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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 179,574 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Walter Gieseking is the 589th most popular musician (down from 496th in 2019), the 2,615th most popular biography from France (down from 2,247th in 2019) and the 27th most popular French Musician.

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  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.50

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.63

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Walter Gieseking ranks 589 out of 2,662. Before him are Paul Tortelier, Phil Lynott, Al Di Meola, Lee Morgan, Ma Rainey, and Carl Flesch. After him are Alan Wilder, Nikki Sixx, Curtis Mayfield, İdil Biret, Willy DeVille, and Josef Suk.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1895, Walter Gieseking ranks 113. Before him are Ernesto Lecuona, Liaquat Ali Khan, Lucian Blaga, Gregorio Pietro Agagianian, Bertil Lindblad, and Abdul Rahman of Negeri Sembilan. After him are Josef Bürckel, Immanuel Velikovsky, Pan Yuliang, Paul Giesler, Jakov Gotovac, and Vsevolod Merkulov. Among people deceased in 1956, Walter Gieseking ranks 87. Before him are Felix Bernstein, George Sarton, Jean Metzinger, Evelyn Beatrice Hall, Vladimir Obruchev, and Victor Young. After him are Charles Joughin, Meghnad Saha, Heinrich Barkhausen, André Marty, Carl Brockelmann, and Louis Rosier.

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In France

Among people born in France, Walter Gieseking ranks 2,615 out of 6,011. Before him are Pierre Fauchard (1679), Guy Ligier (1930), Paul Émile Chabas (1869), Jean-Féry Rebel (1666), Jean-Pierre Marielle (1932), and Catherine Hessling (1900). After him are Patrice Leconte (1947), Jean-Jacques Goldman (1951), Drogo of Hauteville (1010), Isabelle Aubret (1938), Aleksandar Petrović (1929), and Albert, 4th duc de Broglie (1821).

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Among MUSICIANS In France

Among musicians born in France, Walter Gieseking ranks 27. Before him are Yann Tiersen (1970), Ginette Neveu (1919), Jacques Loussier (1934), Michel Petrucciani (1962), Claude-Michel Schönberg (1944), and Paul Tortelier (1914). After him are Claude Bolling (1930), Pierre Rode (1774), Robert Casadesus (1899), Bob Sinclar (1969), Christian Ferras (1933), and Jean-Luc Ponty (1942).

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