Maurizio Pollini (born January 5, 1942) is an Italian classical pianist. Read Full Bio ↴Maurizio Pollini (born January 5, 1942) is an Italian classical pianist.
He was born in Milan, the son of the Italian rationalist architect Gino Pollini. Maurizio studied piano first with Carlo Lonati, until the age of 13, then with Carlo Vidusso, until he was 18. He received a diploma from the Milan Conservatory and won the International Frederick Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw in 1960, after which he studied under Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli.
Since the mid-1960s, he has given recitals and appeared with major orchestras in Europe, the United States, and the Far East. He made his American debut in 1968 and his first tour of Japan in 1974.
Regarded as one of the greatest pianists of our age, he is especially noted for his performances of Beethoven, Schubert, Chopin, Schumann, Brahms, Schoenberg, Webern and for championing modern composers such as Pierre Boulez, Luigi Nono and Karlheinz Stockhausen. Important modern works were composed for Pollini, notably Nono’s …sofferte onde serene…, Giacomo Manzoni’s Masse: omaggio a Edgard Varèse and Salvatore Sciarrino's fifth sonata. He displays an absolute technical sovereignty over the piano, but is sometimes criticized for his emotional conservatism. He has conducted both opera and orchestral music, sometimes leading the orchestra from the keyboard in concertos. His first recordings for Deutsche Grammophon in 1971 included Stravinsky’s Three Movements from “Petrushka” and Prokofiev’s Seventh Sonata and is still considered a landmark of twentieth century piano discography. Since then he has been one of Deutsche Grammophon's leading pianists. In 1985, on occasion of Bach's tricentennial, he performed the complete first book of The Well-Tempered Clavier. In 1987 he played the complete Beethoven Piano Concertos in New York with the Vienna Philharmonic under Claudio Abbado and received on this occasion the orchestra’s Honorary Ring. In 1993/1994 he played his first complete Beethoven Piano Sonata cycles in Berlin and Munich and later also in New York, Milan, Paris, London and Vienna. At the Salzburg Festival in 1995 he inaugurated the “Progetto Pollini”, a series of concerts in which old and new works are juxtaposed. An analogous experience will be done at Carnegie Hall in 2000/2001 with “Perspectives: Maurizio Pollini”. In 1996 he received the prestigious Ernst von Siemens Music Prize. In 2001 his recording of Beethoven’s Diabelli Variations won the Diapason d’or. In 2002 Deutsche Grammophon released a 13 CD commemorative edition to celebrate the pianist's 60th birthday.
In 2007, Pollini received the Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without orchestra) for his Deutsche Grammophon recording of Chopin nocturnes.
He was born in Milan, the son of the Italian rationalist architect Gino Pollini. Maurizio studied piano first with Carlo Lonati, until the age of 13, then with Carlo Vidusso, until he was 18. He received a diploma from the Milan Conservatory and won the International Frederick Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw in 1960, after which he studied under Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli.
Since the mid-1960s, he has given recitals and appeared with major orchestras in Europe, the United States, and the Far East. He made his American debut in 1968 and his first tour of Japan in 1974.
Regarded as one of the greatest pianists of our age, he is especially noted for his performances of Beethoven, Schubert, Chopin, Schumann, Brahms, Schoenberg, Webern and for championing modern composers such as Pierre Boulez, Luigi Nono and Karlheinz Stockhausen. Important modern works were composed for Pollini, notably Nono’s …sofferte onde serene…, Giacomo Manzoni’s Masse: omaggio a Edgard Varèse and Salvatore Sciarrino's fifth sonata. He displays an absolute technical sovereignty over the piano, but is sometimes criticized for his emotional conservatism. He has conducted both opera and orchestral music, sometimes leading the orchestra from the keyboard in concertos. His first recordings for Deutsche Grammophon in 1971 included Stravinsky’s Three Movements from “Petrushka” and Prokofiev’s Seventh Sonata and is still considered a landmark of twentieth century piano discography. Since then he has been one of Deutsche Grammophon's leading pianists. In 1985, on occasion of Bach's tricentennial, he performed the complete first book of The Well-Tempered Clavier. In 1987 he played the complete Beethoven Piano Concertos in New York with the Vienna Philharmonic under Claudio Abbado and received on this occasion the orchestra’s Honorary Ring. In 1993/1994 he played his first complete Beethoven Piano Sonata cycles in Berlin and Munich and later also in New York, Milan, Paris, London and Vienna. At the Salzburg Festival in 1995 he inaugurated the “Progetto Pollini”, a series of concerts in which old and new works are juxtaposed. An analogous experience will be done at Carnegie Hall in 2000/2001 with “Perspectives: Maurizio Pollini”. In 1996 he received the prestigious Ernst von Siemens Music Prize. In 2001 his recording of Beethoven’s Diabelli Variations won the Diapason d’or. In 2002 Deutsche Grammophon released a 13 CD commemorative edition to celebrate the pianist's 60th birthday.
