Maurizio Pollini Has Died

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3 pointsdsubburam2 comments

RIP. When I was a preteen, I was offered his 1998 CD featuring Beethoven's piano sonatas op. 22, op. 26, and op. Waldstein. I listened to it hundreds of times. That's when my love for piano music began.

Found that CD you are referencing on the music streaming service I use. Brisk tempo on the Waldstein!

I first heard him on his 1999 CD of Debussy's Preludes Bk 1, which first made me notice and eventually fall in love with the sonority of the piano.

A pity I didn't try hard enough to catch him perform live some time. RIP.

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