Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli - Brahms: Vier Balladen, Op. 10 (live in Lugano, 1973)

[@nicolacalabrese5773]

INARRIVABILE ESECUTORE E INTERPRETE ITALIANO

[@claudioacquistapace8977]

Il tocco limpido, unico di Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli esalta la bellezza della musica di Brahms!

[@OrangeSodaKing]

My favorite with the Brahms Ballades, by far :)

[@notediclasse]

Il massimo che si può estrarre da questi 4 capolavori. Grazie Maestro!

[@vincentlarderet8915]

So beautiful... And slower than the DGG recording some years later... ABM the Master of all the Masters, you will be always in our soul and heart....

[@paulo3564]

Le Roi del'élégance. Bravo!

[@jacekrozga4285]

Unbelievable! Benedetti's reading of Brahms' Ballades is almost unmatched; maybe by Gilels, but in another musical universe.

[@GiovannaMeneghel]

I think you get the point. They are two different musical universes and both are at the extreme apex beyond which I believe no one can go. My heart remains with ABM, dark, inconsolable, and sparkling with its aching passion.

[@vijinanadu1962]

公所言甚是

[@francoriva55]

Yes.. but please see Brandel and Arrau ..

[@yijinlu3608]

@@francoriva55 right

[@harisiadis]

@@francoriva55 Also Glenn Gould

[@paulgavrilyuk3751]

Dignity, poise, and grace.

[@elisabethmissaoui8619]

+Paul Gavrilyuk "Dignité, équilibre et grâce" On ne peut pas mieux définir le jeu de Michelangeli dans cet opus... ! Bravo d'avoir trouvé ce triptyque !

[@horowitz96]

Non ci sono parole...

[@antonio_ceci_chitarra]

Grazie per la condivisione. Assolutamente sublime.

[@AngelusNovusBenjamin]

Absolutely great!!

[@JeanPaul-Hol65]

Assolutamente sensazionale!

[@alcofribas1431]

Bestiale ! Comme disent nos cousins transalpins .

[@TheSoteriologist]

Best version of Ballade No. 4.

[@renatelaich-k8526]

Der Meister!!

[@annacostalonga5822]

Da rimanere senza fiato, un Brahms trasfigurato e sublimato, quasi a diventare un proto-Ravel, soprattutto nella n.4, come solo ABM poteva rendere

[@cliffordzinnes4015]

Really?

[@MrGer2295]

BEAUTIFUL ! ! ! Thank you for posting !

[@Johannes_Brahms65]

The most gothic interpretation.

[@JWentu]

la tizia con la tosse ha davvero raggiunto l'apice della tossicità. il colpetto di tosse può capitare a tutti, per carità, ma questa tizia era sull'orlo del baratro. forse un giorno una buona AI riuscirà a filtrare via questo scempio di catarrofonia. Per fortuna che le Ballate sono sempre intense e struggenti.

[@AndreasMartinLaute]

Absolutely wonderful! People disturbing this unearthly beauty by coughing should be put to trial though.

[@galanis38]

It's unavoidable in live performance with an audience. This performance is much less disturbed by this than many others -- the coughs are quite few!

[@fabriziocarpine9930]

Gigantesco.

[@65attila]

Wonderful.

[@snowcarriagechengcheng-hun3454]

Thanks for uploading!

[@TheElenabranick]

Far away, so close

[@νικοςνικολαου-τ9φ]

Alive and kicking!!!!

[@osho6096]

Wenn der Italiener den Hamburger trifft .... geht's ins 💓

[@laoisemeehan]

I always go to Horowitz for Rachmaninoff, Rubinstein for Chopin's Nocturnes, and Michelangeli for Brahms' Ballades..

[@katjao.h.321]

nr 3 is famous,

[@jctribeca4]

Devastating.

[@angelavimercati21]

COMMOVENTE L 'ULTIMA BALLATA.. RIFLESSIONI INTIMISMO SENSO DI SCONFITTA MONDO PERDUTO...

[@EttorealbertoGelli-vr6sz]

ABM , in queste 4 ballade, trasmette l'anima dell'ANGELO della MALINCONIA, lo stesso ANGELO che gli fa interpretare le 10 Mazurkas di CHOPIN nella registrazione (di livello praticamente inspiegabile ) del 1973 x la DG. È lo stesso ANGELO che aveva fatto visita ad ALBRECHT. DURER

[@MisembriBogey]

cunni

[@francescopino2512]

peccato per i soliti colpi di tosse

[@honda412000]

First time I heard the "Vier Balladen" was circa 45 years ago in a black and white TV transmission, played by Michelangeli. For a long time I thought the playing unsurpassable until I heard Krystian Zimerman! Michelangeli is great but Zimerman squeezes dry all the beauty and emotion contained in that piece. Every note stands for itself and absolutely nothing is out of place. My favourite of all times. If someone has the DG Galleria 419-472-1 and has the means to upload it please do. Every music lover will be grateful.

[@bertrandmarotte4401]

Thanks. I will try to get a hold of the Zimerman

[@giovanniberetta8039]

Zimmerman retired this recording while he was not more satisfacted. No Idea wy.

[@benhurr8651]

Can't place Zimmerman with Brahms. Heard Zimmerman with the 1st piano concerto which to me sounded soulless. Will try out the Ballades tho.

[@anoarkorol3895]

bro stole Brahms look

[@cliffordzinnes4015]

On #1: To be honest, I find the first section of the D minor too slow. It sounds like a dirge. Gould does the same thing, and slower. On #2: The middle section is too stiff and the repeat of the original theme could be a bit faster, but I realize that is a question of taste. On #3: Here, I find him more successful. And no weird tempi. On #4: Again, the whole performance simply too slow for my taste. I realize that it is a richly sonorous piece, but I feel that giving it a bit more energy would enhance its beauty. Listen to Artur Rubinstein for a more satisfactory set of performances.

[@ruggerogiordano1907]

cunny

[@sueliresendeveras9684]

Mah, devo dire che Brahms non mi piace proprio, suona come un misto fra techno e funky.