Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli

Advantages: A discovery unforgettable
Disadvantages: Nothing

...(Rewrite on 09/07/2001) Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (great italian "virtuoso") spent his life to search a kind of perfection during interpretations. He knew this perfection to be impossible but, for him, "perfection" was union between composer and player. Then,this perfection isn't impossible... Glenn Gould tryed the same sound by his pianos: in this way he was very careful to music structure: beauty of musical phrases, to give a geometrical "presence" to music a.s.o. Of course his Bach interpretations (but Beethoven and Mozart also), even if on a piano and not on a harpsichord or "fortepiano" , are excellent. Michelangeli is on the other side of the moon... His Chopin is mysterious, full of shadows and, in some compositions, unknowable. But, how does Michelangeli obtain this wonderful result? To answer it is simple and very... Read review

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Advantages: Great album for any mood
Disadvantages: none

...a Wonderful World," but it is the duets--"Baby It's Cold Outside" with the unsinkable Dolly Parton and "Manhattan" with the indomitable Bette Midler that dazzle most. A must buy for all Rod fans! track list: 1.Embraceable You 2.For Sentimental Reasons (feat Dave Koz) 3.Blue Moon (feat Eric Clapton) 4.What A Wonderful World (feat Stevie Wonder) 5.Stardust 6.Manhattan (duet with Bette Midler) 7.S'Wonderful (feat Dave Grusin) 8.Isn't It Romantic (feat Dave Koz) 9.I Can't Get Started 10.But Not For Me 11.Kiss To Build A Dream On (feat Arturo Sandoval) 12.Baby, It's Cold Outside (duet with Dolly Parton) 13.Night And Day 14.A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square... Read review

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Advantages: One of the finest casts ever
Disadvantages: Mono Sound, that's all

...Dono - Rolando Panerai 15. Ei Parte...Senti...Ah No! - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf 16. Per Pieta, Ben Mio, Perdona - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf 17. Amico, Abbiamo Vinto! - Leopold Simoneau 18. Donne Mie, La Fate A Tanti A Tanti - Rolando Panerai 19. In Qual Fiero Contrasto - Leopold Simoneau 20. Tradito, Schernito - Leopold Simoneau 21. Bravo, Questa E Costanza - Rolando Panerai Disc: 3 1. Ora Vedo Che Siete Una Donna Di Garbo - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf 2. E Amore Un Ladroncello - Nan Merriman 3. Come Tutto Congiura - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf 4. Fra Gli Amplessi In Pochi Istanti - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf 5. Ah, Poveretto Me, Cosa Ho Veduto! - Rolando Panerai 6. Tutti Accusan Le Donne - Rolando Panerai 7. Vittoria Padroncini! - Various Artists 8. Fate Presto, O Cari Amici - Lisa Otto 9. Benedetti I Doppi... Read review

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