Walter Klien - Walter Klein Plays Brahms (2004)

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Artist: Alfred Brendel, Beatriz Klein, Walter Klien
Title: Walter Klein Plays Brahms
Year Of Release: 2004
Label: Vox Box
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks + booklet)
Total Time: 4:55:15
Total Size: 1.25 GB
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Tracklist:

Disc 1

1. Walter Klien – 25 Variations & Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24: Theme (00:52)
2. Walter Klien – 25 Variations & Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24: Var. 1 (00:46)
3. Walter Klien – 25 Variations & Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24: Var. 2 (00:38)
4. Walter Klien – 25 Variations & Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24: Var. 3 (00:41)
5. Walter Klien – 25 Variations & Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24: Var. 4 (00:44)
6. Walter Klien – 25 Variations & Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24: Var. 5 (00:51)
7. Walter Klien – 25 Variations & Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24: Var. 6 (00:47)
8. Walter Klien – 25 Variations & Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24: Var. 7 (00:32)
9. Walter Klien – 25 Variations & Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24: Var. 8 (00:33)
10. Walter Klien – 25 Variations & Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24: Var. 9 (01:06)
11. Walter Klien – 25 Variations & Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24: Var. 10 (00:34)
12. Walter Klien – 25 Variations & Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24: Var. 11 (00:44)
13. Walter Klien – 25 Variations & Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24: Var. 12 (00:52)
14. Walter Klien – 25 Variations & Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24: Var. 13 (01:24)
15. Walter Klien – 25 Variations & Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24: Var. 14 (00:37)
16. Walter Klien – 25 Variations & Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24: Var. 15 (00:38)
17. Walter Klien – 25 Variations & Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24: Var. 16 (00:28)
18. Walter Klien – 25 Variations & Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24: Var. 17 (00:29)
19. Walter Klien – 25 Variations & Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24: Var. 18 (00:52)
20. Walter Klien – 25 Variations & Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24: Var. 19 (01:03)
21. Walter Klien – 25 Variations & Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24: Var. 20 (01:06)
22. Walter Klien – 25 Variations & Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24: Var. 21 (00:40)
23. Walter Klien – 25 Variations & Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24: Var. 22 (00:49)
24. Walter Klien – 25 Variations & Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24: Var. 23 (00:19)
25. Walter Klien – 25 Variations & Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24: Var. 24 (00:18)
26. Walter Klien – 25 Variations & Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24: Var. 25 (00:40)
27. Walter Klien – 25 Variations & Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24: Fugue (04:37)
28. Walter Klien – 16 Variations on a Theme by R. Schumann, Op. 9: Theme (01:16)
29. Walter Klien – 16 Variations on a Theme by R. Schumann, Op. 9: Var. 1 (01:11)
30. Walter Klien – 16 Variations on a Theme by R. Schumann, Op. 9: Var. 2 (00:31)
31. Walter Klien – 16 Variations on a Theme by R. Schumann, Op. 9: Var. 3 (00:59)
32. Walter Klien – 16 Variations on a Theme by R. Schumann, Op. 9: Var. 4 (00:48)
33. Walter Klien – 16 Variations on a Theme by R. Schumann, Op. 9: Var. 5 (00:44)
34. Walter Klien – 16 Variations on a Theme by R. Schumann, Op. 9: Var. 6 (00:47)
35. Walter Klien – 16 Variations on a Theme by R. Schumann, Op. 9: Var. 7 (00:45)
36. Walter Klien – 16 Variations on a Theme by R. Schumann, Op. 9: Var. 8 (01:20)
37. Walter Klien – 16 Variations on a Theme by R. Schumann, Op. 9: Var. 9 (00:33)
38. Walter Klien – 16 Variations on a Theme by R. Schumann, Op. 9: Var. 10 (01:56)
39. Walter Klien – 16 Variations on a Theme by R. Schumann, Op. 9: Var. 11 (00:42)
40. Walter Klien – 16 Variations on a Theme by R. Schumann, Op. 9: Var. 12 (00:40)
41. Walter Klien – 16 Variations on a Theme by R. Schumann, Op. 9: Var. 13 (00:32)
42. Walter Klien – 16 Variations on a Theme by R. Schumann, Op. 9: Var. 14 (00:51)
43. Walter Klien – 16 Variations on a Theme by R. Schumann, Op. 9: Var. 15 (01:40)
44. Walter Klien – 16 Variations on a Theme by R. Schumann, Op. 9: Var. 16 (02:27)
45. Walter Klien – 16 Waltzes, Op. 39: No. 1 in B Major (00:45)
46. Walter Klien – 16 Waltzes, Op. 39: No. 2 in E Major (01:24)
47. Walter Klien – 16 Waltzes, Op. 39: No. 3 in G-Sharp Minor (00:53)
48. Walter Klien – 16 Waltzes, Op. 39: No. 4 in E Minor (01:03)
49. Walter Klien – 16 Waltzes, Op. 39: No. 5 in E Major (01:17)
50. Walter Klien – 16 Waltzes, Op. 39: No. 6 in C-Sharp Major (01:00)
51. Walter Klien – 16 Waltzes, Op. 39: No. 7 in C-Sharp Minor (01:25)
52. Walter Klien – 16 Waltzes, Op. 39: No. 8 in B-Flat Major (01:13)
53. Walter Klien – 16 Waltzes, Op. 39: No. 9 in D Minor (01:04)
54. Walter Klien – 16 Waltzes, Op. 39: No. 10 in G Major (00:41)
55. Walter Klien – 16 Waltzes, Op. 39: No. 11 in B Minor (01:04)
56. Walter Klien – 16 Waltzes, Op. 39: No. 12 in E Major (01:44)
57. Walter Klien – 16 Waltzes, Op. 39: No. 13 in B Major (00:38)
58. Walter Klien – 16 Waltzes, Op. 39: No. 14 in G-Sharp Minor (00:59)
59. Walter Klien – 16 Waltzes, Op. 39: No. 15 in A-Flat Major (01:31)
60. Walter Klien – 16 Waltzes, Op. 39: No. 16 in C-Sharp Minor (01:19)

