Martha Argerich - Lugano Concertos (2012)
Artist: Martha Argerich
Title: Lugano Concertos
Year Of Release: 2012
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 05:11:15
Total Size: 1.4 Gb
WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist: Title: Lugano Concertos
Year Of Release: 2012
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 05:11:15
Total Size: 1.4 Gb
WebSite: Album Preview
CD 1
Piano Concerto No.1 in C major, Op.15 (Ludwig van Beethoven)
1 1. Allegro con brio (Live At Palazzo dei Congressi, Lugano / 2006) 13:57
2 2. Largo (Live At Palazzo dei Congressi, Lugano / 2006) 11:11
3 3. Rondo (Allegro scherzando) (Live At Palazzo dei Congressi, Lugano / 2006) 08:56
Concerto for 2 Pianos and Orchestra in D minor (Francis Poulenc)
4 1. Allegro ma non troppo (Live At Palazzo dei Congressi, Lugano / 2006) 05:37
5 2. Larghetto (Live At Palazzo dei Congressi, Lugano / 2006) 08:55
6 3. Finale (Allegro molto) (Live At Palazzo dei Congressi, Lugano / 2006) 05:57
Concerto for 3 Pianos and Orchestra (No.7) in F, K.242 "Lodron" (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
7 1. Allegro (Live At Palazzo dei Congressi, Lugano / 2006)Paul Gulda 08:17
8 2. Adagio (Live At Palazzo dei Congressi, Lugano / 2006)Paul Gulda 08:37
9 3. Rondeau (Tempo di menuetto) (Live At Palazzo dei Congressi, Lugano / 2006)Paul Gulda 07:42
CD 2
Piano Concerto in A minor, Op.54 (Robert Schumann)
1 1. Allegro affettuoso (Live At Palazzo dei Congressi, Lugano / 2010) 14:28
2 2. Intermezzo (Andantino grazioso) (Live At Palazzo dei Congressi, Lugano / 2010) 05:26
3 3. Allegro vivace (Live At Palazzo dei Congressi, Lugano / 2010) 10:08
Piano Concerto No.1 in D flat, Op.10 (Sergei Prokofiev)
4 1. Allegro brioso (Live At Palazzo dei Congressi, Lugano / 2004) 06:42
5 2. Andante assai (Live At Palazzo dei Congressi, Lugano / 2004) 04:11
6 3. Allegro scherzando (Live At Palazzo dei Congressi, Lugano / 2004)04:35
Piano Concerto No.3 in C, Op.26 (Sergei Prokofiev)
7 1. Andante - Allegro (Live At Palazzo dei Congressi, Lugano / 2008) 09:21
8 2. Tema con variazione (Live At Palazzo dei Congressi, Lugano / 2008) 09:39
9 3. Allegro ma non troppo (Live At Palazzo dei Congressi, Lugano / 2008) 10:10
CD 3
Piano Concerto No.2 in B flat major, Op.19 (Ludwig van Beethoven)
1 1. Allegro con brio (Live At Auditorio Stelio Molo, Lugano / 2009) 13:32
2 2. Adagio (Live At Auditorio Stelio Molo, Lugano / 2009) 08:41
3 3. Rondo (Molto allegro) (Live At Auditorio Stelio Molo, Lugano / 2009) 06:03
Piano Concerto No.1 in E flat, S.124 (Franz Liszt)
4 1. Allegro maestoso (Live At Palazzo dei Congressi, Lugano / 2004) 05:00
5 2. Quasi adagio - Allegretto vivace - Allegro animato (Live At Palazzo dei Congressi, Lugano / 2004) 08:18
6 3. Allegretto vivace (Live At Palazzo dei Congressi, Lugano / 2004) 04:10
Piano Concerto No.3, BB 127, Sz. 119 (Béla Bartók)
7 1. Allegretto (Live At Palazzo dei Congressi, Lugano / 2007) 07:08
8 2. Adagio religioso (Live At Palazzo dei Congressi, Lugano / 2007) 09:33
9 3. Allegro vivace (Live At Palazzo dei Congressi, Lugano / 2007) 06:40
10 Mozart: Andante And Variations, K.501 (Live At Auditorio Stelio Molo, Lugano / 2006) 07:35
CD 4
Divertissement à l'hongroise In G Minor, D.818 (Franz Schubert)
1 1. Andante (Live At Auditorio Stelio Molo, Lugano / 2006) 09:06
2 2. Marcia: Andante con moto (Live At Auditorio Stelio Molo, Lugano / 2006) 03:08
3 3. Allegretto (Live At Auditorio Stelio Molo, Lugano / 2006) 12:04
