Martha Argerich - The Collection 1: The Solo Recordings Box Set 8 CD (2008)

For over 40 years Martha Argerich's recordings on Deutsche Grammophon have remained in the catalog and many are still best sellers. This 8-CD collection presents re-issues of eight solo LP recitals made between 1960 and 1983. The recordings have been remastered and are presented in chronological order, as originally programmed, with the original LP cover art on the individual sleeves. In addition, a booklet with new program notes and rare photos is included with the set. These performances are essential listening and constitute some of the greatest recordings of solo piano music available.

Tracklist:

Frederic Chopin
1. Scherzo for piano no. 3 in C sharp minor, op. 39

Johannes Brahms
Rapsodies, op 79
2. No. 1 in B minor
3. No. 2 in G minor

Serge Prokofiev
4. Toccata, op. 11

Maurice Ravel
5. Jeux d'eau

Frederic Chopin
6. Barcarolle in F sharp major, op. 60

Franz Liszt
7. Hungarian Rhapsody, no. 6
Recording: Hannover, Beethoven-Saal, 7/1960




Tracklist:

Frederic Chopin
Piano Sonata no. 3 in B minor, op. 58
1. I. Allegro maestoso
2. II. Scherzo: Molto vivace
3. III. Largo
4. IV. Presto ma non tanto

5. Polonaise-Fantaisie in A flat major, op. 61

6. Polonaise for piano No. 6 in A flat major ('Heroique'), Op. 53

3 Mazurkas, op 59
7. No. 1 in A minor
8. No. 2 in A flat minor
9. No. 3 in F sharp minor

Recording: Munich, Residenz, Plenar-Saal der Akademie der Wissenschaften, 1/1967




Tracklist:

Franz Liszt
Piano Sonata in B minor
1. Lento assai. Allegro energico
2. Grandioso
3. Cantando espressivo
4. Pesante. Recitativo
5. Andante sostenuto
6. Quasi Adagio
7. Allegro energico
8. Piu mosso
9. Cantando espressivo senza slentare
10. Stretta quasi Presto. Presto. Prestissimo
11. Andante sostenuto. Allegro moderato. Lento assai

Robert Schumann
Piano Sonata No. 2 in G minor, op. 2
12. I. So rasch wie möglich
13. II. Andantino. Getragen
14. III. Scherzo: Sehr rasch und markiert. attacca:
15. IV. Rondo: Presto. Prestissimo. Quasi Cadenza

Recording: Munich, Residenz, Plenar-Saal der Akademie der Wissenschaften, 6/1971




Tracklist:

Frederic Chopin
Piano Sonata no. 2 in B flat minor, op. 35
1. 1. Grave. Doppio movimento
2. 2. Scherzo
3. 3. Marche funebre: Lento
4. 4. Finale: Presto

5. Grande Polonaise precedee d'un Andante spianato, op. 22

6. Scherzo no. 2 in B flat minor, op. 31

Recording: Munich, Residenz, Herkules-Saal, 7/1974




Tracklist:

Maurice Ravel
Gaspard de la nuit, 3 poemes pour piano
1. Ondine
2. Le Gibet
3. Scarbo

Sonatine
4. Modere
5. Mouvement de Menuet
6. Animé

Valses nobles et sentimentales
7. 1. Modere. tres franc
8. 2. Assez lent. avec une expression intense
9. 3. Modere
10. 4. Assez animé
11. 5. Presque lent. dans un sentiment intime
12. 6. Vif
13. 7. Moins vif
14. 8. Epilogue: Lent

Recording: Berlin, Studio Lankwitz, 11/1974




Tracklist:

Frederic Chopin
24 Preludes, op 28
1. No. 1 in C major Agitato
2. No. 2 in A minor Lento
3. No. 3 in G major Vivace
4. No. 4 E minor Largo
5. No. 5 D major Allegro molto
6. No. 6 in B minor Lento assai
7. No. 7 in A major Andantino
8. No. 8 in F sharp minor Molto agitato
9. No. 9 in E major Largo
10. No. 10 in C sharp minor Allegro molto
11. No. 11 in B major Vivace
12. No. 12 in G sharp minor Presto
13. No. 13 in F sharp major Lento
14. No. 14 in E flat minor Allegro
15. No. 15 in D flat major Sostenuto
16. No. 16 in B flat minor Presto con fuoco
17. No. 17 in A flat major Allegretto
18. No. 18 in F minor Allegro molto
19. No. 19 in E flat major Vivace
20. No. 20 in C minor Largo
21. No. 21 in B flat major Cantabile
22. No. 22 in G minor Molto agitato
23. No. 23 in F major Moderato
24. No. 24 in D minor Allegro apassionato

25. Prelude for piano No. 25 in C sharp minor, op. 45 Sostenuto

26. Prelude for piano No. 26 in A flat major, op. posth. Presto con leggerezza

Recording:
Munich, Residenz, Alter Herkules-Saal, 10/1975 (op. 28)
London, Watford Town Hall (op. 45, op. posth.)




Tracklist:

Johann Sebastian Bach
1. Toccata in C minor, BWV 911

Partita for keyboard No. 2 in C minor, BWV 826
2. Sinfonia
3. Allemande
4. Courante
5. Sarabande
6. Rondeau
7. Capriccio

English Suite no. 2 in A minor, BWV 807
8. Prelude
9. Allemande
10. Courante
11. Sarabande
12. Bourée I/II
13. Gigue

Recording: Berlin, Studio Lankwitz, 2/1979




Tracklist:

Robert Schumann
Kinderszenen op. 15
1. I. Vom fremden Ländern und Menschen
2. II. Kuriose Geschichte
3. III. Haschemann
4. IV. Bittendes Kind
5. V. Gluckes genug
6. VI. Wichtige Begebenheit
7. VII. Träumerei
8. VIII. Am Kamin
9. IX. Ritter vom Steckenpferd
10. X. Fast zu ernst
11. XI. Fürchtenmachen
12. XII. Kind im Einschlummern
13. XIII. Der Dichter spricht

Kreisleriana, 8 fantasies for piano, op. 16
14. I. Außerst bewegt. Agitatissimo
15. II. Sehr innig und nicht zu rasch. Con molta espressione,
16. III. Sehr aufgeregt. Molto agitato
17. IV. Sehr langsam. Lento assai
18. V. Sehr lebhaft. Vivace assai
19. VI. Sehr langsam. Lento assai
20. VII. Sehr rasch. Molto presto
21. VIII. Schnell und spielend. Vivace e scherzando

Recording: Munich, Residenz, Plenar-Saal der Akademie der Wissenschaften, 4/1983

Discography Box Sets MP3 320 CBR 2000s Classical

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