More By Artist: Martha Argerich (piano)
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Martha Argerich: Le piano ROI Martha Argerich (piano) and friends [ Warner Classics / 3 CD Box Set - released 12/Aug/2014 ] 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... |
J. S. BACH
Bach :- Piano Concertos (recorded in 2013) Martha Argerich (piano) and friends, incls Nicholas Angelich, Frank Braley, Khatia Buniatishvili, David Fray, Stephen Kovacevich, etc [ Bel Air Classiques / DVD - released 6/Jul/2015 ] Live HD recording: Salle Pleyel (Paris), 21 & 22 Oct. 2013 The great Martha Argerich and the Chamber Orchestra of Lausanne leads a team of talented pianists from all around the world. These major figures and young soloists at the edge of a... |
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOSVKY
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No 1 / The Nutcracker (Ballet suite arranged for two pianos) Martha Argerich (piano) / Berliner Philharmoniker / Claudio Abbado (with Nicolas Economou, piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 10/Oct/2006 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1851-1900) - "Argerich has never sounded on better terms with the piano, more virtuoso yet engagingly human. Lyrical and insinuating, to a degree her performance seems to be made of the... |
SCHUMANN / MOZART / BARTOK / PROKOFIEV / CHOPIN / BACH / RACHMANINOV / etc
Martha Argerich: The Warner Classics Recordings Martha Argerich (piano) with Daniel Barenboim, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Gidon Kremer, Itzhak Perlman, Nelson Freire, etc [ Warner Classics / 20 CD Box Set - released 10/Nov/2016 ] "Unquestionably one of the greatest pianists of all time" is how Gramophone magazine has described Martha Argerich. Her relationship with Warner Classics goes back to 1965 and her victory at the International Chopin Competition in Warsaw. Over... |
RAVEL
Daphnis & Chloe-Suite No. 2 / Piano Concerto in G major / La Valse Martha Argerich (piano) / Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra / Gary Bertini [ Capriccio SACD / SACD - released 11/Nov/2006 ] In 1987 Bertini was awarded the Israel Prize, the most prestigious award handed out by the State of Israel. In 1995 he won two prizes: Conductor of the Year, and Fermio Abiatti Prize of the Italian Music Critics Union. |
SCHUBERT / TCHAIKOVSKY
Martha Argerich and David Barenboim perform Schubert and Tchaikovsky Martha Argerich (piano) David Barenboim (conductor) / West-Eastern Divan Orchestra [ Unitel Edition / Blu-ray - released 23/Oct/2021 ] Acclaimed by critics as an evening of superlative, Martha Argerich - arguably the greatest living pianist - joins Daniel Barenboim and his West-Eastern Divan Orchestra for an unforgettable interpretation of Tchaikovsky's First Piano Concerto.... |
SCHUMANN
Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54 / Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120 (recorded in 2006) BLU-RAY Martha Argerich (piano) / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Riccardo Chailly (conductor) [ EuroArts Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 20/Sep/2011 ] Martha Argerich has long been hailed as one of the greatest and most uniquely imaginative pianists. |
BARTOK / SCHUMANN / KREISLER
The Berlin Recital Martha Argerich (piano) Gidon Kremer (violin) [ EMI Music / 2 CD - released 1/Jun/2009 ] "Argerich alongside Kremer is challenged to be at her most keenly alert. Hearing these two build their interpretations together and apart is like watching two great Shakespearean actors, each pushing the other to greater heights." (Recording of the... |
ROBERT SCHUMANN / SERGEI PROKOFIEV / CESAR FRANCK
A Romantic Take: Live From The Pierre Boulez Saal, Berlin 2020 BLU-RAY Martha Argerich (piano) Guy Braunstein (violin) [ EuroArts Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 5/Feb/2021 ] Martha Argerich & Guy Braunstein's first duo evening. Both complement each other in the most dreamlike way. Music in perfection. Lucky are those who have experienced this. (RBB Kultur) |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 3 Martha Argerich (piano) / Mahler Chamber Orchestra. Claudio Abbado [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 13/Nov/2004 ] "Lightning strikes as Argerich's Beethoven 3 is finally heard on disc" Recording of the Month Gramophone Magazine January 2005 |
MAURICE RAVEL
