|
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). |
|
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 |
|
CHOPIN / RAVEL / BRAHMS / GUASTAVINO / TCHAIKOVSKY / SCHUBERT
Sergio Tiempo - Hommage Sergio Tiempo; Martha Argerich; Nelson Freire; Karin Lechner; Alan Weiss (pianos) with Mischa Maisky (cello) [ Avanti Classic / CD - released 8/Sep/2023 ] "Hommage', in which he is joined by the six most significant musicians in his life, is a triumph on at least two levels: the performances themselves, and the kind of mixed-genre programme I wish more musicians would offer us." Gramophone |
|
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) |
|
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 ] |
|
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH / PYTOR TCHAIKOVSKY
Shostakovich/Tchaikovsky: Piano Trios Martha Argerich (piano), Gidon Kremer (violin), & Mischa Maisky (cello) [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 10/Aug/1999 ] " All three artists rank among the most inspirational and experienced chamber players of our time, and here they set the notes on fire in performances of shattering intensity, improvisational spontaneity, and Herculean grandeur." ClassicsToday 10/10 |
|
FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Mendelssohn: The Great Edition Daniel Adni, Martha Argerich, Wayner Marshall, Marie-Claire Alain, Emmanuel Pahud, Maxim Vengerov, Victoria de los Angeles, Janet Baker, Sabine Meyer [ Warner Classics / 40 CD Box Set - released 16/Feb/2024 ] A child prodigy, Felix Mendelssohn is considered one of Europe's greatest composers. A virtuoso conductor and pianist, he was a respected all-round musician for whom Robert Schumann had great friendship and admiration. |
|
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. |
|
BACH / KODALY / DUTILLEUX / CAMPOS / BEETHOVEN / SCHUBERT / DVORAK / etc
Gautier Capucon - Souvenirs Gautier Capucon (cello) with Renaud Capucon (violin) Frank Braley (piano) Gabriela Montero (piano) Martha Argerich (piano) etc [ Erato Classics / 3 CD - released 1/Oct/2021 ] Cellist Gautier Capucon celebrates his fortieth birthday this year - thirty-five years of which have been spent with his cello. This release is a three disc album which reflects on his worldwide success over the past 20 years, celebrating the many... |
|
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 |
|
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos 10, 19 & 20 Martha Argerich (piano) / Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn, Jörg Faerber, with Alexandre Rabinovitch (piano) [ Warner Classics Original Jacket Reissues / CD - released 20/May/2015 ] Martha Argerich - as ever, irresistibly brilliant and charismatic - is the soloist in Mozart's Piano Concerto No 20, K466 and pairs up with fellow-pianist Alexandre Rabinovitch for the delightful Concerto No 10 for two pianos, K365. Rabinovitch... |
|
SCHUMANN / BACH / BRAHMS
Schumann / Bach / Brahms: Violin Sonatas Itzhak Perlman (violin) Martha Argerich (piano) [ Warner Classics / CD - released 20/Oct/2016 ] "Argerich's piano playing is supremely alive, moving under Perlman's muscular melody in ebbing, tugging waves...Perlman's tone may be fractionally less sweet than it was nearly two decades ago, but the sense of line in his playing remains supreme." |
|
BEETHOVEN
Cello Sonatas Nos. 3, 4 & 5 Mischa Maisky (cello) & Martha Argerich (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 1/Jan/2000 ] |
|
SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: Music for Two Pianos Martha Argerich (piano) with Gabriela Montero (piano), Nelson Goerner (piano), Lilya Zilberstein (piano), etc [ Warner Classics / 2 CD - released 4/Nov/2014 ] Martha Argerich's long career has taken in many outstanding solo performances, but she has often professed to feeling 'lonely' on stage. This CD showcases the area in which she feels truly at home: her extensive and fruitful collaborations with other... |
|
MOZART / BEETHOVEN / PROKOFIEV / RAVEL
Early Recordings Martha Argerich (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD - released 20/May/2016 ] Martha Argerich's exhilarating early recordings, released here for the first time, include sonatas by Mozart and Beethoven that appear nowhere else in her discography; Prokofiev's Third Sonata is also a recording première. |
|
BRAHMS / DEBUSSY / DVORAK / MAHLER / MOZART / SMETANA / etc
Live from Lugano 2012 Martha Argerich and Friends [ Warner Classics / 3 CD Box Set - released 13/May/2013 ] GRAMOPHONE MAGAZINE AWARD NOMINATION 2014 |
|
BRAHMS / DEBUSSY / DVORAK / MAHLER / MOZART / SMETANA / etc
Live from Lugano 2014 Martha Argerich and Friends [ Warner Classics / 3 CD Box Set - released 15/May/2015 ] Warner Classics is pleased to release the 12th annual 3CD set of highlights from the Progetto Martha Argerich in Lugano, described in The Times (London), as "community music-making on a deluxe scale, with performers and listeners mutually uplifted by |