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THE WARSAW RECITAL 1955
Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
Works:
Domenico Scarlatti: Sonatas L352, L413, L483, L449
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No.3 op.2 in C major
Chopin: Waltz in E flat major No.14
Schumann: Faschingsschwank aus Wien op.26
Debussy: Hommage a Rameau
Mompou: Cancion y danza No.1
In 1955, Michelangeli amazed the members of 5th Chopin Competition in Warsaw by agreeing to serve on their jury. To the joy of the organizers, he also agreed to take part in two performances; a solo recital and a symphony concert (ALT1007). These legendary performances, now on Altara, were his only appearances in Poland and marked his return to the concert platform.
“…if you want to hear a great pianist captured on the wing in recital then Michelangeli’s 1955 Warsaw recording of Schumann’s Faschingsschwank aus Wien has to be among your first ports of call. To hear the Intermezzo so performed – with so much subtle shading – is to understand at least one explanation for Michelangeli’s awesome reputation. Such a beautiful sound too: powerful, sonorous and silky smooth,
with the most melting pianissimo. The Altara CD also includes superb performances of Beethoven…Scarlatti…Chopin…Debussy and Mompou…the sound here is altogether clearer than on any previous edition I’ve heard.” Rob Cowan (The Gramophone)
Born in Brescia in 1920, Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli was to his fans, the greatest virtuoso of the 20th Century. He never set out to dazzle audiences with pianistic tricks or pyrotechnics, even though he was technically one of the surest masters of the keyboard. At the end of a Michelangeli performance, the listener is left with a deeper understanding of the music rather than simply spellbound by his extraordinary skill, dexterity and tone.
Altara ALT1005
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To listen is an effort, and just to hear is no merit. A duck hears also. Igor Stravinsky
Vi har alle lært at skjule vore fordomme, og vi viser ikke vore forkerte meninger. PO Enquist 1976.