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.
the concert news webpage painstakingly maintained by ANDRYS BASTEN at:
http://www.andrys.com/argconcs.html
Andrys has the best, most comprehensive website about MarthaArgerich anywhere. Check out the discography and a whole bunch of other stuff about my favorite classical musician.
+ You could do worse than check out the LE MONDE DE LA MUSIQUE interview with Martha: there?s a convenient link already up at the top of my Personal Homepage!
+ LEARN MORE ABOUT MARTHA ! ! !
And for the really curious (or the slightly mad) you may wish to read some of my own pieces in which I introduce Martha to the good people of Ciao (oh, go on, you KNOW you WANT to read ?em!):
http://www.ciao.co.uk/ArgerichLivefromtheConcertgebouwIIReview5354343
http://www.ciao.co.uk/BachKeyboardWorksReview5359921
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Advantages: Thrilling, daredevil chamber music performances from the legendary Martha Argerich and partner-in-crime Gidon Kremer. Disadvantages: Violinist Kremer occasionally on the mannered, spastic side; only forty-three minutes of music.
Ding! Ding! Ding! It's Fight Time!
It?s the battle of the sonata duos! In one corner is the brash and adventuresome duo of MarthaArgerich-GidonKremer, and in the other is the steely and confident team of Anne-Sophie Mutter-Lambert Orkis! Place your bets, the fight is about to begin...
...and
...the
... winner
... is...? ? ?
Is this even a fair match? Or is this a case of pitting apples against oranges? BMWs against Benzes?
First, a boring prologue.
To those among my Kind Readers who remain sadly unaware of MarthaArgerich (b. 1941), an Argentine pianist who renders mere words inadequate to describe her genius, this will serve as the briefest of introductions to her.++ Oh, but beware! With her wicked sorcery at the keyboard, she might just turn you into another zombiefied and submissively devoted ...
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Doctor Who has been on and off our screens for many years now, and the amazing sci-fi family show returned in 2005 with Chris Eccleston as our nineth Doctor. We then had David Tennant taking us through three more series as the tenth Doctor. On the way, we met many of his companions.
The Doctor's second companion was Martha Jones, from Series 3. He met Martha when the hospital she worked at as a trainee was taken away to the moon by upside down rain (Smith and Jones, series 3 - amazing episode!).
The BBC have produced, alongside Character Options, a range of figures of different sizes. One of their newest options is the Micro Universe figures. These are about 1 inch in height and stand on a little black hexagonal base. They come in packs of either three or seven, and unfortunately you can only see one, or three or the ones you are ...
Product Information for "Martha Argerich and Gidon Kremer - (The) Berlin Recital" »
Product details
Title
Martha Argerich and Gidon Kremer - (The) Berlin Recital
Composer
Robert (Alexander) Schumann (1810 - 1856); Béla Bartók (1881 - 1945); Fritz Kreisler (1875 - 1962)
Main Performer
Gidon Kremer (Violin); Martha Argerich (Piano)
Date of Release
13/04/2009
Label / Distributor
EMI Classics / EMI
Pieces in Set
2
Genre(s)
Other
Genre(s)
Chamber, Instrumental
Stereo
Stereo
EAN
5099969339929
Catalogue Number
693399
Work 1
Work Title
Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 2 in D minor, Op. 121
Excerpt(s)
1. Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 2 in D minor, Op. 121
Composer
Robert (Alexander) Schumann (1810 - 1856)
Genre
Chamber
Date Written
1851
Main Performer
Gidon Kremer (Violin), Martha Argerich (Piano)
Opera Part(s)
Gidon Kremer, Martha Argerich
Work 2
Work Title
Sonata for Solo Violin, Sz117
Excerpt(s)
1. Tempo di Ciaccona 2. Fuga 3. Melodia 4. Presto
Composer
Béla Bartók (1881 - 1945)
Genre
Instrumental
Date Written
1944
Main Performer
Gidon Kremer (Violin), Martha Argerich (Piano)
Opera Part(s)
Gidon Kremer, Martha Argerich
Work 3
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
Main Performer
Gidon Kremer (Violin), Martha Argerich (Piano)
Opera Part(s)
Gidon Kremer, Martha Argerich
Work 4
Work Title
Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 1, Sz75
Excerpt(s)
1. Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 1, Sz75
Composer
Béla Bartók (1881 - 1945)
Genre
Chamber
Date Written
1921
Main Performer
Gidon Kremer (Violin), Martha Argerich (Piano)
Opera Part(s)
Gidon Kremer, Martha Argerich
Work 5
Work Title
Liebesleid
Excerpt(s)
1. Liebesleid
Composer
Fritz Kreisler (1875 - 1962)
Genre
Chamber
Main Performer
Gidon Kremer (Violin), Martha Argerich (Piano)
Opera Part(s)
Gidon Kremer, Martha Argerich
Work 6
Work Title
Schön Rosmarin
Excerpt(s)
1. Schön Rosmarin
Composer
Fritz Kreisler (1875 - 1962)
Genre
Chamber
Main Performer
Gidon Kremer (Violin), Martha Argerich (Piano)
Opera Part(s)
Gidon Kremer, Martha Argerich
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