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Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (Italian: [arˈtuːro beneˈdetti mikeˈlandʒeli]; 5 January 1920 – 12 June 1995) was an Italian classical pianist. He is considered one of the greatest pianists of the twentieth century. [2]
Mar 27, 2024 · Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (born January 5, 1920, Brescia, Italy—died June 12, 1995, Lugano, Switzerland) was an Italian pianist best known for his interpretations of Romantic music, particularly that of Claude Debussy. Michelangeli began studying violin at age three.
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Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli was born during the night of 5 to 6 January 1920 in Brescia, Italy. He began his musical training at the age of four at the "Istituto Musicale Venturi" under the direction of Paolo Chimeri.
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Jan 8, 2020 · Last Sunday marked the 100th anniversary of the birth of the Italian pianist, Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (1920-1995). Michelangeli has been called “one of the most enigmatic performers of the twentieth century.”
With his immaculate technique and mysterious disposition, Italian pianist Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (1920–95) made audiences and collaborators expect both cool perfection and temperamental unpredictability.
Nov 20, 2017 · Enjoy the exquisite performance of Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, one of the greatest pianists of the twentieth century, as he plays Debussy's Images, a masterpiece of impressionist music. This ...
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Few pianists have provoked greater awe and controversy than Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli: awe through his crystalline perfection, controversy through interpretations that ranged from the chilly to the sublime.