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BARTOK/ BRAHMS / DEBUSSY / GLASS / GINASTERA / SCHUMANN / etc
Martha Argerich & Friends: Live from Lugano 2015 Martha Argerich and Friends [ Warner Classics / 3 CD Box Set - released 5/May/2016 ] In June 2016, Martha Argerich - both a phenomenal pianist and a much-loved mentor to young musicians - celebrates her 75th birthday before hosting the 15th edition of the Progetto Martha Argerich at the Lugano Festival in Switzerland. |
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RAVEL / BUSONI / MOZART / FALLA / BEETHOVEN / DEBUSSY / etc
Martha Argerich & Friends: Live from Lugano 2016 Martha Argerich and Friends [ Warner Classics / 3 CD Box Set - released 22/Aug/2017 ] "She may be 76, but her playing has lost none of its phenomenal precision and brilliance…In Ravel's Gaspard de la Nuit Argerich is like a cat, velvet pawed until the moment for a predatory pounce. I have never heard 'Ondine' delivered with such delic |
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J. S. BACH
Peaceful Bach Martha Argerich, Avi Avital, Lisa Batiashvili, Rafal Blechacz, Helene Grimaud, Murray Perahia, Hilary Hahn, etc [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD - released 10/Jun/2019 ] A 2CD album of Bach's most relaxing melodies played by legendary artists and upcoming stars like Murray Perahia, Giuliano Carmignola, Rafal Blechacz, The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock, etc |
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TCHAIKOVSKY
Tchaikovsky Masterworks Edition [27 CD set] Martha Argerich, Claudio Abbado, Thomas, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Emerson Quartet, Mirella Freni, Gidon Kremer, Nathan Milstein, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra [ Deutsche Grammophon / 27 CD Box Set - released 20/Nov/2015 ] "Argerich has never sounded on better terms with the piano, more virtuoso yet engagingly human. Lyrical and insinuating, to a degree her performance seems to be made of the tumultuous elements themselves, of fire and ice, rain and sunshine"Gramophone |
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W. A. MOZART / FRANZ SCHUBERT / IGOR STRAVINSKY
Mozart/Schubert/Stravinsky: Piano Duos Martha Argerich, Daniel Barenboim (pianos) [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 27/Oct/2014 ] NZ LISTENER BEST CLASSICAL Recordings 2014 |
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100 BEST CLASSICS
100 Best Classics Martha Argerich, Helene Grimaud, Anne-Sophie Mutter, Alexandre Tharaud, Maurice Andre, Andre Previn, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Jose Carreras, etc [ Warner Classics / 6 CD Box Set - released 2/Aug/2016 ] One hundred of the very best popular classics performed by Daniel Barenboim, Leif Ove Andsnes, Jean-Pierre Rampal, Maria-João Pires, David Fray, Maria Callas, Natalie Dessay, Philippe Jaroussky, Angela Gheorghiu, Rolando Villazón, José Carreras,... |
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LUTOSLAWSKI
The Essential Lutoslawski (Incls Symphony No 3 & Cello Concerto) Martha Argerich, Nelson Freire (pianos) Heinz Holliger (oboe) / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra / Symphonie-orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks / etc [ Philips Duo / 2 CD - released 29/Sep/2007 ] "The range of fantastic music on this disc alone reveals Lutoslawski's level of accomplishment among the late 20th century greats." (Amazon.com) |
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RACHMANINOV / RAVEL / LUTOSLAWSKI
Rachmaninov: Suite No 2 for 2 pianos / Ravel: La Valse / Lutoslawski: Variations on a theme by Paganini Martha Argerich & Nelson Freire (pianos) [ Philips Originals / CD - released 20/Jul/2016 ] "The pleasure of making music is always uppermost in a performance by Argerich, and she imbued Freire with the same spirit for this exhilarating recital, slightly undermined by muddy sound." (BBC Music) |
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FREDERIC CHOPIN
Chopin: 24 Preludes / Piano Sonata No 2 Op 25 Martha Argerich (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon The Originals / CD - released 1/Apr/2002 ] "In this complete version of the Preludes, recorded twenty seven years ago, the tigress of the keyboard laid down one of her finest Chopin performances. A great Chopin disc" (MusicWeb, 2002) |
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FREDERIC CHOPIN
