The Art of Martha Argerich

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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Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Scherzo for Piano no 3 in C sharp minor, B 125/Op. 39

Performer: Martha Argerich (Piano)
Running Time: 6 min. 34 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1839

Prokofiev, Sergei : Toccata for piano in D minor, Op. 11

Performer: Martha Argerich (Piano)
Running Time: 4 min. 10 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1912

Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Mazurka for piano no 36 in A minor, Op. 59/1, CT. 86

Performer: Martha Argerich (Piano)
Running Time: 3 min. 24 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1845

Prokofiev, Sergei : Concerto for Piano no 3 in C major, Op. 26 :: 1. Andante - Allegro

Performer: Martha Argerich (Piano)
Conductor: Claudio Abbado
Running Time: 9 min. sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Concerto
Written: 1917-1921

Ravel, Maurice : Concerto in G major :: 2. Adagio assai

Performer: Martha Argerich (Piano)
Conductor: Claudio Abbado
Running Time: 9 min. 6 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Concerto
Written: 1929-1931

Liszt, Franz : Concerto for Piano no 1 in E flat major :: 4. Allegretto marziale animato

Performer: Martha Argerich (Piano)
Conductor: Claudio Abbado
Running Time: 4 min. 3 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Concerto
Written: 1835-1856

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich : Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23 :: 2. Andantino semplice

Performer: Martha Argerich (Piano)
Conductor: Charles Dutoit
Running Time: 7 min. 32 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Concerto
Written: 1874

Schumann, Robert : Sonata for Piano no 2 in G minor, Op. 22 :: 2. Andantino. Getragen

Performer: Martha Argerich (Piano)
Running Time: 5 min. sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1833-1838

Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Scherzo for Piano no 2 in B flat minor/D flat major, B 111/Op. 31

Performer: Martha Argerich (Piano)
Running Time: 8 min. 56 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1837

Ravel, Maurice : Gaspard de la nuit

Performer: Martha Argerich (Piano)
Running Time: 6 min. 19 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1908

Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Préludes, Op. 28 :: no 3 in G major. Vivace

Performer: Martha Argerich (Piano)
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1838-1839

Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Préludes, Op. 28 :: no 4 in E minor. Largo

Performer: Martha Argerich (Piano)
Running Time: 1 min. 53 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1838-1839

Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Préludes, Op. 28 :: no 12 in G sharp minor. Presto

Performer: Martha Argerich (Piano)
Running Time: 1 min. 1 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1838-1839

Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Préludes, Op. 28 :: no 15 in D flat major. Sostenuto

Performer: Martha Argerich (Piano)
Running Time: 4 min. 51 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1838-1839

Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Préludes, Op. 28 :: no 16 in B flat minor. Presto con fuoco

Performer: Martha Argerich (Piano)
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1838-1839

Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Préludes, Op. 28 :: no 17 in A flat major. Allegretto

Performer: Martha Argerich (Piano)
Running Time: 2 min. 51 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1838-1839

Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Préludes, Op. 28 :: no 23 in F major. Moderato

Performer: Martha Argerich (Piano)
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1838-1839

Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Préludes, Op. 28 :: no 24 in D minor. Allegro appassionato

Performer: Martha Argerich (Piano)
Running Time: 2 min. 15 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1838-1839

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Variations (5) on an original theme for piano, 4 hands in G major, K. 501

Performers: Stephen Kovacevich (Piano); Martha Argerich (Piano)
Running Time: 7 min. 31 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Written: 1786

Schumann, Robert : Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 54 :: Allegro vivace

Performer: Martha Argerich (Piano)
Conductor: Mstislav Rostropovich
Running Time: 10 min. 15 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Concerto
Written: 1841

Bach, Johann Sebastian : English Suite no 2 in A minor, BWV 807 :: Bourrée 1 & 2

Performer: Martha Argerich (Piano)
Running Time: 4 min. sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Written: by 1720

Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Sonata for Cello and Piano in G minor, B 160/Op. 65 :: 3. Largo

Performers: Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello); Martha Argerich (Piano)
Running Time: 3 min. 46 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1845-1846

Lutoslawski, Witold : Variations on a theme of Paganini for 2 Pianos

Performers: Martha Argerich (Piano); Nelson Freire (Piano)
Running Time: 5 min. 13 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1941

Rachmaninov, Sergei : Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30 :: 3. Finale

Performer: Martha Argerich (Piano)
Conductor: Riccardo Chailly
Running Time: 13 min. 40 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Concerto
Written: 1909

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich : The Nutcracker, Op. 71a :: 2. Danses caractéristiques

