Michelangeli plays Scarlatti - Sonata in C major

[fredericfranc]

....I was just listening to Yuja play some Scarlatti, and she is some piece of ass too, but Arturo, to my mind, is a far more fascinating piece of ass, sorry to talk like this, besides he throws on some real mean Scarlatti, so that sort of helps...

[L2thaV]

This reminds me of Paganini's 9th Caprice, which by the way was arrangent by Liszt: Grandes Etudes, number 5.



[PersicusMagus]

E' l' unico che riesce a dare certe emozioni. 

[MrTIRILLY]

Le Maître s'amuse au clavier, quelle puissance on aurait envie de danser à cause du rythme, c'est un truc à faire des insomnies

[Aaronichi]

Fucking hell! That made my sphincter pucker a little. Super hot.

[ciayko]

che trilli allucinanti...ma come è possibile trillare in quel modo?!? finirò coll'impazzire...che Grande...

[vhfw]

I love how his head bobs left and right to the beat of the music. That's a true musician right there. Feeling every note. The way it should be!

[paulostroff99]

One of the al time greatest of pianists.TY PB for posting

[TenelliVoiceGuru]

Great!

[PianinoGirl]

I wish I play this way some day)

[hobosapiens]

what's the K. number of this sonata ?

[whois2blame]

@hobosapiens K. 159 :)

[Nuovo00]

It's fantastic!

[Pirochild]

How is it three people can play the exact same notes but they each sound different. I have heard this piece a few times but each time a different pianist and each time it sounds different not extremely but subtlety different. No matter who does it however it sounds wonderful.

[warlip]

very cristaline and unique voicing! I can imagine Pogorelich heard this recording and went aha!

[BabyMitsukai]

best interpretation I've heard yet! This is expressive and has a comfortable flow.

[sam0xin]

The most aristocratic versions of Genius Scarlatti sonatas are done by Michelangeli. Thanks for these rare historical videos.

[TheGabcat]

He looks like a statue with moving hands...sweet!

[Mrpiazzetta]

This interpretation is very similar to that of Emil Gilels. However, Gilels is more emotional, less mechanical.

[xyaqua]

Wonderful, the performer should make the tempo their own- that is their perogative- they follow the composer's music- but the tempo is of the moment- this is very enjoyable to me- Michelangeli seems quite at home with this.

[brassmonkeyjew]

I love this kind of music but i don't know if i like this interpretation. But i do think Michelangeli could have done more with this. He makes me feel like i can do this easy. Maybe that's what he was aiming for? In any case i rather a more sensational performance from a old pro like he's suppose to be.

[beginner57]

A quest'uomo l'ha baciato in fronte un dio!

[csutilla]

I love his explicite left hand, that makes possible to sound the melody in the middle voice. Bravo and thank you.

[wmhough]

Totally spoilt by the vain 'messing with the cuffs' at the start.

[thejugglenaut91]

absolutely phenomenal. speechless!

[koliatima]

Superbe!

[Hardwyck]

I've listened to this performance seven times and I'm still hearing points I'd never noticed before. A very rich and masterful performance (as one would expect from somebody who is a dead ringer for Sir Oswald Mosely).

[robertomorelli1986]

Devo ancora avere l'occasione di ascoltare una versione migliore di questa.

E' favolosa ed allo stesso tempo molto diversa dalle altre presenti qui su Youtube.

[gorgiadilentini]

Cerca quella di Carlo Zecchi.

[robertomorelli1986]

L' ho cercata bene qui sul tubo ma proprio non la trovo.

Saresti così gentile da linkarmela?

Grazie.

[ALex4815162342]

My God, the way he interprets the piece, he gives it a lot of energy, sweetness, kindness, and emotion. It is overwhelming how this man played.

[VouTube]

amazing

[lisztbest]

Michelangeli!this, was!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

AMAZING

[sconforto]

superbo.

thanks for sharing

[PhillipLWilcher]

Two great wonders: Scarlatti and Michelangeli. Like truth and beauty they belong together as complements for one exists for the wise and the other for the susceptible heart. Michelangeli was a most elegant pianist, highly articulate and very true. Wonderful.

[AdmiralSnider]

And again completely different compared to contemporary interpretations. That´s musical hermeneutics and a thinking man.

[PietroBrosio]

That's right. As far as I am concerned, I listen to Michelangeli again and again, and I never get tired of his magnificent interpretation.

[Tecun37]

This is Scarlatti. Reason of pianistic thecnic, madness of emotion, wisdom of heart.