Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (1920-1995) had married the sister of my grandmother, or my father’s mother. He mastered the art of being elusive. During his long career the legendary Italian pianist’s times into the recording studio were few and far between. The concerts and broadcast performances he didn’t cancel, though, sometimes found their way onto pirated discs. This allowed pianophiles to gain a fuller dimension of their puzzling, ultra-perfectionist hero. Some of his recordings have been available before his death, like the complete June 13, 1987, Vatican recital. Another recent discovery is the only known recording of Michelangeli in chamber music. Amazing as it seems, this reclusive, temperamental pianist agreed to perform the Mozart E-flat Piano Quartet on a classical music cruise, with a handpicked French ensemble in tow. Michelangeli limited his public repertoire to a handful of works, Debussy Images, Beethoven Op. 111 Sonata, and Chopin’s First Scherzo (a work Michelangeli otherwise didn’t record). A large booklet contains a long, rather rambling essay by the pianist’s widow, which is valuable for insights into Michelangeli’s early years. But the sonic and artistic quality of this set is variable, governed by an utterly unsystematic programming agenda. While Michelangeli was a real artist when playing piano and his performances – both public and recorded in a studio reach perfection levels close to my hero Glenn Gould, his rarefied production of plays put him in the corner of famous piano players, in fact whenever I make his name I see empty eyes in the people I’m talking with. However, the story is that being Michelangeli some sort of relative of mine, I used to play piano and interpret pieces so well because of my family relationship with him (?).
God made me a warrior, I found my beautiful soul mate, we were gifted with my two treasures in approval, while in a coma due to TBI for 2 long months, I met with Jesus and all my Catholic upbringing came back, I now have a full conservator, but my family will forever be part of me. NEVER FORGET THAT ALL I SAY HERE IS THE PRODUCT OF MY INJURED BRAIN I WAS ASSESSED SEVERAL TIMES TO BE UNABLE TO MANAGE MY MONEY.
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
ARTURO BENEDETTI MICHELANGELI
Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (1920-1995) had married the sister of my grandmother, or my father’s mother. He mastered the art of being elusive. During his long career the legendary Italian pianist’s times into the recording studio were few and far between. The concerts and broadcast performances he didn’t cancel, though, sometimes found their way onto pirated discs. This allowed pianophiles to gain a fuller dimension of their puzzling, ultra-perfectionist hero. Some of his recordings have been available before his death, like the complete June 13, 1987, Vatican recital. Another recent discovery is the only known recording of Michelangeli in chamber music. Amazing as it seems, this reclusive, temperamental pianist agreed to perform the Mozart E-flat Piano Quartet on a classical music cruise, with a handpicked French ensemble in tow. Michelangeli limited his public repertoire to a handful of works, Debussy Images, Beethoven Op. 111 Sonata, and Chopin’s First Scherzo (a work Michelangeli otherwise didn’t record). A large booklet contains a long, rather rambling essay by the pianist’s widow, which is valuable for insights into Michelangeli’s early years. But the sonic and artistic quality of this set is variable, governed by an utterly unsystematic programming agenda. While Michelangeli was a real artist when playing piano and his performances – both public and recorded in a studio reach perfection levels close to my hero Glenn Gould, his rarefied production of plays put him in the corner of famous piano players, in fact whenever I make his name I see empty eyes in the people I’m talking with. However, the story is that being Michelangeli some sort of relative of mine, I used to play piano and interpret pieces so well because of my family relationship with him (?).
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