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Walter Klien
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Walter Klien (November 27, 1928 - February 10, 1991) was an Austrian pianist. Klien was born in Graz. His mother was the artist Erika Giovanna Klien (1900-1957). She emigrated to the United States in 1929, and their only further contact was by correspondence. Klien studied piano with Josef Dichler at the Music Academy in Vienna and with Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli. He also studied composition with Paul Hindemith. He was a laureate of the Busoni Competition in Bolzano and the Marguerite Long Competition in Paris and made his debut in the United States in 1969. He was awarded the Bosendorfer Prize in Vienna in 1953. Shortly before his death in 1991 he was honoured with the Joseph Marx Music Prize in 1987 and the honorary gold medal of the city of Vienna in 1989. His discography includes the complete solo piano works and many of the piano concertos of Mozart, the piano music of Brahms, as well as the complete piano sonatas of Schubert. He partnered Arthur Grumiaux in recording the Mozart music for piano and violin. He performed and recorded piano duo and duet repertoire with his wife, Beatriz Klien. He was much admired for his crystalline tone and projection of detail in his interpretations. His clarity of playing suited the music of Mozart and Schubert in particular. These qualities are also very evident in his Brahms recordings, where the dense textures of the writing can easily obscure the musical argument. A small number of critics continue to regard his complete S
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Adagio in B Minor, K. 540
11,8172Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K.331: III. Alla Turca - Allegretto
3,3853Sonata No. 11 in A Major for Piano, K. 331: I. Theme and Variations
1,8004Sonata for Piano No. 8 in A Minor, K. 310: III. Presto
1,4185Sonata No. 11 in A Major for Piano, K. 331: III. Alla Turca - Allegretto
1,1856Minuet and Trio, K. 1
8907Twelve Variations in C Major on the French song "Ah vous dirai-je, Maman", K. 265/300e
8888Fantasy for Piano No. 3 in D Minor, K. 397
8859Piano Sonata No. 11 In A Major, K. 331: III. Alla Turca - Allegretto
64310Sonata No. 11 in A Major for Piano, K. 331: III. Alla Turca: Allegretto
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The 99 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music
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The 100 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music
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The Works of Mozart: Piano Sonatas
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Five Hours of Classical Favorites (Amazon exclusive)
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