Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli - Steinway Legends: Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (2006)
BAND/ARTIST: Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
- Title: Steinway Legends: Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
- Year Of Release: 2006
- Label: Deutsche Grammophon (DG)
- Genre: Classical Piano
- Quality: flac lossless (tracks)
- Total Time: 02:31:41
- Total Size: 521 mb
- WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist
CD1
01. Sonata for Harpsichord in C Minor, K. 11
02. Sonata for Harpsichord in C Major, K. 159
03. Sonata for Harpsichord in A Major, K. 322
04. Piano Sonata No. 4 in E Flat Major, Op. 7: I. Allegro molto e con brio
05. Piano Sonata No. 4 in E Flat Major, Op. 7: II. Largo, con gran espressione
06. Piano Sonata No. 4 in E Flat Major, Op. 7: III. Allegro
07. Piano Sonata No. 4 in E Flat Major, Op. 7: IV. Rondo (Poco allegretto e grazioso)
08. 4 Ballades, Op. 10: No. 1 in D Minor
09. Images: No. 1. Reflets dans l'eau
10. Images: No. 2. Et la lune descend sur le temple qui fût
11. Images: No. 3. Poissons d'or
12. Children's Corner Suite: I. Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum
13. Children's Corner Suite: II. Jimbo's Lullaby
14. Children's Corner Suite: III. Serenade for the Doll
15. Children's Corner Suite: IV. The Snow is dancing
16. Children's Corner Suite: V. The little Shepherd
17. Children's Corner Suite: VI. Golliwogg's Cakewalk
CD2
01. Ballade No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 23: Largo - Moderato - Con fuoco
02. Scherzo No. 2 in B Flat Minor, Op. 31: Presto - Sostenuto
03. Mazurka No. 25 in B Minor, Op. 33, No. 4: Mesto
04. Prélude No. 25 in C Sharp Minor, Op. 45: Sostenuto
05. Faschingsschwank aus Wien, Op. 26: I. Allegro (Vivace assai)
06. Faschingsschwank aus Wien, Op. 26: II. Romanze (Piuttosto lento)
07. Faschingsschwank aus Wien, Op. 26: III. Scherzino
08. Faschingsschwank aus Wien, Op. 26: IV. Intermezzo (Colla più grande energia)
09. Faschingsschwank aus Wien, Op. 26: V. Finale (Il più vivace possibile)
10. Piano Sonata No. 4 in A Minor, D. 537: I. Allegro ma non troppo
11. Piano Sonata No. 4 in A Minor, D. 537: II. Allegretto quasi andantino
12. Piano Sonata No. 4 in A Minor, D. 537: III. Allegro vivace
Pick any track, go ahead, any track on either disc in the set and you'll be totally blown away. Try, say, the opening of Scarlatti's Sonata in C minor K. 11: isn't the touch the ideal balance between legato and staccato and the tempo the perfect balance between con brio and con spirito? Try the Largo, con gran espressione from Beethoven's Sonata in E flat major, Op. 7: isn't the tone the essence of deepest tragedy and the expression the quintessence of highest nobility? Try Brahms' Ballade in D minor, Op. 10: isn't the texture the definition of despair and the pulse the tread of fate? Try, if you only have time for one performance, Chopin's Prelude in C sharp minor, Op. 45: isn't the clarity blinding and the intensity absolutely overwhelming? The pianist is Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, one of the most individualistic and compelling pianists of the twentieth century, and although there are in his slim discography some greater recordings - his transcendent Bach/Busoni "Chaconne" - and some lesser recordings - his tired Mozart concertos - the recordings here include excerpts from arguably his greatest recording - his luminous Debussy and his glorious Chopin - and any track on this disc will be sufficient to convert those previously unacquainted with the art of Michelangeli. There is some variety in the sound quality - the sound of the 1965 Decca Scarlatti sonatas is a bit dim and distant while the sound of the 1971-1972 Debussy and Chopin recordings is as real as fire and light - but the performances themselves are beyond cavil or criticism.
CD1
01. Sonata for Harpsichord in C Minor, K. 11
02. Sonata for Harpsichord in C Major, K. 159
03. Sonata for Harpsichord in A Major, K. 322
04. Piano Sonata No. 4 in E Flat Major, Op. 7: I. Allegro molto e con brio
05. Piano Sonata No. 4 in E Flat Major, Op. 7: II. Largo, con gran espressione
06. Piano Sonata No. 4 in E Flat Major, Op. 7: III. Allegro
07. Piano Sonata No. 4 in E Flat Major, Op. 7: IV. Rondo (Poco allegretto e grazioso)
08. 4 Ballades, Op. 10: No. 1 in D Minor
09. Images: No. 1. Reflets dans l'eau
10. Images: No. 2. Et la lune descend sur le temple qui fût
11. Images: No. 3. Poissons d'or
12. Children's Corner Suite: I. Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum
13. Children's Corner Suite: II. Jimbo's Lullaby
14. Children's Corner Suite: III. Serenade for the Doll
15. Children's Corner Suite: IV. The Snow is dancing
16. Children's Corner Suite: V. The little Shepherd
17. Children's Corner Suite: VI. Golliwogg's Cakewalk
CD2
01. Ballade No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 23: Largo - Moderato - Con fuoco
02. Scherzo No. 2 in B Flat Minor, Op. 31: Presto - Sostenuto
03. Mazurka No. 25 in B Minor, Op. 33, No. 4: Mesto
04. Prélude No. 25 in C Sharp Minor, Op. 45: Sostenuto
05. Faschingsschwank aus Wien, Op. 26: I. Allegro (Vivace assai)
06. Faschingsschwank aus Wien, Op. 26: II. Romanze (Piuttosto lento)
07. Faschingsschwank aus Wien, Op. 26: III. Scherzino
08. Faschingsschwank aus Wien, Op. 26: IV. Intermezzo (Colla più grande energia)
09. Faschingsschwank aus Wien, Op. 26: V. Finale (Il più vivace possibile)
10. Piano Sonata No. 4 in A Minor, D. 537: I. Allegro ma non troppo
11. Piano Sonata No. 4 in A Minor, D. 537: II. Allegretto quasi andantino
12. Piano Sonata No. 4 in A Minor, D. 537: III. Allegro vivace
Pick any track, go ahead, any track on either disc in the set and you'll be totally blown away. Try, say, the opening of Scarlatti's Sonata in C minor K. 11: isn't the touch the ideal balance between legato and staccato and the tempo the perfect balance between con brio and con spirito? Try the Largo, con gran espressione from Beethoven's Sonata in E flat major, Op. 7: isn't the tone the essence of deepest tragedy and the expression the quintessence of highest nobility? Try Brahms' Ballade in D minor, Op. 10: isn't the texture the definition of despair and the pulse the tread of fate? Try, if you only have time for one performance, Chopin's Prelude in C sharp minor, Op. 45: isn't the clarity blinding and the intensity absolutely overwhelming? The pianist is Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, one of the most individualistic and compelling pianists of the twentieth century, and although there are in his slim discography some greater recordings - his transcendent Bach/Busoni "Chaconne" - and some lesser recordings - his tired Mozart concertos - the recordings here include excerpts from arguably his greatest recording - his luminous Debussy and his glorious Chopin - and any track on this disc will be sufficient to convert those previously unacquainted with the art of Michelangeli. There is some variety in the sound quality - the sound of the 1965 Decca Scarlatti sonatas is a bit dim and distant while the sound of the 1971-1972 Debussy and Chopin recordings is as real as fire and light - but the performances themselves are beyond cavil or criticism.
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