Mozart: Piano Concerto No.20 | Beethoven: Piano Concerto No.5 (Mozart: Piano Concerto No.20 | Beethoven: Piano Concert No.5 / Arturo Benedetti Michela

A record of performances that took the Japanese music world by storm.The shock of Michelangelo's first visit to Japan in 1965!

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Michelangeli, who was invited by the Yomiuri Shimbun with all his might at the time, seemed to have caused a ripple not only in the music world but also in the literary world, as it was his first appearance in the East, and there was great excitement, with people such as Shuichi Kato and Shohei Ōoka publishing essays describing the impact of the performance. Music critic Kazuyuki Toyama said, ``I listened to Michelangeli. After listening to it, I left the venue in a daze, so to speak,'' and many experts seemed to be shocked by the performance. This is a wonderful piece that conveys the excitement of the time. The sound quality is good although it is monaural.

Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (piano) Intrich Rohan (conductor) Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra

Recording: March 13, 1965 Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Live recording