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About the artist Maurizio Pollini

Maurizio Pollini was born in Milan on 5 January 1942. His father was the architect Gino Pollini, one of the leading representatives of Italian rationalism and also an expert violinist. His mother, Renata Melotti, studied piano and singing and was the sister of the well-known sculptor Fausto Melotti, who had a lasting influence on the young Pollini. In 1948 Maurizio Pollini received his first piano lessons from Carlo Lonati. From 1955 until 1959 he continued his studies with Carlo Vidusso and in 1958 he began to study composition with Bruno Bettinelli. In 1960 he was awarded the first prize at the International Chopin Competition in Warsaw and appeared at La Scala, Milan, playing Chopin’s First Piano Concerto under Sergiu Celibidache. Since then Maurizio Pollini has become one of the most admired and respected pianists of our time and has appeared all over the world with leading orchestras and conductors. He is particularly renowned for his innovative concert programmes which champion works by contemporary composers and contrasts these with those of the Classical and Romantic eras.

CDs and DVDs featuring the artist Maurizio Pollini

CATALOGUE NR: 4713612  (barcode: 0028947136125)
RECORD LABEL: Deutsche Grammophon
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 8.45
RELEASE DATE: 14-Jan-2002

COMPOSER: Arnold Schoenberg  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Piano Works. Piano Concerto (Schoenberg). Variations Opus 27 (Webern).
ARTISTS: Maurizio Pollini      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 'The playing is alive in an almost electrical sense, but the broad lines are there too and even an undercurrent of wit' Gramophone - Penguin Guide 2/3 star

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CATALOGUE NR: 4776353  (barcode: 0028947763536)
RECORD LABEL: Deutsche Grammophon Grand Prix
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 4.99
RELEASE DATE: 15-May-2007

COMPOSER: Bela Bartok
TRACKS: Piano Concerto Number 1 BB91 Sz83. Piano Concerto Number 2 BB101 Sz95. 2 Portraits Opus 5 Sz37 : Ideal / One Grotesque - Presto.
ORCHESTRA: Chicago Symphony Orchestra and London Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Claudio Abbado
ARTISTS: Maurizio Pollini   Shlomo Mintz    

- Sep-2007 5 star BBC Music Mag. - Penguin Guide 3 star

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CATALOGUE NR: 4779918  (barcode: 0028947799184)
RECORD LABEL: Deutsche Grammophon
FORMAT: 6 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 26.59
RELEASE DATE: 21-Nov-2011

COMPOSER: Bela Bartok
TITLE: 20th Century
TRACKS: works by - Bartok / Boulez / Manzoni / Nono / Prokofiev / Schonberg / Stravinsky / Webern / Debussy / Berg.
ARTISTS: Maurizio Pollini      

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CATALOGUE NR: 4236782  (barcode: 0028942367821)
RECORD LABEL: Deutsche Grammophon
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.77
RELEASE DATE: 19-Mar-1997

COMPOSER: Claude Debussy
TRACKS: 12 Etudes (Debussy). Sonata for Piano Opus 1 (Berg).
ARTISTS: Maurizio Pollini      

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CATALOGUE NR: 4451872  (barcode: 0028944518726)
RECORD LABEL: Deutsche Grammophon
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.77
RELEASE DATE: 15-Nov-1999

COMPOSER: Claude Debussy
TRACKS: Preludes I:- Danseuses de Delphes - Lent et grave. Voiles- Modere. Le vent dans la plaine - Anime. 'Les sons et les parfums tournent dans l'air du soir - Modere. Les collinies d'Anacapri - Tres modere. Des pas sur la neige - Triste et lent. Ce qu'a vu le vent d'ouest - Anime et tumultueux. La fille aux cheveux de lin - Tres calme et doucement expressif. La serenade interrompue - Moderement anime. La cathedrale engloutie - Profondement calme. La danse de Puck - Capricieux et leger. Minstrels - Modere. L'Isle Joyeuse.
ARTISTS: Maurizio Pollini      

