Wilhelm Backhaus Complete Decca Recordings CD Boxset

• Marking 50 years since the passing of Wilhelm Backhaus (5 July 1969), Decca brings together, for the first time, the artist’s complete recordings for the label

• New remasterings showcasing the incredible integrity of Backhaus’s pianism

• Landmark recordings of Beethoven – including two Sonata cycles (mono and stereo – the stereo only omits Op.106, not recorded at Backhaus’ time of death); Brahms’ Concertos, Cello Sonatas (with Fournier); and Backhaus’s celebrated 1954 Carnegie Hall recital

• Recordings with the Wiener Philharmoniker and Clemens Krauss (Beethoven); Karl Böhm (Brahms, Mozart); Carl Schuricht (Brahms); Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt(Beethoven); Günter Wand (Schumann)

• Includes the first international release of Backhaus’ last public performance – two weeks before he died; and the mono Beethoven Sonata cycle

• PACKAGING: 2-piece box | 39CDs | original jackets & spined wallets |booklet with extensive new essay by Jonathan Summers (Classical Music Curator of The British Library)