Starter Packs

Complete your collection with these curated titles, grouped at a special discount.

Shop Now
The Successful Beginning / Argerich
Profil

The Successful Beginning / Argerich

$24.99

Details

Composer
VARIOUS
Artist
Argerich, Sudwestfunk-Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden, Kolner Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester, Ricci, Bour
Format
CD
Label
Profil
Released
Aug 17, 2018
Catalog #
PH18050
UPC
881488180503

About

Martha Argerich was born in Buenos Aires in 1941 and in the course of her career has risen to become the best-known female pianist in the world. She attracted attention at the early age of three at a school performance. Her formal musical education began when she was five years old, and in 1949 she publicly performed piano concertos by Mozart and Beethoven in Buenos Aires. She was able to attend concerts given by the great pianists of that era and was very impressed with their skill. Friedrich Gulda accepted her as a student in 1955 and she went to Vienna to study with him, although he freely admitted that he did not know what he could teach her. In 1957 she won first prizes at piano competitions in Bolzano and Geneva. Her early recordings made in Buenos Aires (1955) and Geneva (1957) form an interesting part of this collection. These were followed by performances at radio stations in Hamburg and Cologne and then by her first official vinyl recordings. She gained early international recognition in 1961 thanks to a concert in Leningrad, now Saint Petersburg, where Martha Argerich performed together with the brilliant violinist Ruggiero Ricci. An example of that historic performance is included in this first audio documentation of the beginnings of this exceptional pianist’s career.



REVIEW:

This is young Argerich, sometimes errant Argerich, but mostly thrilling and thoroughly compelling Argerich. While her pacing can sometimes push limits, she is excellent most of the time; put simply, you are far more likely to be astounded than dismayed.

