Tag: Martha Argerich

Wikipedia – Facebook – On Tour

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.

Bach - English Suite No. 2 - Argerich, Piano

Bach – English Suite No. 2 – Martha Argerich, Piano

The English Suites, BWV 806–811, are a set of six suites written by the German composer Johann Sebastian Bach for harpsichord (or clavichord) and generally thought to be the earliest of his 19 suites for keyboard.

CLASSICAL MUSIC / Cello / Concerto / Piano / Violin

Beethoven – Triple Concerto – Argerich, Capuçon, Capuçon

Ludwig van Beethoven’s Concerto for Violin, Cello, and Piano in C major, Op. 56, more commonly known as the Triple Concerto, was composed in 1803 and later published in 1804 under Breitkopf & Härtel.

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.

Chopin - Prelude No 25 in C sharp minor - Argerich, Piano

ROMANTIC MUSIC / Piano / Prelude

Chopin – Prelude No. 25 – Argerich, Piano

Prelude in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 45 (sometimes listed as Prelude No 25), was composed by Frédéric Chopin in 1841. It was dedicated to Princess E. Czernicheff (Elisaweta Tschernyschewa).

ROMANTIC MUSIC / Piano

Schumann – Adagio and Allegro – Argerich, Piano; Maisky, Cello

Adagio and Allegro, Op. 70, is a chamber music piece in A-flat major for piano and horn (optionally cello or violin) by Robert Schumann. It was written in February 1849.

Chopin - Nocturne No 8 in D-Flat Major - Martha Argerich, Piano

ROMANTIC MUSIC / Nocturne / Piano

Chopin – Nocturne No. 8 – Martha Argerich, Piano

The Nocturnes, Op. 27 (No 7 and No 8) are two solo piano pieces composed by Frédéric Chopin. The Nocturne No. 8 is in D-Flat Major and is one of Chopin most famous nocturne. The pieces were composed in 1836 and published in 1837.

The pianists Argerich, Kapelis, Mogilevsky, Maisky, perform Bach's concerto for 4 keyboards on modern pianos

BAROQUE MUSIQUE / Concerto / Piano

Bach – Concerto For 4 Keyboards – Argerich, Kapelis, Mogilevsky, Maisky

Bach arranged Vivaldi’s Op 3 No 10 (RV 580) to a concerto for 4 keyboards and strings (BWV 1065). Johann Sebastian Bach made a number of transcriptions of Antonio Vivaldi’s concertos, especially from his Op. 3 set, entitled L’estro armonico.

Chopin - Nocturne No 13 in C Minor - Martha Argerich, Piano

ROMANTIC MUSIC / Nocturne / Piano

Chopin – Nocturne No. 13 – Martha Argerich, Piano

The Nocturnes, Op. 48 are a set of two nocturnes written by Frédéric Chopin in 1841 and published the following year in 1842. They are the only two nocturnes in opus 48 and are dedicated to Mlle. Laure Duperré.

Beethoven - Sonata No 7 in D Major - Argerich, Piano

CLASSICAL MUSIC / Piano / Sonata

Beethoven – Piano Sonata No. 7 – Martha Argerich

Piano Sonata No 7 in D major, Op. 10, No. 3, was dedicated to the Countess Anne Margarete von Browne, and written in 1798 by Ludwig van Beethoven. The Op. 10 sonatas are usually described as angular or experimental, as Beethoven began moving further and further away from his earlier models.

Chopin - Prelude No. 16 - Argerich, Piano

ROMANTIC MUSIC / Piano / Prelude

Chopin – Prelude No. 16 – Martha Argerich, Piano

Chopin’s 24 Preludes Op. 28, are a set of short pieces for the piano, one in each of the twenty-four keys, originally published in 1839. Chopin’s Prelude No 16 in B-Flat Minor, Presto con fuoco, is certainly the most difficult of the set.