MUSICIAN

Walter Gieseking

1895 - 1956

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Walter Wilhelm Gieseking (5 November 1895 – 26 October 1956) was a French-born German pianist and composer. Gieseking was renowned for his subtle touch, pedaling, and dynamic control—particularly in the music of Debussy and Ravel; he made integral recordings of all their published works which were extant during his life. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Walter Gieseking has received more than 188,056 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Walter Gieseking is the 637th most popular musician (down from 587th in 2019), the 2,818th most popular biography from France (down from 2,606th in 2019) and the 31st most popular French Musician.

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  • 190k

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  • 54.24

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.28

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.77

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Walter Gieseking ranks 637 out of 3,175. Before him are Maxim Shostakovich, Damon Albarn, Carl Flesch, Mike Rutherford, Ron Carter, and Joan Jett. After him are Victor Young, Vladimir Sofronitsky, Ian Hill, Rachid Taha, Joe Pass, and Steve Gadd.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1895, Walter Gieseking ranks 121. Before him are Tomoji Tanabe, Pan Yuliang, Ernesto Lecuona, Isamu Chō, Robert Heinrich Wagner, and Paul Giesler. After him are Susanne Langer, Trifko Grabež, Agop Dilâçar, Lucian Blaga, Jacques Brugnon, and Alfred Neuland. Among people deceased in 1956, Walter Gieseking ranks 92. Before him are Charles Joughin, Eduardo Lonardi, Évariste Lévi-Provençal, André Marty, Clifford Brown, and Grand Duke Andrei Vladimirovich of Russia. After him are Victor Young, Carl Brockelmann, Marcel Griaule, Mohammed Hussein Heikal, Samad Vurgun, and Harold Bride.

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In France

Among people born in France, Walter Gieseking ranks 2,818 out of 6,770. Before him are Conon de Béthune (1150), Nicholas, Crown Prince of Montenegro (1944), Claude Gillot (1673), Théophile de Viau (1590), Pierre Magnol (1638), and Jean Léonard Marie Poiseuille (1797). After him are John, Duke of Touraine (1398), Charles Pathé (1863), Antoine de Jussieu (1686), Achille Richard (1794), John Charles, Count Palatine of Gelnhausen (1638), and Pierre Séguier (1588).

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Among MUSICIANS In France

Among musicians born in France, Walter Gieseking ranks 31. Before him are Claude Bolling (1930), Guy Bonnet (1945), Jean-Delphin Alard (1815), Claude-Michel Schönberg (1944), Paul Tortelier (1914), and Bob Sinclar (1969). After him are Pierre Rode (1774), Christian Ferras (1933), Nicolas de Grigny (1672), Paul de Senneville (1933), Richard Galliano (1950), and Pierre Baillot (1771).

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