Martha Argerich Edition - Concertos (cd 4 of 4) - Shostakovich, Falla, Pletnev

"The fateful moment always arrives when legend and truth have to be disentangled, and in the case of Martha Argerich, after a career lasting more then 50 years, the time would now after all seem right. What lies at the root of her legendary status?(...)"

[Jean-Charles Hoffelé in the booklet]

(disc 4 of 4)

Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975): Concerto No.1, op.35 for piano, trumpet and strings *
Manuel de Falla (1876-1946): Noches en los jardines de España +
Mikhail Pletnev (b.1957): Fantasia elvetica #

Martha Argerich - piano
Sergei Nakariakov - trumpet *
Alexander Mogilevsky - piano #
Orchestra de la Svizzera Italiana
Alexandre Vedernikov - conductor * +
Mikhail Pletnev - conductor #

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Martha Argerich Edition - Solo & Duos (cd 5 of 6) - Prokofiev; Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich, Ravel, Lutoslawski

"(...) with all its challenges, and the radiant, sunny freedom of the live recordings from the Martha Argerich Project in 21st-century Lugano. In the collegiate atmosphere of these shared concerts, Martha Argerich is once again able to feel free and happy, even when she is alone at the keyboard (...) But after all, for Martha Argerich is Lugano not principally like the dream of one big family?" 

[Jean-Jacques Hoffelé in the booklet]

(disc 5 of 6)

Sergey Prokofiev (1891-1953): Symphony No.1 in D major, op.25 "Classical" (transcr. Rikuya Terashima) *
Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovsky (1840-1893): The Nutcracker Suite, op.71a (transcr.Nicolas Economou)+
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975): Concertino in A minor, op.94 for two pianos #
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937): Ma Mère l'Oye - Suite for two pianos §
Witold Lutosławski (1913-1994): Variations on a Theme by Paganini for two pianos ∆
Witold Lutosławski (1913-1994): Variations on a Theme by Paganini for two pianos ∂


Yefim Bronfman - piano *
Mirabela Dina - piano +
Lilya Zilberstein - piano #
Alexander Mogilevsky - piano §
Giorgia Tomassi - piano ∆
Mauricio Vallina - piano ∂
Martha Argerich - piano

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