Disc 2

1. Walter Klien – 8 Klavierstücke, Op. 76: No. 1, Capriccio in F-Sharp Minor (03:07)
2. Walter Klien – 8 Klavierstücke, Op. 76: No. 2, Capriccio in B Minor (03:04)
3. Walter Klien – 8 Klavierstücke, Op. 76: No. 3, Intermezzo in A-Flat Major (02:09)
4. Walter Klien – 8 Klavierstücke, Op. 76: No. 4, Intermezzo in B-Flat Major (02:41)
5. Walter Klien – 8 Klavierstücke, Op. 76: No. 5, Capriccio in C-Sharp Minor (02:59)
6. Walter Klien – 8 Klavierstücke, Op. 76: No. 6, Intermezzo in A Major (03:41)
7. Walter Klien – 8 Klavierstücke, Op. 76: No. 7, Intermezzo in A Minor (03:24)
8. Walter Klien – 8 Klavierstücke, Op. 76: No. 8, Capriccio in C Major (03:31)
9. Walter Klien – 2 Rhapsodies, Op. 79: No. 1 in B Minor (08:37)
10. Walter Klien – 2 Rhapsodies, Op. 79: No. 2 in G Minor (06:38)
11. Walter Klien – 3 Intermezzi, Op. 117: No. 1 in E-Flat Major (04:56)
12. Walter Klien – 3 Intermezzi, Op. 117: No. 2 in B-Flat Minor (04:08)
13. Walter Klien – 3 Intermezzi, Op. 117: No. 3 in C-Sharp Minor (06:28)

Disc 3

1. Walter Klien – 7 Fantasies, Op. 116: No. 1, Capriccio in D Minor (02:34)
2. Walter Klien – 7 Fantasies, Op. 116: No. 2, Intermezzo in A Minor (03:19)
3. Walter Klien – 7 Fantasies, Op. 116: No. 3, Capriccio in G Minor (03:00)
4. Walter Klien – 7 Fantasies, Op. 116: No. 4, Intermezzo in E Major (04:15)
5. Walter Klien – 7 Fantasies, Op. 116: No. 5, Intermezzo in E Minor (02:57)
6. Walter Klien – 7 Fantasies, Op. 116: No. 6, Intermezzo in E Major (02:45)
7. Walter Klien – 7 Fantasies, Op. 116: No. 7, Capriccio in D Minor (02:24)
8. Walter Klien – 6 Klavierstücke, Op. 118: No. 1, Intermezzo in A Minor (01:58)
9. Walter Klien – 6 Klavierstücke, Op. 118: No. 2, Intermezzo in A Major (04:49)
10. Walter Klien – 6 Klavierstücke, Op. 118: No. 3, Ballade in G Minor (03:53)
11. Walter Klien – 6 Klavierstücke, Op. 118: No. 4, Intermezzo in F Minor (02:32)
12. Walter Klien – 6 Klavierstücke, Op. 118: No. 5, Romanze in F Major (03:56)
13. Walter Klien – 6 Klavierstücke, Op. 118: No. 6, Intermezzo in E-Flat Minor (05:29)
14. Walter Klien – 4 Klavierstücke, Op. 119: No. 1, Intermezzo in B Minor (03:49)
15. Walter Klien – 4 Klavierstücke, Op. 119: No. 2, Intermezzo in E Minor (04:53)
16. Walter Klien – 4 Klavierstücke, Op. 119: No. 3, Intermezzo in C Major (01:44)
17. Walter Klien – 4 Klavierstücke, Op. 119: No. 4, Rhapsody in E-Flat Major (05:09)

