Genre:

Instrumental

Release Date:

Nov 2005

Recorded:

1962

Number of Discs:

1

Sound:

LPCM Mono

Aspect Ratio:

4:3

Display:

NTSC

Catalog Number:

OA0939D

Michelangeli plays Beethoven

Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Op. 2 No. 3 & No. 32; D. Scarlatti: Sonatas K11/L352, K27/L449, K159/L104 & K322/L483; Galuppi: Sonata in C major

Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli ();

The legendary Italian pianist Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (1920 - 1995), playing at the height of his powers, performs two Beethoven sonatas in an historic recording now digitally restored and re-mastered. He also plays earlier sonatas by Scarlatti and Galuppi. Michelangeli's fine control and perfect clarity - always present in his playing - have positioned him as one of the most outstanding recording artists of any generation. "His fingers can no more hit a wrong note or smudge a passage than a bullet can be veered off course once it has been fired..." (Music critic Harold Schonberg)

Reviews

"...magisterial performances..." (The Penguin Guide)

"Any preserved Michelangeli performance is an important document, so we have every reason to be grateful to Opus Arte for presenting this pianist's Beethoven offering." (Musicweb International)