Back in the early/mid-1950s Decca set out to record two complete Beethoven piano sonata cycles, at times running almost concurrently, with Friedrich Gulda representing the fiery younger generation ...

Wilhelm Backhaus’s Chopin Études, Opp 10 and 25 from 1928, were the first to be recorded as a complete set and remain justly famous, retaining even today an unassailable position among the finest.

Wilhelm Backhaus, the famous pianist, reached Sydney yesterday by the Melbourne Express, accompanied by his wife. He last visited Australia in 1926. "I am very glad to be again in Sydney," said Mr ...