For the first time, Deutsche Grammophon is releasing all of the recordings made by the exceptional pianist Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli for the yellow label.

Benedetti Michelangeli, reverently known to his fans as “Divino Arturo”, was as famous as he was feared for his perfectionism as a performer. With his incomparable musical focus, he produced recordings that remain benchmarks long after his death. The box set includes his legendary early Beethoven recordings of Piano Concertos Nos. 1, 3 and 5, as well as Sonata 111, alongside Domenico Scarlatti's Sonatas 11, 159 and 322, recorded for Decca, and Mozart's Piano Concertos Nos. 13, 15, 20 and 21.

‘Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli was one of the most outstanding pianists of the century.’ - Gramophone

In addition to sleeves in the original cover design, the box set contains new liner notes by Cord Garben, DG producer and conductor, who worked with Benedetti Michelangeli for many years, as well as rare black-and-white and colour photographs.

Tracklisting:

CD 1 WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756–1791)

Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 13 in C major K 415 (387 b)

Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 15 in B flat major K 450

CD 2 WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756–1791)

Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 20 in D minor K 466

Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 25 in C major K 503

CD 3 LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770–1827)

Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 in C major op. 15

Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 3 in C minor op. 37

CD 4 LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770–1827)

Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 5 in E flat major “Emperor” op. 73

Piano Sonata No. 4 in E flat major op. 7

CD 5 FRANZ SCHUBERT (1797–1828)

Piano Sonata in A minor D 537

FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN (1810–1849)

Mazurkas

Prélude in C sharp minor op. 45

Ballade in G minor op. 23

Scherzo in B flat minor op. 31

CD 6 ROBERT SCHUMANN (1810–1856)

Carnaval op. 9

Faschingsschwank aus Wien op. 26

JOHANNES BRAHMS (1833–1897)

Ballades op. 10

CD 7 CLAUDE DEBUSSY (1862–1918)

Préludes I

Children’s Corner

CD 8 CLAUDE DEBUSSY (1862–1918)

Préludes II

Images I & II

CD 9 ROBERT SCHUMANN (1810–1856)

Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in A minor op. 54

CLAUDE DEBUSSY (1862–1918)

Images (excerpts)

CD 10 LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770–1827)

Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor op. 111

BALDASSARE GALUPPI (1706–1785)

Sonata No. 5 in C major

DOMENICO SCARLATTI (1685–1757)

Sonata in C minor K 11