- Feb-2000 4 star BBC Music Mag. - Penguin Guide 1/3 star

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CATALOGUE NR: 4273222  (barcode: 0028942732223)
RECORD LABEL: Deutsche Grammophon
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.77

COMPOSER: Franz Liszt
TRACKS: Sonata in B minor. Nuages gris. Unstern!-Sinistre. La lugubre gondola I. RW Venezia.
ARTISTS: Maurizio Pollini      

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CATALOGUE NR: 4746132  (barcode: 0028947461326)
RECORD LABEL: Deutsche Grammophon Originals
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.00
RELEASE DATE: 20-Oct-2003

COMPOSER: Franz Schubert
TITLE: Late Piano Sonatas
TRACKS: Piano Sonata in C minor D958. Piano Sonata in A major D959. Piano Sonata in B flat major D960. Allegretto in C minor D915. Three Piano Pieces D946.
ARTISTS: Maurizio Pollini      

- Penguin Guide 3 star

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CATALOGUE NR: 6787072  (barcode: 5099967870721)
RECORD LABEL: EMI Masters
FORMAT: CD  DURATION: 72 minutes
PRICE: including VAT £ 7.50
RELEASE DATE: 13-Feb-2012

COMPOSER: Frederic Chopin
TITLE: Pollini plays Chopin
TRACKS: Piano Concerto Number 1 in E minor Opus 11. Nocturnes : Nocturne Number 4 in F Opus 15 Number 1 / Nocturne Number 5 in F sharp Opus 15 Number 2 / Nocturne Number 7 in C sharp minor Opus 27 Number 1 / Nocturne Number 8 in D flat Opus 27 Number 2. Ballade Number 1 in G minor Opus 23. Polonaise Number 6 in A flat Opus 53 'Heroique'.
ORCHESTRA: Philharmonia Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Paul Kletzki
ARTISTS: Maurizio Pollini      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded 1960 Number 1 Studio Abbey Road London - concerto and 1968 Salle Wagram Paris

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CATALOGUE NR: 6317802  (barcode: 5099963178029)
RECORD LABEL: EMI Masters
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 6.49
RELEASE DATE: 06-Sep-2010

COMPOSER: Frederic Chopin
TRACKS: Piano Concerto Number 1 in E minor Opus 11. Nocturne Number 4 in F Opus 15/1. Nocturne Number 5 in F sharp Opus 15/2. Nocturne in C sharp minor Opus 27/1. Nocturne in D flat Major Opus 27/2. Ballade Number 1 in G minor Opus 23. Polonaise Number 6 in A flat 'Heroic' Opus 53.
ORCHESTRA: Philharmonia Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Paul Kletzki
ARTISTS: Maurizio Pollini      

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CATALOGUE NR: SBT1473  (barcode: 0749677147327)
RECORD LABEL: Testament
FORMAT: CD  DURATION: 59 minutes
PRICE: including VAT £ 11.29
RELEASE DATE: 31-Oct-2011

COMPOSER: Frederic Chopin
TRACKS: Etudes Opus 10 : Etude Number 1 in C major / Etude Number 2 in A minor / Etude Number 3 in E major / Etude Number 4 in C sharp minor / Etude Number 5 in G flat major / Etude Number 6 in E flat minor / Etude Number 7 in C major / Etude Number 8 in F major / Etude Number 9 in F minor / Etude Number 10 in A flat major / Etude Number 11 in E flat major / Etude Number 12 in C minor. Etudes Opus 25 : Etude Number 1 in A flat major / Etude Number 2 in F minor / Etude Number 3 in F major / Etude Number 4 in A minor / Etude Number 5 in E minor / Etude Number 6 in G sharp minor / Etude Number 7 in C sharp minor / Etude Number 8 in D flat major / Etude Number 9 in G flat major / Etude Number 10 in B minor / Etude Number 11 in A minor / Etude Number 12 in C minor.
ARTISTS: Maurizio Pollini      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: original recording by EMI - May-2012 5 star BBC Music Mag. - Jan-2012 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'What superb articulacy, what awe-inspiring assurance and uncanny technical perfection. All lovers of great piano- playing will need to add this to their collection.' - Gramophone 2012 Award Winner

