Remember hearing Pollini play the Schumann piano concerto with the Chicago Symphony in spring of 1979. Went to see him and get his signature on his Chopin Etudes LP. But Horowitz, who was to play an afternoon recital the next day, was ahead of me as he walked into the artist's room to congratulate Pollini. Horowitz exclaimed, "Pollini, Pollini, Pollini!" And then they conversed while I waited very patiently outside the artist's room. Was amazing to see both Pollini and Horowitz in the same room and conversing. Yes, I did get my Pollini-autographed Chopin Etudes album. He was very kind and gracious. Great memories! May the amazing pianist Pollini rest in peace.
@@karenbryan132 , gosh, that experience now seems so much like the proverbial *yesterday*. It is still so fresh in my mind. The next day after his recital, I managed to get Horowitz to autograph his then rather recentlv released (1977) recording of the Rachmaninoff 3rd Concerto with Ormandy conducting. Have that LP framed and hanging in my home.
The world has lost a great artist, a man who possessed a remarkable combination of artistry and intellect, a true titan of twentieth century pianism. RIP maestro Pollini.
I remember when was a child (8/9 year age old) my father carry me at m°Pollini concert for workers and "poor" persons cannot afford the high prices tickets. Mr. Pollini believe to spread the culture to all people like a best grow_up fo elevations for humans! RIP with m• Claudio Abbado and play into heaven with other great musicians!🎹🎶🎼
RIP MAURIZIO Pollini one of the best pianists of the 20th century. I had the great pleasure and honor to attend some of his concerts! Thank you dear maestro for all the joy you brought to a large number of concert goers. 🌹🌹🌹
It was the year 1979, as a piano major student in Sichuan Conservatory,China, I heard Pollini from LP record, I was shocked to such a high quality of playing. I came to Boston and went to his recitals several times. In October 2014, my brother and I went to his recital in Carnegie Hall NYC. He has been a hero in my mind !
This is what I love about RUclips, we get to be introduced to world-class musicians. Forever Mr. Pollini’s music will be enshrined and may we all aspire to live our lives with purpose for the betterment of our fellow man and woman. Thank you for sharing this video with us. ❤
You are right! RUclips , for the curious mind, is a great, fast and easy way to learn about so many things....in this case, about music, history....so much!...And it is reachable...😊
Это удар для меня. Умер потрясающий музыкант Маурицио Поллини. Я познакомился с ним через виниловый диск-прилюдии Шопена пятьдесят лет назад и испытал потрясение. Спасибо Маурицио. Пусть земля тебе будет пухом
I was a music student in the 80s. I was introduced to Pollini's recording of the Chopin Etudes by my teacher. I was taken, not only by his technical prowess, but by his feeling and musical intellect. I've seen him numerous times in concert. One of my heros for sure. This news has brought tears to my eyes. My heart goes out to his family.
Rest in peace, Maestro. I fell in love with your music the moment I heard your 1977 (?) performance of Brahms' 2nd Piano Concerto with your great friend Claudio Abbado. From there, I discovered your Chopin, Debussy, and Prokofiev recordings, and was enthralled. While the classical music world will not be the same without your physical presence, your memory and incredible legacy will live on forever through your wonderful musical output ❤️❤️
A 93 year old neighbor let me in on pollini. Through hom I learned the incredible beauty, power and unbelievable skills that it takes to play Beethoven's 5 piano concertos. They continue to thrill me...
I wish to pay tribute to the eminent pianist, the Late Maurizio Pollini. I was incredibly gifted at a tender age to attend a live concert performance at the Philharmonic Hall Berlin, conductor Eugen Jochum, playing the solo role in Chopin Piano Concerto no 2 and subsequently attended a recital at the Musiekverein, Vienna. I recollect going backstage and willingly autographed my concert program, which I retain to this day. I enquired from the Maestro whether he would consider visiting South Africa, which he commented that had no immediate plans for the future. His enduring legacy will be the abiding DG recording of the Late Beethoven piano sonatas. I shall cherish his memory for evermore.
