Martha Argerich Chopin Piano Concerto1 2/4

[BJWoodcock]

prefer Ohlson or zimmerman -this is too rubato and eratic/manic.

[artmusicusa]

One of the greatest pianist of the 20th Century, really one of kind.... one could agree or not with some of her performances, but you'll never be disapointed... At 8.01 and on she is brillant!!!!

[coolsnak3]

martha makes my day <3

[haeddus]

please look at mrs. argerich at 00:01

[renumeratedfrog]

Note bene... she's playing everything from memory... No score sheets for her!

[lalalol1000]

Her mistakes sound very musical 2:43. really.

[Jaimejimmyjim]

What ever happened at 2:43?

[EllectroHD]

What happened at 2:43?

[RicAbapo]

AH!!!! i'm floating!!!! i can spend forever floating with music and beauty like this concerto..thank you Chopin.

[jorgeoscar1000]

what a talented woman i would love to make love to her

[birosudi]

Unbelievably wonderful interpretation, but who is the conductor?

[divacamo]

@birosudi Charles Dutoit, her ex husband, they have a daughter.

[Carpian]

she is so cute at the beginning

[zagiuly]

oh mio dio fantastica

[ClaytonsVids]

Chopin was no mere mortal... he must be dwelling in Olympus bathed in glory among the other gods...

[renumeratedfrog]

I would trade several years of my life to listen to this entire concerto in person, rather than on Youtube.

[jason101other]

@renumeratedfrog And that's just sad. Why not just trade in some money and go?

[argentor16]

c'est Immense!

[doliveira86]

Linda interpretação. Só conhecia o nome, agora sim conheço o talento. Brilhante.

[nopponakim]

I actually went this concert at Tokyo NHK hall with my wife and my parents. All of us were so much moved by her so graceful and passionate performance. I was so much moved into tears...I really love her play and deeply respect her !

[ShadowWolfey]

beautiful

[BJWoodcock]

0:03 seconds: conductors an avid Air guitar player!

[Marcelo721]

Martha undoubtedly runs one of the great performances, but in this concert, as well as waltzes Op 64, and the Polonaise N ° 6, the king is Rafal Blechacz ...

[cdcattaneo]

Martha, my dear... You were only be my inspiration... Martha, my love !!! (Lennon)

[bilderbergjapan]

elegant..

[fluterampal]

Charles Dutoit est marv

ellieuse!

[200800714]

第２樂章　精進的鋼琴

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[bckm54]

hehe...let's see how many people get upset about that... :)

[bckm54]

it's ok

[ophelius111]

2:08-3:52 and 8:04-9:04, Genius! Chopin wasn't human!

[jorgeoscar1000]

She's a femme fatale on a piano !!! Just mesmerizing  i'd kiss her hands and make love to her !!

!!!!

[ichadzis]

That is AMAZING! Oh my god it is AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!

[freeqwerqwer]

I'm afraid to give criticism on her so excellent, poetically moving playing. She is painting picture like a true artist and the various sections flow well together. One can just relax on the judging and listen to her artistic world.

[wsdy009]

i would never have seen such an excellent concerto before，and I believe there will be

Nobody could beyond Mata Agerich

[denidowi]

@wsdy009 Yes; Martha is certainly one of the best.

[MrIgorzaumm]

Haha look Her face at the beginning! excelent and fantastic performance!

[emeleito]

Gracias martha por tanta genialidad! tu musica me hace volar a lugares que jamas se pueda llegar..

[gbshalev]

This rendition is good but not spectacular. Argerich's push-pull rubato at times brings out a superficial attitude to this piece. She makes some mistakes with notes - maybe she is not in top form. She struggles in some passages. Her staccato is not very Chopinesque and she is at times not in sync.

My favorite for this piece is Perahia, Gilels, Vasary. Also Kissin plays this well.

[denidowi]

@gbshalev To be absolutely honest, it would be hard to say that this would be a typically Chopinesqu piece of music anyway: it is certainly not as Chopinesque as the bulk of his piano solo works.

It possesses more 'push' and force/compulsion in many places than most of his works.

[gjwr]

@gbshalev I'm sorry can you elaborate on what a Chopinesque staccato is?

[refaful]

merci sacre femme,madame Argerich , belle interpretation, merci

[randyclar747]

I wish this Martha Argerich could simply download her knowledge of piano directly to my brain. I love it.!!!!!!!!

[LasPatronas]

Martha, aprovechando la nueva ley de Matrimonio Igualitario en Argentina, le ofrezco mi mano compartida con mi pareja de hace 30 años: Jesusa, una mujer extraordinaria como usted. Necesito que algún día que esté por este continente me avise para decirle en persona que usted es la mejor pianista del mundo y que nadie toca el piano como usted y que además usted necesita en este tiempo personas que la amemos como yo. Pero sobre todas las cosas que es usted MUY HERMOSA!

[frebuscrane2004]

absolutely superb: grace, technical brilliance, maturity, deep expression of feeling. I worship the ground Martha steps on.

[musiclover1485]

oh i didn't know that youtube does not allow us to upload video with over 10 mins in length.

[musiclover1485]

Why did you cut the first movement into two?

