Jean-Philippe Rameau:
Nouvelles Suites de pieces de clavecin, Nr. 4 - Les trois mains
Pieces de clavecin, deuxieme ordre, Nr. 5 - Le rappel des oiseaux. Allegro vivace

Francois Couperin:
Troisieme livre de pieces des clavecin, Nr. 14 - Le carillon de Cithere

Georg Friedrich Handel:
Suite Nr. 4 für Klavier B-Dur, HWV 434 - Menuett g-Moll

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart:
Pastorale variée B-Dur (KV Anh. C 26.01)

Ludwig van Beethoven:
Klaviersonate Nr. 22 F-Dur, Op. 54

Franz Schubert:
Klaviersonate a-moll, D 845, Op. 42
Impromptu Ges-Dur Nr. 3, D 899

At his 1962 recital in Schwetzingen, Wilhelm Kempff demonstrated his unique ability to embed searching, dreamy piano music within his wider repertoire, mindful of its demands for fine, stylistic gradations. With his Schwetzingen programme, he stepped outside the safe territory of works by composers such as Mozart, Beethoven and Schubert, which were usually expected by concert organisers and audiences alike. The opening pieces are likely to surprise even those familiar with Kempff as a performer of wide-ranging piano repertoire. Rarely heard miniatures by Jean Philippe Rameau and François Couperin, forgotten by most soloists, teachers and their students, highlight Kempff’s versatility and his engaging handling of colours, even on French territory.

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Recording: 11.05.1962, Schwetzingen, Schloss. Reedycja płyty H 93720.