P0738. ARTURO BENEDETTI MICHELANGELI: Michelangeli, The Early Recordings, Vol. II, incl. Beethoven & Chopin, recorded 1939-41; w.Gracis Cond.: Piano Concerto #15 in B-flat, K.450 (Mozart), recorded 1951. (Germany) Naxos 8.112052. Transfers by Ward Marston. - 636943205273

CRITIC REVIEWS:

“Michelangeli ranks among the grandest of all musical autocrats. And when his transcendent mastery is complimented by warmth, wit and charm, such additions are beyond price….This is an issue that all lovers of great artistry will pounce on….”

- Bryce Morrison, GRAMOPHONE, March, 2009

"Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli obtained his soloist's diploma at the age of fourteen, and immediately launched his concert career. His extraordinary talent was recognized immediately and was first honoured in 1939 when Michelangeli won the first prize of the prestigious Geneva International Competition, whose jury was headed by Ignaz Paderewski. His importance as a towering figure among 20th-century pianists was stamped (coined...) by Cortot's saying: 'Here is a new Liszt'."