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Rachmaninoff 3; Tchaikovsky 1 [HDCD]

1 CD / K2 HD Import / 2012-11-27

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]
Conductors: Chailly, Riccardo; Kondrashin, Kirill

Martha Argerich: Lugano Concertos / Gabriela Montero, Karin Merle, Susan Roberts and Helene Schneidermann [4 CDs]

4 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-10-30

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 1 in C major, Op. 15; Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 19; Francis Poulenc: Concerto for 2 Pianos in D minor; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Gulda, Paul; Gulda, Rico; Gurning, Alexander; Merle, Karin; Mogilevsky, Alexander; Montero, Gabriela; Norman, Daniel; Roberts, Susan; Sakai, Akane [Piano]; Schneiderman, Hel...
Conductors: Rabinovitch, Alexandre; Capilla, Erasmo; Vedernikov, Alexander; Dutoit, Charles; Chmura, Gabriel; Marin, Ion; Fasolis, Diego
Ensemble: ; Lugano Percussion Group

Since 2002 Martha Argerich's Progetto at the Lugano's Festival has brought together many notable artists for memorable concerts of chamber and orchestral music. This deluxe...continue...

Martha Argerich and Friends Live from Lugano Festival 2011

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-06-05

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 8 in G major, Op. 30 no 3; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for piano, 4 hands in F major, K. 497; Franz Joseph Haydn: Trio for Piano, Violin and C...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Capuçon, Gautier; Capuçon, Renaud; Chen, Lida; Hall, Lucia; Leschenko, Polina; Levionnois, Yan [Cello]; Margulis, Alissa; Marton, Cristina; Schwarzberg, Dora; ...
Conductors: Kaspszyk, Jacek

EMI Classics is pleased to release the latest installment of highlights from the Martha Argerich Project at the Lugano Festival. This is the ninth annual...continue...
Recording information: 06/2011....continue...

The Young Martha Argerich, Vol. 2 - Chopin, Ravel, Liszt / Live 1957/59

1 CD / Italian Discographic Institute / 2011-12-03

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Concerto for Piano no 1 in E minor, B 53/Op. 11; Maurice Ravel: Concerto for Piano in G major; Franz Liszt: Concert Etudes (3) for Piano, S 144
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]
Conductors: Martin, Louis; Dutoit, Charles
Ensemble: Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne; Orchestre de la Suisse Romande

Anthology of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Vol. 6: 1990-2000

14 CD / RCO Live / 2011-10-11

Works: Béla Bartók: Bluebeard's Castle, Op. 11/Sz 48; Concerto for Piano no 3, Sz 119; Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 5 in C sharp minor; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastor...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Barainsky, Claudia; Brautigam, Ronald; Hamelin, Marc-Andre [Piano]; Komlosi, Ildiko; Kovacs, Kolos; Laurendeau, Jean; Masseurs, Peter; Murray, Ann; Shelton, Lucy [Soprano Vo...
Conductors: Fischer, Iván; Tennstedt, Klaus; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Berglund, Paavo; Chailly, Riccardo; Dutoit, Charles; Solti, Sir Georg; Previn, Andre; Skrowaczewski, Stanislaw; Jansons, Mariss; Haitink, B...
Ensemble: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

The Anthology of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra is a recorded history of six decades of performances by the Concertgebouw Orchestra, taken from broadcasts contained in...continue...

Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 10, 19 & 20

1 CD / Apex / 2011-08-30

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 20 in D minor, K 466; Concerto for Piano no 19 in F major, K 459; Concerto for 2 Pianos in E flat major, K 365 (316a)
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Rabinovitch, Alexandre
Conductors: Rabinovitch, Alexandre; Faerber, Jörg

Artists Martha Argerich, Alexandre Rabinovitch and Jörg Faerber, with the Orchestre di Padova e del Veneto and Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn, join together to create an...continue...

