1941 is an argentine pianist widely regarded as one of the greatest masters of the instrument of the late xx century.
Martha argerich debut recital vinyl.
Lp 180g 33rpm the debut recording by the argentinian pianist martha argerich took the public by the storm all over the world and the applause has still not subsided.
Martha argerich has through the past decades claimed the position as one of the greatest pianists of the post war era.
From her legendary debut recording in 1961 up till this day she has given the music world some of its most valued treasures in form of recordings and concerts.
Now what does this tell you about it.
Notes tracks 1 7 rec.
In 2002 director georges gachot released martha argerich evening conversation a documentary film about argerich.
In an era where the old masters such as arthur rubinstein and vladimir horowitz dominated the concert hall and where old masters of a different type dominated classical record covers the stark black and white appearance of a woman from the new world must have been a gust of fresh air for many a.
At beethoven saal hanover germany july 1960 originally released on lp in 1961.
In gratitude argerich performed a carnegie hall recital benefiting the institute.
The disc is famous for being argerich s debut recital and to call the playing volatile would be something of an understatement.
A mere glance at the repertoire shows that she was reaching for the stars.
Actually there s more material here than appeared on her debut recital not the least of which is a stunning liszt sonata in b minor which is the major work on the disc.
In the two chopin pieces one would probably have to go back to alfred cortot 1877 1962 to find more variation of tempo dynamics and free as opposed to classical rubato and yet everything coheres.
Sonata in b minor sonate h moll cd comp deutsche grammophon.
It s called martha argerich debut recital.
1961 1972 1995 deutsche grammophon gmbh hamburg.
Début recital chopin brahms liszt ravel prokofiev liszt.
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Her debut recital recorded in 1960 and released by dg the following year was a landmark event.
And the title isn t even correct.
At munich germany june 1971 originally released on lp in 1972.