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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 |
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BACH / CHOPIN / PROKOFIEV / RAVEL / MOZART / BEETHOVEN / etc
Martha Argerich - Live at the Concertgebouw (LP) Martha Argerich (piano) / Nederlands Kamerorkest, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra [ Warner Classics / 4 LP - released 19/Nov/2021 ] "The difficulty in writing about the piano playing of Martha Argerich is that it is now, and always has been, so relentlessly good." Gramophone "She is still generally regarded as the greatest pianist alive today." The Guardian |
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MAURICE RAVEL
Ravel: Ma Mere L'Oye / Gaspard de la Nuit / Piano Concerto in G - 'Adagio assai' (LP) Martha Argerich (piano) / Orchestra della Svizzera italiana, Alexander Mogilevsky (piano) [ Warner Classics LP / LP - released 21/Feb/2025 ] "Martha Argerich, "Unquestionably one of the greatest pianists of all time" (Gramophone magazine) |
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PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No 1 in B flat minor (LP) Martha Argerich (piano) / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Charles Dutoit [ Deutsche Grammophon / LP - released 16/Apr/2021 ] Original recording from 1971 |
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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 |
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BARTOK / RAVEL / PROKOFIEV / CHOPIN / MOZART / SCHUMANN / BEETHOVEN / BACH / etc
Martha Argerich: The Warner Classics Edition Martha Argerich (piano) with Renaud Capucon, Mischa Maisky, Gautier Capucon, Natalia Gutman, Nelson Freire, Itzhak Perlman, Truls Mork, etc [ Warner Classics / 46 CD Box Set - released 21/Feb/2025 ] "Unquestionably one of the greatest pianists of all time" is how Gramophone magazine has described Martha Argerich. Her relationship with the label goes back to 1965 and her victory at the International Chopin Competition in Warsaw. |
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CHOPIN / BRAHMS / PROKOFIEV / RAVEL / SCHUMANN / LISZT / etc
Martha Argerich Collection 1: The Solo Piano Recordings Martha Argerich (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon / 8 CD Box Set - released 1/Oct/2008 ] 'The greatest living pianist' Gramophone |
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J.S. BACH
Cello Sonatas (BWV 1027-1029) Mischa Maisky (cello) Martha Argerich (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 28/Jun/2004 ] "Mischa Maisky is a highly expressive cellist and he opts for the piano - successfully, for Martha Argerich is a Bach player of the first order. In fact the sorority of the cello and the modern piano seems a happ(y) marriage." (Penguin Stereo Guide... |
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LISZT / ZEMLINSKY / RAVEL / RACHMANINOV / MUSSORGSKY / etc
Nicholas Angelich: Hommage Nicholas Angelich (piano), with Martha Argerich, Quatuor Ebène, and others [ Warner Classics / Erato / 7 CD Box Set - released 29/Sep/2023 ] A musician as loved as he was admired, the pianist Nicholas Angelich died in Paris in April 2022 at the age of 51. Angelich was a modest, thoughtful man who brought tremendous integrity, depth and insight to the most demanding repertoire. His... |
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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) |
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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... |
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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. |
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CLAUDE DEBUSSY
Debussy: Fantaisie / Violin Sonata / Cello Sonata / La Mer Daniel Barenboim (piano), Michael Barenboim (violin), Kian Soltani (cello) / Martha Argerich (piano), Staatskapelle Berlin [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 25/Jun/2021 ] Daniel Barenboim performs Debussy with Martha Argerich, Michael Barenboim, Kian Soltani and the Staatskapelle Berlin. |
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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... |
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BRAHMS / SCHUMANN
Piano quartet No 1 Op 25 / Fantasiestucke Op 88 Gidon Kremer (violin) Yuri Bashmet (viola) Mischa Maisky (cello) Martha Argerich (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 10/Sep/2002 ] "In a quartet of stars, it's the phenomenal Argerich whose playing is the bedrock" - Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine (April 2004) |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven: Violin Sonatas Nos 6 - 8 Gidon Kremer (violin) / Martha Argerich (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 25/Jan/2002 ] |
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FREDERIC CHOPIN
Chopin: Piano Sonatas Nos. 2 & 3 Martha Argerich (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon Galleria / CD - released 1/Jan/2000 ] "Few recordings of these works have such a perfect combination of virtuosity and compelling artistic insight as these. Argerich shows her remarkable grasp of Chopin's music." Gramophone |
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SCHUMANN / DEBUSSY / BARTOK
Live From Buenos Aires Martha Argerich, Daniel Barenboim (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 18/Mar/2016 ] "this concert...is clearly an emotional homecoming...If there's less youthful elan and rhythmic incisiveness in her playing with Barenboim [compared to earlier recordings with Kovacevich], their easy rapport in this music comes across with astonishin |
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BEETHOVEN / DEBUSSY / FRANCK / HAYDN / PROKOFIEV / SCHUMANN / etc
Martha Argerich: The Complete Sony Recordings Martha Argerich (piano) with James Galway (flute), Ivry Gitlis (violin), Berlin Philharmonic, London Sinfonietta [ Sony Classics / 5 CD Box Set - released 10/Jul/2016 ] Martha Argerich - The Complete Sony Classical Recordings is a 5 CD original jackets collection containing 2 CDs remastered from the original analogue tapes using 24bit/96 kHz technology. Martha Argerich (born June 5, 1941) is an Argentine pianist,... |