Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli [Box set]

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Composer), Ludwig van Beethoven (Composer), Claude Debussy (Composer), Johannes Brahms (Composer), Fryderyk Chopin (Composer), Carlo Maria Giulini (Conductor), Cord Garben (Conductor), Vienna Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra), North German Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra), Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
• Orchestra: Vienna Symphony Orchestra, North German Radio Symphony Orchestra
• Conductor: Carlo Maria Giulini, Cord Garben
• Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven, Claude Debussy, Johannes Brahms, Fryderyk Chopin
• Audio CD (April 8, 2003)
• SPARS Code: ADD
• Number of Discs: 8
• Format: Box set
• Note on Boxed Sets: During shipping, discs in boxed sets occasionally become dislodged without damage. Please examine and play these discs. If you are not completely satisfied, we'll refund or replace your purchase.
• Label: Deutsche Grammophon
• ASIN: B00006YXP0
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #103,933 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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31 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Michelangeli's Art, October 13, 2005

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Michael B. Richman (Portland, Maine USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (Audio CD)

Although I bought this collection a couple of years ago when it first came out, I had not been able to review it on Amazon because I could never find it listed on the website. (I'm still unsure why the title is listed in French here.) "The Art of Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli" is an 8CD "collectors edition" box set featuring many of the pianist's best recordings for Deutsche Grammophon from 1957-1990, all in stereo. As no track information is listed above, this set contains the following:

CD1: Mozart PCs 13 & 15, Garben/NDR-Sinfonieorchester

CD2: Mozart PCs 20 & 25, Garben/NDR-Sinfonieorchester

CD3: Beethoven PCs 1 & 3, Giulini/Vienna

CD4: Beethoven PC 5 (Giulini/Vienna) & PS 4

CD5: Schubert PS in A Minor, D537; Chopin Mazurkas (10 total), Prelude (op. 45), Ballade (op. 23) & Scherzo (op. 31)

CD6: Schumann Carnaval & Faschingsschwank aus Wien; Brahms Ballades (op. 10)

CD7: Debussy Preludes I & Children's Corner

CD8: Debussy Preludes II & Images I & II

Most of this material has been available on CD before, with three discs worth of material continuing to be available on single titles in the midline "DG Originals" series -- the Beethoven 1 & 3 with Giulini, Brahms Ballade/Schubert Sonata & Beethoven Sonata, and Debussy Preludes & Images -- and the Mozart 13 & 15 at full-price. The highlights of the set in my opinion are the Debussy, the Brahms Ballades, and the Beethoven 1st and "Emporer" Concerto, made for TV along with the 3rd, which is not as strong. Of lesser importance to me were the Mozart Concertos and Chopin pieces, though they were still enjoyable. But regardless of individual performances, Michelangeli is without question a unique artist and most deserving of being included in all classical music collections. The question is whether you want to start with such a large collection, or just a single title.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Keeper, November 24, 2011

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Doc Holliday (Great Northwest) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (Audio CD)

Don't miss this wonderful DG box set (8 discs) of one of the greatest pianists and teachers the world has known. In Bach, he has the feel of Glenn Gould; with Mozart, he would make Clara Haskil delighted, and his Debussy is nonpareil. An incredibly gifted musician, almost flawless, who transposed his soul to the music.

2 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars perfect piano but cold, not as warm as serkin not as fun as gulda, October 31, 2008

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This review is from: Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (Audio CD)

very good performance with clear sound

but not warm

i like this album very much