Wilhelm Backhaus realized the significance of the gramophone record early on, making his first solo recording in 1908 and going on to record many more, each tantamount to a live performance. These recordings, offered up here, represent the earliest ever recordings of works by composers like Mozart, Strauss, Chopin, Brahms, and Liszt.
12 Variationen, Op. 35, 'Über Ein Thema Von N. Paganini'
- Disc 2 -
1 Prelude Cis-Moll, Op. 3, No. 1
2 Liebestraum No. 3 in a Flat Major
3 Rondo: Presto, 'Moto Perpetuo'
4 Fantaisie-Impromptu in C Sharp minor, Op. 66
5 Ungarische Rhapsodie NR. 2 in Cis-Moll. S244
6 Walzer
7 Militärmarsch Es-Dur, Op. 51, NR. 1
8 Berceuse Des-Dur, Op. 57
9 Caprice Espagnol, Op. 37
10 Sommernachtstraum
11 Triana No. 6
12 Konzertetüde, 'Waldesrauschen'
13 Walzer Des-Dur, Op. 64, No. 1, 'Minutenwalzer'
14 Variationen Über Ein Eigenes Thema, Op. 21, No. 1
15 Paganini-Variationen, Op. 35
Wilhelm Backhaus realized the significance of the gramophone record early on, making his first solo recording in 1908 and going on to record many more, each tantamount to a live performance. These recordings, offered up here, represent the earliest ever recordings of works by composers like Mozart, Strauss, Chopin, Brahms, and Liszt.
