Though he acknowledges the possibility of a link, Mr. Pollini cautions against overemphasizing such things.
WSJ: Maurizio Pollini: Not as Others See Him | Cultural Conversation by David Mermelstein
"In general, the interpretation of all the work I play develops with time, " Mr. Pollini said.
WSJ: Maurizio Pollini: Not as Others See Him | Cultural Conversation by David Mermelstein
As if to celebrate this re-emergence, Mr. Pollini, age 71, consented to a rare interview last week.
WSJ: Maurizio Pollini: Not as Others See Him | Cultural Conversation by David Mermelstein
"Perhaps more than any other composer, Chopin had a sense of the sound of this instrument, " Mr. Pollini said.
WSJ: Maurizio Pollini: Not as Others See Him | Cultural Conversation by David Mermelstein
Mr. Pollini's playing has retained its vigor, and he claims to have made no concessions to age thus far.
WSJ: Maurizio Pollini: Not as Others See Him | Cultural Conversation by David Mermelstein
In his long career, Mr. Pollini has mastered wide swaths of the standard repertory, to say nothing of many modern pieces.
WSJ: Maurizio Pollini: Not as Others See Him | Cultural Conversation by David Mermelstein
Normally a regular visitor to New York, Mr. Pollini has only just returned to the city after an unusually long absence.
WSJ: Maurizio Pollini: Not as Others See Him | Cultural Conversation by David Mermelstein
Deciphering a composer's intent (or trying to) not only stimulates Mr. Pollini as a performer, but also helps shape his inner life.
WSJ: Maurizio Pollini: Not as Others See Him | Cultural Conversation by David Mermelstein
Mr. Pollini's father was a noted architect, and some observers have linked his vocation with the pianist's much-lauded grasp of musical structure.
WSJ: Maurizio Pollini: Not as Others See Him | Cultural Conversation by David Mermelstein
"Chopin is a great mystery, despite his immense popularity, " Mr. Pollini said.
WSJ: Maurizio Pollini: Not as Others See Him | Cultural Conversation by David Mermelstein
Yet when his playing was compared to "a sleek, stainless-steel skyscraper, " in the words of the writer and teacher David Dubal, Mr. Pollini took umbrage.
WSJ: Maurizio Pollini: Not as Others See Him | Cultural Conversation by David Mermelstein
In classics, it has the great Universal Classics catalog, meaning recordings by artists like Herbert Von Karajan, Maurizio Pollini, the Emerson String Quartet, and other best-in-the-world acts.
Lang Lang is a superb, evolving musician, but he does not earn the money he does because he is better than, say, Maurizio Pollini, Martha Argerich, or, in truth, a dozen others.
Individual sets are being issued in batches until the summer, and the list of 72 pianists amounts to a pantheon of virtuosos, stretching from Ignacy Paderewski (born 1860) to the likes of Mr Pollini and Mr Kissin.
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