The German pianist, Gerhard Oppitz, started playing the piano at 5. He gave his first public concert at the age of 11, performing Mozart’s D minor concerto where he was discovered by Paul Buck, professor at the Musikhochschule in Stuttgart. He studied with Buck until 1974 when he moved to Munich to attend Hugo Steurer’s master-class. In 1973, Gerhard Oppitz met Wilhelm Kempff who soon became his guide and mentor. Wilhelm Kempff invited the young pianist to attend his private master-class in Positano where he coached him in the sonatas and concertos of L.v. Beethoven. Wilhelm Kempff was impressed by the striking similarities in their interpretative outlooks. It was Wilhelm Kempff’s own wish that after his death, Gerhard Oppitz should continue the German musical tradition that linked them so closely
Tracklist:
A1 Danceuses de Delphes
A2 Voiles
A3 Le vent dans la plaine
A4 Les son et les parfums tournent dans l'air du soir
A5 Les collines d'Anacapri
A6 Des pas sur la neige
B1 Ce qua vu le vent d'Quest
B2 La fille aux cheveux de lin
B3 La sérénade interrompue
B4 La Cathédrale emgloutie
B5 La danse de Puck
B6 Minstrels
Record Company – Clearaudio Electronic GmbH
Copyright © – Clearaudio
Recorded At – Historischer Reitstadel, Neumarkt
Music By – Claude Debussy
Piano – Gerhard Oppitz