I had the privilege of attending several of his Los Angeles recitals over the decades. His DG recording of the Petrushka transcription and Prokofiev 7th were revelatory, demonstrated his power and accuracy of playing. 'Sun Treader, light and life be thine forever'...
When he plays, chords that are not heard in other recordings are heard. His formidable dedication, intensity and concentration to music doesn't let me for a single moment slip from the integrity of great masterpieces. Thank you, Maestro. I sincerely weep from my heart. And Thanks for the tribute.
RIP Maurizio. I met him once in NYC when he played a concert. He played the Chopin Sonata in e and a piece by Luigi Nono for piano and electronic tape. For an encore he played some Debussy and also the Ocean Etude. The audience stamped their feet in approval. I got his autograph and I gave him a necktie. He inspired me to learn the Chopin Etudes which I have done.
Maurizio Pollini, such a GREAT PIANIST, real Musician, a Shining Human Being , so Humble, so Gifted. . Pollini touched my heart when I was 9 years old and I listened to his Piano Concerto in E Minor by Frederick Chopin on a long play Record. At that time I was living in Central America, in a place where Music was not appreciated as an ART, we did not have any music schools, nor opportunities to attend any concerts. Maurizio Pollini has given us a wonderful LEGACY Thank you so much. He is now part of an ETERNAL Shining Musical Star. . ❣❣🎵🎵🎹🎹🙏🙏🌿☘🍀
😔😢Great Maestro, one of my top favourite musicians, perpetuated legendary performances to keep intelligence and beauty of classical art legacy alive forever 😔😢❤🌹☘ BRAVO FOREVER!!!!!!!!!!!
Memorabili le incisioni DG degli anni Settanta: Chopin, Stravinskij, Mozart con Karl Bohm e soprattutto le ultime Sonate di Beethoven. La grandezza di Pollini va ricercata in quell' epoca di stupende esecuzioni.
@@lutubo07 No, mi dispiace. Non è questo un parametro che possa dire nulla sulla grandezza di un interprete, in quanto il repertorio frequentato - in privato o in pubblico - è questione di gusto personale, di congenialità, di quid estetico. Vi sono interpreti, direttori, pianisti, violinisti, ecc. che hanno un repertorio risicatissimo, ma non per questo non possono essere definiti interpreti geniali. Faccio un solo esempio: Carlos Kleiber non aveva in repertorio nemmeno tutte le sinfonie di Beethoven o di Brahms, eppure per fortuna è giustamente ed unanimemente considerato uno tra i direttori più geniali in assoluto di tutti i tempi, anche da colleghi che avevano un repertorio infinitamente più vasto. Potrei parlare a lungo del genio assoluto del pianoforte Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli ma me ne astengo. Mi dispiace ma le eventuali "lacune" in repertorio non possono dire alcunchè sulla grandezza di un interprete. Mi auguro di essere stato conclusivamente chiaro.
@@renato45222 @renato45222 preciso: mi riferivo al fatto di spaziare su più epoche, fino agli autori contemporanei. Secondo me è un pregio e non è una questione di gusto.
Siamo profondamente addolorati ! Abbraccio affettuoso per la cara famiglia del Maestro! Sempre Vostri, Katalin e Peter Ljubimov ( Mosca-Budapest- Gerusalemme)
Since I was a child I listened to the radio and watched on TV many recordings by the maestro Maurizio Pollini, I especially grew up with his Chopin studies and his Mozart 23rd concerto with the Wiener Philarmoniker and the maestro Karl Bohm, this year I have listened to at least 20 times his version of Schumann's sonata Op. 11, for me it's volcanic... that version is the highest version of any in history. His Petroucka is also extraterrestrial, in the best sense, the best between the angelic and the infernal, between black and white, black and white like the keys of the piano where many, millions try but really only a few manage to reach the depths of life. Mauricio Pollini was one of those musical savants who more than achieved it, always offering us and leaving us this wisdom. Have a good trip Master Pollini!!, from the Star he continues to illuminate us with his Art. For so much, total gratitude to maestro Maurizio Pollini forever and ever!!
