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 - Concertos (cd 3 of 4) - Beethoven, Schumann

"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 3 of 4)

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827): Triple Concerto in C, op.56 *
Robert Schumann (1810-1856): Piano Concerto in A minor, op.54

Martha Argerich - piano
Renaud Capuçon - violin *
Mischa Maisky - cello *
Orchestra de la Svizzera Italiana
Alexandre Rabinovitch - conductor

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Martha Argerich Edition - Concertos (cd 2 of 4) - Prokofiev, Bartok

"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 2 of 4)

Sergey Prokofiev (1891-1953): Piano Concerto No.1 in D flat major, op.10
Béla Bartók (1881-1945): Piano Concerto No.3 Sz119
Sergey Prokofiev (1891-1953): Piano Concerto No.3 in C major, op.26

Martha Argerich - piano
Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal
Charles Dutoit - conductor

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Martha Argerich Edition - Concertos (cd 1 of 4) - Chopin

"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 1 of 4)

Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849):
Piano Concerto No.1 in E minor, op.11
Piano Concerto No.2 in F minor, op.21

Martha Argerich - piano
Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal
Charles Dutoit - conductor

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