CLAUDE DEBUSSY
Debussy: Fantaisie / Violin Sonata / Cello Sonata / La Mer Daniel Barenboim (piano), Michael Barenboim (violin), Kian Soltani (cello) / Martha Argerich (piano), Staatskapelle Berlin [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 25/Jun/2021 ] Daniel Barenboim performs Debussy with Martha Argerich, Michael Barenboim, Kian Soltani and the Staatskapelle Berlin. |
WIDMANN / LISZT / SCHUBERT / WAGNER
Martha Argerich & Daniel Barenboim: Live from the BBC Proms 2016 BLU-RAY Daniel Barenboim (piano/conductor), Martha Argerich (piano) / West-Eastern Divan Orchestra [ EuroArts Blu-ray / Blu-ray - released 28/Mar/2018 ] The Proms don't come more stellar than this! Daniel Barenboim and his West-Eastern Divan Orchestra would have comfortably filled the hall on their own, while Martha Argerich could have filled it three times over" - The Independent |
W. A. MOZART / SCHUBERT / STRAVINSKY / BEETHOVEN / RAVEL / etc
Martha Argerich & Daniel Barenboim: Piano Duos & Concerti (from the Teatro Colon, Buenos Aires Daniel Barenboim (piano/conductor), Martha Argerich (piano) / West-Eastern Divan Orchestra [ EuroArts DVD / 2 DVD - released 7/Oct/2016 ] G. For the first time the two musicians performed together in the city of their birth. The West-Eastern Divan Orchestra enthralled their audience at the Teatro Colón. With works by Beethoven, Bizet, Mores, Mozart, Ravel, Schubert,... |
BACH / KODALY / DUTILLEUX / CAMPOS / BEETHOVEN / SCHUBERT / DVORAK / etc
Gautier Capucon - Souvenirs Gautier Capucon (cello) with Renaud Capucon (violin) Frank Braley (piano) Gabriela Montero (piano) Martha Argerich (piano) etc [ Erato Classics / 3 CD - released 1/Oct/2021 ] Cellist Gautier Capucon celebrates his fortieth birthday this year - thirty-five years of which have been spent with his cello. This release is a three disc album which reflects on his worldwide success over the past 20 years, celebrating the many... |
CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS
Saint-Saëns: Organ Symphony / Carnival of the Animals Martha Argerich (piano) Antonio Pappano (piano) Daniele Rossi (organ) / Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia [ Warner Classics / CD - released 25/Sep/2017 ] Martha Argerich and Antonio Pappano (as pianist rather than conductor) lead the fun in Saint-Saëns' Carnival of the Animals with Members of the Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia. |
SERGEI PROKOFIEV
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Prokofiev: Violin Sonatas Nos 1 & 2 / 5 Melodien Martha Argerich (piano) Gidon Kremer (violin) [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 1/Jul/2008 ] "these performances are mercurial and provocative. Kremer and Argerich find expectedly dark resonances in the lyrical Second Sonata whilst projecting a radiant beauty in the Five Melodies." BBC Music Magazine, August 2008 ***** |
FRANCK / KREISLER / PROKOFIEV / SCHUMANN
A Romantic Take - Martha Argerich & Guy Braunstein in Concert Martha Argerich (piano) Guy Braunstein (violin) [ EuroArts DVD / DVD - released 5/Feb/2021 ] The evening itself was a great moment, what else! (RBB Kultur) |
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH / PYTOR TCHAIKOVSKY
Shostakovich/Tchaikovsky: Piano Trios Martha Argerich (piano), Gidon Kremer (violin), & Mischa Maisky (cello) [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 10/Aug/1999 ] " All three artists rank among the most inspirational and experienced chamber players of our time, and here they set the notes on fire in performances of shattering intensity, improvisational spontaneity, and Herculean grandeur." ClassicsToday 10/10 |
WIDMANN / LISZT / SCHUBERT / WAGNER
Martha Argerich & Daniel Barenboim: Live from the BBC Proms 2016 Daniel Barenboim (piano/conductor), Martha Argerich (piano) / West-Eastern Divan Orchestra [ EuroArts DVD / DVD - released 28/Mar/2018 ] The West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, a symbol of tolerance and understanding between people, opens with Jörg Widman's Con brio and are then joined by the legendary Martha Argerich for Franz Liszt's Piano Concerto No. 1. |
ROBERT SCHUMANN
Schumann: Cello Concerto & Chamber Works Gautier Capuçon (cello), Martha Argerich (piano), Renaud Capuçon (violin) / Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Bernard Haitink [ Erato Warner Classics / CD - released 18/Jan/2019 ] "Capuçon's impetuosity and thoughtfulness are complemented by Haitink's lifelong engagement with this music...Each of the [chamber] works is played with collective grace and elan by these crème de la crème chamber musicians." Sunday Times |