You might be saying
"There is nothing here about Pollini, and more about Argerich than
him! No fair! I'm going to hold my breath until there's some Pollini content here!" Well, that would be
dangerous. But, in the interests of your pulmonary safety, let me recommend
some recordings of his, which if you don't own, well, let's just say your
pulmonary safety isn't exactly at the top of anyone's priorities. These
include his Petroushka (Stravinsky), Prokofiev
Seventh Sonata, Wanderer Fantasy (Schubert) and Late Beethoven Sonatas,
particularly the Hammerklavier. Whatever you're
doing right now, if you don't have these, just stop and obtain them. And,
while you're out, get Argerich's Debut Recital,
with a Liszt Sonata that must be heard to be believed, and some of the
finest Ravel ever to have been recorded. Finally, if you don't want to, you
know, PAY to listen to piano music, remember that there are first-rate
players at MP3.com like John Bell Young, Elena Kuschnerova,
Andrew Schwartz, Margarita Fyodorova, Sergio Fiorentino (no relation to Linda), Paul Badura-Skoda and Jorg Demus (whose award-winning Well Tempered Clavier is now
available), merely a click of your frugal fingers away.
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