Originally posted by HighlandDougie
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Maurizio Pollini. 1942 - 2024
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Very sad to hear.
We had a short stay in New York in 2010, our only visit to USA, and wanted to experience a concert in Carnegie Hall. On the only night we could go, Pollini was playing a solo recital. Totally sold out, but we queued for returns and actually got in - two singles in different parts of the auditorium. So we got to see the Hall and a great pianist at work.
The first recording I acquired was that famous 1960 Kletzki/Philharmonia Chopin 1.
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I was lucky to see Pollini play three times at the RFH: two were Chopin and Debussy programmes, finishing with the first book of Debussy Préludes in 2014, and returning for the second book in 2017. Most memorable of all was his Beethoven recital with the Tempest, Waldstein and Hammerklavier sonatas in a single evening. He recently re-recorded the Hammerklavier, a very fine performance, paired with Op. 101:
Ludwig van BeethovenPiano Sonata No.29 in B-flat major, Op.106, "Hammerklavier"Maurizio Pollini, pianistRecorded at the Residenz, Herkulessaal, Munich in Apr...
I didn't see his final appearance in London, where he lost his way and found it again, but it's hard to read this account with dry eyes today:
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Originally posted by Retune View PostI was lucky to see Pollini play three times at the RFH: two were Chopin and Debussy programmes, finishing with the first book of Debussy Préludes in 2014, and returning for the second book in 2017. Most memorable of all was his Beethoven recital with the Tempest, Waldstein and Hammerklavier sonatas in a single evening. He recently re-recorded the Hammerklavier, a very fine performance, paired with Op. 101:
Ludwig van BeethovenPiano Sonata No.29 in B-flat major, Op.106, "Hammerklavier"Maurizio Pollini, pianistRecorded at the Residenz, Herkulessaal, Munich in Apr...
I didn't see his final appearance in London, where he lost his way and found it again, but it's hard to read this account with dry eyes today:
https://christopheraxworthymusiccomm...onio-morabito/
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Despite having been ambivalent on the other thread about his recordings, I found myself deeply saddened by the news of Pollini's death. He has always been there as a great pianistic presence, throughout my life. Thanks to the posts over the past couple of weeks I have been listening again to his Chopin recordings, so he has been more in my mind recently than for quite a while. I listened again to the slow movement of the Chopin 1st Concerto - really quite remarkable playing, and miraculous for an 18 year old.
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Originally posted by Roslynmuse View PostDespite having been ambivalent on the other thread about his recordings, I found myself deeply saddened by the news of Pollini's death. He has always been there as a great pianistic presence, throughout my life. Thanks to the posts over the past couple of weeks I have been listening again to his Chopin recordings, so he has been more in my mind recently than for quite a while. I listened again to the slow movement of the Chopin 1st Concerto - really quite remarkable playing, and miraculous for an 18 year old.
RIP Maurizio
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Originally posted by Pulcinella View PostTimes obituary here:It isn't given us to know those rare moments when people are wide open and the lightest touch can wither or heal. A moment too late and we can never reach them any more in this world.
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Thansk for posting that.I remember eagerly getting the LP when it came out with its brilliant scarlet cover . The Gramophone didn't like it. 'A waste of Pollini' they said. I still think it's one of Nono's best pieces. Of course I listen to it purely as a piece of msuic. I don't follow any of the political connotations.
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On Twitter Vikungur Olafsson suggested getting hold of his DG record of the Chopin Sonatas and listening straight through. I was able to get a very cheap secondhand copy and have done so . I find as with his recordings of the Scherzi I admired the pianism but found the performances rather cool - more the Second Sonata than the Third. In particular, the lovely melody that follows the funeral march felt like sunshine on a cold day lacking warmth but maybe after a funeral march that was what he intended !
I think it was Olafsson who also mentioned that his father loved Pollini's recordings and his mother couldn't abide them.
I enjoyed the 1970s Brahms with Bohm and Abbado - not on the level of say enjoying Gilels, Curzon or Solomon but somehow actually their rather cooler temperature was musically very engaging I found myself listening closely rather than just being swept up by them .
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Originally posted by Belgrove View PostSad news, he was of the greats. One of my earliest concerts was seeing him (in an unpretentious lounge suite, so rare back then) play late Beethoven at the RFH, then numerous performances with Abbado. His Brahms PC2 recording with Abbado is my go to choice, the second movement is granitic. His Petrushka and Brahms Quintet discs are particular favourites. RIP.
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