Martha Argerich: Complete Chopin Recordings On Deutsche Grammophon Martha Argerich (piano) with Mischa Maisky (cello) Mstislav Rostropovich (cello & conductor) / London Symphony & National Symphony Orchestras [ Deutsche Grammophon / 5 CD Box Set - released 5/Jun/2016 ] This 5 CD set brings together Martha Argerich's complete studio, live and radio recordings on Deutsche Grammophon, and documents her special, intuitive and passionate relationship with Chopin's music. |
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LISZT / RAVEL / PROKOFIEV / BRAHMS / CHOPIN
Martha Argerich - Debut Album Martha Argerich (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon The Originals / CD - released 1/Jan/2006 ] "This is a staggering first recording by any reckoning. Mercurial and marvellous." (Gramophone) |
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FREDERIC CHOPIN
Martha Argerich - The Legendary 1965 Recording [remastered] Martha Argerich (piano) [ Warner Classics / CD - released 4/Jun/2021 ] A recording that is indeed legendary, and now fully newly remastered in HD 192kHz/24-bit from original tapes. |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Martha Argerich & Friends: Live from Lugano 2013 Martha Argerich (piano) and friends [ Warner Classics / 3 CD Box Set - released 1/Aug/2014 ] "With Martha at the keys, Beethoven's First Piano Concerto sparkles and winks, with friendly assistance from the Dutch conductor Hubert Soudant and the Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana...But as usual the special treats come in the lighter items, whe |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Martha Argerich: Le piano ROI Martha Argerich (piano) and friends [ Warner Classics / 3 CD Box Set - released 12/Aug/2014 ] Who else in todays piano world could be associated with the concept of the master of piano? A definitive icon of contemporary piano performance, Martha Argerichs unique musical profile is illustrated by this 3-CD anthology that draws upon her 1965... |
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SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Prokofiev: Piano Concerto no 3 (coupled with Ravel-Piano Concerto in G) Martha Argerich (piano) / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Claudio Abbado [ Deutsche Grammophon The Originals / CD - released 5/May/2000 ] "all done with the most engaging reckless abandon." (Gramophone) |
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PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOSVKY
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No 1 / The Nutcracker (Ballet suite arranged for two pianos) Martha Argerich (piano) / Berliner Philharmoniker / Claudio Abbado (with Nicolas Economou, piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 10/Oct/2006 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1851-1900) - "Argerich has never sounded on better terms with the piano, more virtuoso yet engagingly human. Lyrical and insinuating, to a degree her performance seems to be made of the... |
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SCHUMANN / MOZART / BARTOK / PROKOFIEV / CHOPIN / BACH / RACHMANINOV / etc
Martha Argerich: The Warner Classics Recordings Martha Argerich (piano) with Daniel Barenboim, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Gidon Kremer, Itzhak Perlman, Nelson Freire, etc [ Warner Classics / 20 CD Box Set - released 10/Nov/2016 ] "Unquestionably one of the greatest pianists of all time" is how Gramophone magazine has described Martha Argerich. Her relationship with Warner Classics goes back to 1965 and her victory at the International Chopin Competition in Warsaw. Over... |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 3 Martha Argerich (piano) / Mahler Chamber Orchestra. Claudio Abbado [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 13/Nov/2004 ] "Lightning strikes as Argerich's Beethoven 3 is finally heard on disc" Recording of the Month Gramophone Magazine January 2005 |
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BEETHOVEN / PROKOFIEV / RAVEL / CHOPIN / MOZART / etc
Martha Argerich & Claudio Abbado: The Complete Concerto Recordings Martha Argerich (piano) / Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra Mozart, Claudio Abbado [ Deutsche Grammophon / 5 CD Box Set - released 15/Jan/2015 ] "Lightning strikes as Argerich's Beethoven 3 is finally heard on disc" Recording of the Month Gramophone Magazine January 2005 |
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MAURICE RAVEL
Ravel: The Piano Concertos / Le Tombeau de Couperin / etc Martha Argerich (piano) Michel Baroff (piano) / London Symphony Orchestra / Claudio Abbado [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 20/Jul/2001 ] "...it is clear from the initial whipcrack that it is to be exciting sonically, with an attractive orchestral crispness allied to bass strength." Gramophone |