Aww! I didn’t know he died. A classy, elegant pianist with one of the most precise techniques of all time and a huge varied repertoire. Some of his recordings remain the gold standard. That’s too bad.
I was deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Maurizio Pollini, in my view one of the greatest classical pianists of all time. From the time I first heard his beautiful and landmark recording of Chopin's Piano Concerto No 1, when still in his late teens, I was captivated by his mastery of light and shade in his playing. He evoked a strong and sometimes overwhelming emotional response with his interpretations and I only wish I could have seen him more often in his illustrious career. My late wife and I were privileged to attend a wonderful concert he gave at the Royal Festival Hall in London a few decades ago - a programme predominantly of pieces by Chopin and Liszt. At the interval, literally with tears rolling down our faces with the beauty and sensitivity of his playing, we stood on the balcony of the RFH - looking across the River Thames - and said to each other that we were indeed fortunate to be in the presence of such a magnificent musician, at the height of his powers and playing a programme of music that will live in our memories forever. You will never be forgotten, maestro Pollini, and your legacy is there for all to enjoy.
The greatest living musician is no more. His musical intellect and integrity were, and will remain, unequaled. I first heard him in London in 1975; fifty nine years of magic. What a privilege.
I've never heard Pollini playing live, but I almost got to hear Arrau playing Beethoven's fith piano concerto at a concert in Stockholm. When I was seated in the concert hall, a guy walked out on the podium an announced that the soloist was ill and had been replaced. That was shortly before (or after) Arrau passed away. The most prominent soloists I've really heard playing live are Szeryng and Galway.
Sad to hear of Pollini's death, though he did look very frail in the last years. A great pianist, one of the greatest of the second half of the 20th century.
The first time I heard his Chopin etudes having heard several others I realized This is it!! The absolute definitive version there will probably ever be. Thank You Maestro!
May you always be happy wherever you are. I desperately wish to hear your performance again, but to do so, I know I must accomplish many good things. I hope to see you again someday.... R.I.P. Maestro.
I've had his recordings of the Bartok 2nd concerto (with Abbado, Chicago SO) and Liszt B minor Sonata for many years; yet to find any better. Two of his greatest recordings I will always treasure. A great talent.
It is the worst feeling when a person has been before you all your life and then you know you will not have new days, gifts, from them. When Queen Elizabeth died we all knew that feeling if we had never experienced it before . I only heard him once too oung and unknowing to know what I had been in the presence of . 5 Beethoven Sonatas mostly early . Only op.79 mattered to me .I was that young . I really wanted to hear Stravinsky or Boulez 2nd Sonata . Now all he meant is with us in recording but we will not grow WITH him anymore .
Excelentísimo : técnica impecable , pero no mecánica, una interpretación donde volcaba todos sus sentimientos dejando cada una de las notas impregnada de esa, su magia . Gracias por lo supiste darnos y dejarnos .❤
прощайте, Маэстро, Ваше мастерство, , интеллект, туше, прикосновение к клавишам доносят звучание до самых нежных уголков души и сознания. Так искренно, так гениально и так проникновенно. ❤
Ho amato le sue interpretazioni, sempre limpide e penetranti, geometriche e razionali, ma piene di pathos e sentimento. Un punto di riferimento sicuro per me. L’ho incontrato passeggiare su via Torino a Milano con un giornale in mano; sono riuscito a dirgli “buongiorno Maestro”. Adesso gli dico “Arrivederci Maestro, resterai sempre con noi”.
Wonderful tribute video, thank you so much for this. Many people here sharing their experiences of Pollini, and all I would add is that if you haven't already heard his recording of the first and second Bartok concertos with Abbado and Chicago, you owe it to yourself. Absolutely monumental, epic performances.
Similar to Martha Argerich and Sviatoslav Richter, Maurizio Pollini had other-worldly technical abilities. Whether you or not you his interpretations were your favorites, he played with unrivaled clarity and intelligence. It is near impossible to hear a Pollini recording without hearing something anew and, similar to Claudio Arrau, there was also deep interpretative thought in anything he performed.
