If Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (1920-1995) remains an enigmatic figure, the elevated beauty and poetry of his playing – and its superhuman precision – are never in any doubt. This 14-CD collection, which includes three previously unreleased tracks and a wealth of rare photos, gathers recordings made between 1939 (the year of Michelangeli’s momentous victory at the Geneva Piano Competition) and 1975. The repertoire, spanning the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries, encompasses works by all the composers who defined Michelangeli’s art: Bach/Busoni, Chopin, Beethoven, Schumann, Debussy and more.
Disc 1 01 3 Sonatas and 3 Partitas BWV1001-1006 (1992 Digital Remaster): Chaconne (arr. Busoni) - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
02 Sonata in D minor Kk 9/L 413, "Pastorale" - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
03 Sonata in C minor Kk 11 - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
04 Piano Sonata No.3 in C, Op.2 No.3 (1992 Digital Remaster): I Allegretto con brio - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
05 Piano Sonata No.3 in C, Op.2 No.3 (1992 Digital Remaster): I Allegretto con brio - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
06 Piano Sonata No.3 in C, Op.2 No.3 (1992 Digital Remaster): II Adagio - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
07 Piano Sonata No.3 in C, Op.2 No.3 (1992 Digital Remaster): III Scherzo - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
08 Piano Sonata No.3 in C, Op.2 No.3 (1992 Digital Remaster): IV Allegro assai - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
09 Mazurka No.47 in A minor, Op.68 No.2 - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
10 Scherzo No.2 in B flat minor, Op.31 - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
11 Waltz No.9 in A flat, Op.69 No.1 - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
Disc 2 01 Variations on a theme by Paganini Op.35 (1992 Digital Remaster): Theme - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
02 Variations on a theme by Paganini Op.35 (1992 Digital Remaster): Variations I - VIII - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
03 Variations on a theme by Paganini Op.35 (1992 Digital Remaster): Variations X - XII - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
04 Variations on a theme by Paganini Op.35 (1992 Digital Remaster): Variations I & II - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
05 Variations on a theme by Paganini Op.35 (1992 Digital Remaster): Variations V - VIII - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
06 Variations on a theme by Paganini Op.35 (1992 Digital Remaster): Variations X - XIII - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
07 Variations on a theme by Paganini Op.35 (1992 Digital Remaster): Variations III & IV - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
08 Variations on a theme by Paganini Op.35 (1992 Digital Remaster): Variations XIII & XIV - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
09 Lyric Pieces: Melancholy, Op.47 No.5 - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
10 Lyric Pieces: At the Cradle, Op.68 No.5 - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
11 Rumores de la caleta, Op.71 No.8 - Malagueña - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
12 Images, Set 1 No.1 - Reflets dans l'eau (Andantino molto) - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
13 Danzas españolas, Op.37 No.5 - Andaluza (Playera) - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
14 Canción y Danza No.1 - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
15 Marescotti: Fantasque (1939) - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
Disc 3 01 Piano Concerto No. 13 in C major K415 (2004 Digital Remaster): I. Allegro - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli/Orchestra Alessandro Scarlatti/Franco Caracciolo
02 Piano Concerto No. 13 in C major K415 (2004 Digital Remaster): II. Andante - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli/Orchestra Alessandro Scarlatti/Franco Caracciolo
03 Piano Concerto No. 13 in C major K415 (2004 Digital Remaster): III. Allegro - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli/Orchestra Alessandro Scarlatti/Franco Caracciolo
04 Piano Concerto No. 15 in B flat major K450 (1992 Digital Remaster): I. Allegro - Cadenza - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli/Orchestra Sinfonica da Camera dell'Ente dei Pomeriggi Musicali di Milan/Ettore Gracis
05 Piano Concerto No. 15 in B flat major K450 (1992 Digital Remaster): II. Andante - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli/Orchestra Sinfonica da Camera dell'Ente dei Pomeriggi Musicali di Milan/Ettore Gracis
06 Piano Concerto No. 15 in B flat major K450 (1992 Digital Remaster): III. Allegro - Cadenza - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli/Orchestra Sinfonica da Camera dell'Ente dei Pomeriggi Musicali di Milan/Ettore Gracis
07 Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major K488 (2004 Digital Remaster): I. Allegro - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli/Naples Scarlatti Orchestra/Franco Caracciolo
08 Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major K488 (2004 Digital Remaster): II. Adagio - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli/Naples Scarlatti Orchestra/Franco Caracciolo
