Martha Argerich Archive

In 1731, Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) gathered six keyboard partitas that he had previously composed and published individually, and issued them himself as his Op. 1, the first part of his monumental Clavier Übung (Keyboard …

Maurice Ravel had long intended to compose a work for piano and orchestra, but he would not complete his two piano concertos (one for the left hand alone and this one for both hands) until …

Robert and Clara Schumann were two musical greats who were crazy about each other from the very beginning. For a while they had to keep their relationship a secret because Clara’s father didn’t approve of …

Maurice Ravel began work on his Piano Concerto in G in 1929. He planned to play it himself on a world tour that would include not only Europe and the United States, but also South America …

I listened to this entire masterpiece today. What a performance! French violinist Renaud Capuçon is firmly established internationally as a major soloist, recitalist and chamber musician. He is known and loved for his poise, depth …