Descansa en paz Pollini en tu viaje rumbo a la inmortalidad. Una vez leí una crítica en Amadeus sobre este concierto que terminaba diciendo: ¿Acaso no será Pollini el mas grande de los pianistas y Abaddo el más grande de los directores?
Lo vi por 1ra vez en un video interpretando el concierto de Beethoven "El Emperador", que pulcritud y efusividad !!!! Lo hacía saltar de la banqueta !!! Lo tendré siempre presente, genial pianista. Único. Gracias por compartirnos tanto talento. Descansa en paz ❤
Remember hearing Pollini play the Schumann piano concerto with the Chicago Symphony in spring of 1979. Went to see him and get his signature on his Chopin Etudes LP. But Horowitz, who was to play an afternoon recital the next day, was ahead of me as he walked into the artist's room to congratulate Pollini. Horowitz exclaimed, "Pollini, Pollini, Pollini!" And then they conversed while I waited very patiently outside the artist's room. Was amazing to see both Pollini and Horowitz in the same room and conversing. Yes, I did get my Pollini-autographed Chopin Etudes album. He was very kind and gracious. Great memories! May the amazing pianist Pollini rest in peace.
You are now the envy of everyone who ever loved the piano repertoire.
@@karenbryan132 , gosh, that experience now seems so much like the proverbial *yesterday*. It is still so fresh in my mind. The next day after his recital, I managed to get Horowitz to autograph his then rather recentlv released (1977) recording of the Rachmaninoff 3rd Concerto with Ormandy conducting. Have that LP framed and hanging in my home.
As I would have!@@Juscz
와 ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
I also got his CD signed by him after his concert in Chicago.
The world has lost a great artist, a man who possessed a remarkable combination of artistry and intellect, a true titan of twentieth century pianism. RIP maestro Pollini.
I remember when was a child (8/9 year age old) my father carry me at m°Pollini concert for workers and "poor" persons cannot afford the high prices tickets. Mr. Pollini believe to spread the culture to all people like a best grow_up fo elevations for humans!
RIP with m• Claudio Abbado and play into heaven with other great musicians!🎹🎶🎼
What a wonderful memory to share.
Yes , they’re playing some great masterpieces in a better place 😢😮☺️
One of the greatest pianists ever. RIP maestro.
The best
Para que ponen Rip? Da tristeza.
No mueren ,ahorita está con nosotros. ❤
...he'll always be remembered as one of the greatest pianists of the late 20th century....
But maybe not as a great musician
@@Pablo-gl9dj he won Chopin competition at 18 years age old..
@@Pablo-gl9djMaybe you shouldn’t be making immature comments .
@vittoriobacchiega9118 yes brilliant he was.
@@mackiceicukice ....agree totally...and when he won the Chopin prize...none less than Arthur Rubinstein was in the jury...
I loved hearing him humming while playing Beethoven. Rest in heavenly peace.
RIP MAURIZIO Pollini one of the best pianists of the 20th century. I had the great pleasure and honor to attend some of his concerts! Thank you dear maestro for all the joy you brought to a large number of concert goers. 🌹🌹🌹
One of the giants of the piano in the last 100 years at least.
It was the year 1979, as a piano major student in Sichuan Conservatory,China, I heard Pollini from LP record, I was shocked to such a high quality of playing. I came to Boston and went to his recitals several times. In October 2014, my brother and I went to his recital in Carnegie Hall NYC. He has been a hero in my mind !
Your hero and ours....May he rest in peace!❤
Beautiful tribute in images to Maestro Pollini, an artist of the highest caliber.
Addio, caro maestro, un pianista dalle dot eccelse, stracolmo di umanità.
Good bye Mauritzio! May you make heavenly music!
