Collection 1: The Solo Piano Recordings (Box) | Martha Argerich

Collection 1: The Solo Piano Recordings (Box) | Martha Argerich | A Fabulous Deal!!!

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	Collection 1: The Solo Piano Recordings (Box) Martha Argerich MINISTRY OF SOUND US, 2008 average customer review:based on 9 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

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.

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Nice package

All fans know these widely available recordings. My personal favorites are Liszt Sonata, Chopin 3rd sonata and the Bach cd - all tour de force of piano playing, very hot-headed, dangerous readings of these works. Try Finale of Chopin sonata to taste. The set is tightly packed box, cardboard sleeves with reproductions of original LPs: so nostalgic. Also the short LP playing times are there. The price is very good, but I would have liked better photo quality of "mini-LPs", they have a bit feeling of copies made in haste. A little bit more sharpness and color balance would be nice...perhaps for The collection 2, DGG? There were also small cardboard "sticks" in some cd surfaces (perhaps result of cutting process of the sleeves), be sure to wipe them off before enter cd to player. The set also contain a nice leaflet with good photos, but not on the best paper, though. But now to the point - this is 5 stars collection by its musical contents, bringing together Complete Solo Argerich on DGG, in easy and nice format. Recommended for old and new fans alike!

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A Fabulous Deal!!!

Recently I checked Amazon's price for this set in Great Britain at Amazon UK and in Germany. In Britain this set now puts you back, when the Pounds are converted to dollars, a hefty 70 plus dollars, considerably more than twice the US price! In Germany at Amazon Germany the set runs @50 Euros, more than 71 dollars! So for about the one gazillionth time - it pays to shop around! Even within Amazon from country to country!

These DG performances capture the earlier recordings, before Argerich began shying away from solo appearances or recordings. As such they're a gold mine of great, powerful, personality-laden piano playing.

For those collectors who already have most of these this set certainly makes for an astonishing (and not unreasonably priced) gift for a classical music beginner!

Take adavantage of this one while Amazon continues to run such a crazy pricing emporioum from country to country.

(And for any movie buffs, don't fail to check out the Amazon UK DVD sets of David Lean and Powell/Pressburger, or the bargain prices for excellent transfers of Ophuls!)

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Brilliant Value, brilliant CD set

What can I say ! To put together this 8 CD box set of some of Martha Argerich's best recordings and make the set available at what is a very reasonable budget price is a dream come true.. I'm looking forward to further sets. As far as the music is concerned, these recordings have existed on DG vinyl for some time (also on CD) and are superb. For me this is the buy of the year.

Collection I

These are some of the Argerich standards released on CD by Deutsche Grammophon in the 1980s and 1990s, and they are well worth the price of this collection. Her sensitivity and intensity are represented here, and although critics complain about the uncontrolled energy of a madwoman, I don't hear it in any of these pieces. Even the difficult Liszt Sonata in B-min sounds just right. Check out the sweet vid on Youtube showing Martha Argerich and Nelson Freire practicing and visiting.

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Masterful Bach A+++

I love the way she plays Bach: so much better than Gould humming or Gulda doddering. She has been recording for DGG since the late 70's and these are all modern DDD fully digital re-recordings with a wonderful acoustic. You can't go wrong with Argerich--definitive performances.