Martha Argerich: The Collection 4 - Complete Philips Recordings

6 CD / Decca / 2011-06-14

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30; Suite for 2 Pianos no 2, Op. 17; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Camille Saint-Saëns: ...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Bashkirova, Elena; Brunner, Eduard; Freire, Nelson [Piano]; Goudswaard, Willy; Grafenauer, Irena [Flute]; Hortnagel, Georg Maximilian; Kovacevich, Stephen; Kremer, Gidon; La...
Conductors: Chailly, Riccardo; Kondrashin, Kirill; Zinman, David

One of the releases marking Argerich's 70th birthday is a further installment in the very successful Martha Argerich Collection (already available: Solo Recordings, Concerto Recordings,...continue...

Martha Argerich Edition: Concertos

4 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-06-07

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Concerto for Piano no 1 in E minor, B 53/Op. 11; Concerto for Piano no 2 in F minor, B 43/Op. 21; Sergey Prokofiev: Concerto for Piano no 1 in D flat major, Op. 10; Con...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Capucon, Renaud; Maisky, Mischa; Mogilevsky, Alexander; Nakariakov, Sergei [Trumpet]
Conductors: Dutoit, Charles; Rabinovitch, Alexandre; Vedernikov, Alexander; Pletnev, Mikhail

‘It was nearly impossible not to be swept along with the tide,’ wrote Musical America of Martha Argerich, ‘[She] tore into the score with a...continue...

The Sound of Martha Argerich

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-06-07

Works: Robert Schumann: Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 54; Kinderszenen, Op. 15; Piano Quintet in E flat major, Op. 44; Frédéric Chopin: Concerto for Piano no 2 in F minor, B 43/Op. 21; Co...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Capucon, Gautier; Capucon, Renaud; Drobinsky, Marc; Giuffredi, Corrado; Godel, Vincent; Hall, Lucia; Maisky, Mischa; Margulis, Alissa; Marton, Cristina; Mogilevsky, Alexande...
Conductors: Rabinovitch, Alexandre; Dutoit, Charles

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...continue...

The Art of Martha Argerich

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-06-07

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Scherzo for Piano no 3 in C sharp minor, B 125/Op. 39; Mazurka for piano no 36 in A minor, Op. 59/1, CT. 86; Scherzo for Piano no 2 in B flat minor/D flat major, B 111/Op. ...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Bashmet, Yuri [Conductor/Viola]; Brunner, Eduard; Economou, Nicolas; Freire, Nelson [Piano]; Grafenauer, Irena [Flute]; Hortnagel, Georg Maximilian; Kovacevich, Stephen; Kre...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Dutoit, Charles; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Chailly, Riccardo; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Faerber, Jörg

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...continue...

Martha Argerich and Friends Live From Lugano Festival 2010

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-03-29

Works: Robert Schumann: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 1 in A minor, Op. 105; Adagio and Allegro for Cello and Piano in A flat major, Op. 70; Frédéric Chopin: Rondo for 2 Pianos in C major, B 27/O...
Performers: Angelich, Nicholas; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Bosso, Jorge; Capucon, Gautier; Capucon, Renaud; Chen, Lida; Drobinsky, Marc; Edelmann, Sergei; Grassi, Danilo; Griguoli, Carlo Maria; Gurning, Alexander...
Conductors: Kaspszyk, Jacek

This eighth annual 3-CD set celebrates the musical fruits of a project in which young artists join seasoned performers, including Ms. Argerich, in the exploration...continue...
Recording information: Auditorio Stelio Molo, Lugano (06/2010)....continue...

Schumann: Piano & Violin Concerto / Argerich, Kremer, Harnoncourt

1 CD / Apex / 2011-03-29

Works: Robert Schumann: Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 54; Concerto for Violin in D minor
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Kremer, Gidon
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus
Ensemble: Chamber Orchestra of Europe

"For both Kremer and Argerich, these are performances that are absolutely deserving of reissue. Argerich's playing is powerful and brilliantly energetic, providing sharp, gripping contrasts...continue...

