This 8 CD boxed set is another in a series to commemorate the
art of Martha Argerich in her 70th birthday year.
How lucky we all are as music-lovers to have the chance - where
we don’t already own them - of obtaining these fantastic performances
by a true artist. The title of one of the articles in the accompanying
booklet is “The spirit of collaboration”. That sums up this
set, for Argerich has, for many years, eschewed solo performances
in favour of the collaborative process where she shares the
platform with a whole range of world class colleagues, some
very well known and some less so. You can be sure that if she
wants to play with them they are at the very top of their musical
game. I recently reviewed her solo and duos set which I described
as “an embarrassment of riches”; this is an even greater one:
8 CDs of performances of the works of 9 composers in which she
is accompanied by a total of 23 different musicians! The choice
of repertoire cannot be faulted, involves plenty of variety
and shows Argerich as a perfect fellow musician whether in duos,
trios, quartets, quintets or septet. (Steve Arloff) This 8 CD boxed set is another in a series to commemorate the
art of Martha Argerich in her 70th birthday year.
How lucky we all are as music-lovers to have the chance - where
we don’t already own them - of obtaining these fantastic performances
by a true artist. The title of one of the articles in the accompanying
booklet is “The spirit of collaboration”. That sums up this
set, for Argerich has, for many years, eschewed solo performances
in favour of the collaborative process where she shares the
platform with a whole range of world class colleagues, some
very well known and some less so. You can be sure that if she
wants to play with them they are at the very top of their musical
game. I recently reviewed her solo and duos set which I described
as “an embarrassment of riches”; this is an even greater one:
8 CDs of performances of the works of 9 composers in which she
is accompanied by a total of 23 different musicians! The choice
of repertoire cannot be faulted, involves plenty of variety
and shows Argerich as a perfect fellow musician whether in duos,
trios, quartets, quintets or septet. (Steve Arloff)
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