 Digital Remaster): Prélude 3:34
02 Suite bergamasque (1995 Digital Remaster): Menuet 3:22
03 Suite bergamasque (1995 Digital Remaster): Clair de lune 5:11
04 Suite bergamasque (1995 Digital Remaster): Passepied 3:44
05 Danse bohémienne (1995 Digital Remaster) 1:55
06 Rêverie (1995 Digital Remaster) 3:38
07 Mazurka (1995 Digital Remaster) 2:22
08 Valse romantique (1995 Digital Remaster) 3:11
09 2 Arabesques: No 1 Andantino con moto 3:37
10 2 Arabesques: No 2 Allegretto scherzando 2:51
11 Nocturne (1995 Digital Remaster) 5:50
12 Tarantelle styrienne (1995 Digital Remaster) 4:46
13 Ballade (1995 Digital Remaster) 6:29
14 Fantaisie for Piano and Orchestra (1889): Andante - Allegro 7:46
15 Fantaisie for Piano and Orchestra (1889): Lento e molto expressivo 7:49
16 Fantaisie for Piano and Orchestra (1889): Allegro molto 6:52
Disc 8
01 Gaspard de la nuit (2001 Digital Remaster): 1. Ondine (Lent) 6:03
02 Gaspard de la nuit (2001 Digital Remaster): 2. Le Gibet (Très lent) 5:49
03 Gaspard de la nuit (2001 Digital Remaster): 3. Scarbo (Modéré - Vif) 8:59
04 Menuet sur le nom de Haydn (Mouvement de menuet) (2001 Digital Remaster) 2:01
05 Valses nobles et sentimentales (2001 Digital Remaster): Moderé - très franc 1:14
06 Valses nobles et sentimentales (2001 Digital Remaster): Assez lent (avec une expression intense) 1:36
07 Valses nobles et sentimentales (2001 Digital Remaster): Moderé 1:23
08 Valses nobles et sentimentales (2001 Digital Remaster): Assez animé 0:55
09 Valses nobles et sentimentales (2001 Digital Remaster): Presque lent (dans un sentiment intime) 1:06
10 Valses nobles et sentimentales (2001 Digital Remaster): Vif 0:38
11 Valses nobles et sentimentales (2001 Digital Remaster): Moins vif 2:27
12 Valses nobles et sentimentales (2001 Digital Remaster): Epilogue - Lent 3:14
13 Prélude (Assez lent et très expressif d'un rythme libre) (2001 Digital Remaster) 1:21
14 A la manière de Borodine (Valse-Allegro giusto) (2001 Digital Remaster) 1:32
15 A la manière de Chabrier (Paraphrase sur un air de Gounod, 'Faust', Act II) (Allegretto) (2001 Digital Remaster) 2:01
16 Le Tombeau de Couperin: I: Prélude (Vif) 3:16
17 Le Tombeau de Couperin: II: Fugue (Allegro moderato) 4:08
18 Le Tombeau de Couperin: III: Forlane (Allegretto) 5:47
19 Le Tombeau de Couperin: IV: Rigaudon (Assez vif) 3:09
20 Le Tombeau de Couperin: V: Menuet (Allegro moderato) 5:18
21 Le Tombeau de Couperin: VI: Toccata (Vif) 3:54
