Maurizio Pollini

Maurizio Pollini – Chopin: Late Works, Opp. 59-64 (2017)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 54:34 minutes | 905 MB | Genre: Classical
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After winning the International Chopin Competition over half a century ago, Maurizio Pollini adds an important new chapter to his ongoing interpretation with some of the composer’s most famous late works. On this album, the “grand master” (BBC music magazine) interprets some of Chopin’s largescale masterpieces, including six Mazurkas and three Waltzes that he has never recorded before. “I’m in love with Chopin – his music never ceases to amaze me.” – Maurizio Pollini

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Maurizio Pollini – Chopin – Études (1972/2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 56:05 minutes | 966 MB | Genre: Classical
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Both sets of Chopin’s etudes can be as fiendishly difficult for the performer as they are mesmerizing for the listener, yet Maurizio Pollini makes them sound as if they pose no problems whatsoever for him in this 1972 recording. Every one of the etudes is played with easy precision, energy, and an entirely enjoyable musicality that demonstrates why Chopin’s etudes are no mere exercises and are as suited to the recital hall as to the practice room. The Op. 25 No. 5 Etude in E minor has some tricky finger acrobatics in it, but Pollini brings out a singing melody all the same in the middle section, while adding a bit of dancing animation to the outer sections. The melody of the famous Etude No. 3 in E major is lyrical and warm, which highlights precisely the challenge posed by Chopin in these brief pieces: bring out an effective melody while mastering an exact technique through repetition. The recording also shows why Pollini is one of the most respected Chopin interpreters of all time. — AllMusic Review by Patsy Morita

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Maurizio Pollini – Beethoven: The Late Piano Sonatas Nos. 28-32 (2016)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 02:05:33 minutes | 2,09 GB | Genre: Classical
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Maurizio Pollini recorded Beethoven late sonatas in the mid-1970s and received lavish critical praise for his faithful and highly skilled interpretations. The pianist and his performance have since acquired legendary status, particularly for the Hammerklavier, deemed “perfect” by Gramophone.
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Maurizio Pollini – Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos. 16-20 (Opp. 31 & 49) (2014)
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Deutsche Grammophon is proud to release a stunning new recording of Beethoven piano sonatas by Maurizio Pollini. This final recording from 2014 brings a 40-year project to completion: he now presents studio recordings of all 32 Beethoven piano sonatas. The piano sonatas are central to Beethoven’s oeuvre. As a composer and virtuoso pianist himself, he wrote works for the instrument from the beginning to the end of his career, so a cycle of the piano sonatas gives an almost unparalleled insight into his development as a composer and as a master of the instrument.
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Maurizio Pollini – Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos. 4 & 9-11 (Opp.7, 14 & 22) (2013)
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Beethoven’s Op. 7 and Op. 22, both standard four-movement works, frame the two lyrical Op. 14 sonatas, cast in three movements. These smaller-scale sonatas make fewer virtuosic demands on the soloist, yet are by no means lacking in poetic intensity and clarity. One of the greatest pianists of the 20th century, Maurizio Pollini embarked on a project to record the entire cycle of Beethoven’s piano sonatas in 1975. This 2013 installment, showcasing Pollini’s typical masterful artistry and technical bravado, is the second-to-last volume in the series.
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