Liebeslieder-Walzer, Op.52 - Verses from "Polydora" (Johannes Brahms)
4 1. Rede, Mädchen, allzu liebes (Live At Auditorio Stelio Molo, Lugano / 2006) 00:58
5 2. Am Gesteine rauscht die Flut (Live At Auditorio Stelio Molo, Lugano / 2006) 0:38
6 3. O die Frauen, o die Frauen (Live At Auditorio Stelio Molo, Lugano / 2006) 01:13
7 4. Wie des Abends schöne Röte (Live At Auditorio Stelio Molo, Lugano / 2006) 00:42
8 5. Die grüne Hopfenranke (Live At Auditorio Stelio Molo, Lugano / 2006) 01:32
9 6. Ein kleiner, hübscher Vogel nahm den Flug (Live At Auditorio Stelio Molo, Lugano / 2006) 02:21
10 7. Wohl schön bewandt war es vorehe (Live At Auditorio Stelio Molo, Lugano / 2006 01:24
11 8. Wenn so lind dein Auge mir (Live At Auditorio Stelio Molo, Lugano / 2005) 01:04
12 9. Am Donaustrande, da steht ein Haus (Live At Auditorio Stelio Molo, Lugano / 2005) 01:56
13 10. O wie sanft die Quelle sich (Live At Auditorio Stelio Molo, Lugano / 2005) 00:43
14 11. Nein, es ist nicht auszukommen (Live At Auditorio Stelio Molo, Lugano / 2005) 00:50
15 12. Schlosser auf! und mache Schlösser (Live At Auditorio Stelio Molo, Lugano / 2005) 00:36
16 13. Vögelein durchrauscht die Luft (Live At Auditorio Stelio Molo, Lugano / 2005) 00:43
17 14. Sieh, wie ist die Welle klar (Live At Auditorio Stelio Molo, Lugano / 2005) 01:09
18 15. Nachtigall, sie singt so schön (Live At Auditorio Stelio Molo, Lugano / 2005) 01:00
19 16. Ein dunkler Schacht ist Liebe (Live At Auditorio Stelio Molo, Lugano / 2005) 01:07
20 17. Nicht wandle, mein Licht, dort aussen (Live At Auditorio Stelio Molo, Lugano / 2005) 02:29
21 18. Es bebet das Gesträuche (Live At Auditorio Stelio Molo, Lugano / 2005) 1:33
Les Noces / Première Partie (Igor Stravinsky)
22 Premier Tableau: "La Tresse" (Live At Auditorio Stelio Molo, Lugano / 2004) 04:52
23 Deuxième Tableau: Chez le Marié (Live At Auditorio Stelio Molo, Lugano / 2004) 05:38
24 Troisième Tableau: Le Départ de la Mariée (Live At Auditorio Stelio Molo, Lugano / 2004) 02:59
Les Noces / Deuxième Partie (Igor Stravinsky)
25 Quatrième Tableau: Le Repas de Noces (Live At Auditorio Stelio Molo, Lugano / 2004) 10:17
Scaramouche, Suite for 2 Pianos (Darius Milhaud)
26 1. Vif (Live At Auditorio Stelio Molo, Lugano / 2004)Karin Merle 02:54
27 2. Modéré (Live At Auditorio Stelio Molo, Lugano / 2004) 04:48
28 3. Brazileira (Mouvement de samba) (Live At Auditorio Stelio Molo, Lugano / 2004) 03:02
Performers:
Martha Argerich (piano), with Alexander Gurning (piano), with Paul Gulda & Rico Gulda (piano), with Akane Sakai (piano), with Alexander Mogilevsky (piano), with Gabriela Montero (piano), Susan Roberts, Helene Schneidermann, Daniel Norman, Carsten Wittmoser, Yulia Zaichkina, Alexander Mogilevsky & Alexander Gurning, with Karin Merle (piano)
Orchestra Della Svizzera Italiana, Coro della Radiotelevisione della Svizzera Italiana, Coro della Radiotelevisione Svizzera di Lugano & Lugano Percussion Group, Alexandre Rabinovitch-Barakovsky, Erasmo Capilla, Alexander Vedernikov, Charles Dutoit, Gabriel Chmura, Ion Marin, Diego Fasolis
Few artists being such unfettered joy to their music-making as Argerich, and few combine such artless spontaneity, technical brilliance and searching insights. These are qualitites that shine through this marvellous new set...Even collectors who have Argerich playing most of these works already are likely to be as thrilled and elated as I have been listening to this extraordinary anthology.