111 More Classic Tracks [Limited Edition]

6 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2010-11-09

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 10 in E minor, Op. 93; Adagio and Allegretto (Elegy and Polka), for string quartet; Franz Liszt: Concert Etudes (2) for Piano, S 145; Fr...
Performers: Alarie, Pierrette; Ambrosini, Jean-Claude; Anda, Geza; Andre, Maurice; Antonietti, Jean; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Askenase, Stefan; Baldwin, Dalton; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Battle, Kat...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Ancerl, Karel; Stadlmair, Hans; Nelson, John; Bernstein, Leonard; Blech, Leo; Böhm, Karl; Previn, Andre; Boulez, Pierre; Karajan, Herbert von; Marcon, Andrea; Pletnev, Mikhail; ...
Ensemble: ; Early Music Consort of London

111 More Classic Tracks carries on from where 111 Classic Tracks of 2009 left off. In another mesmerizing journey through the history of Deutsche Grammophon's...continue...

Essential Relaxing Classics

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-08-24

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 208, "Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd!" BWV 208; BWV 1068; Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Wolfgang Amadeus Mo...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Bean, Hugh; Bream, Julian [Guitar]; Chang, Han-Na; du Pre, Jacqueline; Galway, James [Flute]; Helmis, Fritz; Hough, Stephen; Kalafuzs, Hans; Lane, Piers; Little, Tasmin; Lym...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Vonk, Hans; Lysy, Alberto; Karajan, Herbert von; Boult, Adrian; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Barbirolli, John; Jansons, Mariss; Olah, Erno; Susskind, Walter; Muti, Riccardo; Thompson, B...

This album brings together many of the most relaxing pieces of classical music, most of which have been heard in major films. The Baroque era...continue...

50 Best Relaxing Classics

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-06-29

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Serenade in G "Eine kleine Nachtmusik"; Concerto for Flute & Harp, K. 299 in C major; Così fan tutte, K 588; Sonata for Piano no 11, K331; Concerto for Piano no 20, K466...
Performers: Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Baltsa, Agnes; Bayless, John [Composer/Piano]; Chang, Han-Na; Collard, Jean-Phillipe; Donohoe, Peter; du Pre, Jacqueline; Farr, St...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Karajan, Herbert von; Muti, Riccardo; Haitink, Bernard; Boult, Adrian; ; Olah, Erno; Ozawa, Seiji; Hill, David; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Willcocks, David; Slatkin, Leonard; Bar...
Ensemble: ; London Philharmonic Orchestra Wind Ensemble

50 Best Romantic Classics

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-06-29

Works: Jacques Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffman; Camille Saint-Saëns: Le Carnaval des animaux; Samson et Dalila; Romance for violin & orchestra in C major, Op. 48; Georges Bizet: Carment; Carmen, opera;...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Beroff, Michel; Bream, Julian [Guitar]; Byzantine, Julian; Caballe, Montserrat; Callas, Maria; Car...
Conductors: Cambreling, Sylvain; Slatkin, Leonard; Prêtre, Georges; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Plasson, Michel; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Willcocks, David; Dervaux, Pierre; Ozawa, Seiji; Frémaux, Louis; Kara...

50 Classical Music Favorites

3 CD / Decca / 2010-06-08

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 2 in F; Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147; Suite no 3 in D; Toccata & Fugue in D minor, BWV 565; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 40 in G min...
Performers: Agostini, Federico; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Arrau, Claudio; Black, Neil; Carmirelli, Pina; Chorzempa, Daniel [Organ]; Colandrea, Italo; Copley, Michael [Recorder/Flute]; Davidovich, Bella; Freire, ...
Conductors: ; Brüggen, Frans; Davis, Colin; Masur, Kurt; Varviso, Silvio; Haitink, Bernard; Beinum, Eduard Van; Marriner, Sir Neville; Zinman, David; Schreier, Peter; Bychkov, Semyon; Szell, George; Bauer-T...
Ensemble: ; I Musici