Performers: Martha Argerich (Piano); Nicolas Economou (Piano)
Running Time: 11 min. 32 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1892

Schumann, Robert : Kinderszenen, Op. 15

Performer: Martha Argerich (Piano)
Running Time: 3 min. 3 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1838

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Sonata for Violin no 2 in A major, Op. 12, no 2 :: 1. Allegro vivace

Performers: Martha Argerich (Piano); Gidon Kremer (Violin)
Notes: Composition written: 1797-98.
Running Time: 5 min. 48 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Written: 1797-1798

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Sonata for Cello in G major, BWV 1027 :: 3. Andante

Performer: Martha Argerich (Piano)
Running Time: 3 min. 18 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Written: 1720

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Sonata for Cello in G major, BWV 1027 :: 4. Allegro moderato

Performer: Martha Argerich (Piano)
Running Time: 2 min. 59 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Written: 1720

Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921) : Le Carnaval des animaux :: 11. Pianistes

Performer: Martha Argerich (Piano)
Running Time: 1 min. 26 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1886

Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921) : Le Carnaval des animaux :: 12. Fossiles

Performers: Edith Salmen (Glockenspiel); Martha Argerich (Piano); Mischa Maisky (Cello); Eduard Brunner (Clarinet); Georg Hortnagel (Double Bass); Markus Steckeler (Xylophone); Irena Grafenauer (Flute); Gidon Kremer (Violin); Nelson Freire (Piano); Tabea Zimmermann (Viola); Isabelle van Keulen (Violin)
Running Time: 1 min. 20 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1886

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 19

Performer: Martha Argerich (Piano)
Conductor: Giuseppe Sinopoli
Running Time: 6 min. 3 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Form: Concerto
Written: 1788-1798

Béla Bartók (1881 - 1945) : Sonata for Violin no 1, BB 84 :: 1. Allegro appassionato

Performers: Gidon Kremer (Violin); Martha Argerich (Piano)
Running Time: 12 min. 51 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1921

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Variations (12) for Cello and Piano in F major on "Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen", Op. 66

Performers: Mischa Maisky (Cello); Martha Argerich (Piano)
Running Time: 9 min. 20 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Written: 1796

Haydn, Franz Joseph : Concerto in D major, Hob 18 :: 11

Performer: Martha Argerich (Piano)
Conductor: Jörg Faerber
Notes: Composition written: By 1784.
Running Time: 4 min. 1 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Form: Concerto
Written: by 1784

Béla Bartók (1881 - 1945) : Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion, BB 115 :: 3. Allegro non troppo

Performer: Martha Argerich (Piano)
Running Time: 6 min. 17 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Concerto
Written: 1940

Kiesewetter, Peter : Tango Pathetique

Performers: Gidon Kremer (Violin); Martha Argerich (Piano); Mischa Maisky (Cello)
Running Time: 2 min. 23 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1945
Studio/Live: Live

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Concerto for Piano no 3 in C minor, Op. 37 :: 3. Rondo. Allegro

Performer: Martha Argerich (Piano)
Conductor: Claudio Abbado
Running Time: 9 min. sec.
Period Time: Classical
Form: Concerto
Written: 1800-1803
Studio/Live: Live

Prokofiev, Sergei : The Stone Flower :: Waltz

Performers: Martha Argerich (Piano); Mischa Maisky (Cello)
Running Time: 2 min. 34 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Ballet
Written: 1948-1953
Studio/Live: Live

Brahms, Johannes : Quartet for Piano and Strings no 1 in G minor, Op. 25 :: 4. Rondo alla zingarese

Performers: Gidon Kremer (Violin); Martha Argerich (Piano); Mischa Maisky (Cello); Yuri Bashmet (Viola)
Running Time: 8 min. 14 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Chamber Music
Written: 1861

Prokofiev, Sergei : Cinderella, Op. 87 :: 7. Galop. Presto - Andantino - Presto

Performers: Mikhail Pletnev (Piano); Martha Argerich (Piano)
Running Time: 4 min. 18 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Ballet
Written: 1940-1944

Schubert, Franz : Rondo for Piano 4 hands in A major, D 951 "Grand Rondo"

Performers: Martha Argerich (Piano); Nelson Freire (Piano)
Running Time: 11 min. 2 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 06/1828
Studio/Live: Live

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Sonata for Piano no 17 in D major, K. 576 :: 2. Adagio

Performer: Martha Argerich (Piano)
Running Time: 4 min. 51 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Written: 1789

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Sonata for Piano no 7 in D major, Op. 10, no 3 :: 4. Rondo

Performer: Martha Argerich (Piano)
Running Time: 3 min. 30 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Written: 1797-1798

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