Brahms Paganini variations bk 1 Michlangeli live

[paulostroff99]

Awesome.TY chad 410 for posting

[ekszentrikful]

АААА, ГЕНИАЛЬНО!!!!!

[croatianfire81]

His version is my favorite, straight forward played and honest. Love it.

[croatianfire81]

His version is my favorite, straight forward played and honest. Love it!

[paulostroff99]

Can any one have ever play.ed better.

[iguarni]

A R T U R O B E N E D E T T I M I C H E L A N G E L I = GENIUSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS­SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS­SSSSSSSSSS

[downtoearthwildguy]

Stunning

[fredericfranc]

Now you can figure where Pollini got his sound from because this was his teacher. This is pianists taking a revenge for, or on the Italian operatic tradition. Which is sort of ironical because the pianistic tradition, i.e. Chopin, grew out of the operatic tradition, i.e. Bellini. This is biting the hand that feeds you.

[cirosuperiore]

can something be TOO perfect?

[chad410]

never I think

[ferry02]

Where are the two last variations (13 and 14)??

[mrmonkeybuns]

i read that he suffered from compulsive disorder, thats why he had a relative small repertoire for pianist of his caliber, he would practice and practice and practice (never satisfied ) . He is known for preforming note perfect pieces.

[88jerome]

@mrmonkeybuns Yes I heard that too, I don't know about OCD but he was extremely perfectionist. I don't know if it's him, but I think he even convinced his label to stop selling one of his recordings because he thought it wasn't good enough

[karlakor]

People tend to point out the price that people like Michaelangeli paid for his artistry, as if to say, "Aren't WE lucky that we don't suffer from such a compulsion?" But we can't ignore the fact that whatever the price he paid, if it were not for people who are willing to pay it, there would be no level of artistry that inspires such awe in the rest of us.

[mrmonkeybuns]

@karlakor as beautiful as this piece is (and i mean that). I value peace  and rest . Would rather him lived a life of peace and rest then what I percieve as a tortured , chaotic , tiresome existence. But hey since he suffered lets enjoy it at his expense. =)

[brassmonkeyjew]

@mrmonkeybuns

I think he prospered from perfectionism. Like all great artists do...

[wrdpianist]

part 2 plz

[rva25]

MICHELANGELI!!! nothing to add...

[brianCIM]

i have listened to katchen's recording and he was always wonderful in brahms. i have true admiration for him. pity he died so young. that said honestly i think what you are hearing in the michelangeli is simply an agogic hesitation(shall we say idiosyncratic interpretation). there is nothing too difficult for michelangeli. the last couple minutes of this astonishing performance are simply transcendent. NOBODY i have heard could do this live. but the katchen is my second favorite.

[brianCIM]

i think the recording of the brahms-paganani coupled with the chaconne on EMI's "greatest performances of the century" is my favorite recording ever. it caused me to change the way i approach my own playing. perhaps you own it? if you don't you must buy it. it is beyond belief. Best Wishes, Brian

[chad410]

I agree the last comment that i removed. about him not bein up to playing one mvt was stupid. im sure for ABM the phrasing was the priorty in that var. It is believed that articulation and phrasing were his key focus points.

[brianCIM]

well chad i try and stay out of arguments usually but i had to respond to that comment. how a person could listen to this and deduce that there was a chink in ABM's technical armor so to speak is beyond me. and then i get a thumbs down? hmm lets see...this piece, the chaconne, the rach 4, ravel concerto, gaspard de la nuit, scarlatti. i think thats ample proof the there is no difficulty to man ABM couldn't overcome. and his live recodings? name me any other pianist who duplicate that on stage.

[ciayko]

Mamma mia!!! Da paura!!! un controllo dell'altro mondo!!! ed è pure live?!? Pazzesco!

[chad410]

There is another post on here of the other book.

[lisztbest]

amazing!

[KyotoMelody]

Just amazing! Thank you, thank you.

[paulostroff99]

Stunning! A gem epecially in the handa of a great piano master! Bravo! TY.

[brianCIM]

NOBODY approaches michelangeli in the brahms-pagannani variations. listen to this compared to any other performance and i think you will see they pale in comparison. these pieces are insanely difficult but michelangeli was such a transcendent technician that evey detail is intact in a way that no other pianist can approach. and if i am not mistaken this is a live performance. the tone, the clarity, the pedaling, the climaxes are just awesome in their impact. thank you again chad. astounding.

[paulostroff99]

brianCIM- Stunning! Michelangeli is one of my favourites, as well as one of the greatest pianists ever. TY.for sending me this absolute treasure and it will be in my favourites as soon as I make room for it.

[Matteo7419]

Michelangeli was astonishing indeed, but, listen to the Kissin recording of the Brahms-Paganini cicle. It's absolutely insuperable.

[brianCIM]

i have matteo. it's a great performance by any standards. michelangeli's dynamic range is just incredible. kissin's recording might be my 3rd favorite after michelangeli and katchen

[brianCIM]

i wish youtube would eliminate the "thumbs up, thumbs down" feature. it inhibits intelligent discussion. so who is this masked man with the trigger-happy thumb? it is very "safe" isn't it. people have total anonymity. maybe it was a revenge thumbs down. congrats to you and your thumb, whomever you are.