Rest in peace, dear maestro. I never forget it was you who introduced me to the beauties of Chopin music
This is what I love about RUclips, we get to be introduced to world-class musicians. Forever Mr. Pollini’s music will be enshrined and may we all aspire to live our lives with purpose for the betterment of our fellow man and woman. Thank you for sharing this video with us. ❤
You are right! RUclips , for the curious mind, is a great, fast and easy way to learn about so many things....in this case, about music, history....so much!...And it is reachable...😊
Это удар для меня. Умер потрясающий музыкант Маурицио Поллини. Я познакомился с ним через виниловый диск-прилюдии Шопена пятьдесят лет назад и испытал потрясение. Спасибо Маурицио. Пусть земля тебе будет пухом
I was a music student in the 80s. I was introduced to Pollini's recording of the Chopin Etudes by my teacher. I was taken, not only by his technical prowess, but by his feeling and musical intellect. I've seen him numerous times in concert. One of my heros for sure. This news has brought tears to my eyes. My heart goes out to his family.
I had booked a seat for his concert last year in Rome, but he unfortunately had to cancel. I never got to see him.. R.I.P Maestro
Ti sono grato per la immensa gioia che ho provato ascoltando le tue interpretazioni musicali . Grazie maestro Maurizio Pollini
Покойся с миром, маэстро!
Thank you for this poignant and moving tribute to a great artist. It pierces the heart. Rest in peace, Maestro.
I wish I could have seen him play in front of me just once.
He was the one who nurtured my Beethoven.
Thank you,And rest in peace.
Met him briefly in the Royal Festival Hall in London and managed to get his autograph. Legend, RIP
R.I.P. Maestro Maurizio Pollini.
Second half of the 4th Beethoven Piano Concerto seems perfect to remember him, as he was one of the best interpreter, well done
Rest in peace, Maestro. I fell in love with your music the moment I heard your 1977 (?) performance of Brahms' 2nd Piano Concerto with your great friend Claudio Abbado. From there, I discovered your Chopin, Debussy, and Prokofiev recordings, and was enthralled. While the classical music world will not be the same without your physical presence, your memory and incredible legacy will live on forever through your wonderful musical output ❤️❤️
A 93 year old neighbor let me in on pollini. Through hom I learned the incredible beauty, power and unbelievable skills that it takes to play Beethoven's 5 piano concertos. They continue to thrill me...
Rest in peace great maestro and thank you for making life more beautiful❤
Farewell, Maestro! We lost so many classical music greats in the past year. Thank you for sharing your gift with us!❤❤
I wish to pay tribute to the eminent pianist, the Late Maurizio Pollini. I was incredibly gifted at a tender age to attend a live concert performance at the Philharmonic Hall Berlin, conductor Eugen Jochum, playing the solo role in Chopin Piano Concerto no 2 and subsequently attended a recital at the Musiekverein, Vienna. I recollect going backstage and willingly autographed my concert program, which I retain to this day. I enquired from the Maestro whether he would consider visiting South Africa, which he commented that had no immediate plans for the future. His enduring legacy will be the abiding DG recording of the Late Beethoven piano sonatas. I shall cherish his memory for evermore.
My favourite Beethoven pianist. RIP...
3:31 Totally agree with you; Maurizio Pollini was High-watermark of Beethoven interpretation. RIP Legend of Piano.
I had the privilege of attending several of his Los Angeles recitals over the decades. His DG recording of the Petrushka transcription and Prokofiev 7th were revelatory, demonstrated his power and accuracy of playing. 'Sun Treader, light and life be thine forever'...
BRAVISSIMO , HA SAPUTO ESSERE ECCELLENTISSIMO . BRAVO , BRAVO , BRAVO .
When he plays, chords that are not heard in other recordings are heard. His formidable dedication, intensity and concentration to music doesn't let me for a single moment slip from the integrity of great masterpieces. Thank you, Maestro. I sincerely weep from my heart. And Thanks for the tribute.
RIP Maurizio. I met him once in NYC when he played a concert. He played the Chopin Sonata in e and a piece by Luigi Nono for piano and electronic tape. For an encore he played some Debussy and also the Ocean Etude. The audience stamped their feet in approval. I got his autograph and I gave him a necktie. He inspired me to learn the Chopin Etudes which I have done.
