LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Seiji Ozawa at the Matsumoto Festival - Beethoven Martha Argerich (piano) / Saito Kinen Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa [ EuroArts Music DVD / DVD - released 1/Oct/2017 ] Seiji Ozawa is not only a world-famous Japanese conductor, but also a founder and director of the Saito Kinen Festival Matsumoto, home of the Saito Kinen Orchestra, which in 2015 was renamed the Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto Festival (OMF). |
SHOSTAKOVICH / BEETHOVEN / BIZET
Martha Argerich Martha Argerich (piano) with David Guerrier (trumpet) / Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra, Gabor Takacs-Nagy [ EuroArts DVD / DVD - released 1/Apr/2018 ] Martha Argerich is widely regarded as one of the greatest pianists of the 20th century. |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Martha Argerich: The Lugano Recordings 2002 - 2016 Martha Argerich (piano), with, Nicholas Angelich, Renaud and Gautier Capucon, Maria João Pires, Stephen Kovacevich, etc [ Warner Classics / 22 CD Box Set - released 18/Sep/2018 ] "Every June [Argerich] and a clutch of friends and protégés make music in a style that reflects her free spirit and total dedication. Even when Argerich is not playing, she seems to inspire the performance." Financial Times |
SCHUMANN / TCHAIKOVSKY / BMOZART / PROKOFIEV / CHOPIN / BACH / RACHMANINOV / etc
Martha Argerich: The Piano Legend Martha Argerich (piano) with Piotr Anderszewski, Yefim Bronfman, Gautier Capucon, Renaud Capucon, Mikhail Pletnev, etc [ Warner Classics / 2 CD - released 15/Nov/2018 ] The term 'living legend' is genuinely apt to Martha Argerich, whose dazzling amalgam of virtuosity, insight, eclecticism, generosity and mystery makes her a pianist of unrivalled fascination. Argentinian-born, Viennese-trained, and winner of the 1965... |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN / ROBERT SCHUMANN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven: Triple Concerto / Schumann: Piano Concerto Martha Argerich, Renaud Capucon, Mischa Maisky / Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana / Alexandre Rabinovich-Barakovksy [ EMI Music / CD - released 18/May/2004 ] "Argerich, Capucon and Maisky are occasionally prone to exaggerated point-making, but their music-making has an intensity and spontaneity of a kind that only a live performance can bring..this finely recorded newcomer should not be missed." BBC... |
SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Prokofiev For Two Martha Argerich (piano) Sergeri Babayan (piano) [ Deutche Grammophon / CD - released 30/Mar/2018 ] "The chemistry between Argerich and Babayan is perfect. They perform Prokofiev's works with exceptional stamina and with extreme attention for colours and dynamics. In this way, they accentuate the delicate side of his music." The Music Gala |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Symphony No 6, the 'Pastoral' (transcription) / 'Tempest' Sonata, No 17 in D minor, op 31 No 2 Martha Argerich, Theodosia Ntokou (pianos) [ Warner Classics / CD - released 4/Dec/2020 ] "Argerich is as engagingly spontaneous and pianistically responsive as ever, yet here she plays with exquisite refinement, as though distilling her interpretative essence to its essentials." BBC Music |
50 BEST PIANO CLASSICS
50 Best Piano Classics: Includes Mozart 'Rondo in D', Albeniz 'Tango' & Liszt 'Consolation No.3' Mikhail Pletnev, Stephen Kovacevich, Martha Argerich, Cecile Ousset, Aldo Ciccolini, Andre Watts, etc [ Warner Classics / 3 CD - released 20/Apr/2010 ] The world's most popular piano pieces performed by the world's top pianists. |
CLAUDE DEBUSSY
Claude Debussy: The Complete Works Quatuor Ebene, Martha Argerich, Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Samson François, Renaud Capuçon, Natalie Dessay, André Cluytens, François-Xavier Roth, etc [ Warner Classics / 33 CD Box Set - released 13/Feb/2018 ] This 33-CD set, comprising outstanding recordings selected by Debussy experts, exemplifies the depth and breadth of the Warner Classics catalogue and the label's commitment to producing comprehensive landmark editions of the highest quality. |
MAURICE RAVEL