Great Chopin Performers: The Warsaw Recordings

5 CD / Capriccio / 2010-05-25

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Concerto for Piano no 1 in E minor, B 53/Op. 11; Waltz for piano no 2 in A flat major, Op. 34/1, CT. 208; Nocturne for piano no 16 in E flat major, Op. 55/2, CT. 123; E...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Bunin, Stanislav; Czerny-Stefanska, Halina; Fichman, Yuval; Gekic, Kemal; Harasiewicz, Adam; Jablonski, Krzysztof; Luisada, Jean-Marc; Pogorelich, Ivo [...
Conductors: Rowicki, Witold; Kord, Kazimierz

Festival de Lugano 2009 / Argerich

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-04-06

Works: Robert Schumann: Phantasiestücke (4) for violin, cello & piano in A minor, Op. 88; Felix Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream - Incidental Music, Op. 21; Sextet for Piano and Strings in D majo...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Bosso, Jorge; Buniatishvili, Khatia; Capucon, Gautier; Capucon, Renaud; Chen, Lida; Drobinsky, Marc; Fagone, Enrico; Gerzenberg, Anton; Gerzenberg, Daniel; Hall, Lucia; Hoss...
Conductors: Vedernikov, Alexander

EMI Classics is pleased to release the latest installment of highlights from the Martha Argerich Project at the Lugano Festival. This is the seventh annual...continue...
Recording information: Lugano Festival, Switzerland (06/2009)....continue...

Essential Adagios

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-02-23

Works: Remo Giazotto: Adagio in C minor for strings & organ (previously attributed to Tomaso Albinoni); Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Johann Sebastian Bach: ...
Performers: Accardo, Salvatore [Violin/Conductor]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Bean, Hugh; Bream, Julian [Guitar]; Chang, Han-Na; du Pre, Jacqueline; Galway, James [Flute]; Helmis, Fritz; Isbin, S...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Vonk, Hans; Olah, Erno; Boult, Adrian; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Barbirolli, John; Susskind, Walter; Muti, Riccardo; Ormandy, Eugene; Lysy, Alberto; Accardo, Salvatore; Foster, Lawre...

Best Chopin 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-01-26

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Waltz for Piano in E flat major, B 62/Op. 18 "Grande valse brillante"; Waltz for piano no 2 in A flat major, Op. 34/1, CT. 208; Waltz for piano no 3 in F major, Op. 34/3, C...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Arrau, Claudio; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Bunin, Stanislav; Cziffra, Gyorgy; Egorov, Youri; Fliter, Ing...
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel; Skrowaczewski, Stanislaw; Kletzki, Paul; Dutoit, Charles; Maksymiuk, Jerzy

100 Best Chopin Classics is the next release in EMI's highly successful 100 Best series. This 6 CD box set contains all the most familiar...continue...

Beethoven, Mozart: Piano Concertos / Martha Argerich, et al

1 CD / BR Klassik / 2009-09-29

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 1 in C major, Op. 15; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 18 in B flat major, K 456
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]
Conductors: Ozawa, Seiji; Jochum, Eugen

A concert by Martha Argerich is always sensational, sometimes grandiose, and occasionally the audience experiences a truly stellar event. Going through the archives of Bavarian...continue...

The Martha Argerich Collection, Vol 2 - The Concerto Recordings

7 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2009-08-18

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Concerto for Piano no 3 in C major, Op. 26; Maurice Ravel: Concerto for Piano in G major; Frédéric Chopin: Concerto for Piano no 1 in E minor, B 53/Op. 11; Concerto for Pi...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Kremer, Gidon; Touvron, Guy [Trumpet]
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Dutoit, Charles; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Faerber, Jörg
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; National Symphony Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Less than a year ago, Deutsche Grammophon released the first volume in this series which celebrates the recordings of Martha Argerich. That best-selling first volume...continue...

