Advantages: looks good Disadvantages: can be pricey
, so it is fair to say that shes not really that rare! However, if you are struggling to find her in any of you packs, then you should be able to pick one up from eBay at a small price!
These figures cost £5 per three which may seem alrght but in the long run the money does add up as you edge to te end of your collection and splash out to find that one special final figure. They are perfect for any fan or collector of the show, but not for young children as they are small and they could choke, not to mention poke somebody's eye out with Martha's long pointing hand!
Amy 2008 ...
Advantages: A chance to catch a living legend among pianists. Disadvantages: Appearances in US much too rare, but Martha, rightly so, refuses to tour the world like a performing monkey.
MarthaArgerich was slated to perform Chopin?s Piano Concerto No.1 at Carnegie Hall on April 8, 2002. That is, until some two weeks before the concert. Word got out that Martha had changed her mind: she was going to play the Schumann A minor Piano Concerto instead.
Well, no matter. Martha could play the ?Happy Birthday? song, the crowds would still show up just for the chance to be in her rarefied presence.
Martha stands apart today as one of the last truly great pianists of our time?a towering figure despite her petite frame?in the tradition of Vladimir Horowitz, and I say this without the least hyperbole.
Pre-concert miscellany.
On that crisp, cool Monday evening, the concert was, as usual, a sold-out affair. The visiting artists would be coming in fresh from a couple of winning performances just days before ...
Advantages: lovely apartment, nice pool, great location Disadvantages: it wasn't cheap
by the beach rather than staying by the pool, we decided this was a bit dodgy, so opted for the next cheapest apartments - Marthas, in Palmanova.
We made the mistake (or not) of only looking at the reviews for Marthas after we had booked and paid our money. Basically all reviews pre-2008 or so stated that the place was AWFUL, but apparently the apartments had been renovated around about that time and were brilliant now. We weren't really sure WHAT to believe but it was a done deal now. We'd chosen, whether we liked it or not, this is where we were staying...
****THE LOCATION****
Palmanova is located on the Balearic island of Majorca between the capital Palma and the notorious party resort of Magaluf. It is a busy, popular resort in its own right but far quieter and calmer than Magaluf - thank goodness! (I'm a bit old for those kind ...
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Product details
Title
Martha Argerich Collection
Composer
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827); Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin (1810 - 1849); Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893); Robert (Alexander) Schumann (1810 - 1856); Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886); Sergey (Sergeyevich) Prokofiev (1891 - 1953); (Joseph) Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937); Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750); Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897); Sergey (Vasil'yevich) Rachmaninov (1873 - 1943)
Main Performer
Martha Argerich (Piano); Edgar Guggeis (Percussion); Nelson Freire (Piano); Peter Sadlo (Percussion); Nicholas Economou (Piano)
Orchestra / Ensemble(s)
Philharmonia Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Washington National Symphony Orchestra
Date of Release
06/1997
Recomended Retail Price
103.99 GBP
Label / Distributor
DG / Universal Manufacturing and Logistics
Pieces in Set
11
Running Time
12 hours 29 minutes
Genre(s)
Orchestral, Instrumental, Chamber, Stage works
EAN
28945356624
Catalogue Number
453
