Weekend listening: Unreleased Michelangeli
mainLive recording from Florence, 1952.
Courtesy Mikhail Kaykov
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The entire concert recording is available. Sadly missing the Ravel Valses nobles, which was not recorded
https://tinyurl.com/smwlsvc
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The exact date is likely February 11, 1952 – Teatro della Pergola and is documented in the Michelangeli concertography.