Martha Argerich and Friends - Live from the Lugano Festival 2008

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-04-07

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Variations (5) on an original theme for piano, 4 hands in G major, K. 501; Robert Schumann: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 2 in D minor, Op. 121; Anton Arensky: Piano Quintet...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Capuçon, Renaud; Capucon, Renaud; Debrus, Alexandre; Drobinsky, Marc; Giuffredi, Corrado; Godel, Vincent; Gurning, Alexander; Hall, Lucia; Hubert, Eduardo; Kovacevich...
Conductors: Pletnev, Mikhail
Ensemble: ; Swiss Italian Orchestra

For the seventh Lugano Festival, legendary pianist Martha Argerich continues her commitment to showcasing young new talent and exploring lesser-known composers and works. Joining Argerich...continue...

C.P.E. Bach: Flute Concertos / Michiko Takahashi, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

14 CD / RCO Live / 2009-03-10

Works: Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 4 in E minor, Op. 98; Anton Webern: Pieces (5) for orchestra, Op. 10; Im Sommerwind, idyll for orchestra; Carl Nielsen: Symphony no 5, Op. 50; Luigi Dallapiccola: Commiat...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Brendel, Alfred; Devos, Lode; Dorow, Dorothy; Hargan, Alison; Herbers, Werner; Kilduff, Barbara; Kim, Yong-Hee; Lewis, Keith; Meel, Nico van der; Olof, Theo; Oosterkamp, Wou...
Conductors: Giulini, Carlo Maria; Kondrashin, Kirill; Vis, Lucas; Jochum, Eugen; Haitink, Bernard; De Waart, Edo; Sanderling, Kurt; Vonk, Hans; Davis, Colin; Järvi, Neeme; Dorati, Antal; Cerha, Friedrich; B...

The Anthology of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra is a transcription in sound of the concert-giving history of the Concertgebouw Orchestra, based upon radio recordings from...continue...

20th-Century Masterpieces - 100 Years of Classical Music

16 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-11-24

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Claude Debussy: La mer; Frederick Delius: Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody; Gustav Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde; Arnold Schoenberg: Pi...
Performers: Andsnes, Leif Ove; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Bashmet, Yuri [Conductor/Viola]; Chang, Sarah; Devos, Louis; du Pre, Jacqueline; Harrell, Lynn; Isserlis, Steven; Kilanowisz, Zofia; Kremer, Gidon; Little...
Conductors: Pappano, Antonio; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Klemperer, Otto; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Dutoit, Charles; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Haitink, Bernard; Berglund, Paavo; Frühbeck de Burgos...
Ensemble: ; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; City of London Sinfonia; Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra; French National Orchestra; Helsinki Philharmo...

The works in this set of 16 CDs have been arranged in strict chronological order of composition, the first disc beginning with a work from...continue...

Relax - The World's Most Beautiful Music - Music for the Soul - 36 Tracks

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-10-28

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622; Concerto for Flute & Harp, K. 299 in C major; Requiem for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, K. 626; Concerto for Piano no 21 in C majo...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Bean, Hugh; Beasley-Murray, Timothy; Beniston, Paul; Bream, Julian [Guitar]; du Pre, Jacqueline; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Galway, James [Flute]; Helmis, Fritz;...
Conductors: Vonk, Hans; Lysy, Alberto; Jenkins, Karl [Composer]; Marriner, Sir Neville; Boult, Adrian; Karajan, Herbert von; Barbirolli, John; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Welser-Möst, Franz; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; T...

The modern world seems to constantly be getting more and more hectic, with more and more things going on around us all at once. This...continue...

