Martha Argerich Plays Bach’s Partita #2
The Bach Partita No. 2 in C minor, BWV 826, begins with a Sinfonia in the form and style of a French overture. An austerely noble, dotted-note introduction leads to a long and finely spun …
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Three Giants Perform Mendelssohn’s Piano Trio
A very long time ago I participated in a three person group who got together to make music. I played the violin and two friends played the piano part and the cello part. While we …
Martha Argerich and Anne-Sophie Mutter Perform
In 1886, when he composed his Violin Sonata, César Franck (1822-1890) was 64 years old and still a fairly obscure figure in the French musical world: a church organist and professor of organ at the …
Martha Argarich Plays Richard Strauss’ “Burleske”
“Burleske” by Richard Strauss is rarely performed. And the reason is that the solo piano part is so fiendishly complex. I listened to this music today, and it was great! The Burleske for piano and …
Martha Argerich Plays Music from Bach’s English Suite #3
During his lifetime, Johann Sebastian Bach was primarily known as a performer rather than as a composer. Few of his compositions appeared in print, and most important works were published long after his death. A …