[Violinkid05]

@musiclover1485 Because its more then 10 mins

[Wandalandowskaya47]

¡AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA­AYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY­YY!!!!!!!!

[MrTigran19]

He was one of the best composers of the world

[ConcertoArt]

Thanks, wohltemperierte for posting this. What an awesome performance! What a woman!

[bigbangatomicx]

@aldebussy maybe its too bright cos its a yamaha? love martha!

[668JunKi]

lol @ 6:56

[theatregirl20121]

This performance moved me inside so much that i cried. my parents were both prof musicians so that part of me just got into it. i loved watching the conductor. i always wanted to conduct symphonies.. the musicians, all, were very into their parts...martha was phenomenal. her touch was right on when it was to be loud, then soft. it is such an emotional piece. i worshipped this Palm Sunday morning listening to this beautiful gift of music from God that He gave to each one on the stage. BRAVO!

[mdoub]

the finale is stunning and robust

[NodameSpecial]

Lol at the start look at her face !

[exavier091]

hey guys, what do you guys think is harder, chopin's e minor concerto (1st mvt), or rachmaninoff 3rd piano concerto (1st mvt)

honestly i think chopin's is harder . . . i dunno because i have to pick one and i don't know what to choose, but i like rachmaninoff's way more . . .

any help?

[fgattino]

I think I fell inlove with her after seeing this...

[Fredegunda7]

Bravissimo!!!

[lola020202]

how old was she ?

[zali868]

1996-1941, 55 years old

[v3le]

she is trying to be more creative than Chopin haha

[HAlghamdi]

Martha is probably the best Chopin interpreter out there, and this piano concerto is my second favorite after Tchaikovsky's.

[WichoWich]

@HAlghamdi What about Zimerman's?

[Grisostomo06]

Martha's simply the best!

[TheParulecka]

min 5 28......is lovely achhh

[amaranthgina]

begining 4:30, it is my favorite part!!! So chillingly lyrical and beautifual...it is really heartachingly melodical...

[TheParulecka]

yes there is that poland sadness

[thekristof2004]

meme si oarfois je la trouve un peu "brutale" elle a une maitrise de son sujet absolument impressionnante... sa technique est parfaite...

[MadameDRG]

she's emotional but still natural and charismatic...simply love her!

[aldebussy]

I think Argerich is known for more than her performances. She's really a personality. She's beautiful, elegant and enigmatic. All these contributed to her fame. Just a thought.

The performance is lovely, but the recording sounds too bright.

[salviati]

@aldebussy don't forget, you are at the mercy of the quality of your headset, and of your computer's sound reproductive capabilities. Play the same recording on a proper sound system, and it would unrecognizable!

[rolipoli]

this is the martha best chopin 1st... her ex is still being crap, as always

[davidhocd]

my kingdom for a vidéo of chopin directing argerich...

[paulostroff99]

Brava! Queen Martha reigns! TY.

[partitasa89]

love the part of 8:04 onwards! It's soooooo difficult to play that! Soft yet powerful!!

[Nganguen]

Thank you my fantastic Martha...God bless you!

[Pauliwog13]

I agree with Timmytimtimtm what happened to that beautiful trill that chopin what all day to think of it and his hard work of making such a piece and to be ruined because somebody left out the trill. I think this would be an insult to Argerich and Chopin.

[CHOCSAVEPROB]

who is the conducter?

[TypeFD2R]

He's Charles Dutoit.

[paulostroff99]

TypeFD2R-Ex husband and still dear friend and recording partner-Charles Dutoit,one of the great conductors of the century.

[Timmytimtimtm]

what happened to the trill , we should imagine it???????

[SCHneiDen777]

timmytimtimtm: let's just imagine you never said that...

[rachroxlol]

I think that although her technique is excellent, and her playing overall is flawless, she should be more strict with her rubato, maybe stick with what Chopin wrote a little more. I am learning this too though, so it's good to see how others express themselves in this piece :]

[TJFNYC212]

I thought that I would never care to hear this concerto again NEVER again...... under the fingers of Argerich it takes on new life and beauty......... You comments are really beyond me they slay me well eveyone is entitled to his or her opinion........ this rendition is stunninly gorgeous,,,,, that of Dinu Lipatti pales in comparision

[sg1741]

Why would you never care to hear this concerto again? It's probably one of the most refined pieces of Chopin void of his usual experimental etude scales but rather melodic in essence with amazing virtiuosity

[TJFNYC212]

well there you have it Martha put such new eclat into it........... I am listening to it all the time now.............. don't mind me

[soami2u]

VIVA ARGERICH!!!! I am drunk from hearing that gorgeous 2nd subject....never have I heard it played with such emotion and expressivity. This is an individualistic performance which illuminates so much beauty and feeling that is in the music, the real Romanticism. It may not be the more classic and restrained approach to this piece (like say, Novaes or Pires), but there is so much that is wonderful in her playing....she's so absorbed in the music, & technical difficulties are 0 for her-GENIUS!

[vicentuxo91]

blakebunyard estoy de acuerdo, el min 3:12 es uno de los mejores del concierto.