Maurice Ravel: The Complete Works Sir Simon Rattle, Martha Argerich, Bertrand Chamayou, Samson François, André Cluytens, Armin Jordan, Lorin Maazel, Charles Münch, etc [ Warner Classics / 21 CD Box Set - released 4/Sep/2020 ] An essential collection of landmark performances, this 21-CD box of Ravel's complete works brings together major interpreters of the present day and preceding generations. |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D, Op.61 / Sonata for Violin and Piano No.9 in A, Op.47-Kreutzer Vadim Repin (violin) with Martha Argerich (piano) / Wiener Philharmoniker / Riccardo Muti [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD - released 15/Oct/2007 ] "This is surely one of the most satisfying Beethoven recordings to hit the shelves in some time and is one to own regardless of the duplication it may cause in your library." (MusicWeb Oct 2007) |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Classical Masterpieces [3 CD set] Alexandre Tharaud, Joyce DiDonato, Natalie Dessay, Martha Argerich, Philippe Jaroussky, George Li, Edgar Moreau, John Nelson, David Fray, etc [ Warner Classics / 3 CD Box Set - released 13/Mar/2020 ] A wealth of classical masterpieces … All-time favourites and tempting discoveries that span musical eras from the baroque right up to the present day … Moods that range from tranquil and reflective to fast and furious … |
MAURICE RAVEL
Ravel: Piano Concerto in G major / Gaspard de la Nuit / Sonatine Martha Argerich (piano) / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Claudio Abbado [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 1/Jan/2000 ] |
CHOPIN / HAYDN / BEETHOVEN / MOZART / DEBUSSY / SCHUBERT
Piano Legends [5 DVD set] Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, Martha Argerich, Alfred Brendel (piano) [ Opus Arte DVD / 5 DVD Box Set - released 1/Oct/2014 ] "This DVD offers a quite extraordinary experience, something timeless that goes beyond the confines of Chopin and Michelangeli themselves to touch the universal. A musical DVD collection that misses out on it will be incomplete." (MusicWeb) |
FRANZ SCHUBERT / PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
Martha Argerich & Daniel Barenboim: Live from the Salzburg Festival 2019 Daniel Barenboim (conductor), Martha Argerich (piano) / West-Eastern Divan Orchestra [ C Major DVD / DVD - released 16/Oct/2020 ] The West-Eastern Divan Orchestra are not only an internationally-acclaimed touring orchestra but also a symbol of tolerance and understanding between people. Orchestra and conductor are joined by the legendary Martha Argerich. Argerich, gives an... |
BEETHOVEN / SCHUMANN / CHOPIN / BRAHMS
Private Concerts at Daniel Barenboim's and At Martha Argerich's Daniel Barenboim (piano), Martha Argerich (piano) Kian Soltani (cello) & Mischa Maisky (cello) [ EuroArts DVD / DVD - released 12/Nov/2021 ] What if chamber music returned to it's traditional venue: within well-loved artists' homes? This double program rekindles the origins of the genre by showing itself inside the living rooms of grand artists for original concerts. |
SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No.2 / Symphonic Dances Dong Hyek Lim (piano), Martha Argerich (piano) BBC Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Vedernikov [ Warner Classics / CD - released 15/Oct/2019 ] "It scores highly on physical brilliance and Lim follows Argerich's lead in the improvisatory way they set the scene out of which the first movement's dreamy melody emerges." Gramophone |
CHOPIN / SCRIABIN / GRIEG / BEETHOVEN / etc
Verbier Festival - Best of 2014 Evgeny Kissin, Sergei Babayan, Martha Argerich, Daniil Trifonov (piano), Ingela Brimberg (soprano), Daniel Hope (violin), etc / Verbier Festival Orche [ Erato / 2 CD - released 25/Jul/2015 ] Evgeny Kissin has recorded a captivating recital of Chopin Polonaises and Impromptus. The live performance was recorded at Switzerland's acclaimed Verbier Festival in July, 2004. |
ROBERT SCHUMANN
Discovering Masterpieces of Classical Music - Robert Schumann (Piano Concerto, 1845) Martha Argerich (piano) / Gewanhausorchester Leipzig / Riccardo Chailly [ EuroArts / DVD - released 9/Nov/2009 ] The DVD series "Discovering Masterpieces of Classical Music" features one of the world's most fascinating pianists, highlighting piano repertoire from the Romantic period. Martha Argerich - often regarded as the greatest pianist of our time - plays... |
ASTOR PIAZZOLLA
The Sound of Piazzolla Gidon Kremer, Julia Zenko, Haracio Ferrer, Alison Balsom, Martha Argerich, Emmanuel Pahud, Daniel Barenboim, Artemis Quartet, etc [ Warner Classics / 2 CD - released 5/Jul/2017 ] "Violinist Gidon Kremer and a tight ensemble of colleagues show keen empathy for this symbolist allegory of an ambiguous, archetypal journey of the soul." --Thomas May on Maria de Buenos Aires |