EMI 20th Century Classics - Prokofiev: Symphony no 1 in D major "Classical", etc / Dutiot, Argerich, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-07-22

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Scythian Suite, Op. 20; Concerto for Piano no 1 in D flat major, Op. 10; Concerto for Violin no 1 in D major, Op. 19; Visions fugitives (20) for Piano, Op. 22; Symphony no 1 in D ma...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Beroff, Michel; Portal, Michel; Starker, Janos; Zimmermann, Frank Peter
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir; Dutoit, Charles; Maazel, Lorin; Kurtz, Efrem; Susskind, Walter; Muti, Riccardo
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; Montreal Symphony Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra

Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 1; Concerto pathétique; Ravel: Piano Concerto in G

1 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2008-07-01

Works: Franz Liszt: Concerto for Piano no 1 in E flat major, S 124; Concerto pathétique (I & II), for 2 pianos, S. 258 (LW C18); Maurice Ravel: Concerto for Piano in G major
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Freire, Nelson [Piano]
Conductors: Dutoit, Charles

100 Best Romantic Classics

6 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2008-01-15

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Romeo & Juliet; Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Swan Lake; Sleeping Beauty Suite, Op. 66a; Sergey Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet; D...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Barrueco, Manuel; Bean, Hugh; Bergonzi, Carlo; Beroff, Michel; Bream, Julian [Guitar]; Br...
Conductors: Previn, Andre; Muti, Riccardo; Jansons, Mariss; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Kurtz, Efrem; Maksymiuk, Jerzy; Temirkanov, Yuri; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Lanchbery, John; Ozawa, Seiji; Thompson, Bryden; Marriner, ...

This 6 CD set contains an unrivalled collection of 100 favourite romantic classics. Performed by some of the world?s leading artists. Among them are the...continue...

Best Romantic Classics 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-01-15

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Romeo & Juliet; Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Swan Lake; Sleeping Beauty Suite, Op. 66a; Sergey Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet; D...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Barrueco, Manuel; Bean, Hugh; Bergonzi, Carlo; Beroff, Michel; Bream, Julian [Guitar]; Br...
Conductors: Previn, Andre; Muti, Riccardo; Jansons, Mariss; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Kurtz, Efrem; Maksymiuk, Jerzy; Temirkanov, Yuri; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Lanchbery, John; Ozawa, Seiji; Thompson, Bryden; Marriner, ...

The second of this month's 'Best 100' releases is the 'Best Romantic Classics 100'. A fantastic present for Valentine's Day, this 6-CD album sets the...continue...

Best Relaxing Classics 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-01-15

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 208, "Was mir behagt," (Hunt Cantata), BWV 208 (BC G1, G3); Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147 (B...
Performers: Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Auger, Arleen; Barbirolli, John, Sir [Conductor]; Barrueco, Manuel; Bayless, John [Composer/Piano]; Bean, Hugh; Beasley-Murray, Ti...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Lysy, Alberto; ; Menuhin, Yehudi; Willcocks, David; Rees, Jonathan; Olah, Erno; Gönnenwein, Wolfgang; Muti, Riccardo; Foster, Lawrence; Karajan, Herbert von; Haitink, Bern...
Ensemble: ; Consortium Musicum; Il Seminario Musicale; London Philharmonic Orchestra Wind Ensemble; Members of the Vienna String Sextet (Members); Quartet of London; Scottish Ensemble

The first of this month's 'Best 100' series releases is the 'Best Relaxing Classics 100' album. Many people value classical music for the soothing melodies...continue...

Shostakovich: Piano Concerto no 1, etc / Argerich, et al

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-10-23

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Concerto for Piano no 1 in C minor, Op. 35; Concertino for 2 pianos, Op. 94; Quintet for piano & strings in G minor, Op. 57
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Capucon, Renaud; Cohen, Linda; Maisky, Mischa; Margulis, Alissa; Nakariakov, Sergei [Trumpet]; Zilberstein, Lilya
Conductors: Vedernikov, Alexander
Ensemble: Swiss Italian Orchestra

Although this album was recorded at the 2006 Lugano festival, it is important to note that this release is separate from that series. It is...continue...