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Tracks
Scherzo for piano No. 3 in C sharp minor, Op. 39, CT. 199 | Rhapsodies (2) for piano, Op. 79: No. 1 in B minor | Rhapsodies (2) for piano, Op. 79: No. 2 in G minor | Toccata for piano in D minor, Op. 11 | Jeux d'eau, for piano | Barcarolle for piano in F sharp major, Op. 60, CT. 6 | Hungarian Rhapsody, for piano, 4 hands No. 6 in E flat major (Carnival in Pest), S. 621/6 (LW B41/6) | Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58, CT. 203: 1. Allegro maestoso | Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58, CT. 203: 2. Scherzo: Molto vivace | Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58, CT. 203: 3. Largo | Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58, CT. 203: 4. Presto ma non tanto | Polonaise-fantasy for piano No. 7 in A flat major, Op. 61, CT. 156 | Polonaise for piano No. 6 in A flat major ('Héroique'), Op. 53, CT. 155 | Mazurkas (3) for piano, Op. 59, CT. 86-88: No. 1 in A minor | Mazurkas (3) for piano, Op. 59, CT. 86-88: No. 2 in A flat minor | Mazurkas (3) for piano, Op. 59, CT. 86-88: No. 3 in F sharp minor | Piano Sonata in B minor, S. 178 (LW A179): Lento assai - Allegro energico - | Piano Sonata in B minor, S. 178 (LW A179): Grandioso - | Piano Sonata in B minor, S. 178 (LW A179): Cantando espressivo | Piano Sonata in B minor, S. 178 (LW A179): Pesante - Recitativo - | Piano Sonata in B minor, S. 178 (LW A179): Andante sostenuto | Piano Sonata in B minor, S. 178 (LW A179): Quasi Adagio - | Piano Sonata in B minor, S. 178 (LW A179): Allegro energico | Piano Sonata in B minor, S. 178 (LW A179): Più mosso | Piano Sonata in B minor, S. 178 (LW A179): Cantando espressivo senza slentare - | Piano Sonata in B minor, S. 178 (LW A179): Stretta quasi Presto - Presto - Prestissimo - | Piano Sonata in B minor, S. 178 (LW A179): Andante sostenuto - Allegro moderato - Lento assai | Piano Sonata No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22: 1. So rasch wie möglich | Piano Sonata No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22: 2. Andantino. Getragen | Piano Sonata No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22: 3. Scherzo: Sehr rasch und markiert - attacca: | Piano Sonata No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22: 4. Rondo: Presto - Prestissimo. Quasi Cadenza | Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35, CT. 202: 1. Grave - Doppio movimento | Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35, CT. 202: 2. Scherzo | Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35, CT. 202: 3. Marche funèbre: Lento | Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35, CT. 202: 4. Finale: Presto | Andante spianato and Grande Polonaise for piano & orchestra, Op. 22 | Scherzo for piano No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 31, CT. 198 | Gaspard de la nuit, for piano: Ondine | Gaspard de la nuit, for piano: Le Gibet | Gaspard de la nuit, for piano: Scarbo | Sonatine for piano in F sharp minor: 1. Modéré | Sonatine for piano in F sharp minor: 2. Mouvement de Menuet | Sonatine for piano in F sharp minor: 3. Animé | Valses (8) nobles et sentimentales, for piano (or orchestra): 1. Modéré - très franc | Valses (8) nobles et sentimentales, for piano (or orchestra): 2. Assez lent - avec une expression intense | Valses (8) nobles et sentimentales, for piano (or orchestra): 3. Modéré | Valses (8) nobles et sentimentales, for piano (or orchestra): 4. Assez animé | Valses (8) nobles et sentimentales, for piano (or orchestra): 5. Presque lent - dans un sentiment intime | Valses (8) nobles et sentimentales, for piano (or orchestra): 6. Vif | Valses (8) nobles et sentimentales, for piano (or orchestra): 7. Moins vif | Valses (8) nobles et sentimentales, for piano (or orchestra): 8. Epilogue: Lent | Preludes (24) for piano, Op. 28, CT. 166-189: No. 1 in C major | Preludes (24) for piano, Op. 28, CT. 166-189: No. 2 in A minor | Preludes (24) for piano, Op. 28, CT. 166-189: No. 3 in G major | Preludes (24) for piano, Op. 28, CT. 166-189: No. 4 E minor | Preludes (24) for piano, Op. 