Martha Argerich – The Lugano Recordings (FLAC)

Composer: Luis Enríquez Bacalov, Johann Sebastian Bach, Béla Bartók, Ludwig van Beethoven, Johannes Brahms, Frédéric François Chopin, Claude Achille Debussy, Manuel de Falla, Carlos Guastavino, Franz Joseph Haydn, Leoš Janáček, Ferencz Liszt, Witold Lutosławski, Felix Mendelssohn, Mariano Mores, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Astor Piazzólla, Mikhail Pletnev, Francis Poulenc, Sergei Prokofiev, Sergey Rachmaninov, Maurice Ravel, Charles Camille Saint-Saëns, Franz Peter Schubert, Robert Schumann, Dmitri Shostakovich, Bedrich Smetana, Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky, Mieczyslaw Weinberg, Juliusz Zarebski
Performer: Martha Argerich, Piotr Anderszewski, Maria João Pires, Sergei Babayan, Lilya Zilberstein, Cristina Marton, Stephen Kovacevich, Gautier Capuçon, Renaud Capuçon, Marek Denemark, Mark Drobinsky, Mischa Maisky, Lida Chen, Alice Rossi, Elisabeth Gillming, Gerhard Nennemann, Laura Antonaz, Martha Fumagalli, Martin Steffan, Matteo Bellotto, Tedi Papavrami, Alexander Mogilevsky, Daniel Rivera, Mauricio Vallina, Gabriela Montero, Dora Schwarzberg, Nora Romanoff-Schwarzberg, Géza Hosszu-Legocky, Sergei Nakariakov, Polina Leschenko, Nicholas Angelich, Mirabela Dina, Anton Gerzenberg, Daniel Gerzenberg, Lucia Hall, Alexandre Debrus, Corrado Giuffredi, Alfred Rutz, Andrey Baranov, Enrico Fagone, Gregorio Di Trapani, Michael Guttman, Sergio Tiempo, Nelson Goerner, Yefim Bronfman, Danilo Grassi, Louis Sauvêtre, Alissa Margulis, Maxim Vengerov, Dagmar Clottu, Vincent Godel, Zora Slokar, Giorgia Tomassi, Gidon Kremer, Alejandro Petrasso, Eduardo Hubert
Orchestra: Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana
Conductor: Jacek Kaspszyk, Hubert Soudant, Alexandre Rabinovitch-Barakovsky, Alexander Vedernikov, Mikhail Pletnev
Number of Discs: 22
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Warner
Catalogue: 9029594897
Release: 2018
Size: 6.37 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover

Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K466
01. I. Allegro
02. II. Romance
03. III. Rondo – Allegro assai

Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 16 in C major, K545 ‘Facile’
04. I. Allegro (Arr. Grieg for 2 Pianos)
05. II. Andante (Arr. Grieg for 2 Pianos)
06. III. Rondo (Allegretto) [Arr. Grieg for 2 Pianos]

Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 25 in C major, K503
07. I. Allegro maestoso
08. II. Andante
09. III. Allegretto

Mozart: Sonata for Piano 4-Hands in D Major, K. 381 / 123a
10. I. Allegro
11. II. Andante
12. III. Allegro molto

Mozart: Sonata for 2 pianos in D major, K448
13. I. Allegro con spirito
14. II. Andante
15. III. Molto allegro

16. Busoni: Fantasie für eine Orgelwalze (Mozart / Busoni)

Mozart: Sonata for Piano duet in F major, K497
17. I. Adagio – Allegro molto
18. II. Andante
19. III. Allegro

Mozart: 5 Variations in G Major for Piano 4-Hands, K. 501
20. I. Thema. Andante
21. II. Variation I
22. III. Variation II
23. IV. Variation III
24. V. Variation IV
25. VI. Variation V

Haydn: Piano Trio No. 39 in G major, Hob.XV:25 ‘Gypsy’
26. I. Andante
27. II. Poco adagio
28. III. Rondo all’ongarese. Presto

Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 8 in G major, Op. 30 No. 3
29. I. Allegro assai
30. II. Tempo di minuetto, ma molto moderato e grazioso
31. III. Allegro vivace

