Profound and sublime: Maurizio Pollini rolls back the years

Von Mark Pullinger, 03 März 2016

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Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Royal Festival Hall, London, am 2 März 2016

Schönberg, Sechs kleine Klavierstücke, Op. 19

Schumann, Allegro in B minor, Op.8

Schumann, Fantasie für Klavier in C-Dur, Op.17

Chopin, Barcarolle Fis-Dur, Op. 60

Chopin, 2 Nocturnes, Op.55

Chopin, Polonaise Nr. 7 in As-Dur "Polonaise-Fantaisie", Op.61

Chopin, Scherzo Nr. 3 in cis-Moll, Op.39

Chopin, Ballade Nr. 1 in g-Moll, Op.23

Chopin, Nocturne Nr. 8 in Des-Dur, Op.27 Nr.2

Maurizio Pollini, Klavier

Musikalischer Orkan: Die Staatskapelle Berlin in der Philharmonie

Henriette Schwarz, 5th October

Nicht nur draußen war es turbulent: Die Staatskapelle und Maurizio Pollini entfesselten unter Daniel Barenboim mit ihrer überzeugenden Darbietung auch in der Berliner Philharmonie klangliche Stürme.

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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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Complejo recital de Pollini con obras de Schönberg y Chopin

Jorge Baeza Stanicic, 8th December

Maurizio Pollini se mostró eficaz y admirable en la parte dedicada a Schönberg mientras que en las obras de Chopin hubo cierta variabilidad.

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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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Chopin y Debussy a través de la Prisca Sapientia de Maurizio Pollini

Leonardo Mattana Ereño, 11th February

Maurizio Pollini, acogido en Madrid por la Fundación Scherzo, desplegó toda su sabiduría en un discurso pianístico profundamente personal.

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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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Mark Pullinger

Mark has been a Bachtrack editor since 2014. He is also an experienced critic, writing hundreds of reviews for the site, as well as a freelancer writing for other magazines and newspapers. He also writes programme notes and blogs on Substack. Mark has a particular passion for the operas of Verdi as well as Russian and French repertoire. Outside the concert hall and opera house, Mark enjoys cooking and travel and is probably at his happiest let loose in a French patisserie or a Viennese coffee house.