This is spiritual artistry.
Bellissimo video, essenziale, montato con grandissima sensibilità. Un bel ritratto. Grazie
Maurizio Pollini, such a GREAT PIANIST, real Musician, a Shining Human Being , so Humble, so Gifted. . Pollini touched my heart when I was 9 years old and I listened to his Piano Concerto in E Minor by Frederick Chopin on a long play Record. At that time I was living in Central America, in a place where Music was not appreciated as an ART, we did not have any music schools, nor opportunities to attend any concerts. Maurizio Pollini has given us a wonderful LEGACY Thank you so much. He is now part of an ETERNAL Shining Musical Star. . ❣❣🎵🎵🎹🎹🙏🙏🌿☘🍀
Pollini is also my favorite world pianist......RIP. Pollini.....😢😢
I really felt the dead of such great pianist.
The world of music, It won't be the same...for ever.
Buon viaggio maestro, e grazie per tutto.
A video - as noble as the deceased
Un grande saluto al maestro Pollini. Lo ricordo come vicitore della prima edizione del concorso Pozzoli. indimenticabile.
😔😢Great Maestro, one of my top favourite musicians, perpetuated legendary performances to keep intelligence and beauty of classical art legacy alive forever 😔😢❤🌹☘ BRAVO FOREVER!!!!!!!!!!!
A moving video, grazie.
Thank you for everything you've given us. Rest in peace dear Master.
Memorabili le incisioni DG degli anni Settanta: Chopin, Stravinskij, Mozart con Karl Bohm e soprattutto le ultime Sonate di Beethoven. La grandezza di Pollini va ricercata in quell' epoca di stupende esecuzioni.
...e nell'ampiezza del repertorio
@@lutubo07 No, mi dispiace. Non è questo un parametro che possa dire nulla sulla grandezza di un interprete, in quanto il repertorio frequentato - in privato o in pubblico - è questione di gusto personale, di congenialità, di quid estetico. Vi sono interpreti, direttori, pianisti, violinisti, ecc. che hanno un repertorio risicatissimo, ma non per questo non possono essere definiti interpreti geniali. Faccio un solo esempio: Carlos Kleiber non aveva in repertorio nemmeno tutte le sinfonie di Beethoven o di Brahms, eppure per fortuna è giustamente ed unanimemente considerato uno tra i direttori più geniali in assoluto di tutti i tempi, anche da colleghi che avevano un repertorio infinitamente più vasto. Potrei parlare a lungo del genio assoluto del pianoforte Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli ma me ne astengo. Mi dispiace ma le eventuali "lacune" in repertorio non possono dire alcunchè sulla grandezza di un interprete. Mi auguro di essere stato conclusivamente chiaro.
@@renato45222 @renato45222 preciso: mi riferivo al fatto di spaziare su più epoche, fino agli autori contemporanei. Secondo me è un pregio e non è una questione di gusto.
R I P Maestro, Thank you
Sad to lose a great artist !
Great artist, great man. He sublimated music, and his uncompromising interpretations gave us unforgettable moments.
One of my great pianoheroes from the beginnig when i started to play piano....
Thank you for sharing your skill to the world. Most appreciated by many many music lovers. THANK YOU👍👍👏👏👏👏👏
Siamo profondamente addolorati !
Abbraccio affettuoso per la cara famiglia del Maestro!
Sempre Vostri,
Katalin e Peter Ljubimov
( Mosca-Budapest- Gerusalemme)
Since I was a child I listened to the radio and watched on TV many recordings by the maestro Maurizio Pollini, I especially grew up with his Chopin studies and his Mozart 23rd concerto with the Wiener Philarmoniker and the maestro Karl Bohm, this year I have listened to at least 20 times his version of Schumann's sonata Op. 11, for me it's volcanic... that version is the highest version of any in history. His Petroucka is also extraterrestrial, in the best sense, the best between the angelic and the infernal, between black and white, black and white like the keys of the piano where many, millions try but really only a few manage to reach the depths of life. Mauricio Pollini was one of those musical savants who more than achieved it, always offering us and leaving us this wisdom. Have a good trip Master Pollini!!, from the Star he continues to illuminate us with his Art.