Beethoven: Piano Trio No. 4 in B flat major, Op. 11 ‘Gassenhauer’, for violin, cello & piano
32. I. Allegro con brio
33. II. Adagio con espressione
34. III. Tema con variazioni

Beethoven: Variations on “Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen”, for Cello and Piano, WoO 46
35. I. Thema. Andante
36. II. Variation I
37. III. Variation II
38. IV. Variation III
39. V. Variation IV
40. VI. Variation V
41. VII. Variation VI
42. VIII. Variation VII

Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15
43. I. Allegro con brio
44. II. Largo
45. III. Rondo – Allegro scherzando

Beethoven: Piano Quartet, WoO 36 No. 3 in C major
46. I. Allegro vivace
47. II. Adagio con espressione
48. III. Finale. Allegro

Beethoven: Piano Trio No. 5 in D major, Op. 70 No. 1 ‘The Ghost’
49. I. Allegro vivace e con brio
50. II. Largo assai ed espressivo
51. III. Presto

Beethoven: Triple Concerto for Piano, Violin, and Cello in C major, Op. 56
52. I. Allegro
53. II. Largo
54. III. Ronda alla Polacca

Beethoven: Cello Sonata No. 2 in G minor, Op. 5 No. 2
55. I. Adagio sostenuto ed espressivo
56. II. Allegro molto, più tosto presto
57. III. Rondo – Allegro

Beethoven: Fantasia for Piano, Chorus and Orchestra in C minor, Op. 80
58. I. Adagio
59. II. Finale (Allegro – Meno allegro – Marcia, assai vivace – Allegro)
60. III. Allegretto ma non troppo quasi andante con moto – Presto

Bach: Sonata for Violin & Harpsichord No. 4 in C minor, BWV1017
61. I. Largo
62. II. Allegro
63. III. Adagio
64. IV. Allegro

Schubert: 8 Variations on an Original Theme for Piano 4-Hands, Op. 35, D. 813
65. I. Thema. Allegretto
66. II. Variation I
67. III. Variation II
68. IV. Variation III
69. V. Variation IV
70. VI. Variation V
71. VII. Variation VI
72. VIII. Variation VII
73. IX. Variation VIII

Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night’s Dream – incidental music, Op. 61
74. I. Overture (Arr. for 2 Pianos)
75. II. Scherzo (Arr. for 2 Pianos)

Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 49
76. I. Molto Allegro, agitato
77. II. Andante con moto, tranquillo
78. III. Scherzo – Leggiero e vivace
79. IV. Finale – Allegro assai appassionato

Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11
80. I. Allegro maestoso
81. II. Romanze (Larghetto)
82. III. Rondo (Vivace)

83. Chopin: Introduction et polonaise brillante in C Major, Op. 3: I. Introduction
84. Chopin: Introduction et polonaise brillante in C Major, Op. 3: II. Alla polacca – Allegro con spirito
85. Liszt: Les Préludes, symphonic poem No. 3, S97

Liszt: Réminiscences de Don Juan, S 418
86. I. Grave (Arr. Liszt for 2 Pianos)
877. II. Duetto (Andantino) [Arr. Liszt for 2 Pianos]
88. III. Allegretto (Arr. Liszt for 2 Pianos)
89. IV. Presto (Arr. Liszt for 2 Pianos)

Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15
90. I. Von fremden Ländern und Menschen
91. II. Kuriose Geschichte
92. III. Hasche-Mann
93. IV. Bittendes Kind
94. V. Glückes genug
95. VI. Wichtige Begebenheit
96. VII. Träumerei
97. VIII. Am Kamin
98. IX. Ritter vom Steckenpferd
99. X. Fast zu ernst
100. XI. Fürchtenmachen
101. XII. Kind im Einschlummern
102. XIII. Der Dichter spricht

Schumann: Fantasiestücke, Op. 73
103. I. Zart und mit Ausdruck
104. II. Lebhaft, leicht
105. III. Rasch und mit Feuer

Schumann: Violin Sonata No. 1 in A minor, Op. 105
106. I. Mit leidenschaftlichem Ausdruck
107. II. Allegretto
108. III. Lebhaft