09 Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major K488 (2004 Digital Remaster): III. Allegro assai - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli/Naples Scarlatti Orchestra/Franco Caracciolo
Disc 5 01 Debussy: Images Set II (1907): II. Et la lune descend sur le temple qui fut: Lent - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
02 Debussy: Images Set II (1907): I. Cloches à travers les feuilles: Lent - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
03 Debussy: Images Set I (1905): II. Hommage à Rameau: Lent et grave - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
04 Debussy: Images Set I (1905): I. Reflets dans l' eau: Andantino molto - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
05 Chopin: Fantasie in F minor, Op. 49 - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
06 Chopin: Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23 - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
07 Mompou: Canción (from Canción y danza No. 6) - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
08 Chopin: Valse No. 17 in E flat, Op. posth. - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
09 REHEARSAL AND SOUND-CHECK - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
Disc 6 01 Piano Concerto in G major (2000 Digital Remaster): Allegramente - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli/Philharmonia Orchestra/Ettore Gracis
02 Piano Concerto in G major (2000 Digital Remaster): Adagio assai - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli/Philharmonia Orchestra/Ettore Gracis
03 Piano Concerto in G major (2000 Digital Remaster): Presto - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli/Philharmonia Orchestra/Ettore Gracis
04 Piano Concerto No. 4 in G minor Op. 40 - Philharmonia Orchestra
05 Piano Concerto No. 4 in G minor Op. 40 (1999 Digital Remaster): II. Largo - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli/Philharmonia Orchestra/Ettore Gracis
06 Piano Concerto No. 4 in G minor Op. 40 (1999 Digital Remaster): III. Allegro vivace - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli/Philharmonia Orchestra/Ettore Gracis
07 Piano Concerto No. 4 in G minor Op. 40 (1999 Digital Remaster): III. Allegro vivace - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli/Philharmonia Orchestra/Ettore Gracis
Disc 7 01 Piano Concerto No.11 in D HobXVIII:11 (2004 Digital Remaster): I. Vivace - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli/Edmond de Stoutz/Das Zürcher Kammerorchester
02 Piano Concerto No.11 in D HobXVIII:11 (2004 Digital Remaster): II. Un poco adagio - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli/Edmond de Stoutz/Das Zürcher Kammerorchester
03 Piano Concerto No.11 in D HobXVIII:11 (2004 Digital Remaster): III. Rondo all 'Ungherese - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli/Edmond de Stoutz/Das Zürcher Kammerorchester
04 Piano Concerto in G major Hob. XVIII:4 (1986 Digital Remaster): I. Allegro (Cadenza by Nino Rota) - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli/Das Zürcher Kammerorchester/Edmond de Stoutz
05 Piano Concerto in G major Hob. XVIII:4 (1986 Digital Remaster): II. Adagio cantabile (Candenza by Nino Rota) - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli/Das Zürcher Kammerorchester/Edmond de Stoutz
06 Piano Concerto in G major Hob. XVIII:4 (1986 Digital Remaster): III. Rondo (Presto) - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli/Das Zürcher Kammerorchester/Edmond de Stoutz
Disc 8 01 Carnaval, Op.9 (2004 Digital Remaster): Préambule Quasi maestoso - Più moto - Animato - Vivo - Presto - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
02 Carnaval, Op.9 (2004 Digital Remaster): Pierrot. Moderato - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
03 Carnaval, Op.9 (2004 Digital Remaster): Arlequin. Vivo - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
04 Carnaval, Op.9 (2004 Digital Remaster): Valse noble. Un poco maestoso - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
05 Carnaval, Op.9 (2004 Digital Remaster): Eusebius. Adagio - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
06 Carnaval, Op.9 (2004 Digital Remaster): Florestan. Passionato - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
07 Carnaval, Op.9 (2004 Digital Remaster): Coquette. Vivo - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
08 Carnaval, Op.9 (2004 Digital Remaster): Réplique. L'istesso tempo (-Sphinxes) - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
09 Carnaval, Op.9 (2004 Digital Remaster): Papillons. Prestissimo - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
10 Carnaval, Op.9 (2004 Digital Remaster): A.S.C.H._S.C.H.A (Lettres dansantes). Presto - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
11 Carnaval, Op.9 (2004 Digital Remaster): Chiarina. Passionato - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
12 Carnaval, Op.9 (2004 Digital Remaster): Chopin. Agitato - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
13 Carnaval, Op.9 (2004 Digital Remaster): Estrella. Con affetto - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
14 Carnaval, Op.9 (2004 Digital Remaster): Reconnaissance. Animato - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
15 Carnaval, Op.9 (2004 Digital Remaster): Pantalon et Colombine. Presto - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
