Great Pianists of the 20th Century – Martha Argerich is the second volume of the Great Pianists of the 20th Century box set and is the first of two volumes dedicated to her. The album features music by the composers Johann Sebastian Bach, Franz Liszt, Sergei Prokofiev, Sergei Rachmaninoff, and Maurice Ravel. The works were recorded between 1967 and 1982.
Contents
Featured works
Franz Liszt
Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, S. 124±
Maurice Ravel
Piano Concerto in G major±±
Sonatine
Gaspard de la nuit
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30±±±
Johann Sebastian Bach
Partita No. 2 in C minor, BWV 826
Sergei Prokofiev
Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, Op. 26±±
± London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Claudio Abbado
±± Berliner Philharmoniker conducted by Claudio Abbado
±±± RSO Berlin conducted by Riccardo Chailly
Track listing
Disc 1
Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 1 In E Flat, S. 124:
1: "Allegro maestoso" – 5:08
2a: "Quasi adagio" – 4:23
2b: "Allegretto vivace – Allegro animato" – 4:03
3: "Allegro marziale animato" – 4:01
Ravel: Piano Concerto in G major
1: "Allegramente" – 8:11
2: "Adagio assai" – 9:02
3: "Presto" – 3:55
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30
1: "Allegro ma non tanto" – 15:26
2: "Intermezzo. Adagio" – 11:00
3: "Finale. Alla breve" – 13:53
Disc 2
J.S.Bach: Partita No. 2 in C minor, BWV 826
1 "Sinfona. Grave adagio – Andante" – 4:15
2 "Allemande" – 4:18
3 "Courante" – 2:08
4 "Sarabande" – 3:54
5 "Rondeaux" – 1:17
6 "Capriccio" – 3:06
Ravel: Sonatine
1 "Modéré" – 3:59
2 "Mouvement de menuet" – 3:01
3 "Animé" – 3:37
Ravel: Gaspard de la nuit
1 "Ondine" – 6:19
2 "Le gibet" – 6:42
3 "Scarbo" – 9:18
Prokofiev: Concerto No. 3 In C, Op. 26
1 "Andante – Allegro" – 9:00
2 "Tema con variazione" – 9:03
3 "Allegro ma non troppo" – 9:03