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Title: Pollini the Virtuoso
Review: Maurizio Pollini is best known for his performances of Chopin. The next volume in the series is actually also dedicated to Pollini as well and exclusively contains Chopin works. This volume shows Pollini's ability to play multiple composers works from Romantic period of Schubert, Schumann and Liszt to the more modern composers of Stravinsky and Debussy. The Schumann Sonata, Schubert Klavierstucke and Debussy etude excerpts are fantastic. For the Liszt Sonata I prefer performances by Vladimir Horowitz or Claudio Arrau, and the Petrouchka suite I find more suited in the hands of Emil Gilels. Maurizio Pollini though is one of the Great Pianists of the 20th Century and is worthy of 2 volumes dedicated to him. Fans of him shouldn't hesitate to pick up the next volume, as well as any of his many recordings for DG.
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