Maurizio Pollini
Maurizio Pollini (5 January 1942 – 23 March 2024) was an Italian pianist and conductor. He was known for performances of Beethoven, Chopin, Debussy, and the Second Viennese School, among others. He championed works by contemporary composers, including Pierre Boulez, Karlheinz Stockhausen, George Benjamin, Roberto Carnevale, Gianluca Cascioli and Bruno Maderna. Several compositions were written for him, including Luigi Nono's ... sofferte onde serene ..., Giacomo Manzoni's Masse: omaggio a Edgard Varèse, and Salvatore Sciarrino's Fifth Sonata. As a conductor he was instrumental in the Rossini revival at the Rossini Opera Festival in Pesaro, conducting La donna del lago from a new critical edition in 1981. He also conducted from the keyboard. Pollini was also a left-wing activist in the 1960s and 1970s, and he remained politically engaged in later life. He maintained some separation between these ideals and his music.
Genre: classical, classical-piano
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Top Tracks
- Das Wohltemperierte Klavier: Book 1, BWV 846-869: Praeludium 15
- Mazurka No. 18 in C Minor, Op. 30 No. 1. Allegretto non tanto
- Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6 - First Edition (1837): II. Innig
- Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6 - First Edition (1837): XII. Mit Humor
- 12 Études, Op. 25: No. 3 in F Major "The Horseman"
- 12 Études, Op. 25: No. 2 in F Minor "The Bees"
- Piano Sonata No. 2 In B Flat Minor, Op. 35: 4. Finale (Presto) - 1984 Recording
- 12 Études, Op. 25: No. 9 in G-Flat Major "Butterfly Wings"
- Chopin: Nocturne No. 8 in D-Flat Major, Op. 27 No. 2
- Piano Sonata No. 2 In B Flat Minor, Op. 35: 4. Finale (Presto) - 1984 Recording
- The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude No. 15 in G Major, BWV 860/1
- Das Wohltemperierte Klavier: Book 1, BWV 846-869: Praeludium 20
- The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Fugue No. 10 in E Minor, BWV 855/2
- The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude No. 14 in F-Sharp Minor, BWV 859/1
- Piano Sonata No. 2: I. Extrêmement rapide
- Berceuse in D-Flat Major, Op. 57
- Berceuse in D-Flat Major, Op. 57
- Nocturnes, Op. 27: No. 2, Lento sostenuto in D-Flat Major
- Nocturnes, Op. 27: No. 2, Lento sostenuto in D-Flat Major
- Piano Sonata No. 2: III. Modéré, presque vif
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