Best Piano 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-08-29

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne for piano in C sharp minor (doubtful), KK Anh.Ia/6; Etude for piano no 3 in E major, Op. 10/3, CT. 16; Waltz for piano no 6 in D flat major ("Minute"), Op. 64/1, C...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Béroff, Michel; Barto, Tzimon; Beroff, Michel; Brunhoff, Thierry de; Bunin, Stanislav; Ciccolini, Aldo [Piano]; Collard, Jean-P...
Conductors: Zinman, David; Marshall, Wayne; Bernstein, Leonard; Thompson, Bryden; Maksymiuk, Jerzy; Szell, George; Matacic, Lovro von; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Muti, Riccardo; Dutoit, Charles;
Ensemble: ; Aalborg Symphony Orchestra; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; Cleveland Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; Hallé Orchestra; Members of the Borodin ...

This superb collection features the top piano music of all time. 'Best Piano 100' caters to every mood and includes music from Grieg to Gershwin,...continue...
No musical instrument is quite as versatile as the piano, and this set presents 100 examples of its impressive range in classical music. Beethoven's Fur Elise, Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue, Satie's Gym...continue...

100 Best Film Classics

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-08-29

Works: Richard Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra; Richard Wagner: Die Walküre; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, K. 626; Divertimento for violin, viola & cello in E f...
Performers: Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Baltsa, Agnes; Barrueco, Manuel; Beasley-Murray, Timothy; Bell, David [Organ]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Blanc, Ernest; Blaze, Robin; Bloch...
Conductors: Tennstedt, Klaus; Jansons, Mariss; Hickox, Richard; Abel, David [Violin]; Abel, David; Raine, Nic; Love, Geoff; Dervaux, Pierre; Muti, Riccardo; Bateman, Paul; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Cleobury, Stephen; ...
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Bath Festival Orchestra; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Brussels National Opera Chorus; Brussels National Opera Orchestra; Came...

This collection features music from Hollywood blockbusters such as 'Harry Potter', 'Titanic', 'The Lord of the Rings', 'Death in Venice', 'American Beauty', and many others....continue...
There's no way to put all the great music that has appeared in over a century of films into one set, but this collection from EMI Classics collects enough famous pieces to make most cinephiles smile. ...continue...

Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No.1, Violin Concerto

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2006-07-11

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 35
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Milstein, Nathan
Conductors: Dutoit, Charles; Abbado, Claudio

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Weekend Classics - A Tchaikovsky Weekend

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2006-01-10

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake Suite, Op. 20a; Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Sleeping Beauty Suite, Op. 66a; Symphony no 2 in C minor, Op. 17 "Little Russian"; Eugen Onegin; Concerto for Piano no ...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]
Conductors: Rostropovich, Mstislav; Abbado, Claudio; Fricsay, Ferenc; Dutoit, Charles; Leitner, Ferdinand
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Works By Ravel & Chopin

1 CD / HBDirect Import / 2005-05-16

Works: Maurice Ravel: Concerto for Piano in G major; Frédéric Chopin: Concerto for Piano no 1 in E minor, B 53/Op. 11
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]
Conductors: Dutoit, Charles; Martin, Louis

Beethoven: Piano Concertos no 2 & 3 / Argerich, et al

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2004-11-09

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 3 in C minor, Op. 37; Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 19
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Mahler Chamber Orchestra

"A luminous performance, full of tenderness and emotion... this wonderful pianist brought a unique combination of and instrumental power to the concerto, Beethoven's favorite." -...continue...

Artist Portrait - Martha Argerich

1 CD / Warner Classics / 2004-08-10

Works: Robert Schumann: Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 54; Johannes Brahms: Waltz for piano, 4 hands in B major, Op. 39/1; Waltz for piano, 4 hands in E major, Op. 39/2; Waltz for piano, 4 hands in G sh...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Rabinovitch, Alexandre
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus; Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Orchestre de Paris

"Argerich fives an enthralling performance of masculine power and almost Lisztian majesty, yet she can be tender and sensual too." - Sunday Times "If anything,...continue...

Philips 50 - Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto, etc / Argerich

1 CD / Philips / 2001-05-08

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30; Suite for 2 Pianos no 2, Op. 17
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Freire, Nelson [Piano]
Conductors: Chailly, Riccardo
Ensemble: Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra

"...throughout these pages [of the Concerto No. 3] it is almost as if [Argerich] is searching for music that will allow her virtuosity its fullest...continue...

