Some wonderful and quite fascinating pianism here: Walter Gieseking playing a portion of the Tchaikovsky Concerto and the final minutes of Beethoven’s Appassionata Sonata, taken from a 1948 German movie.

Gieseking provided the ample piano excerpts in the 1948 movie entitled Finale – https://second.wiki/wiki/finale_1948 – the entire film being fully watchable here (if it doesn’t get taken down at some point):

We can see Gieseking being credited here:

The great collector Ernst Lumpe has uploaded the audio-only portions from the Tchaikovsky and the Beethoven into the audio link shared below and it makes for fascinating listening. Gieseking takes most the concerto at a broader pace than one might expect (though he ramps things up partway through), giving a performance that is exquisitely nuanced, with his beautiful tone evident throughout. The Beethoven is frenetic to say the least, though still rhythmically and technically secure …. terrifically exciting!

CLICK HERE for the link to the YouTube video (which is formatted for viewing on YouTube only, not embedded in websites) – a fascinating listen!