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The Successful Beginning

8/17/2018, 44 Tracks, 4:05:09

Featuring

  • Ernest Bour
  • Martha Argerich
  • Ruggiero Ricci
  • Peter Maag
  • Sinfonieorchester des Südwestfunks Baden-Baden
  • WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln
  • Maurice Ravel
  • Béla Bartók
  • Pablo de Sarasate
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  • Ludwig van Beethoven
  • Robert Schumann
  • Johannes Brahms
  • Franz Liszt
  • Frédéric Chopin
  • Sergei Prokofiev

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Performer Biography

In 1949, Martha Argerich publicly performed piano concertos by Mozart and Beethoven in her hometown of Buenos Aires.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Friedrich Gulda, a renowned pianist, accepted Martha Argerich as a student in 1955, despite admitting he didn't know what he could teach her.

Source: Booklet

Recording & Production

This album includes early recordings of Martha Argerich made in Buenos Aires (1955) and Geneva (1957), as well as a live recording from her 1961 Leningrad concert.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Martha Argerich attracted attention at the early age of three at a school performance and began formal musical education at five.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Martha Argerich won first prizes at piano competitions in Bolzano and Geneva in 1957.

Source: Booklet

Notable Performances

Martha Argerich gained early international recognition in 1961 through a concert in Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg) with the brilliant violinist Ruggiero Ricci.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Martha Argerich, born in Buenos Aires in 1941, has become the most famous female pianist in the world.

Source: Booklet

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