– MusicWeb International

Tracklist 44 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 I. Allegramente 07:55
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegramente
    Duration
    07:55
    Composer
    Maurice Ravel
    Performer
    Martha Argerich
    Ensemble
    SWR Sinfonieorchester des Südwestrundfunks
    Conductor
    Ernest Bour
  3. 2 II. Adagio assai 08:37
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Adagio assai
    Duration
    08:37
    Composer
    Maurice Ravel
    Performer
    Martha Argerich
    Ensemble
    SWR Sinfonieorchester des Südwestrundfunks
    Conductor
    Ernest Bour
  4. 3 III. Presto 04:03
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Presto
    Duration
    04:03
    Composer
    Maurice Ravel
    Performer
    Martha Argerich
    Ensemble
    SWR Sinfonieorchester des Südwestrundfunks
    Conductor
    Ernest Bour
  5. 4 I. Ondine 05:28
    Track
    4
    Title
    I. Ondine
    Duration
    05:28
    Composer
    Maurice Ravel
    Performer
    Martha Argerich
  6. 5 II. Le gibet 04:42
    Track
    5
    Title
    II. Le gibet
    Duration
    04:42
    Composer
    Maurice Ravel
    Performer
    Martha Argerich
  7. 6 III. Scarbo 08:11
    Track
    6
    Title
    III. Scarbo
    Duration
    08:11
    Composer
    Maurice Ravel
    Performer
    Martha Argerich
  8. 7 I. Modéré 03:53
    Track
    7
    Title
    I. Modéré
    Duration
    03:53
    Composer
    Maurice Ravel
    Performer
    Martha Argerich
  9. 8 II. Mouvement de Menuet 02:43
    Track
    8
    Title
    II. Mouvement de Menuet
    Duration
    02:43
    Composer
    Maurice Ravel
    Performer
    Martha Argerich
  10. 9 III. Animé 03:31
    Track
    9
    Title
    III. Animé
    Duration
    03:31
    Composer
    Maurice Ravel
    Performer
    Martha Argerich
  11. 10 Jeux d'eau 05:30
    Track
    10
    Title
    Jeux d'eau
    Duration
    05:30
    Composer
    Maurice Ravel
    Performer
    Martha Argerich
  12. 11 I. Dudasok (Bagpipers): Allegretto 01:07
    Track
    11
    Title
    I. Dudasok (Bagpipers): Allegretto
    Duration
    01:07
    Composer
    Béla Bartók
    Performer
    Ruggiero Ricci, Martha Argerich
  13. 12 II. Medvetanc (Bear Dance): Moderato 00:41
    Track
    12
    Title
    II. Medvetanc (Bear Dance): Moderato
    Duration
    00:41
    Composer
    Béla Bartók
    Performer
    Ruggiero Ricci, Martha Argerich
  14. 13 III. Finale: Allegro vivace 01:54
    Track
    13
    Title
    III. Finale: Allegro vivace
    Duration
    01:54
    Composer
    Béla Bartók
    Performer
    Ruggiero Ricci, Martha Argerich
  15. 14 Introduction and Tarantella, Op. 43 04:20
    Track
    14
    Title
    Introduction and Tarantella, Op. 43
    Duration
    04:20
    Composer
    Pablo de Sarasate
    Performer
    Ruggiero Ricci, Martha Argerich
  16. Disc 2
  17. 1 I. Allegro maestoso 12:57
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro maestoso
    Duration
    12:57
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Martha Argerich
    Ensemble
    WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln
    Conductor
    Peter Maag
  18. 2 II. Andante 07:35
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Andante
    Duration
    07:35
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Martha Argerich
    Ensemble
    WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln
    Conductor
    Peter Maag
  19. 3 III. Allegro vivace assai 06:13
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Allegro vivace assai
    Duration
    06:13
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Martha Argerich
    Ensemble
    WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln
    Conductor
    Peter Maag
  20. 4 I. Presto 06:35
    Track
    4
    Title
    I. Presto
    Duration
    06:35
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Martha Argerich
  21. 5 II. Largo e mesto 09:36
    Track
    5
    Title
    II. Largo e mesto
    Duration
    09:36
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Martha Argerich
  22. 6 III. Menuetto: Allegro - Trio 02:20
    Track
    6
    Title
    III. Menuetto: Allegro - Trio
    Duration
    02:20
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Martha Argerich
  23. 7 IV. Rondo: Allegro 03:41
    Track
    7
    Title
    IV. Rondo: Allegro
    Duration
    03:41
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Martha Argerich
  24. 8 I. Allegro con spirito 05:44
    Track
    8
    Title
    I. Allegro con spirito
    Duration
    05:44
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Ruggiero Ricci, Martha Argerich
  25. 9 II. Adagio con molto espressione 05:43
    Track
    9
    Title
    II. Adagio con molto espressione
    Duration
    05:43
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Ruggiero Ricci, Martha Argerich
  26. 10 III. Rondo: Allegro molto 04:09
    Track
    10
    Title
    III. Rondo: Allegro molto
    Duration
    04:09
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Ruggiero Ricci, Martha Argerich
  27. Disc 3
  28. 1 I. Allegro maestoso 05:01
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro maestoso
    Duration
    05:01
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Martha Argerich
  29. 2 II. Andante cantabile con espressione 08:47
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Andante cantabile con espressione
    Duration
    08:47
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Martha Argerich
  30. 3 III. Presto 03:06
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Presto
    Duration
    03:06
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Martha Argerich
  31. 4 I. Allegro 06:31
    Track
    4
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    06:31
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Martha Argerich
  32. 5 II. Andante cantabile 04:44
    Track
    5
    Title
    II. Andante cantabile
    Duration
    04:44
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Martha Argerich
  33. 6 III. Allegretto grazioso 06:08
    Track
    6
    Title
    III. Allegretto grazioso
    Duration
    06:08
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Martha Argerich
  34. 7 I. Allegro 04:47
    Track
    7
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    04:47
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Martha Argerich
  35. 8 II. Adagio 04:48
    Track
    8
    Title
    II. Adagio
    Duration
    04:48
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Martha Argerich
  36. 9 III. Allegretto 04:11
    Track
    9
    Title
    III. Allegretto
    Duration
    04:11
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Martha Argerich
  37. 10 Toccata in C Major, Op. 7 06:11
    Track
    10
    Title
    Toccata in C Major, Op. 7
    Duration
    06:11
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Martha Argerich
  38. 11 No. 1 in B Minor 08:28
    Track
    11
    Title
    No. 1 in B Minor
    Duration
    08:28
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Martha Argerich
  39. 12 No. 2 in G Minor 06:34
    Track
    12
    Title
    No. 2 in G Minor
    Duration
    06:34
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Martha Argerich
  40. Disc 4
  41. 1 19 Hungarian Rhapsodies, S244/R106: No. 6 in D-Flat Major 06:23
    Track
    1
    Title
    19 Hungarian Rhapsodies, S244/R106: No. 6 in D-Flat Major
    Duration
    06:23
    Composer
    Franz Liszt
    Performer
    Martha Argerich
  42. 2 Barcarolle in F-Sharp Major, Op. 60 08:09
    Track
    2
    Title
    Barcarolle in F-Sharp Major, Op. 60
    Duration
    08:09
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Martha Argerich
  43. 3 Scherzo No. 3 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 39 06:31
    Track
    3
    Title
    Scherzo No. 3 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 39
    Duration
    06:31
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Martha Argerich
  44. 4 Ballade No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 52 09:12
    Track
    4
    Title
    Ballade No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 52
    Duration
    09:12
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Martha Argerich
  45. 5 12 Etudes, Op. 10: No. 1 in C Major, Op. 10, No. 1 01:49
    Track
    5
    Title
    12 Etudes, Op. 10: No. 1 in C Major, Op. 10, No. 1
    Duration
    01:49
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Martha Argerich
  46. 6 Toccata in D Minor, Op. 11 04:10
    Track
    6
    Title
    Toccata in D Minor, Op. 11
    Duration
    04:10
    Composer
    Sergei Prokofiev
    Performer
    Martha Argerich
  47. 7 Piano Sonata No. 3 in A Minor, Op. 28 06:21
    Track
    7
    Title
    Piano Sonata No. 3 in A Minor, Op. 28
    Duration
    06:21
    Composer
    Sergei Prokofiev
    Performer
    Martha Argerich
  48. 8 19 Hungarian Rhapsodies, S244/R106: No. 6 in D-Flat Major 06:03
    Track
    8
    Title
    19 Hungarian Rhapsodies, S244/R106: No. 6 in D-Flat Major
    Duration
    06:03
    Composer
    Franz Liszt
    Performer
    Martha Argerich