MICHELANGELI

There are musical encounters that never happened yet remain strangely inevitable in the minds of those who dream in sound. As if the ether had whispered them into being, as if the stars aligned once on some higher plane, where truth and beauty are the only currencies. One such phantom collaboration is the imagined but resoundingly genuine partnership of Carlos Kleiber  and Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli , two of the most elusive and uncompromising artists the 20th century ever

Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli would walk toward the piano with the composure of one entering a sanctuary. Even before he touched a key,...

Some pianists are admired, studied, and analysed. They are discussed in terms of technique, expression, and style. But Michelangeli? He...

In 1893, Ferruccio Busoni accomplished something remarkable. He transcribed Johann Sebastian Bach's Chaconne from the Partita No. 2 for...

The Sublime Sorcery of Michelangeli Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli's interpretations of Claude Debussy's Préludes are celebrated as some...

Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli stands as a beacon of excellence and devotion to the craft of piano playing.