Complejo recital de Pollini con obras de Schönberg y Chopin

By Jorge Baeza Stanicic, 10 December 2021

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“nos cautivó sin duda con la brillantez de un sonido amplio y marcial”

Reviewed at Auditorio Nacional de Música, Madrid on 8 December 2021

Schoenberg, 3 Pieces for piano, Op.11

Schoenberg, Six Little Piano Pieces Op.19

Nono, Sofferte onde serene (Serene waves endured)

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

Half a Pollini is better than none at all

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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Jorge Baeza Stanicic

Jorge Baeza es Profesor Superior de Piano y ha trabajado enseñando a tocar este instrumento en las Escuelas de Música Ayensa y Santa Cecilia, ambas en Madrid. Ha perfeccionado su técnica pedagógica con diversos maestros y ha complementado su formación con estudios sobre las aplicaciones de la Técnica Alexander a la interpretación musical. De forma paralela es autor del blog Tritono Music News (www.tritonomusicnews.com) orientado a la explicación pedagógica de contenidos musicales. En Bachtrack colabora redactando reseñas de conciertos desde el 2016 y actualmente desempeña su labor como Bibliotecario en el Ayuntamiento de Madrid.

Un complejo recital de Maurizio Pollini con obras de Schönberg y Chopin