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CATALOGUE NR: 4596832  (barcode: 0028945968322)
RECORD LABEL: Deutsche Grammophon
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.77
RELEASE DATE: 15-Nov-1999

COMPOSER: Frederic Chopin
TRACKS: Ballade Number 1 in G minor Opus 23. Ballade Number 2 in F Opus 38. Ballade Number 3 in A flat Opus 47. Ballade Number 4 in F minor Opus 52. Prelude Number 25 in C sharp minor Opus 45. Fantaisie in F minor Opus 49.
ARTISTS: Maurizio Pollini      

'Majestically dramatic performances' - Feb-2000 4 star BBC Music Mag. - Penguin Guide 2/3 star

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CATALOGUE NR: 5675482  (barcode: 0724356754829)
RECORD LABEL: EMI Great Recordings
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 6.65
RELEASE DATE: 05-Feb-2001

COMPOSER: Frederic Chopin
TRACKS: Piano Concerto Number 1 in E minor. Nocturne Number 4. Nocturne Number 5. Nocturne Number 7. Nocturne Number 8. Ballade Number 1. Polonaise Number 6.
ORCHESTRA: Philharmonia Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Paul Kletzki
ARTISTS: Maurizio Pollini      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: This exquisitely beautiful recording is a triumphant success. I do not ever expect to hear the Concerto better played. Gramophone - Penguin Guide 3 star 'this is playing of such total spontaneity, poetic feeling and refined judgement that criticism is silenced'

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CATALOGUE NR: 4137962  (barcode: 0028941379627)
RECORD LABEL: Deutsche Grammophon
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.77
RELEASE DATE: 05-Oct-2000

COMPOSER: Frederic Chopin
TRACKS: 26 Preludes - Number 1 in C / Number 2 in A minor / Number 3 in G / Number 4 in E minor / Number 5 in D / Number 6 in B minor / Number 7 in A / Number 8 in F sharp minor / Number 9 in E / Number 10 in C sharp minor / Number 11 in B / Number 12 in G sharp minor / Number 13 in F sharp / Number 14 in E flat minor / Number 15 in D flat / Number 16 in B flat minor / Number 17 in A flat / Number 18 in F minor / Number 19 in E flat / Number 20 in C minor / Number 21 in B flat / Number 22 in G minor / Number 23 in F / Number 24 in D minor.
ARTISTS: Maurizio Pollini      

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CATALOGUE NR: 4312212  (barcode: 0028943122122)
RECORD LABEL: Deutsche Grammophon
FORMAT: 3 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 26.03
RELEASE DATE: 27-Nov-1990

COMPOSER: Frederic Chopin
TRACKS: Etude C Opus 10/1. Etude A minor Opus 10/2. Etude E Opus 10/3. Etude C sharp minor Opus 10/4. Etude G flat 'Black Keys' Opus 10/5. Etude E flat minor Opus 10/6. Etude C Opus 10/7.Etude F Opus 10/8.Etude F minor Opus 10/9. Etude A flat Opus 10/10. Etude E flat Opus 10/11.Etude C minor 'Revolutionary' Opus 10/12. Etude A flat 'Harp Study' Opus 25/1. Etude F minor Opus 25/2. Etude F Opus 25/3. Etude A minor Opus 25/4. Etude E minor Opus 25/5. Etude G sharp minor Opus 25/6. Etude C sharp minor Opus 25/7. Etude D flat Opus 25/8. Etude G flat 'Butterfly's Wings' Opus 25/9. Etude B minor Opus 25/10. Etude A minor 'Winter Wind' Opus 25/11. Etude C minor Opus 25/12. Prelude Number 1 in C. Prelude Number 2 in A minor. Prelude Number 3 in G. Prelude Number 4 in E minor. Prelude Number 5 in D. Prelude Number 6 in B minor. Prelude Number 7 in A. Prelude Number 8 in F sharp minor. Prelude Number 9 in E. Prelude Number 10 in C sharp minor. Prelude Number 11 in B. Prelude Number 12 in G sharp minor. Prelude Number 13 in F sharp. Prelude Number 14 in E flat minor. Prelude Number 15 in D flat. Prelude Number 16 in B flat minor. Prelude Number 17 in A flat. Prelude Number 18 in F minor. Prelude Number 19 in E flat. Prelude Number 20 in C minor. Prelude Number 21 in B flat. Prelude Number 22 in G minor. Prelude Number 23 in F. Prelude Number 24 in D minor. Polonaise Number 1 in C sharp minor Opus 26/1. Polonaise Number 2 in E flat minor Opus 26/2. Polonaise Number 3 in A Opus 40/1 'Military'. Polonaise Number 4 in C minor Opus 40/2. Polonaise Number 5 in F sharp minor Opus 44. Polonaise Number 6 in A flat Opus 53 'Heroic'. Polonaise Number 7 in A flat Opus 61 'Polonaise-fantaisie'.
ARTISTS: Maurizio Pollini      