Schumann: Violin Sonata No. 2 in D minor, Op. 121
109. I. Ziemlich langsam – Lebhaft
110. II. Sehr lebhaft
111. III. Leise, einfach
112. IV. Bewegt

Schumann: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54
113. I. Allegro affettuoso
114. II. Intermezzo (Andante grazioso)
115. III. Allegro vivace

Schumann: Fantasiestücke in A minor for Piano Trio, Op. 88
116. I. Romanze. Nicht schnell, mit innigem Ausdruck
117. II. Humoreske. Lebhaft
118. III. Duett. Langsam und mit Ausdruck
119. IV. Finale. Im Marsch-Tempo

Schumann: Piano Quartet in E flat major, Op. 47
120. I. Sostenuto assai – Allegro ma non troppo
121. II. Scherzo (Molto vivace)
122. III. Andante cantabile
123. IV. Finale (Vivace)

Schumann: Andante and Variation for two pianos Op. 46
124. I. Andante espressivo – Più animato
125. II. Più lento – Animato
126. III. Doppio movimento – Più adagio

Schumann: Piano Quintet in E flat major, Op. 44
127. I. Allegro brillante
128. II. In modo d’una marcia. Un poco largamente
129. III. Scherzo. Molto vivace
130. IV. Allegro ma non troppo

Schumann: Violin Sonata No. 1 in A minor, Op. 105
131. I. Mit leidenschaftlichem Ausdruck
132. II. Allegretto
133. III. Lebhaft

Schumann: Stücke im Volkston (5), Op. 102
134. I. Mit Humor – Vanitas vanitatum
135. II. Langsam
136. III. Nicht schnell, mit viel Ton zu spielen
137. IV. Nicht zu rasch
138. V. Stark and markirt

Schumann: Adagio and Allegro in A flat major, Op. 70
139. I. Langsam, mit innigem Ausdruck
140. II. Allegro, rasch und feurig

Schumann: Studies (6) in Canonic Form, Op. 56
141. I. Nicht Schnell (Arr. Debussy for 2 Pianos)
142. II. Mit innigem Ausdruck (Arr. Debussy for 2 Pianos)
143. III. Andantino (Arr. Debussy for 2 Pianos)
144. IV. Innig (Arr. Debussy for 2 Pianos)
145. V. Nicht zu schnell (Arr. Debussy for 2 Pianos)
146. VI. Adagio (Arr. Debussy for 2 Pianos)

Schumann: Fantasiestücke, Op. 73
147. I. Zart und mit Ausdruck (Arr. for Flugelhorn and Piano)
148. II. Lebhaft, leicht (Arr. for Flugelhorn and Piano)
149. III. Rasch und mit Feuer (Arr. for Flugelhorn and Piano)

Liszt: Concerto pathétique in E minor for two pianos, S258
150. I. Allegro energico – Grandioso (Arr. Liszt for 2 Pianos)
151. II. Quasi fantasia – Andante sostenuto – Allegro agitato assai (Arr. Liszt for 2 Pianos)
152. II. Andante, quasi marcia funebre – Più mosso – Allegro trionfante (Arr. Liszt for 2 Pianos)

Brahms: Variations on a theme by Haydn for orchestra, Op. 56a ‘St Anthony Variations’
153. I. Theme. Chorale St. Antoni (Andante)
154. II. Variation I (Andante con moto)
155. III. Variation II (Vivace)
156. IV. Variation III (Con moto)
157. V. Variation IV (Andante)
158. VI. Variation V (Poco presto)
159. VII. Variation VI (Vivace)
160. VIII. Variation VII (Grazioso)
161. IX. Variation VIII (Poco presto)
162. X. Finale (Andante)

Brahms: Sonata for 2 pianos in F minor, Op. 34b
163. I. Allegro non troppo
164. II. Andante, un poco adagio
165. III. Scherzo (Allegro)
166. IV. Finale (Poco sostenuto – Allegro non troppo – Presto non troppo)

