Maurizio Pollini: 20th Century Music
Maurizio Pollini has been a committed champion of modern music in his recordings of Bartók, Boulez, Prokofiev, Schoenberg, Stravinsky and Webern, and more. Here are his complete recordings of 20th-century music, brought together on a 6-CD set for the first time.
Bartók:
- Piano Concerto No. 1, BB 91, Sz. 83
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Claudio Abbado
- Piano Concerto No. 2, BB 101, Sz. 95
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Claudio Abbado
Berg:
- Piano Sonata, Op. 1
Boulez:
- Piano Sonata No. 2
Debussy:
- Études pour piano (12) (complete)
- Préludes – Book 1 (12, complete)
- L’isle joyeuse
Manzoni:
- Omaggio a Edgar Varese
Nono:
- Como una ola de fuerza y luz
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Claudio Abbado
- … sofferte onde serene …
Berliner Philharmoniker, Giuseppe Sinopoli
Prokofiev:
- Piano Sonata No. 7 in B flat major, Op. 83
Schoenberg:
- Klavierstücke (3), Op. 11
- Kleine Klavierstücke (6), Op. 19
- Klavierstücke (5), Op. 23
- Suite for Piano, Op. 25
- Klavierstück, Op. 33a
- Klavierstück, Op. 33b
- Piano Concerto, Op. 42
Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado
Stravinsky:
- Three Movements from Petrushka
Webern:
- Variations, Op. 27
Performed by Maurizio Pollini (piano)
First, here’s a video of Pollini performing the Prokofiev Sonata Number 7, 3rd movement:
Here is the more traditional Pollini:
Chopin nocturne performed by Maurizio Pollini
And here is Pollini playing Bach:
Tags: Maurizzio Pollini, Bartok, Prokofiev, Debussy