Work 1
Work Title
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 in C, Op. 15
Excerpt(s)
1. Allegro con brio 2. Largo 3. Rondo (allegro scherzando)
Composer
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)
Genre
Orchestral
Date Written
1797
Date Recorded
1985
Conductor
Giuseppe Sinopoli
Orchestra / Ensemble
Philharmonia Orchestra
Main Performer
Martha Argerich (Piano)
Opera Part(s)
Martha Argerich
Work 2
Work Title
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in B flat, Op. 19
Excerpt(s)
1. Allegro con brio 2. Adagio 3. Rondo (molto allegro)
Composer
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)
Genre
Orchestral
Date Written
1793 Revised 1794-95
Date Recorded
1985
Conductor
Giuseppe Sinopoli
Orchestra / Ensemble
Philharmonia Orchestra
Main Performer
Martha Argerich (Piano)
Opera Part(s)
Martha Argerich
Work 3
Work Title
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 3 in C, Op. 26
Excerpt(s)
1. 3rd movement: Allegro ma no troppo
Composer
Sergey (Sergeyevich) Prokofiev (1891 - 1953)
Genre
Orchestral
Date Written
1917-21
Date Recorded
1967
Conductor
Claudio Abbado
Orchestra / Ensemble
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Main Performer
Martha Argerich (Piano)
Opera Part(s)
Martha Argerich
Work 9
Work Title
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in G
Excerpt(s)
1. Allegramente 2. Adagio assai 3. Presto
Composer
(Joseph) Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937)
Genre
Orchestral
Date Written
1931
Date Recorded
1967
Conductor
Claudio Abbado
Orchestra / Ensemble
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Main Performer
Martha Argerich (Piano)
Opera Part(s)
Martha Argerich
Work 10
Work Title
Sonata for Piano No. 2, 'Funeral March' in B flat minor, Op. 35
Excerpt(s)
1. Grave_doppio movimento 2. Scherzo 3. Marche funèbre 4. Presto
Composer
Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin (1810 - 1849)
Genre
Instrumental
Date Written
1839
Date Recorded
1974
Main Performer
Martha Argerich (Piano)
Opera Part(s)
Martha Argerich
Work 11
Work Title
Sonata for Piano No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58
Excerpt(s)
1. Allegro maestoso 2. Scherzo 3. Largo 4. Presto, non tanto
Composer
Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin (1810 - 1849)
Genre
Instrumental
Date Written
1844
Date Recorded
1967
Main Performer
Martha Argerich (Piano)
Opera Part(s)
Martha Argerich
Work 12
Work Title
Barcarolle in F sharp, Op. 60
Excerpt(s)
1. Barcarolle in F sharp, Op. 60
Composer
Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin (1810 - 1849)
Genre
Instrumental
Date Written
1846
Date Recorded
1960
Main Performer
Martha Argerich (Piano)
Opera Part(s)
Martha Argerich
Work 13
Work Title
(4) Scherzos
Excerpt(s)
1. No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 31 (1837) 2. No. 3 in C sharp minor, Op. 39 (1839)
Composer
Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin (1810 - 1849)
Genre
Instrumental
Date Recorded
1960/74
Main Performer
Martha Argerich (Piano)
Opera Part(s)
Martha Argerich
Work 14
Work Title
(26) Preludes
Excerpt(s)
1. Op. 28 - No. 1 in C 2. No. 2 in A minor 3. No. 3 in G 4. No. 4 in E minor 5. No. 5 in D 6. No. 6 in B minor 7. No. 7 in A 8. No. 8 in F sharp minor 9. No. 9 in E 10. No. 10 in C sharp minor 11. No. 11 in B 12. No. 12 in G sharp minor 13. No. 13 in F sharp 14. No. 14 in E flat minor 15. No. 15 in D flat 16. No. 16 in B flat minor 17. No. 17 in A flat 18. No. 18 in F minor 19. No. 19 in E flat 20. No. 20 in C minor 21. No. 21 in B flat 22. No. 22 in G minor 23. No. 23 in F 24. No. 24 in D minor 25. C sharp minor, Op. 45 26. A flat, Op. posth
Composer
Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin (1810 - 1849)
Genre
Instrumental
Date Recorded
1975/7
Main Performer
Martha Argerich (Piano)
