This 5 CD set brings together Martha Argerich’s complete studio, live and radio recordings on Deutsche Grammophon, and documents her special, intuitive and passionate relationship with Chopin’s music.
Issued in time for her 75th birthday celebration on 5th June 2016, and accompanying the Early Recordings release, this retrospective offers a comprehensive view on the composer who has always been at the very heart of Martha Argerich’s repertoire.
Chopin:
Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35 ‘Marche funèbre’
Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58
Scherzo No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 31
Barcarolle in F sharp major, Op. 60
Scherzo No. 3 in C sharp minor, Op. 39
Preludes (24), Op. 28
Prelude Op. 45 in C sharp minor (No. 25)
Prelude Op. posth. in A flat major (No. 26)
Mazurka No. 59 in B flat major, K.IVb/1
Andante spianato & Grande Polonaise, Op. 22
Polonaise No. 6 in A flat major, Op. 53 ‘Héroïque’
Polonaise No. 7 in A flat major, Op. 61 ‘Polonaise-fantaisie’
Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11
London Symphony Orchestra, Claudio Abbado
Introduction and Polonaise Brillante in C, Op. 3
London Symphony Orchestra, Claudio Abbado
Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 65
Mischa Maisky (cello)
Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21
National Symphony Orchestra, Mstislav Rostropovich
Introduction and Polonaise Brillante in C, Op. 3
National Symphony Orchestra, Mstislav Rostropovich
Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 65
Mstislav Rostropovich (cello)
Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23
Mazurkas (3), Op. 59
Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58
Étude Op. 10 No. 4 in C sharp minor
Mazurkas (3), Op. 59
Mazurka No. 15 in C major, Op. 24 No. 2
Mazurka No. 23 in D major, Op. 33 No. 2
Mazurka No. 26 in C sharp minor, Op. 41 No. 1
Mazurka No. 29 in A flat major, Op. 41 No. 4
Mazurka No. 40 in F minor, Op. 63 No. 2
Nocturne No. 4 in F major, Op. 15 No. 1
Nocturne No. 16 in E flat major, Op. 55 No. 2