The legendary pianist and conductor add the sublime music of mozart to their unrivaled, multi awardwinning dg discography of concertos by. Andante with five variations in g major for piano duet, k. Cd deutsche grammophon, deutsche grammophon 00289 479 1033, 479 1033. Samtliche konzertaufnahmen argerich, abbado, bp, lso, mozart, beethoven, tschaikowsky, chopin, ravel. Martha argerich has through the past decades claimed the position as one of the greatest pianists of the postwar era. The 5 cd box set collects all the concerto recordings made by pianist martha argerich with conductor claudio abbado over more than 45 years. Thankfully, a substantial booklet with complete track listings. Mozart piano concertos argerich, abbado 1 cd download. Martha argerichs exhilarating early recordings, released here for the first time in honor of her 75th birthday, include sonatas by mozart, beethoven and prokofiev that appear nowhere else in her discography, as well as her first recordings of ravels gaspard and prokofiev seventh sonata. Levin, claudio abbado leads the swedish radio choir and the berlin philharmonic in a satisfying performance that strikes a balance between two schools of thought. Argerich might have been expected to choose these two particular concertos.
Her collaborations with conductor claudio abbado dated back to the 1967 studio recordings of prokofievs piano concerto no. No one disputes martha argerichs preeminence as a concert pianist but her mercurial style has never really settled into a sustained relationship with the recording studio, so live recordings are prominent in her career with all the blessings and curses implied by the form. Over a fiftyyear career hard to believe she has recorded two solo concertos, k. The concerto for three pianos is okay, however, to me it seems like the tempo was a bit too fast, and that the both the orchestra and the pianists played somewhat. Mais pour mozart, maria joao pires et murray perahia sont irremplacables. The backing of the exquisitely refined orchestra mozart grants full rein to her personal brand of expressivity. Wolfgang amadeus mozart, claudio abbado, orchestra mozart, martha argerich mozart. Like storm, the girl from the xmen series who can incite all kinds of meteorological tempests, argerich seems to create around her pianistic blizzards and tornadoes, riding the high waves and casting lightning bolts. Browse and buy all classical recordings featuring martha argerich piano. The liquid playing of star pianist martha argerich is a major contributor to the success of the performances, its true. These two performances, given exactly a decade apart, find martha argerich in resplendent form, and the elegance and limpidness of her mozart from a concert recorded way back in 1973 are a constant joy. This makes the mozart solo piano sonatas on this cd, dating back over half a century, of particular interest.
Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. A part from a recording of schumanns kinderszenen taken from a concert at her own festival in lugano in 2007, and the very occasional scarlatti sonata played as. Claudio abbado and martha argerich on the same disc for the last time makes for a historic, deeply moving listen, writes nicholas kenyon. Martha argerich london symphony orchestra, claudio abbado deutsche grammophon. There also was a box containing her output for the philips label and another devoted to her complete recordings with claudio abbado.
Claudio abbado 26 juin 193320 janvier 2014 et martha argerich 05 juin 1941. Feb 08, 2014 claudio abbado and martha argerich on the same disc for the last time makes for a historic, deeply moving listen, writes nicholas kenyon. I cant imagine that argerich would be any less fluent in a more modern idiom. This is the audio sampler for the new mozart piano concertos album with martha argerich, claudio abbado and the orchestra mozart, released on deutsche grammophon release. Music for two pianos by martha argerich on amazon music. Avid collectors of pianist martha argerich s recordings will already own most or all of the concerto performances in this 2015 box set from deutsche grammophon. Martha argerich is universally recognized as one of the preeminent pianists of all time. To watch abbado conduct is an understatement of his considerable understanding and ability. Mozart martha argerich, claudio abbado, orchestra mozart. Available in 192 khz 24bit aiff, flac high resolution audio formats. In 1955 she went to europe, where her teachers included friedrich gulda and arturo benedetti michelangeli. Mozart violin concertos violinkonzerte kv 218 kv 271a violin sonata violinsonate kv 454 david garrett itamar golan the chamber orchestra of europe claudio abbado.
The two, orchestra and soloist, complement each other perfectly. Claudio abbado and orchestra mozart together are, in my humble opinion, the epitome of performance of bachs brandenburg concertos, so this compilation of numbers 1 through 6 is simple joy. Martha argerich has come to be universally recognised as being among the preeminent pianists of all time. Martha argerich, born june 5, 1941, buenos aires, argentina, argentine pianist known for her recordings and performances of chamber music, particularly of works by olivier messiaen, sergey prokofiev, and sergey rachmaninoff. In a live shooting from the imposing salzburg cathedral, claudio abbado conducted an all mozart programme, honouring his predecessor both by the careful selection of the music and the singers. Mozart piano concertos serkin, abbado box set 7cds. With this special edition dg pays tribute to an extraordinary musical partnership. Jan 31, 2014 this is the audio sampler for the new mozart piano concertos album with martha argerich, claudio abbado and the orchestra mozart, released on deutsche grammophon release. Wolfgang amadeus mozart 1756 1791 piano concerto no. In 1965 she won the chopin piano competition in warsaw. Argerichorchestra mozartabbado the great claudio abbados final recording is the album of the weekend, 2223 march 2014. Argerich is a splendid mozart player, a rarity for a musician who has studiously avoided mozart. The first new release for ten years from martha argerich and claudio abbado was their first ever album of concertos by mozart and the final recording made by abbado before his recent. She won two prestigious competitions in 1957 at age 16.
