Early Recordings - Mozart. Beethoven. Prokofiev. Ravel

Amazing playing from the young Argerich: the Ravel and Profokfiev are well suited to the impetus and powerful, clean playing she brought... Scarbo in particular is a revelation... the faster tempo is played even cleaner than her famous later recording I grew up on, an amazing recording!

Great classical artist.

If you love Martha Argerich, then you will love this recording. She plays the piano so magnificently, and the music selections are beautiful. A treasured recording.

Nice collection of early recordings. There’s a great youthful presence and energy in these performances.

Like new case and cds.

Really wonderful recording. Martha Argerich's talent is overwhelming.

Full of incendiary talent.

Noting this pair of cds from some ad sent shivers down my spine - a brand new collection from her early years - and what a program! Mozart K576, Beethoven op 10/3, a full monty Prokofiev: Toccata, 3rd and 7th sonatas and Ravel Sonatine and a complete Gaspard. I waited for the packet two very long weeks - to my suprise, I am the first to review this here - are other fans still in state of fainting? All recordings are from 1960, except Sonata 7 from 1967. The recordings are all right.Her K576 is best in finale - you cannot quess pianist by first movements, her Allegro seems to be too black and white to me, and slow movement is not actually a big challenge to her. Compare to Lily Kraus and you will listen more interesting playing, but Martha's fingers make the finale interesting. For Beethoven my comparision is unfair - Uncle Fischer is my reference. Young Martha can challenge him in first movement, there is lively playing and tough accents, but again some freshness is missing - perhaps that is only a question of love - Uncle Edwin just loved this Sonata more than young Martha. The big Largo e mesto is a lecture with Argerich, but it drama by Swiss wizard Edwin - his reading is full of life. The last movements are again Martha's best: menuetto and Rondo are readings of considerable temperament, with sections played with brio, as we know her. This ends the first cd.The second cd starts with angry Toccata. At last there is enough food for her fingers and she rises to the challenge. But still I feel something is missing, there is same type of black-white quality that limits enjoyment in Mozart. The key to fully successful Prokofiev Toccata is to build cumulative arches and play like reserves are limitless. Her remake from 1961 is better in this sense.I have never been a keen admirer of her Gaspard from 1974. For me, it was really good to hear this inspired early reading. Ondine is wonderfully played, with bright and shining climax, I cannot ask for any better. Her Gibet is full of tension and control, and suprisingly beautiful tones - I started listening Scarbo with real awe - I think this is just like Ravel meant it to be! Her last pages of Scarbo can be compared to the best pages of J.L.Borges, so magical they are, brilliant yet nightmarish.Her timings here are 5.31 - 4.43 - 8.05 compared to 6.21 - 6.42 - 9.18 of Gaspard of year 1974.Prokofiev's 3rd is a manifest in one movement and she takes full command from the start. Fast passages are really fast and perfectly controlled, there is wonderful moventum in every section and always that special feeling that some reserves are still to put into fire, no more theory, this is business! Poor old Serge - he would have loved to hear her playing this fine piece, challenging the whole Russian school with fire from Argentina. This is an inspired reading and shame it has been on vaults so long hidden from our ears. Bravo!Ravel's Sonatine is very nicely played, beautiful work, she plays it like a bow towards Faure. Menuet has some brisk fortissimo passages and Anime finale is brilliantly played with agile fingers. There is a plenty of temperament and dynamism in her playing - fan stuff, but might be too big to those who prefer more classical vein in this Sonatine.Prokofiev's war sonata is really gun stuff - some sections of Allegro inquieto are really tempestous, even violent. Just another inspired reading, with almost improvisatory touch. Argerich plays Andante with nicely flowing tempo, beautifully catching its singing qualities as well as those towering sonorities. One could say many words of Pollini, Richter or Horowitz in this work, but even better is just to enjoy the magnificent playing that refreshes like wind from Buenos Aires. The attitude of the finale has always been: Victory! She grabs it with the sureness of Fate herself, at any price.The leaflet is good stuff, fine essay and a plenty of her pictures - young Lioness. Go and grab this, if hesitating concentrate on cd 2 - it is five stars, cd 1 only 3 stars, but I make it 5 together.

l'ho comprato per regalarlo a mia madre. E' molto soddisfatta sia della musica che della qualità del suono. Consigliato a chi ama il genere

Ben imballato...nuovo...contiene due dischi al'interno...si sente molto bene e spedizione veloceUn buon prodotto ideale anche come regalo per chi ama la musica classica!

マルタアルゲリッチのピアノに出会えたことたいへん幸せです。特に、ソロは一言で完璧です。動画で見る手の動きはまさに神業！早いからいいのではない、音の粒がいい、音に対する感情のコメ方がいい、ミスがない、ミスをしそうにない、安心して聞いていられる。これからは、コンチェルトを聞いていこうと思っている。

Excellent service e. Nice recording.

Excellent