Wilhelm Kempff

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Wilhelm Kempff was a renowned German pianist and composer, celebrated especially for his poetic interpretations of Beethoven and Schubert.

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Wilhelm Kempff canonical 3
Kempff 1
Wilhelm Walter Friedrich Kempff 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf classical musician
composer
human
pianist
awardReceived Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Order Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts
surface form: Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts
causeOfDeath complications from a stroke
countryOfCitizenship Germany
dateOfBirth 1895-11-25
dateOfDeath 1991-05-23
educatedAt Hochschule für Musik Berlin
Hochschule für Musik und Theater „Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy“ Leipzig
surface form: Hochschule für Musik und Theater Leipzig
familyName Wilhelm Kempff self-linksurface differs
surface form: Kempff
founded Wilhelm Kempff Beethoven Interpretation Courses in Positano
fullName Wilhelm Kempff self-linksurface differs
surface form: Wilhelm Walter Friedrich Kempff
genre classical music
givenName Wilhelm
instrument piano
knownFor lyrical and introspective playing style
poetic interpretations of Beethoven
poetic interpretations of Schubert
languageSpoken German
movement German classical music tradition
nationality German
notableWork recordings of Bach keyboard works
recordings of Beethoven piano concertos
recordings of Beethoven piano sonatas
recordings of Brahms piano works
recordings of Chopin piano works
recordings of Liszt piano works
recordings of Schubert piano sonatas
recordings of Schumann piano works
occupation composer
pianist
placeOfBirth German Empire
Jüterbog
Province of Brandenburg
placeOfDeath Campania
Italy
Positano
positionHeld director of the Stuttgart College of Music
recordLabel Deutsche Grammophon
religion Lutheranism
residence Berlin
Stuttgart
sexOrGender male
studentOf Karl Heinrich Barth
styleOfPlay emphasis on singing tone
flexible rubato
moderate use of pedal

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Deutsche Grammophon hasRecorded Wilhelm Kempff
Wilhelm Kempff fullName Wilhelm Kempff self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Wilhelm Walter Friedrich Kempff
Wilhelm Kempff familyName Wilhelm Kempff self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Kempff
Pierre Fournier collaboratedWith Wilhelm Kempff