16 Carnaval, Op.9 (2004 Digital Remaster): Valse allemande. Molto vivace - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
17 Carnaval, Op.9 (2004 Digital Remaster): Paganini. Intermezzo. Presto - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
18 Carnaval, Op.9 (2004 Digital Remaster): Aveu. Passionato - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
19 Carnaval, Op.9 (2004 Digital Remaster): Promenade. Comodo - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
20 Carnaval, Op.9 (2004 Digital Remaster): Pause. Vivo - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
21 Carnaval, Op.9 (2004 Digital Remaster): Marche des 'Davidsbündler' contre les Philistines. Non Allegro-Molto più vivo - Animato - Vivo - Animato molto - Vivo - Più stretto - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
22 Album für die Jugend, Op.68 (2004 Digital Remaster): No.38 Winterzeit - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
23 Album für die Jugend, Op.68 (2004 Digital Remaster): No.37 Matrosenlied - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
24 Album für die Jugend, Op.68 (2004 Digital Remaster): No.39 Winterszeit II - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
25 Schumann: Faschingsschwank aus Wien, Op. 26 (Extracts)*: I. Allegro - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
26 Schumann: Faschingsschwank aus Wien, Op. 26 (Extracts)*: II. Romance - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
27 Schumann: Faschingsschwank aus Wien, Op. 26 (Extracts)*: III. Scherzino - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
Disc 9 01 Schumann: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54: I. Allegro affettuoso - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
02 Schumann: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54: II. Intermezzo: Andantino grazioso - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
03 Schumann: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54: III. Allegro vivace - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
04 Grieg: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16: I. Allegro molto moderato - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
05 Grieg: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16: II. Adagio - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
06 Grieg: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16: III. Allegro moderato molto e marcato - Quasi presto - Andante maestoso - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
Disc 10 01 Grieg: Lyric Pieces: Erotik Op. 43, No. 5 - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
02 Bach, JS: Italian Concerto in F major, BWV 971: I. [without tempo indication] - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
03 Bach, JS: Italian Concerto in F major, BWV 971: II. Andante - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
04 Bach, JS: Italian Concerto in F major, BWV 971: III. Presto - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
05 Tomeoni: Allegro - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
06 Scarlatti: Sonata in D major, Kk 96 - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
07 Scarlatti: Sonata in B minor, Kk 27 - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
08 Chopin: Berceuse in D flat major, Op. 57 - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
09 Chopin: Mazurka in B minor, Op. 33 No.4 - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
Disc 13 01 Reflets dans l'eau - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
02 Hommage à Rameau - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
03 Mouvement - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
04 Cloches à travers les feuilles - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
05 Et la lune descend sur le temple qui fut - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
06 Poissons d'or - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
07 Canope - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
08 Bruyères - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
09 Doctor Gradus as Parnassum - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
10 Jimbo's Lullaby - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
11 Serenade for the Doll - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
12 The Snow is dancing - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
13 The little Shepherd - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
14 Golliwog's Cake-Walk - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
Disc 14 01 Scherzo n. 2 in si bemolle minore Op. 31 - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
02 Ballata n. 1 in sol minore Op. 23 - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
03 Fantasia in fa minore Op. 49 - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
04 Valzer in la bemolle maggiore Op. 69 n. 1 - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
05 Valzer brillante in la bemolle maggiore Op. 34 n. 1 - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
06 Valzer Opera Postuma - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
07 Mazurca in la minore Op. 68 n. 2 - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
08 Mazurca in si minore Op. 33 n. 4 - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
09 Mazurca in re bemolle maggiore Op. 30 n. 3 - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
