[ Warner Classics / 3 CD Box Set ]
Release Date: Tuesday 12 August 2014
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Who else in todays piano world could be associated with the concept of the master of piano? A definitive icon of contemporary piano performance, Martha Argerichs unique musical profile is illustrated by this 3-CD anthology that draws upon her 1965 Chopin recordings and her yearly chamber performances given in Lugano. Featuring outstanding musical partners including Renaud Capuçon, Nelson Freire, Gidon Kremer, Maria-João Pires, Gautier Capuçon, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Charles Dutoit, and Daniel Barenboim, this 3-CD set presents outstanding mastery on all fronts.
includes
Bach, J S:
Partita No. 2 in C minor, BWV826
Chopin:
Mazurka No. 36 in A minor, Op. 59 No. 1
Mazurka No. 38 in F sharp minor, Op. 59 No. 3
Nocturne No. 4 in F major, Op. 15 No. 1
Scherzo No. 3 in C sharp minor, Op. 39
Polonaise No. 6 in A flat major, Op. 53 'Héroïque'
Ravel:
Gaspard de la nuit: Ondine
Scarlatti, D:
Keyboard Sonata K141 in D minor
Schumann:
Kinderszenen, Op. 15
and excerpts/individual movements from chamber works and concertos by Mozart, Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky, Ravel, Haydn, Falla, Beethoven and Schumann.