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CATALOGUE NR: 4137942  (barcode: 0028941379429)
RECORD LABEL: Deutsche Grammophon
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.77
RELEASE DATE: 20-Feb-1985

COMPOSER: Frederic Chopin
TRACKS: 27 Etudes - piano Opus 10 / Opus 25 and Opus posth - C Opus 10/1 / A minor Opus 10/2 / E Opus 10/3 / C sharp minor Opus 10/4 / G flat 'Black Keys' Opus 10/5 / E flat minor Opus 10/6 / C Opus 10/7 / F Opus 10/8 / F minor Opus 10/9 / A flat Opus 10/10 / E flat Opus 10/11 / C minor 'Revolutionary' Opus 10/12 / A flat 'Harp Study' Opus 25/1 / F minor Opus 25/2 / F Opus 25/3 / A minor Opus 25/4 / E minor Opus 25/5 / G sharp minor Opus 25/6 / C sharp minor Opus 25/7 / D flat Opus 25/8 / G flat 'Butterfly's Wings' Opus 25/9 / B minor Opus 25/10 / A minor 'Winter Wind' Opus 25/11 / C minor Opus 25/12.
ARTISTS: Maurizio Pollini      

- Penguin Guide 3 star 'these are vividly characterized accounts, masterly and with the sound eminently present, although not as full in sonority as the more recent versions'

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CATALOGUE NR: 4316232  (barcode: 0028943162326)
RECORD LABEL: Deutsche Grammophon
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.77
RELEASE DATE: 22-Apr-1996

COMPOSER: Frederic Chopin
TRACKS: 4 Scherzos - piano. Berceuse in D flat - piano Opus 57. Barcarolle in F sharp - piano Opus 60.
ARTISTS: Maurizio Pollini      

- Penguin Guide 2/3 star

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CATALOGUE NR: 4577112  (barcode: 0028945771120)
RECORD LABEL: Deutsche Grammophon Originals
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 8.45
RELEASE DATE: 07-Sep-1998

COMPOSER: Frederic Chopin
TITLE: Polanaises
TRACKS: No.1 in C sharp minor Opus 26/1. Number 2 in E flat minor Opus 26/2. Number 3 in A Opus 40/1 'Military'. Number 4 in C minor Opus 40/2. Number 5 in F sharp minor Opus 44. Number 6 in A flat Opus 53 'Heroic'. Number 7 in A flat Opus 61 'Polonaise-fantaisie'.
ARTISTS: Maurizio Pollini      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: '…playing of outstanding mastery as well as subtle poetry… This is magisterial playing, in some ways more commanding than Rubinstein.' Penguin Guide - Penguin Guide 3 star

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CATALOGUE NR: 4775718  (barcode: 0028947757184)
RECORD LABEL: Deutsche Grammophon
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 25.54
RELEASE DATE: 14-Nov-2005