Opera Part(s)
Martha Argerich
Work 15
Work Title
Andante spianato and Grande Polonaise in E flat, Op. 22
Excerpt(s)
1. Andante spianato 2. Grande polonaise
Composer
Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin (1810 - 1849)
Genre
Instrumental
Date Written
1834
Date Recorded
1974
Main Performer
Martha Argerich (Piano)
Opera Part(s)
Martha Argerich
Work 16
Work Title
(16) Polonaises
Excerpt(s)
1. No. 6 in A flat, Op. 53, 'Heroic' 2. No. 7 in A flat, Op. 61, 'Polonaise-fantaisie'
Composer
Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin (1810 - 1849)
Genre
Instrumental
Date Recorded
1967
Main Performer
Martha Argerich (Piano)
Opera Part(s)
Martha Argerich
Work 17
Work Title
Mazurkas
Excerpt(s)
1. No. 36 in A minor, Op. 59/1 (1845) 2. No. 37 in A flat, Op. 59/2 (1845) 3. No. 38 in F sharp minor, Op. 59/3 (1845)
Composer
Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin (1810 - 1849)
Genre
Instrumental
Date Recorded
1967
Main Performer
Martha Argerich (Piano)
Opera Part(s)
Martha Argerich
Work 18
Work Title
(7) Toccatas, BWV910-16
Excerpt(s)
1. C minor, BWV911
Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
Genre
Instrumental
Date Written
Before 1708-10
Date Recorded
1979
Main Performer
Martha Argerich (Piano)
Opera Part(s)
Martha Argerich
Work 19
Work Title
(6) Partitas, BWV825-30
Excerpt(s)
1. No. 2 in C minor, BWV826
Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
Genre
Instrumental
Date Recorded
1979
Main Performer
Martha Argerich (Piano)
Opera Part(s)
Martha Argerich
Work 20
Work Title
(6) English Suites, BWV806-11
Excerpt(s)
1. No. 2 in A minor, BWV807
Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
Genre
Instrumental
Date Written
By 1724-25
Date Recorded
1979
Main Performer
Martha Argerich (Piano)
Opera Part(s)
Martha Argerich
Work 21
Work Title
Kinderszenen, Op. 15
Excerpt(s)
1. Von fremden Ländern und Menschen 2. Curiose Geschichte 3. Hasche-Mann 4. Bittendes Kind 5. Glückes genug 6. Wichtige Begebenheit 7. Träumerei 8. Am Camin 9. Ritter vom Steckenpferd 10. Fast zu ernst 11. Fürchtenmachen 12. Kind im Einschlummern 13. Der Dichter spricht
Composer
Robert (Alexander) Schumann (1810 - 1856)
Genre
Instrumental
Date Written
1838
Date Recorded
1981
Main Performer
Martha Argerich (Piano)
Opera Part(s)
Martha Argerich
Work 22
Work Title
Kreisleriana, Op. 16
Excerpt(s)
1. Agitatissimo 2. Con molto espressione, non troppo presto 3. Vivace assai 4. Lento assai 5. Molto presto 6. Vivace e scherzando
Composer
Robert (Alexander) Schumann (1810 - 1856)
Genre
Instrumental
Date Written
1838
Date Recorded
1981
Main Performer
Martha Argerich (Piano)
Opera Part(s)
Martha Argerich
Work 23
Work Title
Sonata for Piano No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22
Excerpt(s)
1. So rasch wie möglich 2. Andantino 3. Scherzo 4. Rondo
Composer
Robert (Alexander) Schumann (1810 - 1856)
Genre
Instrumental
Date Written
1833-38
Date Recorded
1971
Main Performer
Martha Argerich (Piano)
Opera Part(s)
Martha Argerich
Work 24
Work Title
Sonata for Piano in B minor, S178
Excerpt(s)
1. Sonata for Piano in B minor, S178
Composer
Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886)
Genre
Instrumental
Date Written
1852-53
Date Recorded
1971
Main Performer
Martha Argerich (Piano)
Opera Part(s)
Martha Argerich
Work 25
Work Title
(19) Hungarian Rhapsodies, S244
Excerpt(s)
1. No. 6 in D flat
Composer
Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886)
Genre
Instrumental
Date Written
1846-85
Date Recorded
1960
Main Performer
Martha Argerich (Piano)
Opera Part(s)
Martha Argerich
Work 26
Work Title
(2) Rhapsodies, Op. 79
Excerpt(s)
1. No. 1 in B minor 2. No. 2 in G minor
Composer
Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897)
Genre
Instrumental
Date Written
1879
Date Recorded
1960