The 5cd box set collects all the concerto recordings made by pianist martha argerich with conductor claudio abbado over more than 45 years. Martha argerich, orchestra mozart, claudio abbado licensed to youtube by umg on behalf of deutsche grammophon dg. Between 2008 and 2014 universal classics reissued nearly all of martha argerich s deutsche grammophon recordings in a series of boxed sets, largely according to genre solo, chamber, duo, concerto, and so forth. Recorded live in lucerne, switzerland, in 20, shortly before the death of conductor claudio abbado who must have been quite ill at the time, this pair of mozart piano concertos stands as a fitting valediction to his legacy. Amazon sonatas wolfgang amadeus mozart, martha argerich. Lars vogt chooses two that are altogether more playful in their different ways. Martha argerich s exhilarating early recordings, released here for the first time in honor of her 75th birthday, include sonatas by mozart, beethoven and prokofiev that appear nowhere else in her discography, as well as her first recordings of ravels gaspard and prokofiev seventh sonata. Sonata for two pianos and percussion, bb 115 sz 110 mozart. Back in 1978 as a 30something tearaway, she recorded mozarts piano concerto no 25 in c, k503, with a. Argerichabbado complete concerto recordings 5 cdbox. Argerich, abbado, villazon, pappano jouent mozart conseils. The berliner philharmoniker, conducted by claudio abbado, performed mozarts requiem in d minor, kv 626, among other works.
She is even eccentric enough to avoid the great music written by schubert and mozart for four hands in order to concetrate, for the most part, on arrangements of. Martha argerich plays mozart live from tokyo 2005 ntsc by wolfgang amadeus mozart. Originally rereleased in a box set and now available individually, this is one of five historic albums of concertos by seven composers from pianist martha argerich, conductor claudio abbado and various orchestras. Documentary the paris philharmonies tribute to claudio. As good as she is, i wish argerich had spread her wings more on recordings every so often as has, for instance, mitsuko uchida, who has recorded along with mozart, beethoven, schubert and schuman, an exquisite album of berg, schoenberg and webern. Gramophone chamber music award 1978 tracks 1 to 12. This is the audio sampler for the new mozart piano concertos album with martha argerich, claudio abbado and the orchestra mozart. Avid collectors of pianist martha argerichs recordings will already own most or all of the concerto performances in this 2015 box set from deutsche grammophon. Essentially following the sussmayr completion of mozarts requiem in d minor, but incorporating aspects of scholarly revisions by franz beyer and robert d. Johann sebastian bach, claudio abbado, orchestra mozart. Jun 01, 2016 a part from a recording of schumanns kinderszenen taken from a concert at her own festival in lugano in 2007, and the very occasional scarlatti sonata played as an encore, there have been no.
This cd includes broadcasts from 1960, before she won the chopin. These two performances, given exactly a decade apart, find martha argerich in resplendent form, and the elegance and limpidness of her mozart from a concert recorded way back in 1973 are a constant joy alas, the orchestral contribution is by no means on the same level. A disc of mozart piano concertos recorded in concert by martha argerich with claudio abbado and orchestra mozart was always going to be a delicious prospect. Martha argerich live from the concertgebouw 2004, cd. Argerichabbado complete concerto recordings 5 cdbox set. Between 2008 and 2014 universal classics reissued nearly all of martha argerichs deutsche grammophon recordings in a series of boxed sets, largely according to genre solo, chamber, duo, concerto, and so forth. Wembley town hall, september 1969 tracks to 20, 2123 may 1977 tracks 10 to 12. Claudio abbado, cavaliere di gran croce omri italian pronunciation. But really this is a mozart performance shaped by the conductor, and abbados subtlety in his old age is remarkable to hear. Indeed, something of abbados preciousness seems to have rubbed off on argerich. Martha argerich piano and details of their recordings available to browse and buy.
The first new release for ten years from martha argerich and claudio abbado is their first ever album of concertos by mozart. The paris philharmonies tribute to claudio abbado with martha argerich musica about the swelling sounds of the lucerne festival orchestra fill the paris philharmonie, at a concert to pay homage to italian conductor claudio abbado, who died in 2014. Order from your preferred classical music cd store arkivmusic. The legendary pianist and conductor add the sublime music of mozart to their unrivaled, multi awardwinning dg discography of concertos by tchaikovsky, chopin, ravel, prokofiev, beethoven and liszt. Argerich s scintillating style is a sheer pleasure to listen to and abbado brings out the very best of the london symphony orchestra. Martha argerich early recordings mozart beethoven prokofiev ravel. The outstanding sound quality of this recording may in part be due to the fact that it was recorded at wahthamstow town hall, in the outskirts of. I believe that orchestra mozart could play these pieces without. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. Their final meeting on stage took place at the lucerne festival at easter 20, where they performed two mozart concertos. A prodigy, argerich was performing professionally by age eight. Deux magnifiques nouveautes consacrees a mozart sont sorties ce moisci chez deutsche grammophon, toutes deux chargees demotion et absolument indispensables.
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