Beethoven / Argerich / Ricci Succesful Beginning CD

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.

1. Piano Concerto in G Major Ravel, Maurice - Classical Composer 2. 1. I. Allegramente 0:07:55 3. 2. II. Adagio Assai 0:08:37 4. 3. III. Presto 0:04:03 5. Gaspard de la Nuit 6. 4. I. Ondine 0:05:28 7. 5. II. Le Gibet 0:04:42 8. 6. III. Scarbo 0:08:11 9. Sonatine 10. 7. I. Mod?r? 0:03:53 11. 8. II. Mouvement de Menuet 0:02:43 12. 9. III. Anim? 0:03:31 13. 10. Jeux D'eau 0:05:30 14. Violin Sonatina, BB 102A (Arr. A. Gertler for Violin and Piano) 15. 11. I. Dudasok (Bagpipers): Allegretto 0:01:07 16. 12. II. Medvetanc (Bear Dance): Moderato 0:00:41 17. 13. III. Finale: Allegro Vivace 0:01:54 18. 14. Introduction and Tarantelle, Op. 43 0:04:20 19. Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467, "Elvira Madigan" Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus - Classical Composer 20. 1. I. Allegro Maestoso 0:12:57 21. 2. II. Andante 0:07:35 22. 3. III. Allegro Vivace Assai 0:06:13 23. Piano Sonata No. 7 in D Major, Op. 10, No. 3 Beethoven, Ludwig Van - Classical Composer 24. 4. I. Presto 0:06:35 25. 5. II. Largo E Mesto 0:09:36 26. 6. III. Menuetto: Allegro - Trio 0:02:20 27. 7. Iv. Rondo: Allegro 0:03:41 28. Violin Sonata No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 12, No. 3 29. 8. I. Allegro Con Spirito 0:05:44 30. 9. II. Adagio Con Molto Espressione 0:05:43 31. 10. III. Rondo: Allegro Molto 0:04:09 32. Piano Sonata No. 8 in a Minor, K. 310 Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus - Classical Composer 33. 1. I. Allegro Maestoso 0:05:01 34. 2. II. Andante Cantabile Con Espressione 0:08:47 35. 3. III. Presto 0:03:06 36. Piano Sonata No. 13 in B-Flat Major, K. 333 37. 4. I. Allegro 0:06:31 38. 5. II. Andante Cantabile 0:04:44 39. 6. III. Allegretto Grazioso 0:06:08 40. Piano Sonata No. 18 in D Major, K. 576 41. 7. I. Allegro 0:04:47 42. 8. II. Adagio 0:04:48 43. 9. III. Allegretto 0:04:11 44. 10. Toccata in C Major, Op. 7 0:06:11 Schumann, Robert - Classical Composer 45. 2 Rhapsodies, Op. 79 Brahms, Johannes - Classical Composer 46. 11. No. 1 in B minor 0:08:28 47. 12. No. 2 in G minor 0:06:34 48. 1. 19 Hungarian Rhapsodies, S244/R106: No. 6 in D-Flat Major 0:06:23 Liszt, Franz - Classical Composer 49. 2. Barcarolle in F-Sharp Major, Op. 60 0:08:09 Chopin, Fryderyk - Classical Composer 50. 3. Scherzo No. 3 in C-Sharp minor, Op. 39 0:06:31 51. 4. Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52 0:09:12 52. 5. 12 Etudes, Op. 10: No. 1 in C Major, Op. 10, No. 1 0:01:49 53. 6. Toccata in D minor, Op. 11 0:04:10 Prokofiev, Sergey - Classical Composer 54. 7. Piano Sonata No. 3 in a Minor, Op. 28 0:06:21 55. 8. 19 Hungarian Rhapsodies, S244/R106: No. 6 in D-Flat Major 0:06:03 Liszt, Franz - Classical Composer