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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Martha Argerich - Music for two pianos
To celebrate one of the greatest pianists of the 20th century and following a five year collaboration with the very special ‘Progetto Martha Argerich’, EMI Classics proudly presents this definitive Argerich compilation showcasing the very best music for two pianos from the highly respected Lugano Music Festival. “…at a time when new music is more and more marginalised, modernity is expressed through the interpretation of past works by inspired performers. Lugano is a vibrant tribute to the concept.” Financial Times, June 2006 “If the sound is uneven, that's far outweighed by the buzz we get from these scintillating live performances, all of which sound more like one player (with four hands) than two.” BBC Music Magazine, August 2008 ***** | 
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| |  | Verbier Festival Highlights 2007
The Verbier Festival, created in 1994, rapidly acquired a reputation for artistic excellence and is now
considered to be among the major European music festivals. During a fortnight each July, the greatest stars of
the classical music world come together against the magical backdrop of the Swiss Alps. The Verbier Festival gives musicians the opportunity to perform original programmes with fellow musicians
they admire, but with whom they may never have performed before.These world première performances
produce innovative and exciting results, as much for artists as for audiences. Through the Academy, the Verbier Festival invests in the talents of young artists, while creating, and promoting
excellence in the performing arts. “In just a few years, the Verbier Festival has built up a reputation for quality, youth and frenetic artistic activity. We are proud regularly to welcome artists who are well-known all round the world, who so enjoy coming to play for us.” Martin T:son Engstroem, Festival Director “Whatever the reason, Verbier attracts great artists and inspires them to new heights, helped by the canny casting of the festival founder and artistic director Martin Engstroem. Martha Argerich… is absolutely astounding in the finale of Bartók's Sonata for Violin and Piano No 1 with a demonically driven Renaud Capuçon. ...Nelson Freire, offers a tender, one might say avuncular, view of Debussy's Children's Corner, a contrast to the glacial Hélène Grimaud in Schumann and Ravel, and Evgeny Kissin's Liebesträume No 3 where love is clearly a cross to be borne (though his Bizet-Horowitz Variations justifiably raise the roof). Rounding off proceedings is a fired-up Joshua Bell in the finale of Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto. Visually, the camerawork is efficient and nothing more.” Gramophone Magazine, 2008 Awards Issue |
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| |  | Martha Argerich & Nelson Freire on 2 Pianos
Martha Argerich & Nelson Freire (pianos) "exhilirating and played with great virtuosity [Lutoslawski] ... Argerich and Freire give a dazzling virtuoso account ... and their performance is thoroughly exhilirating [Rachmaninov]."The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Martha Argerich & Friends - Live from the Lugano Festival 2007
Bartók: | Violin Sonata No. 1, Sz 75 Renaud Capuçon (violin) & Martha Argerich (piano) | Beethoven: | Piano Trio No. 5 in D major, Op. 70 No. 1 'The Ghost' Martha Argerich (piano), Renaud Capuçon (violino) & Mischa Maisky (violoncello) Piano Quartet in D major, WoO 36, No. 2 for violin, viola, violoncello and piano Karin Lechner (piano), Alissa Margulis (violin), Lida Chen (viola) & Mark Dobrinsk (cello) | Busoni: | Fantasie für eine Orgelwalze (Mozart/Busoni) Martha Argerich (piano) & Lilya Zilberstein (piano) | Dohnányi: | Piano Quintet No. 1 in C minor, Op. 1 (1895) Nicholas Angelich (piano), Dora Schwarzberg (violin), Lucy Hall (violin), Nora Romanoff-Schwarzberg (viola) & Jorge Bosso (cello) | Glinka: | Grand Sextet in E flat major for piano, string quartet & double bass Alexander Mogilevsky (piano), Lucy Hall (violin), Alissa Margulis (violin), Nora Romanoff-Schwarzberg (viola), Mark Drobinsky (cello) & Enrico Fagone (doublebass) | Lutoslawski: | Variations on a Theme of Paganini for 2 Pianos Martha Argerich (piano) & Mauricio Vallina (piano) | Messiaen: | Theme and Variations for Violin and Piano Alissa Margulis (violin) & Francesdco Piemontese (piano) | Ravel: | Ma Mère l'Oye Martha Argerich (piano) & Alexander Mogilevsky (piano) Daphnis et Chloé (for 2 pianos) (transcribed for two pianos by Lucien Garban) Sergio Tiempo (piano) & Karin Lechner (piano) | Schumann: | Andante and Variation for two pianos Op. 46 Martha Argerich (piano) & Gabriela Montero (piano) Kinderszenen, Op. 15 Martha Argerich (piano) |
"These annual live sets from the Lugano festival are one of the delights of the year." The Observer “EMI's latest collection of Lugano recordings is one of the best so far, largely because it is dominated by the great lady herself - and because this is clearly the atmosphere in which Argerich is most relaxed and able to give of her dazzling, inspirational best...All the performances convey a sense of sheer enjoyment.” The Guardian, 25th April 2008 **** “Some superlative music-making from Martha Argerich herself, and indeed from the classy line-up of colleagues around her.” BBC Music Magazine, May 2008 **** | | EMI - 5183332 (CD - 3 discs) Normally: $21.49 Special: $15.04 |
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