Artist: Martha Argerich
Title Of Album: Martha Argerich Edition: Chamber Music
Year Of Release: 2011
Label: EMI Classic
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (*image + .cue,log,scans)
Total Time: 6 CDs, 9h 42min
Total Size: 2,43 Gb

Martha Argerich was born on 5th June 1941 in Buenos Aires. Her interest in the piano showed itself when she was three. Vincenzo Scaramuzza, her teacher, impressed on her the importance of feeling and the singing lyrical line - a facet of her playing which remains immediately recognisable. At the age of eight she made her debut concert playing Beethoven's first concerto and the following year she gave Mozart's Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466 and Bach's French Suite in G, BWV 816.

In 1955 her family moved to Europe so that Martha could study with Friedrich Gulda in Austria; in this she was supported by the Argentine government who gave her parents diplomatic posts in their Embassy in Vienna. She won both the Geneva Music and Ferruccio Busoni International Competitions in 1957, but it was her winning the seventh Chopin Piano competition in Warsaw that confirmed her as a major talent at the age of 24.

Her formidable technique has often been compared to that of Horowitz. She is reputed to have learnt Ravel's Gaspard de la nuit in three days having been told it was extremely difficult. Her solo career lasted for a quarter of a century during which her talent for interpreting the romantic classics, notably Chopin and Liszt, were matched by her brilliance in the 20th century masters Ravel, Rachmaninov, Prokofiev and Messiaen. Her decision to limit her performances to chamber music and concerto was taken, as she admitted in interviews, to her feeling of loneliness on stage alone. This has been her career path for the last 30 years and she retains the aura of one of the most brilliant of all pianists of modern generations.

She has been particularly generous in supporting the next generation of artists.

She appears regularly as a jury member at important competitions and her friends and protégées captivate audiences with exquisite performances of chamber music at her festival at Lugano. Now at the age of 70 we can salute her as the phenomenon she undoubtedly is and wish her continued success in all aspects of her life.

CDs:
CD1 - Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano & Violin No. 9 'Kreutzer'; Cesar Franck - Violin Sonata in A major
CD2 - Ludwig van Beethoven - Piano Quartet, Clarinet Trio, Piano Trio No.1 'Ghost'; Frederic Chopin - Introduction and Polonaise brillante
CD3 - Robert Schumann - Violin Sonatas Nos.1&2, Fantasiestücke, Märchenbilder
CD4 - Robert Schumann - Piano Quintet, Piano Quartet, Andante and Variations
CD5 - Joseph Haydn - Gypsy Trio; Felix Mendelssohn - Piano trio No.1; Robert Schumann - Fantasiestücke; Claude Debussy - Cello Sonata, La plus que lente, Minstrels
CD6 - Cesar Franck - Cello Sonata in A; Bela Bartok - Violin Sonata No.1, Contrasts
CD7 - Dmitri Shostakovich - Piano Quintet, Piano Trio No.2; Leoš Janáček - Concertino for piano, two violins, viola, clarinet, horn and bassoon
CD8 - Robert Schumann - Piano Quintet, Violin Sonata No.2, Fantasiestücke

Tracklist:

CD1 - Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano & Violin No. 9 'Kreutzer'; Cesar Franck - Violin Sonata in A major

Ludwig van Beethoven
Sonata for Piano & Violin No. 9 in A major, Op. 47 'Kreutzer'
1. I. Adagio sostenuto - Presto
2. II. Andante con variazioni
3. III. Finale: Presto

Cesar Franck
Violin Sonata in A major
4. I. Allegretto ben moderato
5. II. Allegro
6. III. Recitativo - Fantasia: ben moderato - molto lento
7. IV. Allegretto poco mosso
Itzhak Perlman, violin
Recorded in concert as part of Music from Saratoga: 30.VII.1998, Saratoga Performing Arts, USA

CD2 - Ludwig van Beethoven - Piano Quartet, Clarinet Trio, Piano Trio No.1 'Ghost'; Frederic Chopin - Introduction and Polonaise brillante

Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Quartet in C Wo036 No.3
1. I. Allegro vivace
2. II. Adagio con espressione
3. III. Finale: Allegro
Renaud Capucon, violin
Lida Chen, viola
Gautier Capucon, cello
Recorded in concert : 14.VI.2005, Auditorio Stelio Molo, Lugano
Clarinet Trio in B flat Op.11
4. I. Allegro con brio
5. II. Adagio con espressione
6. III. Tema con variazioni
Marek Denemark, clarinet
Mark Drobinsky, cello
Recorded in concert : 28.VI.2002, Auditorio Stelio Molo, Lugano
Piano Trio in D Op.70 No.1 'Ghost'
7. I. Allegro vivace e con brio
8. II. Largo assai ed espressivo
9. III. Presto
Renaud Capucon, violin
Mischa Maisky, cello
Recorded in concert : 13.VI.2007, Auditorio Stelio Molo, Lugano
Frederic Chopin
Introduction and Polonaise brillante in C Op.3
10. I. Introduction
11. II. Alla polacca - Allegro con spirito
Gautier Capucon, cello
Recorded in concert : 23.VI.2009, Auditorio Stelio Molo, Lugano

CD3 - Robert Schumann - Violin Sonatas Nos.1&2, Fantasiestücke, Märchenbilder

Robert Schumann
Violin Sonata No.1 in A minor Op.105
1. I. Mit leidenschaftlichen Ausdruck
2. II. Allegretto
3. III. Lebhaft
Geza Hosszu-Legocky, violin
Recorded in concert : 23.VI.2004, Auditorio Stelio Molo, Lugano
Violin Sonata No.2 in D minor Op.121
4. I. Ziemlich langsam - Lebhaft
5. II. Sehr lebhaft
6. III. Leise, einfach
7. IV. Bewegt
Renaud Capucon, violin
Recorded in concert : 20.VI.2008, Auditorio Stelio Molo, Lugano
Fantasiestücke Op.73 for flugelhorn and piano
8. I. Zart und mit Ausdruck
9. II. Lebhaft, leicht
10. III. Rasch und mit Feuer
Sergei Nakariakov, flugelhorn
Recorded in concert : 19.VI.2006, Auditorio Stelio Molo, Lugano
Märchenbilder, Op.113 for viola and piano
11. I. Nicht Schnell
12. II. Lebhaft
13. III. Rasch
14. IV. Langsam, mit melancholischem Ausdruck
Nobuko Imai, viola
Recorded in concert : 18.IX.1994, Concertgebouw, Nijmegen, Netherlands

CD4 - Robert Schumann - Piano Quintet, Piano Quartet, Andante and Variations

Robert Schumann
Piano Quintet in E flat Op.44
1. I. Allegro brillante
2. II. In modo d'una marcia - Un poco largamente
3. III. Scherzo: Molto vivace
4. IV. Allegro ma non troppo
Dora Schwarzberg & Renaud Capucon, violins
Nora Romanoff-Schwarzberg , viola
Mark Drobinsky, cello
Recorded in concert : 27.VI.2002, Auditorio Stelio Molo, Lugano
Piano Quartet in E flat Op.47
5. I. Sostenuto assai - Allegro ma non troppo
6. II. Scherzo: Molto vivace
7. III. Andante cantabile
8. IV. Finale: Vivace
Renaud Capucon, violin
Lida Chen, viola
Gautier Capucon, cello
Recorded in concert : 26.VI.2006, Auditorio Stelio Molo, Lugano
Andante and Variations in B flat Op.46
9. Sostenuto. Andante espressivo. Un poco piu animato
10. Piu lento. Animato
11. Doppio movimento. Tempo primo. Piu adagio
Alexandre Rabinovitch, piano
Marie-Luise Neunecker, horn
Natalia Gutman & Mischa Maisky, cellos
Recorded in concert : 18.IX.1994, Concertgebouw, Nijmegen, Netherlands

CD5 - Joseph Haydn - Gypsy Trio; Felix Mendelssohn - Piano trio No.1; Robert Schumann - Fantasiestücke; Claude Debussy - Cello Sonata, La plus que lente, Minstrels

