A Tribute to Martha Argerich

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An Index of Studio and Concert Recordings by Martha Argerich

Arranged in Chronological Order of Performance

 

Where performances have been commercially released more than once, only one catalogue number has been quoted. A more detailed list of such catalogue numbers can be found at Yukihiro Kato's website. I would also like to thank Paul Geffen for his pioneering work in cataloguing Argerich's commercial recordings. Last updated 14 July 2005.

 

1949

1949: Studio al Radio El Mundo, Buenos Aires, Argentina (Live)

 

·         Beethoven - Piano Concerto no 1 in C Op 15 IRCO 285

Ø       with Alberto Castellanos and Gran Orquestra Clásica de LR1

1950

1950: Studio al Radio El Mundo, Buenos Aires , Argentina (Live)                                     

·         Mozart - Piano Concerto no 20 in D minor K 466

Ø       with Alberto Castellanos (?) and Gran Orquestra Clásica de LR1 (?)

1951

1952

1952, November 26: Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires , Argentina (Live)

·         Schumann - Piano Concerto in A minor Op 54 IRCO 285

Ø       with Washington Castro and Orquestra Sinfonica de la Ciudat de Buenos Aires

·         Bach - Toccata in G BWV 916 (Presto)

·         Mendelssohn - Capriccio in A minor Op 33 no 1

1953

1954

1955

1955?: Buenos Aires? Argentina (Live)

·         Chopin - Etude in C Op 10 no 1

1956

1957

1957, August: Bolzano, Italy (Live)

·         Liszt - Concert Etude no 2 in A flat "La leggierezza" Brilliant Classics 99233

·         Prokofiev - Toccata Op 11

1957, October 1: Geneva, Switzerland (Live)

·         Liszt - Hungarian Rhapsody no 6 in D flat

1958

1959

1959, January 26: RIAS Studio 7, Berlin, Germany (Studio)

·         Chopin - Ballade no 1 in G minor Op 23

1959, January 19: Lausanne, Switzerland (Live) (First Performance)

·         Ravel - Piano Concerto in G IRCO 275

Ø       Charles Dutoit, Orquestra de Camara de Lausanne

1959, September 25: Victoria Hall, Geneva, Switzerland (Live)

·         Chopin - Piano Concerto no 1 in E minor IRCO 275

Ø       Louis Martin, Orchestra de la Suisse Romande

1960

1960, February: Baden Baden, Germany (Studio)

·         Ravel - Piano Concerto in G

Ø       Ernest Bour, SWF-RSO

1960, January 23: Cologne, Germany (Studio)

·         Chopin - Ballade no 4 in F minor Op 52

·         Chopin - Barcarolle Op 60

·         Mozart - Sonata in D K 576

1960, March 16: NDR Studios, Hamburg, Germany (Studio)

·         Prokofiev - Sonata no 3 in A minor Op 28

·         Prokofiev - Toccata Op 11

·         Ravel - Gaspard de la nuit

1960, April 26: Lothstrasse BR, Munich, Germany (Studio)

·         Mozart - Sonata in A minor K 310

·         Mozart - Sonata in B flat K 333

1960, July 4-8: Beethoven-Saal, Hannover, Germany (Studio)

·         Brahms - Two Rhapsodies Op 79 DG 447 430

·         Chopin - Scherzo no 3 in C sharp minor Op 39 DG 447 430

·         Chopin - Barcarolle Op 60 DG 447 430

·         Liszt - Hungarian Rhapsody no 6 in D flat DG 447 430

·         Prokofiev - Toccata Op 11 DG 447 430

·         Ravel - Jeux d'eau DG 447 430                                                                                                      

1960, September 5: Cologne, Germany (Studio)

·         Mozart - Piano Concerto no 21 in C K 467

Ø       with Peter Maag, Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra

1960, September 8: Cologne, Germany (Studio)

·         Mozart - Piano Sonata in A minor K 310

·         Beethoven - Piano Sonata in D Op 10 no 3

·         Ravel - Sonatine

·         Schumann - Toccata Op 7

1961

1962

1963

1964

1965

              This image of a young Martha Argerich comes from an early LP release of her 1960 DG studio recording

1965, January 20: Cologne, Germany (Studio)

·         Schumann - Kinderszenen Op 15

1965, January 27: Cologne, Germnay (Studio)

·         Schumann - Kinderszenen Op 15

·         Ravel - Gaspard de la nuit

1965, February 22: Warsaw, Poland (Live)

·         Chopin - Etude in C Op 10 no 1 Delta 23 028

·         hopin - Preludes Op 28 nos 19-24 Polskie Nagrania PNCD 003

1965, February: Warsaw, Poland (Live)

