Michelangeli hits a wrong note! Watch the video

[thalberg]

For those of you who don't know, it is often claimed that pianist Michelangeli never, never missed a note.  Well here is proof to the contrary.  The wrong note occurs at 5:23.

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[Petter]

Oh noes

[pianowolfi]

For those of you who don't know, it is often claimed that pianist Michelangeli never, never missed a note.  Well here is proof to the contrary.  The wrong note occurs at 5:23.

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That's not the only one. There's one in Chopin Scherzo no 2, but I can't find it anymore on youtube

[javacisnotrecognized]

The thing about Michelangeli never hitting a wrong note was a bit of a tounge-in-cheek statement about him having the best technique. As usual, people only take things at face value and have distorted this. It is like saying the Titanic was unsinkable; Nobody at the time really actually believed that, but something pretty drastic would have to happen to sink it.

[arensky]

g minor Ballade, LH 5:23.

Omitted LH notes, LH 5:49-5:51.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKwN_7LnXHw&feature=PlayList&p=32752E9664C5FD50&index=8


These mistakes are glaring because of the perfection surrounding them. Maybe there are more, it seems like a waste of time to pick at Michelangeli. These mistakes don't matter much to me.

[minor9th]

I'd trade more wrong notes for more expression. Szzz...

[franzliszt2]

I have a cd with is live brahms paganini variations on...and there are looooads of wrong notes on that.