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Klaviertober day 10: a piece inspired by nature

This was a difficult one, since there are so many pieces to chose from, but I decided to stick to posting piano pieces only. So I chose Debussy's Jardins sous la pluie. It really captures the atmosphere of a rainy afternoon in a garden, and how the sky clears after a thunderstorm.

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Just listed some Classical and Opera #audiocassette box sets on @ebay *Janáček's Katya Kabana $4 *Walter Gieseking plays Debussy $4 *Otto Klemperer Beethoven's Fidelio $2 *Bohumil Gregor Dvorak Symphonic Poems and Concert Overtures $3 *Leonard Bernstein Haydn's Die Schöpfung $5 *Britten Peter Grimes $5 *Sir George Solti Schoenberg's Moses und Aron $5 *Englebert Humperdinck Hansel & Gretel $2 *Eugen Jochum Beethoven Die 9 Symphonien $5 *Carl Sabajno Puccini's La Boheme $2 *Karl Bohm Bruckner's Symphonien Nr. 7&8 $5 Plus Media mail shipping. Link in bio or claim below. 🎼🎶 #beethoven #janacek #ottoklemperer #gieseking #Dvorak #puccini #classical #opera #symphony #philharmonic #antonbruckner #hanselandgretel #engleberthumperdinck #sirgeorgesolti #bookaneer #bookaneer4sale (at Dodge Center, Minnesota) https://www.instagram.com/p/BxX3EwGHvoJ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=16bqdwvz6w2nt

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Walter Gieseking

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Mendelssohn - 17 Lieder ohne Worte - Gieseking

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Walter Gieseking (1895 - 1956) was largely self-taught as a pianist. He was born in France, and travelled with his family in France and Italy until he enrolled at the Hannover Conservatory, where he came under the tutelage of Karl Leimer.

Walter Gieseking was one of the most extraordinary pianists of his time. He is said to have been a natural and intuitive pianist. According to legend, he never practised except in his own mind. He apparently would study the score, imagine playing it, and then perform it flawlessly. His habit of spending hours in total silence as he pored over scores is said to have frustrated his wife greatly.  It was with the repertoire of French masters that he became most famous. The impressionistic piano writing of C. Debussy and M. Ravel required the most sensitive touch and attention to colour and nuance, and Gieseking's finger acuity, imaginative pedalling, and above all, preternaturally alert ear made him an ideal interpreter of this music.