Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli - Debussy: L'Isle Joyeuse, L.106.

[abmsghost1]

This is not Michelangeli! He never played this piece because he considered it a "vulgarity".

[Purtierun]

@abmsghost1 It was his later opinion: ABM has played l'Isle Joyeuse (his pupils know that it was in his repertoire) until '50. You can notice the same ABM's decision in works as Liszt's Ballade n°2 or Balakirev's Islamey, unfortunately not recorded.

Everybody knows that ABM had a gigantic repertoire (according to his students and many others) but recorded only a few number of works.

[jaijeffcom]

That's interesting! But if it is in an unknown place, how do you know it's even Michelangeli? Where did the recording come from? Is it yours? I'm just curious.

[Purtierun]

@jaijeffcom It was probably recorded in Teatro Chiabrera (Savona) with a particular kind of Wire recorder.