Disc 4

1. Walter Klien – Piano Sonata No. 3 in F Minor, Op. 5: I. Allegro maestoso (09:00)
2. Walter Klien – Piano Sonata No. 3 in F Minor, Op. 5: II. Andante espressivo (10:08)
3. Walter Klien – Piano Sonata No. 3 in F Minor, Op. 5: III. Scherzo. Allegro energico (04:59)
4. Walter Klien – Piano Sonata No. 3 in F Minor, Op. 5: IV. Intermezzo. Andante molto (03:19)
5. Walter Klien – Piano Sonata No. 3 in F Minor, Op. 5: V. Finale. Allegro moderato ma rubato (07:28)
6. Walter Klien – 4 Ballades, Op. 10: No. 1 in D Minor "Edward" (04:43)
7. Walter Klien – 4 Ballades, Op. 10: No. 2 in D Major (06:59)
8. Walter Klien – 4 Ballades, Op. 10: No. 3 in B Minor (03:57)
9. Walter Klien – 4 Ballades, Op. 10: No. 4 in B Major (08:04)

Disc 5

1. Walter Klien & Alfred Brendel – 21 Hungarian Dances, WoO 1 (Version for Piano Duo): No. 1 in G Minor (02:29)
2. Walter Klien & Alfred Brendel – 21 Hungarian Dances, WoO 1 (Version for Piano Duo): No. 2 in D Minor (02:37)
3. Walter Klien & Alfred Brendel – 21 Hungarian Dances, WoO 1 (Version for Piano Duo): No. 3 in F Major (02:06)
4. Walter Klien & Alfred Brendel – 21 Hungarian Dances, WoO 1 (Version for Piano Duo): No. 4 in B Minor (03:09)
5. Walter Klien & Alfred Brendel – 21 Hungarian Dances, WoO 1 (Version for Piano Duo): No. 5 in G Minor (01:49)
6. Walter Klien & Alfred Brendel – 21 Hungarian Dances, WoO 1 (Version for Piano Duo): No. 6 in B-Flat Major (03:04)
7. Walter Klien & Alfred Brendel – 21 Hungarian Dances, WoO 1 (Version for Piano Duo): No. 7 in A Major (01:33)
8. Walter Klien & Alfred Brendel – 21 Hungarian Dances, WoO 1 (Version for Piano Duo): No. 8 in A Minor (02:23)
9. Walter Klien & Alfred Brendel – 21 Hungarian Dances, WoO 1 (Version for Piano Duo): No. 9 in E Minor (01:50)
10. Walter Klien & Alfred Brendel – 21 Hungarian Dances, WoO 1 (Version for Piano Duo): No. 10 in G Major (01:38)
11. Walter Klien & Alfred Brendel – 21 Hungarian Dances, WoO 1 (Version for Piano Duo): No. 11 in D Minor (03:17)
12. Walter Klien & Alfred Brendel – 21 Hungarian Dances, WoO 1 (Version for Piano Duo): No. 12 in D Minor (02:07)
13. Walter Klien & Alfred Brendel – 21 Hungarian Dances, WoO 1 (Version for Piano Duo): No. 13 in D Major (01:22)
14. Walter Klien & Alfred Brendel – 21 Hungarian Dances, WoO 1 (Version for Piano Duo): No. 14 in D Minor (01:49)
15. Walter Klien & Alfred Brendel – 21 Hungarian Dances, WoO 1 (Version for Piano Duo): No. 15 in A Major (02:04)
16. Walter Klien & Alfred Brendel – 21 Hungarian Dances, WoO 1 (Version for Piano Duo): No. 16 in G Minor (02:05)
17. Walter Klien & Alfred Brendel – 21 Hungarian Dances, WoO 1 (Version for Piano Duo): No. 17 in F-Sharp Minor (03:00)
18. Walter Klien & Alfred Brendel – 21 Hungarian Dances, WoO 1 (Version for Piano Duo): No. 18 in D Major (01:25)
19. Walter Klien & Alfred Brendel – 21 Hungarian Dances, WoO 1 (Version for Piano Duo): No. 19 in A Minor (01:38)
20. Walter Klien & Alfred Brendel – 21 Hungarian Dances, WoO 1 (Version for Piano Duo): No. 20 in D Minor (02:09)
21. Walter Klien & Alfred Brendel – 21 Hungarian Dances, WoO 1 (Version for Piano Duo): No. 21 in E Minor (01:32)
22. Walter Klien & Beatriz Klien – 16 Waltzes, Op. 39 (Version for Piano Duo): No. 1 in B Major (00:45)