Brahms: Variations on a theme by Haydn for orchestra, Op. 56a ‘St Anthony Variations’
167. I. Theme. Chorale St Antoni (Andante)
168. II. Variation I (Andante con moto)
169. III. Variation II (Vivace)
170. IV. Variation III (Con moto)
171. V. Variation IV (Andante)
172. VI. Variation V (Poco presto)
173. VII. Variation VI (Vivace)
174. VIII. Variation VII (Gracioso)
175. IX. Variation VIII (Poco presto)
176. X. Final (Andante)

Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71a
177. I. Ouverture miniature (Arr. Economu for 2 Pianos)
178. II. Danses caractéristiques – I. Marche (Arr. Economu for 2 Pianos)
179. II. Danses caractéristiques – II. Danse de la Fée Dragée (Arr. Economu for 2 Pianos)
180. II. Danses caractéristiques – III. Danse russe (Trépak) [Arr. Economu for 2 Pianos]
181. II. Danses caractéristiques – IV. Danse arabe (Arr. Economu for 2 Pianos)
182. II. Danses caractéristiques – V. Danse chinoise (Arr. Economu for 2 Pianos)
183. II. Danses caractéristiques – VI. Danse des mirlitons (Arr. Economu for 2 Pianos)
184. III. Valse des fleurs (Arr. Economu for 2 Pianos)

185. Smetana: Sonata for 2 Pianos, 8-Hands in E Minor, JB 1:47
186. Smetana: Rondo for 2 pianos, 8 hands in C major

Zarebski: Piano Quintet in G minor, Op. 34
187. I. Allegro
188. II. Adagio
189. III. Scherzo – Presto
190. IV. Finale

Saint-Saëns: Le carnaval des animaux
191. I. Introduction et marche royale du lion
192. II. Poules et coqs
193. III. Hémiones
194. IV. Tortues
195. V. L’éléphant
196. VI. Kangourous
197. VII. Aquarium
198. VIII. Personnages à longues oreilles
199. IX. Le coucou au fond des bois
200. X. Volière
201. XI. Pianistes
202. XII. Fossilles
203. XIII. Le cygne
204. XIV. Finale

Debussy: Petite Suite
205. I. En bateau
206. II. Cortège
207. III. Menuet
208. IV. Ballet

Debussy: En blanc et noir
209. I. Avec emportement
210. II. Lent, sombre
211. III. Scherzando

Ravel: Piano Concerto in G major
212. I. Allegramente
213. II. Adagio assai
214. III. Presto

Ravel: Gaspard de la Nuit
215. I. Ondine
216. II. Le gibet
217. III. Scarbo

218. Ravel: La Valse, M. 72 (Arr. Ravel for 2 Pianos)

Ravel: Ma Mère l’Oye
219. I. Pavane de la Belle au Bois dormant
220. II. Petit Poucet
221. III. Laideronnette, Impératrice des Pagodes
222. IV. Les entretiens de la Belle et de la Bête
223. V. Le jardin féerique

Ravel: Piano Concerto in G major
224. I. Allegramente
225. II. Adagio assai
226. III. Presto

227. Debussy: Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune, L. 87b (Arr. Debussy for 2 Pianos)

Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances, Op. 45
228. I. Non allegro (Arr. Rachmaninov for 2 Pianos)
229. II. Andante con moto (Tempo di valse) [Arr. Rachmaninov for 2 Pianos]
230. III. Lento assai – L’istesso tempo, ma agitato (Arr. Rachmaninov for 2 Pianos)

Rachmaninov: Suite No. 1 (Fantaisie-tableaux), Op. 5
231. I. Barcarolle
232. II. Oh Night, Oh Love
233. III. Tears
234. IV. Easter

Rachmaninov: Suite No. 2 for Two Pianos, Op. 17
235. I. Introduction
236. II. Waltz
237. III. Romance
238. IV. Tarentella

Prokofiev: Symphony No. 1 in D major, Op. 25 ‘Classical’
239. I. Allegro (Arr. Terashima for 2 Pianos)
240. II. Larghetto (Arr. Terashima for 2 Pianos)
241. III. Gavotte (Non troppo allegro) [Arr. Terashima for 2 Pianos]
242. IV. Finale (Molto vivace) [Arr. Terashima for 2 Pianos]