Ravel: The Piano Concertos / Le Tombeau de Couperin / etc Martha Argerich (piano) Michel Baroff (piano) / London Symphony Orchestra / Claudio Abbado [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 20/Jul/2001 ] "...it is clear from the initial whipcrack that it is to be exciting sonically, with an attractive orchestral crispness allied to bass strength." Gramophone |
SHCHEDRIN
Double Concerto for piano, violoncello and orchestra 'Romantic Offering' (with Shostakovich: Symphony No. 9) Martha Argerich (piano) / Mischa Maisky (cello) / Luzerner Sinfonieorchester, Neeme Järvi [ Accentus Music DVD / DVD - released 25/Aug/2011 ] "There's plenty of contrast [in the Shchedrin]: the misalliance of the two soloists, who only really come together in the climbing apotheosis...Argerich is superb in every nuance." (BBC Music Magazine) |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Symphony No.1 In C / Piano Concerto 1 Martha Argerich (piano), Mito Chamber Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa [ Decca / CD - released 2/Jun/2018 ] "Argerich and Ozawa spark off each other, and energy bubbles in the orchestra. As so often with her performances, her phrasing and articulation constantly surprise and illuminate." BBC Music |
BERLIOZ / POULENC / SAINT-SAENS
Chung, Argerich, Angelich: Live at the Theatre Antique d'Orange Martha Argerich (piano), Nicholas Angelich (piano) & Myung-Whun Chung (piano & conductor), Christophe Henry (organ) [ Bel Air / DVD - released 8/Jul/2016 ] Martha Argerich and Nicholas Angelich alongside Myung-Whun Chung for a concert homage by the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France to its conductor in the magical setting of the Théâtre Antique in Orange. The concert begins with Berlioz's Roman... |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 20 & 25 Martha Argerich (piano) / Orchestra Mozart, Claudio Abbado [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 7/Mar/2014 ] "the tidy sheen of the Orchestra Mozart's young professionals tells us plenty about his genius as an orchestral trainer. And his rapport with the mercurial Argerich...is audible in every bar" The Times, 24th January 2014 |
PROKOFIEV / BARTOK
Piano Concertos Nos 1 & 3 (with Bartok-Piano Concerto No 3) Martha Argerich (piano) / Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal / Charles Dutoit [ Warner Classics / CD - released 1/Oct/2008 ] "This disc can be recommended, then, particularly for the Prokofiev and for all Argerich fans. I have never heard her give less than a sterling performance. Indeed, she does not disappoint here. Julian Haylock's notes in the accompanying booklet are... |
FREDERIC CHOPIN
Chopin: Piano Concertos 1 & 2 Martha Argerich (piano) / Orchestre Symphonique De Montreal / Charles Dutoit [ Warner Classics / CD - released 14/Oct/2007 ] "In Martha Argerich's newest coupling her pianism remains as mercurial and her virtuosity as incadendescent as ever; indeed she has rarely sounded as captivating or characterful. Admirers of Argerich need not hesitate." (3 Stars Penguin Stereo Guide |
BARTOK / BEETHOVEN / BERLIOZ / BRAHMS / DVORAK / BRUCKNER / etc
Masters of Classical Music: 20 documentaries on 4 Blu-ray Discs Martha Argerich (piano) Gil Shaham (violin) / Pierre Boulez, Claudio Abbado, Daniel Barenboim, Riccardo Chailly, Kurt Masur, Bernard Haitink [ Euroarts Blu-ray / 4 Blu-ray Box Set - released 29/Sep/2017 ] Masters of Classical Music is an informative and captivating guide to twenty of the most important works in music history. Outtakes from the original scores within the documentaries, assist the viewer by making it easier to follow the music and to... |
BEETHOVEN / PROKOFIEV / SCHUMANN
A Piano Evening with Martha Argerich - Live Recordings from 2005 Martha Argerich (piano) / Renaud Capuçon (violin) / Gautier Capuçon (cello) / Flanders Symphony Orchestra / Alexandre Rabinovitch-Barakovsky [ ArtHaus Musik DVD / DVD - released 26/Oct/2011 ] For a significant number of people, she is simply the greatest pianist of our time. No matter what repertoire she plays, she sounds, as they say, "in her element". Indeed, her playing is entirely lacking in vanity, yet never remotely anonymous. |
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RAVEL / PROKOFIEV / SHOSTAKOVICH
Nobel Prize Concert 2009 [includes the Ravel Piano Concerto] Martha Argerich (piano) / Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra / Yuri Temirkanov [ Euroarts DVD / DVD - released 10/Oct/2010 ] "Temirkanov's antics make him hugely photogenic, while Argerich's fingers, if not her hair-do, are a revelation. As a musician she cuts a modest, humble figure, which she is." (Bargain of the Month MusicWeb Sept 2010) |
