Happy 70th Birthday Pollini, Chopinist Extraordinaire

[benechan]

Today - Happy 70th Birthday Maurizio Pollini, Chopin Pianist Extraordinaire, the Piano Sage Blog's tribute with video of his International Chopin competition winning performance,  where he beat Ashkenazy and Uchida. https://pianosage.blogspot.com/2012/01/happy-70th-birthday-maurizio-pollini.html
Any fans (or non) out there?, share your ideas, thoughts of Pollini as a Chopin interpreter.

[outin]

One of my favorite recordings (and one of my favorite pieces) is Pollini playing Chopin sonata op. 58. I have always preferred this one to the more famous "funeral march" sonata op. 35. Pollini's recordings of the Etudes are great too.

[pianoplayjl]

Happy B'day Pollini. Two of my favourite recordings were the sonata in b-flat minor and the Chopin etudes. I usually use the Etudes as a reference point while listening. I even have his sonata recording in my ipod. I enjoyed his recording of Chopin's Heroic Polonaise op53. Some parts were different to what I was used to hearing such as the giant rolled chords, which he played in blocks. Another honorable recording was the Petrushka which I think is the best recording possible.

JL