Martha Argerich
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Biography
Martha Argerich was a child prodigy who played her first concert of music by Mozart and Beethoven at the age of eight and won the International Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw in 1965 when she was 24. For the next 50 years she was hailed as one of the greatest classical music pianists, known especially for her recordings of Messiaen, Prokofiev, and Rachmaninov. She has performed with orchestras at major venues around the world including the Royal Albert Hall for the BBC Proms.
Born in Brazil, she studied in Europe when her parents were appointed to diplomatic posts in Austria. After winning the top piano prizes, she achieved fame with her performances of 19th and 20th century piano works but also played and recorded the piano concertos of Beethoven, Bartók, Debussy, Liszt, Ravel and Schumann. Chamber music has been important, too, and she performs frequently with violinists including her daughter Annie Dutoit.
Argerich's albums have placed often on the Billboard Classical Albums Chart including 'The Collection 2: The Concerto Recordings' (2009), 'Concertos' (2011), 'Mozart: Piano Concertos K503 & K466' with Claudio Abbado and the Orchestra Mozart (2014), 'Argerich Plays Chopin' (2010) and 'Rachmaninov/Tchaikovsky: Piano Concertos' (1995). She has won numerous awards and is the subject of two films, Georges Gachot's 'Martha Argerich, Evening Talks' (2002) and 'Bloody Daughter' (2014) by her daughter Stéphanie Argerich Blagojevic. Argerich has had successful treatment of the cancer that was diagnosed as malignant melanoma in 1990, and she continues to perform and teach.
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Martha Argerich
Ravel: Adagio assai from Piano Concerto in G, Ma mère l'Oye & Gaspard de la nuit (Live)
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Martha Argerich
Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Major, Op. 26: III. Allegro, ma non troppo
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Top Tracks
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- Schumann: Sonata No. 2 for Violin and Piano in D Minor, Op. 121 - III. Leise, einfach by Gidon Kremer
- Schumann: Sonata No. 2 for Violin and Piano in D Minor, Op. 121 - II. Sehr lebhaft by Gidon Kremer
- Schumann: Sonata No. 1 for Violin and Piano in A Minor, Op. 105 - II. Allegretto by Gidon Kremer
- Schumann: Sonata No. 1 for Violin and Piano in A Minor, Op. 105 - I. Mit leidenschaftlichem Ausdruck by Gidon Kremer
- Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio in A Minor, Op. 50, TH.117 - II. - [Coda] Lugubre (Live) featuring Gidon Kremer
- Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio in A Minor, Op. 50, TH. 117 - II. (B) Variazione finale e Coda (Allegretto risoluto e con fuoco -) (Live) featuring Gidon Kremer
- Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio in A Minor, Op. 50, TH.117 - Var. X: Tempo di mazurka (Live) featuring Gidon Kremer
- Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio in A Minor, Op. 50, TH.117 - Var. XI: Moderato (Live) featuring Gidon Kremer
- Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio in A Minor, Op. 50, TH.117 - Var. IX: Andante flebile, ma non tanto (Live) featuring Gidon Kremer
- Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio in A Minor, Op. 50, TH. 117 - Var. VI: Tempo di valse (Live) featuring Gidon Kremer
- Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio in A Minor, Op. 50, TH. 117 - Var. II: Più mosso (Live) featuring Gidon Kremer
- Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio in A Minor, Op. 50, TH. 117 - Var. I: L'istesso tempo (Live) featuring Gidon Kremer
- Shostakovich: Piano Trio No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 67 - II. Allegro con brio (Live) featuring Gidon Kremer
- Schumann: Fantasiestücke, Op. 88 - II. Humoreske (Lebhaft) featuring Gidon Kremer
- Schumann: Fantasiestücke, Op. 88 - I. Romanze (Nicht schnell, mit innigem Ausdruck) featuring Gidon Kremer
- Schumann: Sonata No. 2 for Violin and Piano in D Minor, Op. 121 - I. Ziemlich langsam - Lebhaft by Gidon Kremer
- Brahms: Piano Quartet No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 25 - III. Andante con moto featuring Gidon Kremer
- Piano Quartet in E-Flat Major, Op. 47: III. Andante cantabile featuring Martha Argerich
- Violin Sonata No. 2 in D Minor, Op.121: IV. Bewegt by Renaud Capuçon
- Fantasiestücke, Op. 88: IV. Finale: Im Marschtempo by Martha Argerich
- Haydn: Piano Trio No. 39 in G Major, Hob. XV:25 "Gypsy" - III. Rondo all'Ongarese (Presto) by Mischa Maisky
- Mozart: Sonata for Piano 4 Hands in C Major, K. 521 - I. Allegro (Live) featuring Evgeny Kissin
- Bartók: Sonata For Violin And Piano No.1, Sz. 75 - Allegro appassionato by Renaud Capuçon
- Liebeslieder-Walzer, Op.52 - Verses from "Polydora" - 9. Am Donaustrande, da steht ein Haus featuring Gabriela Montero