Main Performer
Martha Argerich (Piano)
Opera Part(s)
Martha Argerich
Work 27
Work Title
Gaspard de la nuit
Excerpt(s)
1. Ondine 2. Le gibet 3. Scarbo
Composer
(Joseph) Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937)
Genre
Instrumental
Date Written
1908
Date Recorded
1974
Main Performer
Martha Argerich (Piano)
Opera Part(s)
Martha Argerich
Work 28
Work Title
Toccata in D minor, Op. 11
Excerpt(s)
1. Toccata in D minor, Op. 11
Composer
Sergey (Sergeyevich) Prokofiev (1891 - 1953)
Genre
Instrumental
Date Written
1912
Date Recorded
1960
Main Performer
Martha Argerich (Piano)
Opera Part(s)
Martha Argerich
Work 29
Work Title
Jeux d'eau
Excerpt(s)
1. Jeux d'eau
Composer
(Joseph) Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937)
Genre
Instrumental
Date Written
1901
Date Recorded
1960
Main Performer
Martha Argerich (Piano)
Opera Part(s)
Martha Argerich
Work 30
Work Title
Sonatine for Piano
Excerpt(s)
1. Sonatine for Piano
Composer
(Joseph) Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937)
Genre
Instrumental
Date Written
1903-5
Date Recorded
1974
Main Performer
Martha Argerich (Piano)
Opera Part(s)
Martha Argerich
Work 31
Work Title
(8) Valses nobles et sentimentales
Excerpt(s)
1. Moderé - très franc 2. Assez lent 3. Moderé 4. Assez animé 5. Presque lent 6. Vif 7. Moins vif 8. Épilogue (Lent)
Composer
(Joseph) Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937)
Genre
Instrumental
Date Written
1911
Date Recorded
1974
Main Performer
Martha Argerich (Piano)
Opera Part(s)
Martha Argerich
Work 32
Work Title
Ma mère l'oye
Excerpt(s)
1. Pavane de la belle au bois dormant 2. Petit Poucet 3. Laideronnette, impératrice des pagodes 4. Les entretiens de la belle et de la bête 5. Le jardin féerique 6. Petit Poucet arr organ
Composer
(Joseph) Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937)
Genre
Chamber
Date Written
1908-10
Date Recorded
1993
Main Performer
Edgar Guggeis (Percussion), Martha Argerich (Piano), Nelson Freire (Piano), Peter Sadlo (Percussion)
Opera Part(s)
Edgar Guggeis, Martha Argerich, Nelson Freire, Peter Sadlo
Work 33
Work Title
Rapsodie espagnole
Excerpt(s)
2. Prélude à la nuit 3. Malaguena 4. Habanéra 5. Fería
Composer
(Joseph) Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937)
Genre
Chamber
Date Recorded
1993
Main Performer
Edgar Guggeis (Percussion), Martha Argerich (Piano), Nelson Freire (Piano), Peter Sadlo (Percussion)
Opera Part(s)
Edgar Guggeis, Martha Argerich, Nelson Freire, Peter Sadlo
Work 34
Work Title
(The) Nutcracker, Op. 71a
Excerpt(s)
5. Miniature Overture 6. March 7. Dance of the sugar-plum fairy (Danse de la fée dragée) 8. Trepak (Danse russe) 9. Arab Dance 10. Chinese Dance 11. Dance of the reeds (Danse des mirlitons) 12. Waltz of the flowers (Valse des fleurs)
Composer
Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893)
Genre
Stage works
Date Written
1892
Date Recorded
1983
Main Performer
Martha Argerich (Piano), Nicholas Economou (Piano)
Opera Part(s)
Martha Argerich, Nicholas Economou
Work 35
Work Title
Symphonic Dances, Op. 45
Excerpt(s)
3. Andante con moto 4. Non allegro
Composer
Sergey (Vasil'yevich) Rachmaninov (1873 - 1943)
Genre
Chamber
Date Written
1942
Date Recorded
1983
Main Performer
Martha Argerich (Piano), Nicholas Economou (Piano)
Opera Part(s)
Martha Argerich, Nicholas Economou
Work 36
Work Title
Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion, Sz110
Excerpt(s)
4. Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion, Sz110
Composer
Béla Bartók (1881 - 1945)
Genre
Chamber
Date Written
1937
Date Recorded
1993
Main Performer
Edgar Guggeis (Percussion), Martha Argerich (Piano), Nelson Freire (Piano), Peter Sadlo (Percussion)
Opera Part(s)
Edgar Guggeis, Martha Argerich, Nelson Freire, Peter Sadlo
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