Martha Argerich: Art Of Martha Argerich - 3cd Set

Martha Argerich

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, Sz 75: 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 Traümerei (from Kinderszenen, Op. 15) 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)

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.

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