For so much, total gratitude to maestro Maurizio Pollini forever and ever!!
폴리니가 세상을 떠났군요. 폴리니는 virtuoso ! 그의 뛰어난 역량에 찬사를 보냅니다.
Un inolvidable Maestro. Gracias
❤😢
Aww! I didn’t know he died. A classy, elegant pianist with one of the most precise techniques of all time and a huge varied repertoire. Some of his recordings remain the gold standard. That’s too bad.
Another Giant leaves the planet...
When I was a kid, it was at Pollini's hands that I first heard the mighty Hammerklavier Sonata and had my mind blown! R.I.P. Pollini 🎼🎵🎶🎹
Immenso Pollini.
Come Uomo.
E come musicista.
Un'ingeniere della bellezza.
A presto maestro.
El primer pianistá que escuçhe de niña. 🇲🇽👏👏👏👏👏😘😘
Grazie Maestro, è stato un privilegio assistere dal vivo a due suoi concerti: Chopin, Beethoven
Maestro Pollini, thank you for so much. Your music stays with us.
Grazie Maestro R.I.P.
Quando l'ho scoperto questo sabato mi ha fatto molto male!!!
Sono ancora addolorato per la sua partenza!!!
pollini❤️
D.E.P.
Beautiful tribute, excellent rendition, immortal music
I was deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Maurizio Pollini, in my view one of the greatest classical pianists of all time. From the time I first heard his beautiful and landmark recording of Chopin's Piano Concerto No 1, when still in his late teens, I was captivated by his mastery of light and shade in his playing. He evoked a strong and sometimes overwhelming emotional response with his interpretations and I only wish I could have seen him more often in his illustrious career. My late wife and I were privileged to attend a wonderful concert he gave at the Royal Festival Hall in London a few decades ago - a programme predominantly of pieces by Chopin and Liszt. At the interval, literally with tears rolling down our faces with the beauty and sensitivity of his playing, we stood on the balcony of the RFH - looking across the River Thames - and said to each other that we were indeed fortunate to be in the presence of such a magnificent musician, at the height of his powers and playing a programme of music that will live in our memories forever. You will never be forgotten, maestro Pollini, and your legacy is there for all to enjoy.
🥲🥲🥲 quelle perte ! quel immense talent ! quelle classe!
The greatest living musician is no more. His musical intellect and integrity were, and will remain, unequaled. I first heard him in London in 1975; fifty nine years of magic. What a privilege.
The perfect selection of music for this wonderful tribute.
Comovente!... Descanse em paz!...
Maurizio Pollini and Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli are italian and they have been the two BEST PIANISTS OF ALL TIME, without doubt!🎹🎶
Il y avait aussi Segio Fiorentino. Merci à vous de votre commentaire. Paix et Amour
I've never heard Pollini playing live, but I almost got to hear Arrau playing Beethoven's fith piano concerto at a concert in Stockholm. When I was seated in the concert hall, a guy walked out on the podium an announced that the soloist was ill and had been replaced. That was shortly before (or after) Arrau passed away. The most prominent soloists I've really heard playing live are Szeryng and Galway.
Sad to hear of Pollini's death, though he did look very frail in the last years. A great pianist, one of the greatest of the second half of the 20th century.
ポリーニ氏が亡くなられた💧今、私は88歳、娘時代に日本に出の演奏会で聴いた音の美しさに胸を打たれた❤
彼の表現力は繊細でその素晴らしいテクニックと感性溢れる演奏は今でも甦ります🎹🎶
御冥福を心からお祈り致します🛐
May his soul find eternal repose. I will always remember him for his works, in particular, Beethoven
Complimenti per la scelta della musica di commemorazione. Sono commosso. Gennaro Iannarone
R.i.P.
