classical music: benedetti

classical music: benedetti

classical music:

Benedetti

Essential Baroque

Decca, 2002

High-quality, marvelously varied intro to baroque music
I am buying this as the perfect gift for Russian and Chinese scientist friends. They have knowledge of classical music but perhaps not much about baroque music, which achieved special popularity in the U.S. during the 1970's and 1980's. Russians seem to have more ...

#1 Piano Album

No. 1 Piano Album

Decca, 2002

Pure
This album has it all, believe it or not. There are loads of cheesy #1 blah blah albums that are horridly popular. Sure, there are many well-known pieces on this, such as Alla Turca, the Adagio Sostenuto of the Moonlight, Fur Elise and the Minute Waltz. But almost ...

Debussy: Images I/Images II/Children's Corner

Claude Debussy, Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli

Deutsche Grammophon, 1990

One of the Top 10 Debussy Keyboard Albums of All Time
...which is quite a mouthful considering that it was released in 1971, long after the "Golden Era" of virtuoso pianism had ended. But with the so-called "mad genius of the keyboard" known as A.B. Michelangeli (1920 - 1995) at the helm, it became a huge winner both for ...

Masters of the Keyboard

Isaac Albeniz, Johann Sebastian Bach, ...

Deutsche Grammophon, 2004

excellent artists!
I don't understand quite where the other reviewer is coming from. This is a treasure-trove of piano music by some of the best classical pianists of the last century. If you want a musical anthology of some of the best by some of the best, pick it up!

Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli Vol. 2 [Germany]

Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli

Documents Classics, 2006

Exceptional set!
The first CD includes the entire recital given in, recorded in Teatro Colon, Buenos Aires, 21-07-49. And despite of the fact the poor sound quality, the recital well deserves praised comments. The set of Chopin's Mazurkas is really outstanding. Performed in ...

Icon: Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
Isaac Albeniz, Johann Sebastian Bach, ...

EMI Classics, 2008

Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli

Ferruccio Mazzoli, Franky Dariel, ...

Documents Classics, 2006

The Art of Michelangeli
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED: This 10-CD set represents the recordings of the great Italian pianist Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, from the maestro's earlier, post-World War years to the 1990's, spanning half a century of outsanding pianism and musicianship. Michelangeli ...

Michelangeli Plays Debussy

Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, Canope Bruyeres

BBC / Opus Arte, 2006

Great Artistry by Any Standard
Michelangeli was noted for his immaculate playing, but he was equally noted for his ability to coax incredibly rich and subtle sound from the piano. He always claimed that tone color was a function of the pianist's mind, not so much his fingers. Whatever the means, in ...

Ravel: Piano Concerto in G; Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 4

Sergey Rachmaninov, Maurice Ravel, ...

EMI Classics, 2000

Michelangeli at His Best
One of my favorite albums has always been the Ravel Concertos with Argerich playing the G maj Concerto and Beroff play the Concerto in D. I still think this disc is unmatched when it comes to an album with both concertos. I've always loved the Argerich and always ...

Nicola Benedetti plays Vaughan Williams & Tavener

John Tavener, Ralph Vaughan Williams, ...

DG, 2008

A great talent
These works couple very interesting works by Tavener with the ever popular "Lark Asending" by Vaughan Williams. These pieces are perfectly matched and the coupling was a great idea. The violinist is wonderful and has great expression. She is an amazing talent and I ...

The Art of Piano

Johann Sebastian Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven, ...

Philips, 2000

Paderewski's rendition of Hungarian Rhapsody's perfect
I've listened to Hungarian Rhapsody rendered by 3 different artists, and Paderewski's rendition's by far the best. In fact, his version compared to, say, Misha Dichter's in "The #1 Piano Album" is so much superior that I could not bear to listen to Misha's version. ...

Nicola Benedetti plays Mendelssohn, MacMillan & Mozart

James MacMillan, Felix Mendelssohn, ...

Deutsche Grammophon, 2006

THE EXCITEMENT CONTINUES: AWESOME PERFORMANCES!!
Five HUGE Stars. Nicola Benedetti, the brilliant fiery Scottish violin prodigy, continues her ascent up the classical music hierachy with stunning and beautiful performances of Mozart, Mendelssohn, and James MacMillan on her second CD. The 'Piece De Resistance' is the ...

Two Titans of the Keyboard - Sviatoslav Richter & Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli

Sviatoslav Richter, Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli

Video Artists Int'l, 2002

Indeed We Have Two Titans
Richter: The video is in B/W and is of rather poor quality, shot mainly from the right side of his back and where there are reflections of light, they appear as "black outs". Fortunately, there are close-ups of the hands quite often and his hand position is quite ...

Chopin: 10 Mazurkas / Prelude Op. 45 / Scherso Op. 31

Frederic Chopin, Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli

Dg Imports, 1984

Spectacular
I have been a serious music fan for many years. I have listened and relistened to a great many recordings. This is my favorite. I have rarely gone more than a week without listening to it. The muzurkas give me the chills. I have long made it a point to listen to ...

Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli - Beethoven Schubert Brahms

Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, János Darvas

Euroarts, 2004

A PRIVATE UNIVERSE OF SOUND
This recital from 1981 consists of Beethoven, Schubert and Brahms. I have always had the feeling that Michelangeli understood Beethoven and Mozart intellectually more than by the kind of instinct he showed for Chopin, Liszt, Debussy and Ravel. There is any amount of ...