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Topic: Kempff's compositions  (Read 1683 times)

Offline amanfang

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Kempff's compositions
on: May 06, 2007, 08:09:06 PM
I was unaware until recently that Kempff composed.  What are his pieces like?  Anybody like any of them?
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Offline thorn

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Re: Kempff's compositions
Reply #1 on: May 06, 2007, 08:10:45 PM
i had no idea either but i would like to hear some of them

maybe you could try and get more information from who/wherever you found out he composed?

Offline thalbergmad

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Re: Kempff's compositions
Reply #2 on: May 06, 2007, 08:34:09 PM
I think most of his output were transcriptions and cadenza's, although i know he wrote a sonata and a string quartet.

I think his bach transcriptions have been recorded.

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Offline steinwaymodeld

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Re: Kempff's compositions
Reply #3 on: May 07, 2007, 03:00:45 AM
I think most of his output were transcriptions and cadenza's, although i know he wrote a sonata and a string quartet.

I think his bach transcriptions have been recorded.

Thal

yea, he and Idil Biret both recorded them.
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