·         Chopin - Piano Concerto no 1 in E minor Op 11 Delta 23 028

Ø       with Witold Rowicki, Warsaw National Philharmonic

1965, March 5: Warsaw, Poland (Live)

·         Chopin - Etude in A flat Op 10 no 10 Delta 23 028

·         Chopin - Scherzo no 3 in C sharp minor Delta 23 028

·         Chopin - Waltz in A flat Op 34 no 1 Delta 23 028

·         Chopin - Barcarolle Op 60 Polskie Nagrania PNCD 003

1965, March 10: Warsaw, Poland (Live)

·         Chopin - Nocturne in E flat Op 55 no 2 Delta 23 028

1965, March?: Warsaw, Poland (Live) (video)

·         Chopin - Scherzo no 3 in C sharp minor Op 39

·         Chopin - Polonaise in A flat Op 53                                                     March 1965: Chopin s Polonaise Op 53 at the Chopin Competition in Warsaw (Mezzo)

1965, June 23, 24 & 27: Abbey Road Studio No 1, London, England (Studio)

·         Chopin - Nocturne  in F Op 15 no 1 EMI 5 56805 2

·         Chopin - Scherzo no 3 in C sharp minor Op 39 EMI 5 56805 2

·         Chopin - Polonaise in A flat Op 53 EMI 5 56805 2

·         Chopin - Sonata no 3 in B minor Op 58 EMI 5 56805 2

·         Chopin - Mazurkas Op 59 EMI 5 56805 2

1965, July 19: Teatro Opera, Buenos Aires, Argentina (Live)

·         Schumann - Toccata Op 7

·         Schumann - Fantasie in C Op 17

·         Prokofiev - Piano Sonata no 3 in A minor Op 28

·         Chopin - Barcarolle Op 60

·         Chopin - Piano Sonata no 3 in B minor Op 58 Artists FED 052

1965, December 10: Cologne, Germany (Studio)

·         Prokofiev - Piano Concerto no 3 in C Op 26

Ø       with Carl Melles, RSO Cologne

1965: Buenos Aires, Argentina (Live)

·         Chopin - Nocturne in E flat Op 55 no 2 Artists FED 052

1965: Warsaw, Poland (Live)

·         Chopin - Mazurkas Op 59

1966

1966, January 16: Philharmonia Hall, New York, USA (Live)

·         Chopin - Etude in C sharp minor Op 10 no 4 Artists FED 074

·         Chopin - Nocturne in F Op 15 no 1 Artists FED 074

·         Chopin - Scherzo no 3 in C sharp minor Op 39 Artists FED 074

·         Chopin - Mazurkas Op 59 Artists FED 074

·         Chopin - Barcarolle Op 60 Artists FED 074

·         Liszt - Concert Etude no 2 in A flat "La leggierezza" Artists FED 074

·         Prokofiev - Piano Sonata no 7 in B flat Op 83 Artists FED 074

·         Schumann - Fantasie Op 17 Artists FED 074

1966, March 14: RAI Studios, Rome, Italy (Studio)

·         Bach - Toccata in C minor BWV 911

·         Chopin - Mazurkas Op 59

·         Schumann - Fantasie Op 17

1966, April 30: Italy? (from RAI Archives)

·         Chopin - Piano Concerto no 1 in E minor Op 11

Ø       Piotr Wollny, Orchestra Sinfonica della RAI

1966, June 16: NDR Studio 5, Baden-Baden, Germany (Studio)

·         Prokofiev - Sonata no 7 in B flat Op 83

·         Ravel - Gaspard de la nuit

1966, September 6: Freemason's Hall, Edinburgh, Scotland (Live)

·         Schumann - Toccata Op 7

·         Schumann - Fantasie in C Op 17

·         Chopin - Barcarolle Op 60

·         Chopin - Scherzo no 3 in C sharp minor

1966, September 17: Royal Albert Hall, London, England (Live)

·         Prokofiev - Piano Concerto no 3 in C Op 26

Ø       with Sir Malcolm Sargent, BBC Symphony Orchestra

1966, October 14: Konserthuset, Gothenburg, Sweden (Live)

·         Prokofiev - Piano Sonata no 3 in A minor Op 28

1966, October: BBC Studio Recording, London, England (Studio)

·         Chopin - Piano Concerto no 1 in E minor Op 11

·         Prokofiev - Piano Concerto no 3 in C Op 26

Ø       with Lawrence Foster, London Symphony Orchestra

1967

1967, January 15-17: Plenar-Saal der Akademie der Wissenschaften, Munich, Germany (Studio)

·         Chopin - Polonaise in A flat Op 53 DG 453 572