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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.

Martha Argerich plays Brahms' rhapsody No. 2 in G minor for piano

Brahms – Rhapsody No. 2 – Martha Argerich, Piano

The Rhapsodies, Op. 79, for piano were written by Johannes Brahms in 1879 during his summer stay in Pörtschach, when he had reached the maturity of his career.

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

BAROQUE MUSIQUE / Partita / Piano

Bach – Partita No. 2 – Martha Argerich, Piano

Partita No. 2 is part of the Partitas BWV 825–830, 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.

ROMANTIC MUSIC / Concerto / Piano

Tchaikovsky – Piano Concerto No. 1 – Martha Argerich

The Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 23, was composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky between November 1874 and February 1875. It was revised in the summer of 1879 and again in December 1888.

IMPRESSIONIST MUSIC / Piano / Suite

Ravel – Ma Mère l’Oye – Argerich & Buniatishvili, Piano

Ma mère l’Oye is a suite of “cinq pièces enfantines” (five children’s pieces) by French composer Maurice Ravel. Ravel originally wrote Ma mère l’Oye as a piano duet for the Godebski children, Mimi and Jean, ages 6 and 7.

Evgeny Kissin and Martha Argerich play Mozart's sonata for piano four hands in C major

CLASSICAL MUSIC / Duet / Piano / Sonata

Mozart – Sonata for Piano 4 Hands – Argerich; Kissin

Mozart has written only six – or even five, the authenticity of some work has been disputed – sonata for piano four hands.

Franz Liszt - Piano Concero No. 1 in E-Flat Major - Martha Argerich

ROMANTIC MUSIC / Concerto / Piano

Liszt – Piano Concerto No. 1 – Martha Argerich

Franz Liszt composed his Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat Major, S.124 over a 26-year period; the main themes date from 1830, while the final version is dated 1849.

Schumann - Piano Concerto in A Minor - Martha Argerich, Piano

ROMANTIC MUSIC / Concerto / Piano

Schumann – Piano Concerto – 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.

CLASSICAL MUSIC / Concerto / Piano

Mozart – Concerto No. 21 – Argerich, Piano

Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, K. 467, was completed on 9 March 1785, four weeks after the completion of the previous D minor concerto, K. 466. The second movement, Andante, is one of Mozart’s most famous masterpiece.

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. 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.

Shostakovich - Concerto No 1 for Piano and Trumpet - Argerich, Piano

20th-CENTURY MUSIC / Piano / Trumpet

Shostakovich – Piano and Trumpet Concerto No. 1 – Argerich

The Concerto for Piano, Trumpet, and String Orchestra in C Minor, Op. 35, was completed by Dmitri Shostakovich in 1933. The concerto was an experimentation with a neo-baroque combination of instruments.