Chopin: Piano Concertos no 1 & 2 / Dutoit, Argerich

1 CD / EMI Classics / 1999-05-18

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Concerto for Piano no 1 in E minor, B 53/Op. 11; Concerto for Piano no 2 in F minor, B 43/Op. 21
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]
Conductors: Dutoit, Charles
Ensemble: Montreal Symphony Orchestra

Following their recent release of concerti by Prokofiev and Bartok comes this new issue featuring a collaboration between Martha Argerich and Charles Dutoit with the...continue...

Prokofiev, Bartók: Piano Concertos / Argerich, Dutoit, et al

1 CD / EMI Classics / 1998-10-06

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Concerto for Piano no 1 in D flat major, Op. 10; Concerto for Piano no 3 in C major, Op. 26; Béla Bartók: Concerto for Piano no 3, Sz 119
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]
Conductors: Dutoit, Charles
Ensemble: Montreal Symphony Orchestra

"Martha Argerich's return to the studios in two concertos she has not previously recorded is an uplifting moment...Her entire reading [of the Prokofiev Concerto] is...continue...

Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto 1, etc / Argerich, Abbado

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1996-10-15

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Economou, Nicolas
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

"Whoever said recently that the Berlin Philharmonic was in the doldrums can't have heard this performance, given December 1994 in the Philharmonie, Berlin, and spectacularly...continue...

Chopin, Liszt: Piano Concertos / Argerich, Abbado, London SO

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 1996-09-17

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Concerto for Piano no 1 in E minor, B 53/Op. 11; Franz Liszt: Concerto for Piano no 1 in E flat major, S 124
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

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These performances, in DG's beautifully refurbished sound, remain as fanciful and coruscating as the day they were made. Argerich's fluency and re-creative...continue...

Prokofiev, Ravel: Piano Concertos, etc / Argerich, Abbado

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1996-05-14

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Concerto for Piano no 3 in C major, Op. 26; Maurice Ravel: Concerto for Piano in G major; Gaspard de la nuit
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

"Argerich's concerto playing is far from subdued, but the liberties taken are collaborative liberties, or moments of freedom sandwiched between ensemble playing." -International Piano Quarterly...continue...

Duo Piano Extravaganza / Martha Argerich & Friends

2 CD / Philips / 1995-10-17

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Variations (5) on an original theme for piano, 4 hands in G major, K. 501; Sergey Rachmaninov: Suite for 2 Pianos no 2, Op. 17; Béla Bartók: Concerto for 2 Pianos, ...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Brunner, Eduard; Freire, Nelson [Piano]; Goudswaard, Willy; Grafenauer, Irena [Flute]; Hortnagel, Georg Maximilian; Kovacevich, Stephen; Kremer, Gidon; Labordus, Jan; Maisky...
Conductors: Zinman, David
Ensemble: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

Rachmaninov, Tchaikovsky: Piano Concertos / Martha Argerich

1 CD / Philips / 1995-08-15

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]
Conductors: Chailly, Riccardo; Kondrashin, Kirill
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra

"The mere thought of Argerich and the Rachmaninoff Third is likely to send most pianophiles into a state of uncontrollable excitement...As might be expected, Argerich...continue...

Schumann: Piano & Violin Concertos / Argerich, Kremer

1 CD / Teldec / 1994-11-01

Works: Robert Schumann: Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 54; Concerto for Violin in D minor
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Kremer, Gidon
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus
Ensemble: Chamber Orchestra of Europe

Ravel: Piano Concertos, etc / Argerich, Béroff, Abbado

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1989-06-13

Works: Maurice Ravel: Concerto for Piano in G major; Concerto for Piano left hand; L'éventail de Jeanne; Menuet antique; Le tombeau de Couperin
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Beroff, Michel
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra