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Piano Legends: Michelangeli, Argerich, Brendel

Release Date: 11/13/2015
Label: Opus Arte Catalog #: OA 1153BD
Composer:  Franz Joseph Haydn ,  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ,  Franz Schubert ,  Ludwig van Beethoven  ...  Performer:  Alfred Brendel ,  Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli ,  Martha Argerich ,  Paul Gulda  ...  Conductor:  Christian Arming Orchestra/Ensemble:  New Japan Philharmonic Orchestra Number of Discs: 5

PIANO LEGENDS
(5-DVD Box Set)

ALFRED BRENDEL IN PORTRAIT

Joseph Haydn: Piano Sonata in E-Flat Major, Hob.XVI:49
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 14 in C Minor, K. 457
Franz Schubert: 4 Impromptus, Op. 90, D. 899: No. 3 in G-Flat Major

Alfred Brendel, piano

MICHELANGELI PLAYS BEETHOVEN

Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos. 3 and 32
Domenico Scarlatti: Keyboard Sonatas K.11, K.159, K.322 and K.27
Baldassare Galuppi: Keyboard Sonata in C Major

Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, piano

MICHELANGELI PLAYS CHOPIN

Fryderyk Chopin:
Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 35, Read more “Funeral March”
Ballade No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 23
Andante spianato and Grande Polonaise Brillante, Op. 22
Fantasie in F Minor, Op. 49
Waltzes Nos. 2, “Grande valse brillante” and 9, “L’adieu”
Waltz in B-Flat Major, Op. Posth.
Scherzo No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 31
Mazurkas Nos. 20, 25 and 47
Berceuse in D-Flat Major, Op. 57

Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, piano

MICHELANGELI PLAYS DEBUSSY

Claude Debussy:
Images, Books 1 and 2
Children’s Corner
Préludes, Book 2 (excerpts)

Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, piano

MARTHA ARGERICH PLAYS MOZART LIVE FROM TOKYO

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart:
Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466
Concerto for 3 Pianos in F major, K. 242, “Lodron”
Rondo in C major, K. 373
Adagio in E major, K. 261
Symphony No. 32 in G major, K. 318

Martha Argerich, piano
Paul Gulda, piano
Rico Gulda, piano
Renaud Capuçon, violin
Lyda Chen, viola
Gautier Capuçon, cello

New Japan Philharmonic Orchestra
Christian Arming, conductor

Recorded live Sumida Triphony Hall, Tokyo, 27 January 2005

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Picture format: NTSC 16:9 (Brendel, Argerich), 4:3 (Michelangeli) Sound format: LPCM Mono (Michelangeli) / LPCM 2.0, DTS 5.1 (Brendel, Argerich)
Region code: 0 (worldwide)
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian (Michelangeli Plays Debussy Documentary) / French, German, Spanish, Italian (Argerich Extra Features) / English, French, German (Brendel)
Running time: 10 hrs 30 mins
No. of DVDs: 5 Read less