28, CT. 166-189: No. 5 D major | Preludes (24) for piano, Op. 28, CT. 166-189: No. 6 in B minor | Preludes (24) for piano, Op. 28, CT. 166-189: No. 7 in A major | Preludes (24) for piano, Op. 28, CT. 166-189: No. 8 in F sharp minor | Preludes (24) for piano, Op. 28, CT. 166-189: No. 9 in E major | Preludes (24) for piano, Op. 28, CT. 166-189: No. 10 in C sharp minor | Preludes (24) for piano, Op. 28, CT. 166-189: No. 11 in B major | Preludes (24) for piano, Op. 28, CT. 166-189: No. 12 in G sharp minor | Preludes (24) for piano, Op. 28, CT. 166-189: No. 13 in F sharp major | Preludes (24) for piano, Op. 28, CT. 166-189: No. 14 in E flat minor | Preludes (24) for piano, Op. 28, CT. 166-189: No. 15 in D flat major | Preludes (24) for piano, Op. 28, CT. 166-189: No. 16 in B flat minor | Preludes (24) for piano, Op. 28, CT. 166-189: No. 17 in A flat major | Preludes (24) for piano, Op. 28, CT. 166-189: No. 18 in F minor | Preludes (24) for piano, Op. 28, CT. 166-189: No. 19 in E flat major | Preludes (24) for piano, Op. 28, CT. 166-189: No. 20 in C minor | Preludes (24) for piano, Op. 28, CT. 166-189: No. 21 in B flat major | Preludes (24) for piano, Op. 28, CT. 166-189: No. 22 in G minor | Preludes (24) for piano, Op. 28, CT. 166-189: No. 23 in F major | Preludes (24) for piano, Op. 28, CT. 166-189: No. 24 in D minor | Prelude for piano No. 25 in C sharp minor, Op. 45, CT. 190 | Prelude for piano No. 26 in A flat major ('Presto con leggerezza'), KK IVb/7, CT. 191 (B. 86) | Partita for keyboard No. 2 in C minor, BWV 826 (BC L2): Sinfonia | Partita for keyboard No. 2 in C minor, BWV 826 (BC L2): Allemande | Partita for keyboard No. 2 in C minor, BWV 826 (BC L2): Courante | Partita for keyboard No. 2 in C minor, BWV 826 (BC L2): Sarabande | Partita for keyboard No. 2 in C minor, BWV 826 (BC L2): Rondeau | Partita for keyboard No. 2 in C minor, BWV 826 (BC L2): Capriccio | English Suite, for keyboard No. 2 in A minor, BWV 807 (BC L14): Prélude | English Suite, for keyboard No. 2 in A minor, BWV 807 (BC L14): Allemande | English Suite, for keyboard No. 2 in A minor, BWV 807 (BC L14): Courante | English Suite, for keyboard No. 2 in A minor, BWV 807 (BC L14): Sarabande | English Suite, for keyboard No. 2 in A minor, BWV 807 (BC L14): Bourée 1/2 | English Suite, for keyboard No. 2 in A minor, BWV 807 (BC L14): Gigue | Kinderszenen (Scenes from Childhood) for piano, Op. 15: 1. Vom fremden Ländern und Menschen | Kinderszenen (Scenes from Childhood) for piano, Op. 15: 2. Kuriose Geschichte | Kinderszenen (Scenes from Childhood) for piano, Op. 15: 3. Haschemann | Kinderszenen (Scenes from Childhood) for piano, Op. 15: 4. Bittendes Kind | Kinderszenen (Scenes from Childhood) for piano, Op. 15: 5. Glückes genug | Kinderszenen (Scenes from Childhood) for piano, Op. 15: 6. Wichtige Begebenheit | Kinderszenen (Scenes from Childhood) for piano, Op. 15: 7. Träumerei | Kinderszenen (Scenes from Childhood) for piano, Op. 15: 8. Am Kamin | Kinderszenen (Scenes from Childhood) for piano, Op. 15: 9. Ritter vom Steckenpferd | Kinderszenen (Scenes from Childhood) for piano, Op. 15: 10. Fast zu ernst | Kinderszenen (Scenes from Childhood) for piano, Op. 15: 11. Fürchtenmachen | Kinderszenen (Scenes from Childhood) for piano, Op. 15: 12. Kind im Einschlummern | Kinderszenen (Scenes from Childhood) for piano, Op. 15: 13. Der Dichter spricht | Kreisleriana, 8 fantasies for piano, Op. 16: 1. Äußerst bewegt. Agitatissimo | Kreisleriana, 8 fantasies for piano, Op. 16: 2. Sehr innig und nicht zu rasch. Con molta espressione, non troppo presto | Kreisleriana, 8 fantasies for piano, Op. 16: 3. Sehr aufgeregt. Molto agitato | Kreisleriana, 8 fantasies for piano, Op. 16: 4. Sehr langsam. Lento assai | Kreisleriana, 8 fantasies for piano, Op. 16: 5. Sehr lebhaft. Vivace assai | Kreisleriana, 8 fantasies for piano, Op. 16: 6. Sehr langsam. Lento assai | Kreisleriana, 8 fantasies for piano, Op. 16: 7. Sehr rasch. Molto presto | Kreisleriana, 8 fantasies for piano, Op. 16: 8. Schnell und spielend. Vivace e scherzando

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