Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, Wiener Symphoniker, Carlo Maria Giulini – Beethoven: Piano Concertos 1, 3 & 5 (Japan 2017) [SACD / Deutsche Grammophon – PROC-2070/1]

Title: Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, Wiener Symphoniker, Carlo Maria Giulini – Beethoven: Piano Concertos 1, 3 & 5 (Japan 2017)
Genre: Classical
Format: SACD ISO + Hi-Res FLAC

This Japanese double-disc SACD compilation revives the artistry of Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, considered one of the twentieth century’s greatest pianists, performing Beethoven’s Piano Concertos Nos. 1, 3, and 5 with the Vienna Symphony Orchestra under Carlo Maria Giulini, alongside his 1972 session recording of Piano Sonata No. 4. Recorded live in Vienna in 1979 for a TV broadcast, the rare concerto performances capture the vivid presence and audience atmosphere, enhanced by DG’s superb analog recording and remixed from a new 16-channel multi-track into two channels for this release. Newly mastered from the original analog tapes with high-quality DSD and PCM digitization, this SACD—featuring the world’s first SACD conversion for two tracks on Disc 2—delivers rich overtones, a realistic sound field, and the Musikvereinsaal’s beautiful reverberation, complete with applause and afterglow. Michelangeli’s precise, poetic touch, perfectly complemented by Giulini’s sensitive conducting, creates a masterpiece of artistic perfection, making this a highly recommended audiophile treasure.

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Tracklist:

DISC ONE:
01. Piano Concerto No.1 In C Major, Op.15 – 1. Allegro con brio
02. Piano Concerto No.1 In C Major, Op.15 – 2. Largo
03. Piano Concerto No.1 In C Major, Op.15 – 3. Rondo. Allegro
04. Piano Concerto No.3 In C Minor, Op.37 – 1. Allegro con brio
05. Piano Concerto No.3 In C Minor, Op.37 – 2. Largo
06. Piano Concerto No.3 In C Minor, Op.37 – 3. Rondo (Allegro)
DISC TWO:
01. Piano Concerto No.5 In E Flat Major Op.73 – “Emperor” – 1. Allegro
02. Piano Concerto No.5 In E Flat Major Op.73 – “Emperor” – 2. Adagio un poco mosso
03. Piano Concerto No.5 In E Flat Major Op.73 – “Emperor” – 3. Rondo (Allegro)
04. Piano Sonata No.4 In E Flat, Op.7 – 1. Allegro molto e con brio
05. Piano Sonata No.4 In E Flat, Op.7 – 2. Largo, con gran espressione
06. Piano Sonata No.4 In E Flat, Op.7 – 3. Allegro
07. Piano Sonata No.4 In E Flat, Op.7 – 4. Rondo (Poco allegretto e grazioso)

Personnel:

Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli – piano
Wiener Symphoniker – Conducted by Carlo Maria Giulini (on Piano Concertos 1, 3 & 5)

Note:

Piano Concerto No.1 – Recorded on September 1, 1979 at Musik Feller In Saar, Vienna.
Piano Concerto No.3 & 5 – Recorded on February 2 & 3, 1979 at Musik Feller In Saar, Vienna.
Piano Sonata No.4 – Recorded in July-August 1971 at Plenarz Saar, Munich,

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