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Offline thalberg

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Michelangeli hits a wrong note! Watch the video
on: December 16, 2008, 09:08:29 PM
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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Re: Michelangeli hits a wrong note! Watch the video
Reply #1 on: December 16, 2008, 09:18:12 PM
Oh noes
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Re: Michelangeli hits a wrong note! Watch the video
Reply #2 on: December 16, 2008, 09:20:15 PM
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 :P

Offline javacisnotrecognized

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Re: Michelangeli hits a wrong note! Watch the video
Reply #3 on: December 16, 2008, 10:02:02 PM
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.

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Re: Michelangeli hits a wrong note! Watch the video
Reply #4 on: December 16, 2008, 10:08:22 PM
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.
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Offline minor9th

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Re: Michelangeli hits a wrong note! Watch the video
Reply #5 on: December 17, 2008, 06:19:42 AM
I'd trade more wrong notes for more expression. Szzz...

Offline franzliszt2

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Re: Michelangeli hits a wrong note! Watch the video
Reply #6 on: December 17, 2008, 10:37:13 AM
I have a cd with is live brahms paganini variations on...and there are looooads of wrong notes on that.
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