Paul Van Kempen Edition

THE FIRST BOX SET COMPRISING THE COMPLETE PHILIPS RECORDINGS OF THE POWERFULLY INDIVIDUAL DUTCH CONDUCTOR PAUL VAN KEMPEN; ORIGINAL JACKETS | NEW REMASTERING | LIMITED EDITION Alongside Willem Mengelberg and Bernard Haitink, Paul van Kempen is one of three Dutch conductors who were regular and esteemed leaders of both the Concertgebouworkest and the Berliner Philharmoniker, live and on record. Van Kempen was an unabashed Romantic in style, in the mould of Mengelberg but with his own approach, and a sensitivity that made him a perfect foil to Wilhelm Kempff and Wolfgang Schneiderhan on Deutsche Grammophon recordings of Beethoven concertos for which he is best remembered. This new box set from Eloquence, however, enables us to reassess Van Kempen as a powerfully individual conductor in his own right. It mixes repertoire classics with music off the beaten track, opera, oratorio, light classics and symphonies, including several recordings receiving their first-ever release on CD. In fact, his discography was surprisingly extensive given his relatively brief career. Born in 1893, he trained as a violinist and became a member of the Concertgebouworkest under Mengelberg at the age of just seventeen. In the 1930s he conducted orchestras across the Netherlands and Germany, and in 1942 he took over from Herbert von Karajan as music director of the opera house in Aachen. While he made several prewar recordings for Telefunken and DG, however, his career in the studio only took off after

Tracks

1~1~Fantaisie-Impromptu In C Sharp Minor, Op. 66
1~2~Lohengrin, Wwv 75, Prelude To Act I
1~3~Suite Bergamasque, L. 75, Clair De Lune
1~4~Romeo And Juliet, Op. 64, Dance Of The Knights (Arr. For Solo Violin And Orchestra By Tamás Batiashvili)
1~5~Italian Concerto In F Major, Bwv 971, 1. (Allegro)
1~6~La Wally Act 1, "Ebben? Ne Andrò Lontana"
1~7~Études, No. 9
1~8~Iubilate Deo
1~9~Mass, I. Devotions Before Mass, 2. Hymn And Psalm: "A Simple Song"
1~10~French Suite No. 5 In G Major, Bwv 816, 7. Gigue
1~11~Messa Da Requiem, Version, Dies Irae, Ingemisco
1~12~Petrouchka, Three Movements For Piano - 1921 Version, Scene 1, Russian Dance
1~13~Concerto For Violin In G Major, Edited By Olivier Fourés, Allegro
1~14~Waltz No.7 In C Sharp Minor, Op.64 No.2
1~15~Estancia, Danzas Del Ballet, 4. Danza Final (Malambo)
1~16~24 Préludes, Op. 28, C. 166-189, 24. Allegro Appassionato In D Minor, C. 189
1~17~Six Songs, Op.34, 2. Auf Den Flügeln Des Gesanges, Mwv K86
1~18~Piano Sonata No. 28 In A Major, Op. 101, 1. Etwas Lebhaft Und Mit Der Innigsten Empfindung (Allegretto Ma Non Troppo)
1~19~Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5, W. 389, 1. Aria (Cantilena)
1~20~Die Schöne Müllerin, Op.25, D.795, 1. Das Wandern
1~21~Le Nozze Di Figaro, K. 492 Act 1, "Non So Più Cosa Son, Cosa Faccio"
1~22~Organum
1~23~Annie's Song (Arranged By Charles Gerhardt; Adapted By Craig Leon)
1~24~Kinderszenen, Op. 15, 7. Träumerei
1~25~Violin Concerto No. 2 In E Major, Bwv 1042, 3. Allegro Assai
1~26~Requiem, Op. 48, 4. Pie Jesu
1~27~Lohengrin, Wwv 75 Act 3, Prelude To Act Iii
1~28~Messiah, Hwv 56 Pt. 2, "Hallelujah"
1~29~Die Schöpfung, Hob. Xxi:2 Erster Teil, 14.Chor Und Terzett: "Die Himmel Erzählen Die Ehre Gottes" / "Dem Kommenden Tage Sagt Es Der Tag"
1~30~Songs Of Travel, 3. The Roadside Fire
1~31~Baba-Yaga, Op.56
1~32~String Quartet In C, Op.59 No.3 - "Rasumovsky No. 3", 4. Allegro Molto
1~33~Violin Sonata No. 7 In C Minor, Op. 30, No. 2, 3. Scherzo (Allegro)
1~34~Nocturnes, L. 91 Orchestral Version, 2. Fêtes
1~35

Details

Format: CD
Artist: Paul Van Kempen
Release Date: 07 February 2020
Genre: Classical Music
Label: ELOQUENCE / DECCA
Distributor: Universal Music