Artist
Martha Argerich
Martha Argerich is a pianist artist from Buenos Aires, Argentina. 15 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Pianist · Buenos Aires, Argentina · Best pianist albums
- 15
- Releases
- 1961–1994
- Active years
Artist
Martha Argerich is a pianist artist from Buenos Aires, Argentina. 15 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Pianist · Buenos Aires, Argentina · Best pianist albums
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Haydn Variations, Waltzes, Sonata in F minor
1994
Piano Concertos 1 & 2
1994
Cello Sonatas, op. 69 & 102
1993
Violinsonaten / 5 Melodien
1992
Suites, op. 5 & op. 17 / Symphonic Dances, op. 45
1992
Bartók & Janáček: Violinsonaten; Messaien: Thema und Variationen
1990
Concerto for Violin and Piano / Violinconcerto in D minor
1989
Piano Concertos / Menuet antique / Le Tombeau de Couperin / Fanfare
1988
Violinsonaten Nos. 4 & 5 "Frühling"
1987
Violinsonaten Nos. 1 & 2
1986
Cello Sonaten
1985
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 / Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 3
1984
Kinderszenen / Kreisleriana
1984
"The Nutcracker" Suite / Symphonic Dances, op. 45
1983
Martha Argerich: Début Recital
1961
Martha Argerich (born June 5, 1941, Buenos Aires, Argentina) is an Argentine pianist. Argerich was born in Buenos Aires. Her maternal grandparents were Jewish immigrants from the Russian Empire, who settled in Colonia Villa Clara in the Entre Ríos province - one of the colonies established by Baron de Hirsch and the Jewish Colonization Association. (The provenance of the name Argerich is uncertain; some say it is Catalan, while others maintain it originates from Croatia). She started playing the piano at age three. At the age of five, she moved to teacher Vincenzo Scaramuzza, who stressed to her the importance of lyricism and feeling. Argerich gave her debut concert in 1949 at the age of eight. The family moved to Europe in 1955, where Argerich studied with Friedrich Gulda in Austria. Juan Perón, then the president of Argentina, made their decision possible by appointing her parents to diplomatic posts in the Argentine Embassy in Vienna. She later studied with Stefan Askenase and Maria Curcio. Argerich also seized opportunities for brief periods of coaching with Madeleine Lipatti (widow of Dinu Lipatti), Abbey Simon, and Nikita Magaloff. In 1957, at sixteen, she won both the Geneva…