Salzburg Festival: Maurizio Pollini's piano recital a contrasting evening

By Benedetta Saglietti, 19 August 2013

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Reviewed at Großes Festspielhaus, Salzburg on 17 August 2013

Schumann, Kreisleriana, Op.16

Schumann, Piano Sonata no. 3 in F minor, Op.14

Chopin, Piano Sonata no. 2 in B flat minor 'Funeral March', Op.35

Chopin, Berceuse in D flat major, Op.57

Chopin, Polonaise no. 6 in A flat major, "Heroic," Op.53

Maurizio Pollini, Piano

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Alexander Hall, 1st March

Mystified by the headline? Then read on for a partial view of Maurizio Pollini's latest recital, celebrating his 80th birthday.

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A Grand Master returns: Maurizio Pollini at the Royal Festival Hall

Mark Pullinger, 12th March

Pollini's love for Chopin and Debussy was evident throughout an intimate recital as part of the Southbank Centre's in the International Piano Series.

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Intimacy and exuberance in Schumann and Chopin

Mark Thomas, 13th March

With plenty of sparkle and spritz, Pollini laces his performances of Schumann and Chopin with intimacy and introspection in a programme of contrasting emotions.

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Maurizio Pollini proves that one doesn’t have to be perfect

Edward Sava-Segal, 21st May

At Carnegie Hall, a lion in winter focuses on Chopin.

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Passion and commitment: Maurizio Pollini

Frances Wilson, 14th March

Maurizio Pollini demonstrated why people still flock to hear him perform in sonatas by Beethoven and miniatures by Schoenberg.

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Profound and sublime: Maurizio Pollini rolls back the years

Mark Pullinger, 2nd March

A packed Festival Hall heard Maurizio Pollini recapture his glory years in sublime Chopin.

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Benedetta Saglietti

Benedetta Saglietti hold a degree in music history. She is the author of Beethoven, ritratti e immagini: uno studio sull’iconografia (Beethoven, Portraits and Images: An Iconographical Study) and a contributor of program notes for musical institutions. Her book reviews appeared in scholarly journals such as Studi Filosofici, Síneris, Revista de Musicología, Ad Parnassum. Selected articles and essays are here.