Piano

by Frédéric Chopin / Martha Argerich

Type: Album
Released: December 1961
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Country: Argentina
Length: 1:11:22
Community rating: 4.08/5 from 4 ratings

Artists on this release: Martha Argerich

Album Notes & Community Reviews

This Deutsche Grammophon release marks the debut studio recording of Argentine pianist Martha Argerich, captured when she was nineteen years old. The collection of Chopin and Liszt works established her international reputation, documenting her precise technical command and forceful approach to Romantic piano repertoire.

Genres

Romanticism

Descriptors: Modern, Piano, instrumental, technical, complex, acoustic, unaccompanied-solo, piano, virtuosic, melodic, dynamic, classic

Tracklist

Scherzo No. 3 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 39 (6:31)
2 Rhapsodies, Op. 79: No. 1 in B Minor. Agitato (8:28)
2 Rhapsodies, Op. 79: No. 2 in G Minor. Molto passionato, ma non troppo allegro (6:31)
Toccata, Op. 11 (4:09)
Jeux d'eau, M. 30 (5:27)
Barcarolle in F-Sharp Major, Op. 60 (8:06)
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 6 in D-Flat Major, S. 244/6 (6:20)
Piano Sonata in B Minor, S. 178: I. Lento assai – Allegro energico (3:01)
Piano Sonata in B Minor, S. 178: IIa. Grandioso (1:58)
Piano Sonata in B Minor, S. 178: IIb. Cantando espressivo – (3:40)
Piano Sonata in B Minor, S. 178: IIc. Pesante – Recit. (2:05)
Piano Sonata in B Minor, S. 178: IIIa. Andante sostenuto – (0:46)
Piano Sonata in B Minor, S. 178: IIIb. Quasi adagio (4:49)
Piano Sonata in B Minor, S. 178: IVa. Allegro energico (2:13)
Piano Sonata in B Minor, S. 178: IVb. Più mosso (1:52)
Piano Sonata in B Minor, S. 178: IVc. Cantando espressivo senza slentare (1:14)
Piano Sonata in B Minor, S. 178: IVd. Stretta quasi Presto – IVe. Presto – Prestissimo (1:13)
Piano Sonata in B Minor, S. 178: V. Andante sostenuto – Allegro moderato – Lento assai (2:54)

Credits

Martha Argerich - primary artist, piano
Frédéric Chopin - composed by
Johannes Brahms - composed by
Sergei Prokofiev - composed by
Maurice Ravel - composed by