COMPOSER: Frederic Chopin
TITLE: 19 Nocturnes
TRACKS: 3 Nocturnes Opus 9 : Nocturne Number 1 in B flat minor: Larghetto / Nocturne Number 2 in E flat major: Andante / Nocturne Number 3 in B major: Allegretto. 3 Nocturnes Opus 15 : Nocturne Number 1 in F major: Andante cantabile / Nocturne Number 2 in F sharp major: Larghetto / Nocturne Number 3 in G minor: Lento. 2 Nocturnes Opus 27 : Nocturne Number 1 in C sharp minor: Larghetto / Nocturne Number 2 in D flat major: Lento sostenuto. 2 Nocturnes Opus 32 : Nocturne Number 1 in B major: Andante sostenuto / Nocturne Number 2 in A flat major: Lento. 2 Nocturnes Opus 37 : Nocturne Number 1 in G minor: Andante sostenuto / Nocturne Number 2 in G major: Andantino. 2 Nocturnes Opus 48 : Nocturne Number 1 in C minor: Lento / Nocturne Number 2 in F sharp minor: Andantino. Nocturnes Opus 55 : Nocturne Number 1 in F minor: Andante / Nocturne Number 2 in E flat major: Lento sostenuto. Nocturnes Opus 62 : Nocturne Number 1 in B major: Andante / Nocturne Number 2 in E major: Lento. Nocturne Opus posth.72 : Nocturne Number 1 in E minor: Andante.
ARTISTS: Maurizio Pollini      

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CATALOGUE NR: 4777626  (barcode: 0028947776260)
RECORD LABEL: Deutsche Grammophon
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.77
RELEASE DATE: 20-Oct-2008

COMPOSER: Frederic Chopin
TITLE: Chopin Recital
TRACKS: Ballade Number 2 in F Opus 38. Mazurka in G sharp minor Opus 33 Number 1. Mazurka in D major Opus 33 Number 2. Mazurka in C major Opus 33 Number 3. Mazurka in B minor Opus 33 Number 4. Waltz in A flat major Opus 34 Number 1. Waltz in A minor Opus 34 Number 2. Waltz in F major Opus 34 Number 3. Impromptu Number 2 in F sharp Opus 36.
ARTISTS: Maurizio Pollini      

- Jan-2009 5 star BBC Music Mag. - Penguin Guide 4 star 'Chopin playing of a very high calibre indeed. Not to be missed'

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CATALOGUE NR: 4775430  (barcode: 0028947754305)
RECORD LABEL: Deutsche Grammophon Doubles
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 9.19
RELEASE DATE: 11-Apr-2005

COMPOSER: Frederic Chopin
TITLE: Complete Polonaises
TRACKS: POLLINI - Polonaise Number 1 in C sharp minor Opus 26 Number 1 / Polonaise Number 2 in E flat minor Opus 26 Number 2 / Polonaise Number 3 in A Opus 40 Number 1 'Military' / Polonaise Number 4 in C minor Opus 40 Number 2 / Polonaise Number 5 in F sharp minor Opus 44 / Polonaise Number 6 in A flat Opus 53 'Heroic' / Polonaise Number 7 in A flat Opus 61 Polonaise-Fantaisie. ARGERICH - Andante spianato et Grande Polonaise brillante in E flat Opus 22. UGORSKI - Polonaise Number 8 in D minor Opus 71 Number 1 / Polonaise Number 9 in B flat Opus 71 Number 2 / Polonaise Number 10 in F minor Opus 71 Number 3 / Polonaise in B flat minor Opus posth / Polonaise in G flat Opus posth / Polonaise in G minor Opus posth / Polonaise in B flat Opus posth / Polonaise in A flat Opus posth / Polonaise in G sharp minor Opus posth Moderato. 2 Bourrees B160b : Number 1 in G minor / Number 2 in A major. Galop Marquis. Feuille d'album in E Opus posth Moderato. Cantabile in B flat. Fugue in A minor. Largo in E flat Opus posth.
ARTISTS: Maurizio Pollini   Martha Argerich   Anatol Ugorski  

- Penguin Guide 3 star 'Pollini offers magisterial playing, in some ways more commanding than Rubinstein (and better recorded) though not more memorable'

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