Joseph Haydn
Piano trio in G Hob.XV:25 (Gypsy Trio)
1. I. Andante
2. II. Poco adagio
3. III. Rondo all'ongarese: Presto
Renaud Capucon, violin
Gautier Capucon, cello
Recorded in concert : 10.VI.2003, Auditorio Stelio Molo, Lugano
Felix Mendelssohn
Piano trio No.1 in D minor Op.49
4. I. Molto allegro. Agitato
5. II. Andante con moto, tranquillo
6. III. Scherzo: Leggiero e vivace
7. IV. Finale: Allegro assai appasionato
Renaud Capucon, violin
Gautier Capucon, cello
Recorded in concert : 25.VI.2002, Auditorio Stelio Molo, Lugano
Robert Schumann
Fantasiestücke Op.88
8. I. Romanze: Nicht schnell, mit innigem Ausdruck
9. II. Humoreske: Lebhaft
10. III. Duet: Langsam und mit Ausdruck
11. IV. Finale: Im Marsch-Tempo
Renaud Capucon, violin
Gautier Capucon, cello
Recorded in concert : 21.VI.2009, Auditorio Stelio Molo, Lugano
Claude Debussy
Cello Sonata
12. I. Prologue (Lent - Sostenuto e molto risoluto)
13. II. Serenade: Moderement anime - Finale: Anime, leger et nerveux
14. La plus que lente (arr. cello and piano)
15. Minstrels (arr. cello and piano)
Mischa Maisky, cello
Recorded: 29-31.XII.1981, Conservatorie, Geneva

CD6 - Cesar Franck - Cello Sonata in A; Bela Bartok - Violin Sonata No.1, Contrasts

Cesar Franck
Cello Sonata in A
1. I. Allegretto ben moderato
2. II. Allegro
3. III. Recitativo - Fantasia: Ben moderato - Molto lento
4. IV. Allegretto poco mosso
Mischa Maisky, cello
Recorded: 29-31.XII.1981, Conservatorie, Geneva
Bela Bartok
Violin Sonata No.1 Sz75
5. I. Allegro appassionato
6. II. Adagio
7. III. Allegro
Renaud Capucon, violin
Recorded in concert : 11.VI.2007, Auditorio Stelio Molo, Lugano
Contrasts Sz111
8. I. Verbunkos
9. II. Piheno
10. III. Sebes
Chantal Juillet, violin
Michael Collins, clarinet
Recorded in concert as part of Music from Saratoga: VII.&VIII.1998, Little Theatre, Saratoga

CD7 - Dmitri Shostakovich - Piano Quintet, Piano Trio No.2; Leoš Janáček - Concertino for piano, two violins, viola, clarinet, horn and bassoon

Dmitri Shostakovich
Piano Quintet in G minor Op.57
1. I. Prelude: Lento - poco piu mosso - Lento
2. II. Fugue: Adagio
3. III. Scherzo: Allegretto
4. IV. Intermezzo: Lento
5. V. Finale: Allegretto
Renaud Capucon & Alissa Margulis, violins
Lida Chen, viola
Mischa Maisky, cello
Recorded in concert : 21.VI.2006, Auditorio Stelio Molo, Lugano
Piano Trio No.2 in E minor Op.67
6. I. Andante - Moderato
7. II. Allegro non troppo
8. III. Largo
9. IV. Allegretto
Maxim Vengerov, violin
Gautier Capucon, cello
Recorded in concert : 14.VI.2004, Auditorio Stelio Molo, Lugano
Leoš Janáček
Concertino for piano, two violins, viola, clarinet, horn and bassoon
10. I. Moderato
11. II. Piu mosso
12. III. Con moto
13. IV. Allegro
Lucy Hall & Alissa Margulis, violins
Nora Romanoff-Schwarzberg, viola
Corrado Giuffredi, clarinet
Zora Slokar, horn
Vincent Godel, bassoon
Recorded in concert : 17.VI.2008, Auditorio Stelio Molo, Lugano

CD8 - Robert Schumann - Piano Quintet, Violin Sonata No.2, Fantasiestücke

Robert Schumann
Piano Quintet in E flat Op.44
1. I. Allegro brillante
2. II. In modo d'una marcia - Un poco largamente
3. III. Scherzo: Molto vivace
4. IV. Allegro ma non troppo
Dora Schwarzberg & Lucy Hall, violins
Nobuko Imai, viola
Mischa Maisky, cello
Violin Sonata No.2 in D minor Op.121
5. I. Ziemlich langsam - Lebhaft
6. II. Sehr lebhaft
7. III. Leise, einfach
8. IV. Bewegt
Dora Schwarzberg, violin
Fantasiestücke Op.73
9. I. Zart und mit Ausdruck
10. II. Lebhaft, leicht
11. III. Rasch und mit Feuer
Natalia Gutman, cello
Recorded in concert : 18.IX.1994, Concertgebouw, Nijmegan, Netherlands

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