Argerich, abbado, villazon, pappano jouent mozart conseils. The liquid playing of star pianist martha argerich is a major contributor to the success of the performances, its true. 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. Deux magnifiques nouveautes consacrees a mozart sont sorties ce moisci chez deutsche grammophon, toutes deux chargees demotion et absolument indispensables. Samtliche konzertaufnahmen argerich, abbado, bp, lso, mozart, beethoven, tschaikowsky, chopin, ravel. The first new release for ten years from martha argerich and claudio abbado is their first ever album of concertos by mozart. A prodigy, argerich was performing professionally by age eight. Over a fiftyyear career hard to believe she has recorded two solo concertos, k. I cant imagine that argerich would be any less fluent in a more modern idiom. Lars vogt chooses two that are altogether more playful in their different ways.
This makes the mozart solo piano sonatas on this cd, dating back over half a century, of particular interest. 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. With this special edition dg pays tribute to an extraordinary musical partnership. Their final meeting on stage took place at the lucerne festival at easter 20, where they performed two mozart concertos.
Argerichorchestra mozartabbado the great claudio abbados final recording is the album of the weekend, 2223 march 2014. Martha argerich, orchestra mozart, claudio abbado licensed to youtube by umg on behalf of deutsche grammophon dg. Argerichabbado complete concerto recordings 5 cdbox set. I believe that orchestra mozart could play these pieces without. 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. 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.
Johann sebastian bach, claudio abbado, orchestra mozart. 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. Martha argerich is universally recognized as one of the preeminent pianists of all time. Martha argerich piano and details of their recordings available to browse and buy. Claudio abbado and martha argerich on the same disc for the last time makes for a historic, deeply moving listen, writes nicholas kenyon. Gramophone chamber music award 1978 tracks 1 to 12. Mozart violin concertos garrett, abbado 1 cd download. Cd deutsche grammophon, deutsche grammophon 00289 479 1033, 479 1033. Martha argerich has come to be universally recognised as being among the preeminent pianists of all time.
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. To watch abbado conduct is an understatement of his considerable understanding and ability. Mozart martha argerich, claudio abbado, orchestra mozart. The berliner philharmoniker, conducted by claudio abbado, performed mozarts requiem in d minor, kv 626, among other works. Martha argerich has through the past decades claimed the position as one of the greatest pianists of the postwar era. 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. Indeed, something of abbados preciousness seems to have rubbed off on argerich. Martha argerich london symphony orchestra, claudio abbado deutsche grammophon. 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. 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. Essentially following the sussmayr completion of mozarts requiem in d minor, but incorporating aspects of scholarly revisions by franz beyer and robert d. The 5cd box set collects all the concerto recordings made by pianist martha argerich with conductor claudio abbado over more than 45 years. Mais pour mozart, maria joao pires et murray perahia sont irremplacables. Martha argerich plays mozart live from tokyo 2005 ntsc by wolfgang amadeus mozart.
Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. But really this is a mozart performance shaped by the conductor, and abbados subtlety in his old age is remarkable to hear. This cd includes broadcasts from 1960, before she won the chopin. 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. There also was a box containing her output for the philips label and another devoted to her complete recordings with claudio abbado. Andante with five variations in g major for piano duet, k. Argerich is a splendid mozart player, a rarity for a musician who has studiously avoided mozart. 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. 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. 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.
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. 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. Mozart piano concertos serkin, abbado box set 7cds. 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. Music for two pianos by martha argerich on amazon music. Mozart piano concertos argerich, abbado 1 cd download. Mozart violin concertos violinkonzerte kv 218 kv 271a violin sonata violinsonate kv 454 david garrett itamar golan the chamber orchestra of europe claudio abbado. 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. 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. 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. 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.
Martha argerich early recordings mozart beethoven prokofiev ravel. Wembley town hall, september 1969 tracks to 20, 2123 may 1977 tracks 10 to 12. Order from your preferred classical music cd store arkivmusic. She won two prestigious competitions in 1957 at age 16. Her collaborations with conductor claudio abbado dated back to the 1967 studio recordings of prokofievs piano concerto no. 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, cavaliere di gran croce omri italian pronunciation. The legendary pianist and conductor add the sublime music of mozart to their unrivaled, multi awardwinning dg discography of concertos by. Documentary the paris philharmonies tribute to claudio.
Argerich might have been expected to choose these two particular concertos. 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. Browse and buy all classical recordings featuring martha argerich piano. In 1955 she went to europe, where her teachers included friedrich gulda and arturo benedetti michelangeli. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Back in 1978 as a 30something tearaway, she recorded mozarts piano concerto no 25 in c, k503, with a.
In 1965 she won the chopin piano competition in warsaw. Argerich s scintillating style is a sheer pleasure to listen to and abbado brings out the very best of the london symphony orchestra. 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. Argerichabbado complete concerto recordings 5 cdbox.
Martha argerich piano page 1 of 37 presto classical. This is the audio sampler for the new mozart piano concertos album with martha argerich, claudio abbado and the orchestra mozart. 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. 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. 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. Martha argerich live from the concertgebouw 2004, cd. 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.
Sonata for two pianos and percussion, bb 115 sz 110 mozart. Thankfully, a substantial booklet with complete track listings. The two, orchestra and soloist, complement each other perfectly. Available in 192 khz 24bit aiff, flac high resolution audio formats. Amazon sonatas wolfgang amadeus mozart, martha argerich. The backing of the exquisitely refined orchestra mozart grants full rein to her personal brand of expressivity. 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.
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