Martha Argerich - The Complete Sony Recordings - 2016

Argentinian pianist Martha Argerich is widely regarded as one of the greatest pianists of the second half of the twentieth century. In celebration of her 75th birthday, Sony Classical is pleased to release Martha Argerich The Complete Sony Classical Recordings, a new 5-CD original jackets collection featuring two albums available for the first time on CD remastered from the original analogue tapes. Argerich rose to international prominence when she won the seventh International Chopin Competition in Warsaw in 1965 at age 24. In that same year, she debuted in the U.S. in Lincoln Center s Great Performers Series.

Since the 1980s, Argerich has staged few solo performances, concentrating instead on concertos and, in particular, chamber music and collaborating with instrumentalists in sonatas. She is noted especially for her recordings of 20th-century works by composers such as Rachmaninoff, Messiaen and Prokofiev. Her aversion to the press and publicity has resulted in her remaining out of the limelight for most of her career. Nevertheless, she is widely recognized as one of the greatest pianists of her time.

Disc: 1
1. I. Moderato
2. II. Scherzo
3. III. Andante
4. IV. Allegro con brio
5. I. Allegretto ben moderato
6. II. Allegro
7. III. Recitativo fantasia
8. IV. Allegretto poco mosso

Disc: 2
1. Durchaus phantastisch und leidenschaftlich vorzutragen - Im lebhaften Tempo - Im Legendenton - Erstes Tempo
2. Massig. Durchaus energisch - Etwas langsamer - Viel bewegter
3. Langsam getragen. Durchweg leise zu halten - etwas bewegter
4. I. Des Abends
5. II. Aufschwung
6. III. Warum?
7. IV. Grillen
8. V. In der Nacht
9. VI. Fabel
10. VII. Traumes-Wirren
11. VIII. Ende vom Lied

Disc: 3
1. Allegretto Ben Moderato
2. Allegro
3. Recitativo. Fantasia (Ben Moderato)
4. Allegretto Poco Mosso
5. Allegro Vivo
6. Intermède. Fantasque Et Léger
7. Finale. Très Animé

Disc: 4
1. I. Allegro con brio
2. II. Adagio
3. II. Rondo. Molto allegro
4. I. Vivace
5. II. Un poco adagio
6. III. Rondò all' ungherese. Allegro assai

Disc: 5
1. Burleske for Piano and Orchestra in D Minor, TrV. 145
2. Prométhée - Le Poème du feu, Op. 60