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Wilhelm Kempff

1895 - 1991

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Wilhelm Walter Friedrich Kempff (25 November 1895 – 23 May 1991) was a German pianist, teacher and composer. Although his repertoire included Bach, Mozart, Chopin, Schumann, Liszt and Brahms, Kempff was particularly well known for his interpretations of the music of Ludwig van Beethoven and Franz Schubert, recording the complete sonatas of both composers. He is considered to have been one of the chief exponents of the Germanic tradition during the 20th century and one of the greatest pianists of all time. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Wilhelm Kempff is the 200th most popular musician (down from 198th in 2019), the 896th most popular biography from Germany (up from 971st in 2019) and the 9th most popular German Musician.

Wilhelm Kempff was a German pianist and composer. He is most famous for his interpretations of the works of Beethoven, Schubert, and Brahms.

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Among musicians, Wilhelm Kempff ranks 200 out of 3,175. Before him are Bernard Haitink, Itzhak Perlman, Fatboy Slim, Dr. Alban, Nicko McBrain, and Emil Gilels. After him are Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, Stan Getz, György Cziffra, Mike Shinoda, Charles-Valentin Alkan, and Maria João Pires.

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Among people born in 1895, Wilhelm Kempff ranks 60. Before him are Albert Göring, Dickinson W. Richards, Richard Walther Darré, Nedeljko Čabrinović, Lázaro Cárdenas, and Kurt Zeitzler. After him are Kiril, Prince of Preslav, Princess Irina Alexandrovna of Russia, Hans-Georg von Friedeburg, Lewis Milestone, Tadeusz Bór-Komorowski, and Edna Purviance. Among people deceased in 1991, Wilhelm Kempff ranks 34. Before him are Henri Lefebvre, Michael Landon, Demetrios I of Constantinople, Rajiv Gandhi, Natalia Ginzburg, and Jerzy Kosiński. After him are Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal, Stan Getz, Jean Tinguely, Don Siegel, Gunnar Gren, and Martha Graham.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Wilhelm Kempff ranks 896 out of 7,253. Before him are Hedwig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp (1636), Hans-Joachim Marseille (1919), Harald Quandt (1921), Markus Wolf (1923), Götz von Berlichingen (1480), and Radegund (518). After him are Hans Fallada (1893), Theodor Fontane (1819), Frederica of Baden (1781), Constantin Fehrenbach (1852), Hardy Krüger (1928), and Albert O. Hirschman (1915).

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Among MUSICIANS In Germany

Among musicians born in Germany, Wilhelm Kempff ranks 9. Before him are Till Lindemann (1963), Hans von Bülow (1830), Frank Farian (1941), Rudolf Schenker (1948), Carlos Kleiber (1930), and James Last (1929). After him are Klaus Nomi (1944), André Previn (1929), Friedrich Kalkbrenner (1784), Florian Schneider (1947), Michael Schenker (1955), and Richard Z. Kruspe (1967).

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