Sorry to hear this news. His Petrouchka recording is stunning.
Rest in peace Maestro
Thank you. I have these recordings and many more besides. I will listen and appreciate and mourn the loss.
The first time I heard his Chopin etudes having heard several others I realized This is it!! The absolute definitive version there will probably ever be. Thank You Maestro!
Such a lovely and moving tribute. Thank you for sharing.
Bravo maestro 👏
Thank you!! maestro for the legacy and interpretations that makes life happy and brilliant!!❤❤❤
May you always be happy wherever you are.
I desperately wish to hear your performance again, but to do so, I know I must accomplish many good things.
I hope to see you again someday....
R.I.P. Maestro.
I've had his recordings of the Bartok 2nd concerto (with Abbado, Chicago SO) and Liszt B minor Sonata for many years; yet to find any better. Two of his greatest recordings I will always treasure. A great talent.
It is the worst feeling when a person has been before you all your life and then you know you will not have new days, gifts, from them. When Queen Elizabeth died we all knew that feeling if we had never experienced it before . I only heard him once too oung and unknowing to know what I had been in the presence of . 5 Beethoven Sonatas mostly early . Only op.79 mattered to me .I was that young . I really wanted to hear Stravinsky or Boulez 2nd Sonata . Now all he meant is with us in recording but we will not grow WITH him anymore .
Excelentísimo : técnica impecable , pero no mecánica, una interpretación donde volcaba todos sus sentimientos dejando cada una de las notas impregnada de esa, su magia . Gracias por lo supiste darnos y dejarnos .❤
Since I started to love music, he has been my most favorite pianist.
Thanks pollini.
R.I.P.
прощайте, Маэстро, Ваше мастерство, , интеллект, туше, прикосновение к клавишам доносят звучание до самых нежных уголков души и сознания.
Так искренно, так гениально и так проникновенно. ❤
Ho amato le sue interpretazioni, sempre limpide e penetranti, geometriche e razionali, ma piene di pathos e sentimento. Un punto di riferimento sicuro per me. L’ho incontrato passeggiare su via Torino a Milano con un giornale in mano; sono riuscito a dirgli “buongiorno Maestro”. Adesso gli dico “Arrivederci Maestro, resterai sempre con noi”.
Adios Maestro hasta siempre!!!!
Uomo sensibile e motivato eccezionalmente, nelle composizioni create con la magia....Esempio di unicita' di stile...per sempre....❤
Wait, he has passed away?
So sad to hear the news. Rest in peace.
Bellissimo!!!
Ci lascia un grande artista, un grande musicista, ma ancora di più ... un grande uomo!!
Wonderful tribute video, thank you so much for this. Many people here sharing their experiences of Pollini, and all I would add is that if you haven't already heard his recording of the first and second Bartok concertos with Abbado and Chicago, you owe it to yourself. Absolutely monumental, epic performances.
Similar to Martha Argerich and Sviatoslav Richter, Maurizio Pollini had other-worldly technical abilities. Whether you or not you his interpretations were your favorites, he played with unrivaled clarity and intelligence. It is near impossible to hear a Pollini recording without hearing something anew and, similar to Claudio Arrau, there was also deep interpretative thought in anything he performed.
I remember him in Belgium i was turning on 13 and it is one of my favorite memory . He was incredible 😢😮😮😮😮🎉🎉🎉🎉
Descansa en paz Pollini en tu viaje rumbo a la inmortalidad. Una vez leí una crítica en Amadeus sobre este concierto que terminaba diciendo: ¿Acaso no será Pollini el mas grande de los pianistas y Abaddo el más grande de los directores?
yo creo que sì
Lo vi por 1ra vez en un video interpretando el concierto de Beethoven "El Emperador", que pulcritud y efusividad !!!! Lo hacía saltar de la banqueta !!! Lo tendré siempre presente, genial pianista. Único. Gracias por compartirnos tanto talento. Descansa en paz ❤
Grazie, Maestro!!!