The Art of Martha Argerich

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The Art of Martha Argerich

Label:

DG

Catalogue No:

4779523

Discs:

3

Release date:

16th May 2011

Barcode:

0028947795230

Medium:

CD
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The Art of Martha Argerich

70th Birthday Limited Edition


Bach, J S:

English Suite No. 2 in A minor, BWV807: Bourrée

Viola da Gamba Sonata No. 1 in G major, BWV1027: Andante and Allegro Moderato

with Mischa Maisky (cello)

Bartók:

Violin Sonata No. 1, BB 84, Sz. 75: I. Allegro appassionato

with Gidon Kremer (violin)

Sonata for Two Pianos & Percussion, BB 115, Sz. 110: Allegro non troppo

with Nelson Freire (piano), Peter Sadlo, Edgar Guggeis (percussion)

Beethoven:

Violin Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 12 No. 2: Allegro vivace

with Gidon Kremer (violin)

Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 19: Rondo - Molto allegro

Philharmonia Orchestra, Giuseppe Sinopoli

Variations (12) on "Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen" for Cello and Piano, Op. 66

with Mischa Maisky (cello)

Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37: Rondo - Allegro

Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Claudio Abbado

Piano Sonata No. 7 in D major, Op. 10 No. 3: Allegro

Brahms:

Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25: Rondo alla zingarese

with Gidon Kremer (violin), Yuri Bashmet (viola), Mischa Maisky (cello)

Chopin:

Scherzo No. 3 in C sharp minor, Op. 39

Scherzo No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 31

Prelude Op. 28 No. 3 in G major

Prelude Op. 28 No. 4 in E minor

Prelude Op. 28 No. 12 in G sharp minor

Prelude Op. 28 No. 15 in D flat major ‘Raindrop'

Prelude Op. 28 No. 16 in B flat minor

Prelude Op. 28 No. 17 in A flat major

Prelude Op. 28 No. 23 in F major

Prelude Op. 28 No. 24 in D minor

Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 65: Largo

with Mstislav Rostropovich (cello)

Haydn:

Concerto for Keyboard and Orchestra in D: Rondo

Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn, Jorg Faerber

Kiesewetter:

Tango pathétique

with Gidon Kremer (violin), Mischa Maisky (cello)

Liszt:

Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, S124: Finale

Lutoslawski:

Variations on a Theme by Paganini, for two pianos

with Nelson Freire (piano 2)

Mozart:

Andante and Variations in G for Piano Duet, K501

with Stephen Kovacevich (piano)

Piano Sonata No. 18 in D major, K576 'Hunt': Adagio

Prokofiev:

Toccata in D minor, Op. 11

Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, Op. 26: 1st movement

The Tale of the Stone Flower, Op. 118: Waltz

with Mischa Maisky (cello)

Cinderella - Suite from the Ballet, Op. 87, for two pianos: Galop

with Mikhail Pletnev (piano)

Rachmaninov:

Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30: 3rd movement

Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Riccardo Chailly

Ravel:

Piano Concerto in G major: Adagio assai

Gaspard de la nuit: Ondine

Saint-Saëns:

Le carnaval des animaux: Fossiles

Le carnaval des animaux: Pianistes

Schubert:

Rondo for piano duet in A major, D951

with Nelson Freire (piano)

Schumann:

Piano Sonata No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22: Andantino - Getragen

Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54: Allegro vivace

National Symphony Orchestra of Washington, Mstislav Rostropovich

Kinderszenen, Op. 15: Traümerei

Tchaikovsky:

Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23, Andantino semplice

The Nutcracker: March

The Nutcracker: Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy

The Nutcracker: Trepak

The Nutcracker: Danse Arabe

The Nutcracker: Chinese Dance

The Nutcracker: Dance of the Mirlitons

Nicolas Economou (piano 2)


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It’s hard to believe that Martha Argerich is now approaching her 70th birthday – on 5 June this year. She has been recording for Deutsche Grammophon for 50 years, and has made some of the greatest recordings on the label, now fully documented on The Martha Argerich Collection capboxes (Solo Recordings, Concerto Recording, Chamber Ensemble Recordings).

Three generously filled CDs (nearly 240 minutes of music) portray the incredible virtuosity, style and range of this incomparable artist. We follow her solo and concerto career that is gradually subsumed in recordings with musical partners like Nelson Freire, Stephen Kovacevich, Mischa Maisky and Gidon Kremer – Argerich’s five decades of recording with DG and Philips (Decca) are surveyed in a magnificent chronological sweep.

playScherzo No.3 in C sharp minor, Op.39

playToccata, Op.11

playMazurka No.36 in A minor Op.59 No.1

playAndante - Allegro

playAdagio assai

playAllegro marziale animato

playAndantino semplice - Prestissimo - Tempo I

playAndantino

playPresto

playOndine

playin G major

playin E minor

playin G sharp minor

playin D flat major ("Raindrop")

playin B flat minor

playin A flat major

playin F major

playin D minor

playAndante and Five Variations for Piano duet in G, K.501

playAllegro vivace

playBourrée I & II

playLargo

playVariations on a theme by Paganini for 2 pianos

playFinale (Alla breve) [Applause edited]

playDanses caractéristiques: a. Marche, b. Danse de la fée dragée, c. Danse russe: Trepak, d. Danse arabe, e. Danse chinoise, f. Danse des mirlitons

playTräumerei

playAllegro vivace

playAndante

playAllegro moderato

playPianistes

playFossiles

playRondo (Molto allegro)

playAllegro appassionato

playVariations on "Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen" for Cello and Piano, Op. 66

playRondo all'Ungarese: Allegro assai

playAllegro non troppo

playTango pathétique

playRondo (Allegro)

playWaltz

playRondo alla Zingarese

playGallop. Presto

playAllegretto quasi Andantino

playAdagio [Bonus Track]

playRondo (Allegro) [Bonus Track]

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