The four CDs come in a slip-case the size and thickness of the average paperback measuring about 8"x5" in old money. Inside is a hardback book with two discs affixed into trays at either end. Printed on high-quality paper are the track listings, after which there is a brief essay in English, French, German and Italian on the birth and aims of the Progetto Martha Argerich at the Lugano Festival, the provenance for all these performances. Nowhere is there a word about the composers, music or artists. So far, so odd. But if ever there was (slip) case of not judging a book by its cover, this is it. This ‘limited edition de luxe set’ features nine concertos, four of which (Mozart K242, Prokofiev’s First, Bartók’s Third and Poulenc for two pianos) are new to Argerich’s Deutsche Grammophon discography, as well as her first-ever recordings of Schubert’s Divertissement, Brahms’s Liebeslieder and Milhaud’s Scaramouche. Recorded at Lugano Festivals between 2004 and 2010, none of the material has hitherto been released.
Argerich devotees will snap this set up without encouragement; others who invest in only benchmark recordings of great works will already have her playing Beethoven’s First and Second, Schumann, Prokofiev’s Third and Liszt’s First – some of her signature concertos – all of which are included here. I would not deter anyone from ‘duplicating’ because, without going through a movement-by-movement comparison, there are many moments and passages of pure delight, often deriving from the frisson of a live performance (listen to the Poulenc!). One marvels anew at such freshly minted interpretations married to the insights, subtle nuances and detail acquired only after long acquaintance.In Mozart’s Concerto for Three Pianos, co-ordination between Argerich and Paul and Rico Gulda is not always spot on but the spirit behind the performance is. I wonder whose decision it was to interpolate the theme from the Andante of K467 into the finale?
But it is disc 4, with the three ‘new works’, to which Argerich’s fans will turn first. The Divertissement à la hongroise is only the fourth work by Schubert that she has issued on disc (no solo works at all – a strange omission). Here she is partnered by Alexander Mogilevsky in an utterly captivating account from the 2006 festival. The previous year Argerich (secondo) teamed up with her friend Gabriela Montero (primo) for Brahms’s 18 Liebeslieder for choir and piano four hands. In an airy acoustic, the Swiss Radio Choir sing with ardent intensity and with marvellous precision, notably well balanced with the pianists – a feat not always engineered in many studio recordings.
The four CDs come in a slip-case the size and thickness of the average paperback measuring about 8"x5" in old money. Inside is a hardback book with two discs affixed into trays at either end. Printed on high-quality paper are the track listings, after which there is a brief essay in English, French, German and Italian on the birth and aims of the Progetto Martha Argerich at the Lugano Festival, the provenance for all these performances. Nowhere is there a word about the composers, music or artists. So far, so odd. But if ever there was (slip) case of not judging a book by its cover, this is it. This ‘limited edition de luxe set’ features nine concertos, four of which (Mozart K242, Prokofiev’s First, Bartók’s Third and Poulenc for two pianos) are new to Argerich’s Deutsche Grammophon discography, as well as her first-ever recordings of Schubert’s Divertissement, Brahms’s Liebeslieder and Milhaud’s Scaramouche. Recorded at Lugano Festivals between 2004 and 2010, none of the material has hitherto been released.
Argerich devotees will snap this set up without encouragement; others who invest in only benchmark recordings of great works will already have her playing Beethoven’s First and Second, Schumann, Prokofiev’s Third and Liszt’s First – some of her signature concertos – all of which are included here. I would not deter anyone from ‘duplicating’ because, without going through a movement-by-movement comparison, there are many moments and passages of pure delight, often deriving from the frisson of a live performance (listen to the Poulenc!). One marvels anew at such freshly minted interpretations married to the insights, subtle nuances and detail acquired only after long acquaintance.In Mozart’s Concerto for Three Pianos, co-ordination between Argerich and Paul and Rico Gulda is not always spot on but the spirit behind the performance is. I wonder whose decision it was to interpolate the theme from the Andante of K467 into the finale?
But it is disc 4, with the three ‘new works’, to which Argerich’s fans will turn first. The Divertissement à la hongroise is only the fourth work by Schubert that she has issued on disc (no solo works at all – a strange omission). Here she is partnered by Alexander Mogilevsky in an utterly captivating account from the 2006 festival. The previous year Argerich (secondo) teamed up with her friend Gabriela Montero (primo) for Brahms’s 18 Liebeslieder for choir and piano four hands. In an airy acoustic, the Swiss Radio Choir sing with ardent intensity and with marvellous precision, notably well balanced with the pianists – a feat not always engineered in many studio recordings.
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