23. Walter Klien & Beatriz Klien – 16 Waltzes, Op. 39 (Version for Piano Duo): No. 2 in E Major (01:12)
24. Walter Klien & Beatriz Klien – 16 Waltzes, Op. 39 (Version for Piano Duo): No. 3 in G-Sharp Minor (00:36)
25. Walter Klien & Beatriz Klien – 16 Waltzes, Op. 39 (Version for Piano Duo): No. 4 in E Minor (01:11)
26. Walter Klien & Beatriz Klien – 16 Waltzes, Op. 39 (Version for Piano Duo): No. 5 in E Major (01:08)
27. Walter Klien & Beatriz Klien – 16 Waltzes, Op. 39 (Version for Piano Duo): No. 6 in C-Sharp Major (00:56)
28. Walter Klien & Beatriz Klien – 16 Waltzes, Op. 39 (Version for Piano Duo): No. 7 in C-Sharp Minor (01:14)
29. Walter Klien & Beatriz Klien – 16 Waltzes, Op. 39 (Version for Piano Duo): No. 8 in B-Flat Major (01:08)
30. Walter Klien & Beatriz Klien – 16 Waltzes, Op. 39 (Version for Piano Duo): No. 9 in D Minor (00:55)
31. Walter Klien & Beatriz Klien – 16 Waltzes, Op. 39 (Version for Piano Duo): No. 10 in G Major (00:32)
32. Walter Klien & Beatriz Klien – 16 Waltzes, Op. 39 (Version for Piano Duo): No. 11 in B Minor (01:08)
33. Walter Klien & Beatriz Klien – 16 Waltzes, Op. 39 (Version for Piano Duo): No. 12 in E Major (01:20)
34. Walter Klien & Beatriz Klien – 16 Waltzes, Op. 39 (Version for Piano Duo): No. 13 in B Major (00:33)
35. Walter Klien & Beatriz Klien – 16 Waltzes, Op. 39 (Version for Piano Duo): No. 14 in G-Sharp Minor (01:13)
36. Walter Klien & Beatriz Klien – 16 Waltzes, Op. 39 (Version for Piano Duo): No. 15 in A-Flat Major (01:24)
37. Walter Klien & Beatriz Klien – 16 Waltzes, Op. 39 (Version for Piano Duo): No. 16 in C-Sharp Minor (01:04)

In the late '40s and early '50s, the hot-shot Austrian virtuoso pianists were Jörg Demus, Paul Badura-Skoda, Alfred Brendel, and Walter Klien. Demus was elegant, Badura-Skoda was soulful, Brendel was intellectual, and Klien was passionate. Of the four, only Brendel went on to a successful international career while the rest remained European artists. Of the four, Klien was at once the least and the best known in America, the least because he did not make his American debut until 1969 and the best because his recordings of huge hunks of the standard repertoire were released in America on the budget-priced Vox label and thus widely available. For those American listeners who picked up on Klien, his combination of ruthless virtuosity, relentless intensity and reckless passion sounded distinctly un-Austrian but utterly compelling. In this five disc set of most of Brahms' piano music, Klien proves himself one of the great Brahms' pianists. The strength of his Ballades, the power of his F minor Sonata, the lyricism of his of his Intermezzi, tenderness of his Waltzes, the sternness of his Handel Variations, the funky rhythms of his Hungarian Dances rank him with Gilels and Richter and Kempff as a Brahms' player. While the Brahms completist will regret this set lacks his first two piano sonatas plus his Op. 21 and Paganini Variations, the listener looking for a superlative set of performances of Brahms' piano music could do no better. Vox's sound has its problems -- dimness, grayness, and harshness, plus a handful of dropouts -- the raw honesty of the production nevertheless reveals the greatness of Klien's playing.

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