Prokofiev: Violin Sonata No. 2 in D major, Op. 94a
243. I. Moderato
244. II. Presto – Poco più mosso del Tempo I
245. III. Andante
246. IV. Allegro con brio – Poco meno mosso – Tempo I

Rachmaninov: 6 Morceaux for Piano 4-Hands, Op. 11
247. I. Barcarolle
248. II. Scherzo
249. III. Chanson russe
250. IV. Valse
251. V. Romance
252 .VI. Slava (Gloria)

253. Bartók: Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56, BB 68

Bartók: Sonata for Two Pianos & Percussion, BB 115, Sz. 110
254. I. Assai lento – Allegro molto
255. II. Lento ma non troppo – Un poco più andante – Agitato
256. III. Allegro non troppo

Bartók: Violin Sonata No. 1, BB 84, Sz. 75
257. I. Allegro appassionato
258. II. Adagio
259. III. Allegro

Shostakovich: Piano Concerto in C Minor, Op. 35
260. I. Allegro moderato – Allegro vivace – Moderato
261. II. Lento – Largo
262. III. Moderato
263. IV. Allegro con brio

264. Shostakovich: Concertino for two pianos in A minor, Op. 94

Shostakovich: Piano Quintet in G minor, Op. 57
265. I. Prelude (Lento)
266. II. Fugue (Adagio)
267. III. Scherzo (Allegretto)
268. IV. Intermezzo (Lento)
269. V. Finale (Allegretto)

Shostakovich: Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor, Op. 67
270. I. Andante – Moderato
271. II. Allegro non troppo
272. III. Largo
273. IV. Allegretto

Poulenc: Piano Sonata for 4-Hands, FP 8
274. I. Prélude. Modéré
275. II. Rustique. Naïf et lent
276. III. Final. Très vite

Janáček: Concertino
277. I. Moderato
278. II. Più mosso
279. III. Con moto
280. IV. Allegro

Lutosławski: Variations on a Theme by Paganini, for 2 Pianos
281. Allegro capriccioso – Meno mosso – Ancora piü mosso

Weinberg: Violin Sonata No. 5 in G Minor, Op. 53
282. I. Andante con moto
283. II. Allegro molto
284. III. Allegro moderato
285. IV. Allegro – Andante – Allegretto – Andante

286. Lutosławski: Variations on a Theme by Paganini, for 2 pianos

Pletnev: Fantasia Elvetica
287. I. Maestoso
288. II. Tranquillo
289. III. Tempo di marcia – Andante
290. IV. Tempo di polka – Più vivo – Allegro

Falla: Noches en los jardines de España
291. I. En el Generalife
292. II. Danza lejana
293. III. En los jardines de la Sierra de Córdoba

294. Mores: Taquito militar (Arr. for 2 Pianos by Alejandro Petrasso)

Bacalov: Porteña for 2 Pianos
295. I. Porteña
296. II. Nocturnal
297. III. Cadenza
298. IV. Porteña (quasi jidish)
299. V. Secuencia (quasi) canónica
300. VI. Gardeliana
301. VII. Malandra
302. VIII. Tanghora
303. IX. Bajofondo
304. X. Corrientes y 9 de julio
305. XI. Finale

Guastavino: Romancos argentinos (for 2 pianos)
306. I. Las niñas de Santa Fe
307. II. Muchacho Jujeño
308. III. Baile en Cuyo

Piazzólla: 3 Tanghi
309. I. 3 minutos con la realidad (Arr. Hubert for 2 Pianos)
310. II. Oblivión (Arr. Hubert for 2 Pianos)
311. III. Libertango (Arr. Hubert for 2 Pianos)

The box comprises all (live) recordings made by Martha Argerich at the Lugano Festival, from 2002 to the last edition in 2016, and released by EMI Classics and Warner Classics. An impressive collection of 22CDs without equivalent. It includes a variety of genres: some solo piano music, lots of music for piano duo and among them many arrangements, chamber works and concertos.