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Martha Argerich was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Her paternal ancestors were Catalans based in Buenos Aires since the 18th century. Her maternal grandparents were Jewish immigrants from the Russian Empire, who settled in Colonia Villa Clara in the Entre Ríos province. The provenance of the name Argerich is Catalonia, Spain.

Martha Argerich started playing the piano at age three. At the age of five, she moved to teacher Vincenzo Scaramuzza, who stressed to her the importance of lyricism and feeling. Argerich gave her debut concert in 1949 at the age of eight.

The family moved to Europe in 1955, where Argerich studied with Friedrich Gulda in Austria. Juan Perón, then the president of Argentina, made their decision possible by appointing her parents to diplomatic posts in the Argentine Embassy in Vienna. She later studied with Stefan Askenase and Maria Curcio. Argerich also seized opportunities for brief periods of coaching with Madeleine Lipatti (widow of Dinu Lipatti), Abbey Simon, and Nikita Magaloff.

Chopin - Concerto No. 1 - Argerich, Piano

Chopin – Piano Concerto No. 1 – Martha Argerich

Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11, was written in 1830. It was first performed on 11 October of that year, at the Teatr Narodowy (the National Theatre) in Warsaw, Poland, with the composer as soloist, during one of his “farewell” concerts before leaving Poland.

Schumann - Piano Concerto in A Minor - Argerich, Piano

ROMANTIC MUSIC / Concerto / Piano

Schumann – Piano Concerto in A Minor- Martha Argerich

The Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 54 was completed in the year 1845 and is the only piano concerto written by the German Romantic composer Robert Schumann. The work was premiered in Dresden on December 4, 1845.

Bach - Partita No 2 in C Minor - Martha Argerich, Piano

BAROQUE MUSIQUE / Partita / Piano

Bach – Partita for Keyboard No. 2 – Martha Argerich

The Partitas, BWV 825–830, are a set of six harpsichord suites written by Johann Sebastian Bach, published individually beginning in 1726, then together as Clavier-Übung I in 1731, the first of his works to be published under his own direction.

Chopin - Étude Op. 10 No. 1 - Argerich, Piano

Etude / ROMANTIC MUSIC

Chopin – Etude Op. 10 No. 1 – Argerich, Piano

Chopin’s Etude Op 10 No. 1 in C Major for solo piano was composed by Frédéric Chopin in 1829. It was first published in 1833 in France, Germany, and England as the first piece of his Études Op. 10.

Chopin - Nocturne No 4 in F Major - Argerich, Piano

ROMANTIC MUSIC / Nocturne / Piano

Chopin – Nocturne No. 4 – Martha Argerich, Piano

Nocturne No. 4 in F Major is the first of the Nocturnes Op 15, a set of three nocturnes written by Frédéric Chopin between 1830 and 1833. The work was published in January 1834, and was dedicated to Ferdinand Hiller.

Martha Argerich plays Franz Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody No 6

ROMANTIC MUSIC / Piano / Rhapsody

Liszt – Hungarian Rhapsody No. 6 – Argerich, Piano

Hungarian Rhapsody No. 6 in D-Flat Major is the sixth work of the 19 Hungarian Rhapsodies composed by Franz Liszt. This piece was later arranged for orchestra. In its original piano version, it is famous for its very fast octaves in the last part.

Martha Argerich is playing Chopin's piano concerto No. 1

ROMANTIC MUSIC / Concerto / Piano

Chopin – Piano Concerto No. 1 – Martha Argerich

Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 11, was written in 1830, when the composer was twenty years old. The concerto was first performed on 11 October of 1830, at the Teatr Narodowy (the National Theatre) in Warsaw, Poland, with the composer as soloist.