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As part of The Original Source Series, the album is now re-released on vinyl, with a side split different to the original release for audio quality reasons.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Deutsche Grammophon","offers":[{"title":"Black LP","offer_id":50509869842763,"sku":"2218547","price":47.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/Chopin_Preludes_Op._28_467d4cf4_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727869005"},{"product_id":"schubert","title":"Schubert","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe great Italian legend of the piano Maurizio Pollini sadly passed-away earlier this year, on 23rd March 2024. This album recorded together with his son Daniele, is dedicated to three different aspects of Schubert's piano oeuvre covering: the sonatas, the collections of short pieces, and music for four hands. The first time that both musicians performed a piano work for four hands: Schubert's great F minor Fantasy. The release is accompanied by a 16-page booklet with an essay by Maurizio Pollini's long-time companion Paolo Petazzi. “Schubert was certainly one of my father’s most beloved composers. As a boy, listening to his beautiful performances of the Sonatas D 960 and D 894 made me understand the greatness of Schubert’s music.”  - Daniele Pollini\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Deutsche Grammophon","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50532838506827,"sku":"2221970","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/POLLINI_0747b0e5_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1728129515"},{"product_id":"chopin-etudes-op-10-and-25","title":"Chopin Etudes Op. 10 and 25","description":"\u003cp\u003eA few months after winning the 1960 International Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw, Maurizio Pollini signed an exclusive contract with EMI and recorded two albums dedicated to the Polish composer. While the first, featuring the Piano Concerto No. 1, was warmly received upon release, the second, comprising the Études faced an uncertain fate. Pollini withdrew his approval during post-production, offering no explanation. For decades, this recording seemed destined to remain unheard. However, in 2011, it was finally approved by Pollini and released in an edited version under license by Testament. This new 2025 edition, the first to be remastered in high resolution from the original tapes, not only highlights Pollini’s technical brilliance but also reveals the touching sensitivity of the 18-year-old pianist.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Erato","offers":[{"title":"2LP - Black","offer_id":51486505992523,"sku":"R9575-7145","price":37.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/CS1078630-01A-BIG.jpg?v=1742513812"},{"product_id":"chopin-polonaises","title":"Chopin: Polonaises","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMaurizio Pollini’s recordings of the Polonaises have attained cult status. Pollini offered playing of outstanding mastery as well as a subtle poetry. His supreme achievement is in suggesting the immediacy of an inspired improvisation, while at the same time preserving the shapely unity of a preconceived whole. To improve the audio quality, the work was mastered and cut from the original 4-track tapes at 45 rpm and redistributed on 2 LPs. “Maurizio Pollini makes it virtually impossible to imagine Chopin's Polonaises played with greater clarity, force and resolution. Not for him the odd approximation or slip of the finger: everything is ruthlessly, indeed frighteningly, concentrated and of the essence.” – Gramophone\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Deutsche Grammophon","offers":[{"title":"2LP - Black","offer_id":51712074383691,"sku":"R8909-5960","price":69.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/00028948671335-Cvr.jpg?v=1745603039"},{"product_id":"complete-recordings-on-deutsche-grammophon","title":"Complete Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon","description":"\u003cp\u003eMaurizio Pollini is one of the most significant pianists of the 20th century, whose playing is considered 'a perfect fusion of architecture and passion' (Jed Distler). The Italian master pianist has made interpretative history with his Chopin recordings, thanks to the breathtaking brilliance, concentration and clarity of his playing. His recordings of works by Beethoven, Schumann and Schubert also set standards that remain valid today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis new edition, an expanded version of the 2016 box set, now includes the complete Deutsche Grammophon legacy of the great Italian pianist. The 62 CDs comprise his legendary complete recordings of Beethoven's sonatas and concertos, Chopin's études, ballades and preludes, and his exceptional interpretations of piano concertos by Mozart, Schumann, Brahms, Schoenberg, Bartók and Prokofiev. This comprehensive edition also presents all of Pollini's other albums released since then, as well as a Blu-ray disc featuring Beethoven's late sonatas. Notably, it features the CD premiere of recordings from the 1960 International Chopin Competition in Warsaw, which were previously only available on LP in the 1960s. The edition is completed by a 204-page booklet containing rare photos and detailed accompanying information, as well as two DVDs featuring concert recordings with Karl Böhm, Claudio Abbado and the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Deutsche Grammophon","offers":[{"title":"65 CD \/ DVD \/ Blu-Ray Boxset","offer_id":53323108778315,"sku":"R9231-7129","price":184.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/MaurizioPollini-CompleteRecordingsonDeutscheGrammophon.jpg?v=1757086591"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/fr\/collections\/maurizio-pollini.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}