In 2007, Pollini received the Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without orchestra) for his Deutsche Grammophon recording of Chopin nocturnes.
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Symphony No. 8 in G major Op. 88: II. Adagio
Maurizio Pollini Lyrics
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Jun Kumazawa
Franz Schubert
Piano Sonata (No. 14) in A minor, D 784 (Op. posth. 143)
[0:00] 1. Allegro giusto
[12:40] 2. Andante
[17:01] 3. Allegro vivace
Fantasy in C major, D 760 (Op. 15)
»Wanderer Fantasy«
[22:28] 1. Allegro con fuoco ma non troppo -
[29:02] 2. Adagio -
[36:27] 3. Presto -
[41:16] 4. Allegro
– Intermission –
Frédéric Chopin
24 Préludes, Op. 28
[45:00] 1. in C major, Agitato
[45:45] 2. in A minor, Lento
[48:14] 3. in G major, Vivace
[49:16] 4. in E minor, Largo
[51:33] 5. in D major, Molto allegro
[52:10] 6. in B minor, Lento assai
[54:16] 7. in A major, Andantino
[55:07] 8. in F-sharp minor, Molto agitato
[56:56] 9. in E major, Largo
[58:15] 10. in C-sharp minor, Molto allegro
[58:48] 11. in B major, Vivace
[59:26] 12. in G-sharp minor, Presto
[1:00:35] 13. in F-sharp major, Lento - Più lento - Tempo I
[1:03:30] 14. in E-flat minor, Allegro
[1:04:02] 15. in D-flat major, Sostenuto
[1:09:15] 16. in B-flat minor, Presto con fuoco
[1:10:21] 17. in A-flat major, Allegretto
[1:13:27] 18. in F minor, Molto allegro
[1:14:18] 19. in E-flat major, Vivace
[1:15:40] 20. in C minor, Largo
[1:17:50] 21. in B-flat major, Cantabile
[1:19:32] 22. in G minor, Molto agitato
[1:20:16] 23. in F major, Moderato
[1:21:12] 24. in D minor, Allegro appassionato
– Encores –
Frédéric Chopin
12 Études, Op. 25
[1:23:43] 11. in A minor, Lento - Allegro con brio
12 Études, Op. 10
[1:27:27] 12. in C minor, Allegro con fuoco
Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23
[1:30:28] Largo - [1:31:01] Moderato - [1:33:17] Meno mosso - [1:37:26] Meno mosso - [1:38:04] Presto con fuoco
2 Nocturnes, Op. 27
[1:39:37] 2. in D-flat major, Lento sostenuto
12 Études, Op. 10
[1:45:26] 6. in E-flat minor, Andante
Maurizio Pollini, piano
April 25, 1974
Tokyo, Tokyo Kōsei Nenkin Kaikan
(At the end of this piano recital, Schumann’s "Arabeske, Op. 18" was performed as an encore, but unfortunately I do not have it, sorry...)
E. R.
@Daniele
I am only discovering this now,
this year. The playing here is out
of this world. It is a privilege to be
able to listen...and to be in conversation with those who have
heard so much more!
When I go to a recital, it is because
I can trust the artist's respect for the
composer, his or her own inner
listening. No matter how many yeard
Jun Kumazawa
Franz Schubert
Piano Sonata (No. 14) in A minor, D 784 (Op. posth. 143)
[0:00] 1. Allegro giusto
[12:40] 2. Andante
[17:01] 3. Allegro vivace
Fantasy in C major, D 760 (Op. 15)
»Wanderer Fantasy«
[22:28] 1. Allegro con fuoco ma non troppo -
[29:02] 2. Adagio -
[36:27] 3. Presto -
[41:16] 4. Allegro
– Intermission –
Frédéric Chopin
24 Préludes, Op. 28
[45:00] 1. in C major, Agitato
[45:45] 2. in A minor, Lento
[48:14] 3. in G major, Vivace
[49:16] 4. in E minor, Largo
[51:33] 5. in D major, Molto allegro
[52:10] 6. in B minor, Lento assai
[54:16] 7. in A major, Andantino
[55:07] 8. in F-sharp minor, Molto agitato
[56:56] 9. in E major, Largo
[58:15] 10. in C-sharp minor, Molto allegro
[58:48] 11. in B major, Vivace
[59:26] 12. in G-sharp minor, Presto
[1:00:35] 13. in F-sharp major, Lento - Più lento - Tempo I
[1:03:30] 14. in E-flat minor, Allegro
[1:04:02] 15. in D-flat major, Sostenuto
[1:09:15] 16. in B-flat minor, Presto con fuoco
[1:10:21] 17. in A-flat major, Allegretto
[1:13:27] 18. in F minor, Molto allegro
[1:14:18] 19. in E-flat major, Vivace
[1:15:40] 20. in C minor, Largo
[1:17:50] 21. in B-flat major, Cantabile
[1:19:32] 22. in G minor, Molto agitato
[1:20:16] 23. in F major, Moderato
[1:21:12] 24. in D minor, Allegro appassionato
– Encores –
Frédéric Chopin
12 Études, Op. 25
[1:23:43] 11. in A minor, Lento - Allegro con brio
12 Études, Op. 10
[1:27:27] 12. in C minor, Allegro con fuoco
Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23
[1:30:28] Largo - [1:31:01] Moderato - [1:33:17] Meno mosso - [1:37:26] Meno mosso - [1:38:04] Presto con fuoco
2 Nocturnes, Op. 27
[1:39:37] 2. in D-flat major, Lento sostenuto
12 Études, Op. 10
[1:45:26] 6. in E-flat minor, Andante
Maurizio Pollini, piano
April 25, 1974
Tokyo, Tokyo Kōsei Nenkin Kaikan
(At the end of this piano recital, Schumann’s "Arabeske, Op. 18" was performed as an encore, but unfortunately I do not have it, sorry...)
Claude Wallet
It looks like Maurizio likes to play in Japan. People know how to listen there…
Angelo Orlando
Fa paura questo programma e tutto è suonato in maniera divina
E. R.
Unbelievable.
And this was all played in a single
recital. Such a generous sharing of
life, energy, and music. Thank you, Jun. This is unforgettable.
for posting this.
Lejeune Colette
Admirable ! Pollini ´s perfect playing is filled with emotion, enthusiasm and incredible energy. What extraordinary and moving concert ! Thank you !
Vespertine 27
He fills my heart with an indefinable emotion , involves me from the first to the last note .
Jun Kumazawa
I’m so sorry I haven’t posted for a long time. I’ll be busier in the future, but I will keep posting steadily. Thank you very much for your sincere comments. Glad you have enjoyed this to the fullest ☺️
Vespertine 27
@Jun Kumazawa don't worry! thanks to you! 🤗
viva franz
Non ci sono parole, davvero, per descrivere un concerto come questo. Uno dei più grandi pianisti di ogni tempo in una serata di grazia. Ma, avendo avuto la fortuna di ascoltarlo decine di volte, posso testimoniare che di serate di grazia come questa ne ha avute tante. Io ricordo per esempio un concerto a Firenze dell'anno dopo in cui eseguì Kreisleriana, Studi sinfonici e Fantasia op. 17 che ci lasciò in una nube magica per giorni. Negli anni settanta c'è uno splendore tecnico inarrivabile. Durerà per decenni, ma qui è sfavillante, miracoloso. E che poesia! La sezione lenta della Wanderer vale un viaggio intercontinentale.
Salvatore Elefante
verissimo