[GeorgeMaxwellDuPre]

I think no one massacres a piece of music quite lke Martha, but frankly that is why we love her! :¬)

[blakebunyard]

3:12 is perhaps my favorite moment in all of classical music.

[datisookzo]

indeed!, although the sus 4 progressions just before that are even as beautiful

[perumnx]

Inspirational!

[SickForest]

Oh my god, is he her ex-husband?... he reminds me to him (if he´s not...) when she played the Tchaikovsky concerto... When she wore a purple dress... (Sorry my bad english... But I don´t use "OMG" instead of the hole thing XD... ja, I´m just kidding)

[pablo0508]

q grande....Argentina tenia q ser!!!

jejeje!!!

[pfbinh]

dude,that's why she is good, because she got out of Argentina

[pfbinh]

nah.. I'm just kidding

[FerozaLaBonne]

This is the most emotionally, spiritually and technically perfect ideal of this Chopin Concerto....Martha is immortalized by this rendition. I could feel an entire lifetime evolve before my eyes. No, I should say that the force of creation, that is nature in all its glory and intangible moods is portrayed here.

Martha you bring me to a place deep in the recesses of my soul, and give me a reason for my existence. Life is indeed a miracle.

Feroza

[marliben]

Retarded.

[Parsipianist]

What does that mean? Who is retarded, it cant be Martha and its definitely not me for appreciating her, so that leaves just one person.

[marliben]

Appreciating her does not mean "give me a reason for my existence." You know how absurd that is? You didn't bring about your own and existence and clearly Martha didn't, so you should be paying worship and honor to your Creator not a piano player who is just as mortal as you are. That's why the comment was retarded. And nature is not a force of creation; it's not an efficient cause so don't give it such credit.

[FerozaLaBonne]

You take my comments out of context and use them in a literal sense, instead of in the spiritual sense they were intended. Please dont trouble yourself to reply, it is not necessary. You are free to think what ever you wish.

[GeorgeMaxwellDuPre]

Marliben is clearly taking everything very seriously. But FerozalLaBonne, if you don't want people to bash your comments, try to say sensible things. Because this "give me a reason for my existence" does sound a bit silly. Do you mean that it adds something to your existence? Art can sometimes reveal something about life to you that adds to your existence, yes.

[HoneyKristin]

Well said, marliben.

[kierkegaardsoeren]

you?

[marliben]

You?

[jabberwock01]

She's so outrageously naturally gifted that there's a slight suspicion that most concert pieces are slightly too easy for her.

[FerozaLaBonne]

I agree!

[danilosickboy]

hola una pregunta, sobre el minuto 9:14, pueden ver q es lo q agarra con la mano derecha??? acaso es un pucho? o es un pañuelo?? solo pa saber nomas, asi de curioso...

awante martha

[FreddysHamster]

Here here sickboy

[FreddysHamster]

Can't stop listening the little upwards run at 4:50-4:51 only 2 seconds of music but so so beautiful! The marriage of Dim and Rub :-))

[PedroFragosoPires]

Argerich is and will always be the greatest pianist of all times. What a soul...

[Ellinidara]

totally agree with you.But don't forget other incredible pianist on the past, when Mrs Argerich was still student..:-) (personal opinion) anyway,Martha forever!

[1l1v32d13]

No I dont think anyone will forget the pianist's of the past their music will alway's live on (Chopin, Liszt, Mozart, Beethoven etc) who could forget. One more thing no matter how old you become their's alot youve learned but alot you havent learned so in a sense you will alway's be a student but one thing she had that cannot be taught or learned is the passion and love and is what seperate's every artist.

[yeahweiting]

i dont like her play this one

[aldebussy]

Her performances are NEVER blurry! It's incredible what a legato she produces without using too much pedale.

[atticus10090]

whoa, so fast! especially 2:09- 3:30ish, dare I say too quick? the ends aren't too clean. Martha will always be the master of Rach 3 though...

[crazyunicorn20]

3.01 - 3.36 is my favourite part..makes me shiver

[Nataliena]

I wish I had her energy level at this age

[eczkiekuku]

I had the great opportunity to listen to this concert performed by Her-very-self at the National Opera Theatre in Warsaw some 7 years ago (our Philharmonic Concert Hall was too small to house all people who wanted to take part), this was the most powerful musical experience i've ever had. It was impossible to get the tickets I & my friends had to use a clever and not too legal way to get there;] there were no seats left so we were standing during the whole concert as if we were hypnotised...!

[Wandalandowskaya47]

Very well made video.

[qwertyproulx]

Febrile, heady, lyrical. A gorgeous, intoxicating performance.

[infernobegins]

Beautiful!

[tietienne12]

She lives the music, it's beautiful...

[AllUserNamesTaken111]

I don't like some of the rubatos used. Rhythm, baby!

[guboub]

It's true she pushes it a lot, and it *occasionally* slips on the "too much" side. But she has the guts to take risks. = sometimes it works, sometimes in does not. = she is a human after all...

[cellestialX]

Then you would really not like to hear Yundi Li's playing of this.

[guboub]

Why?

[ieronim2003]

when you play chopin you have some freedoms so it's ok with the rubatos

[celpiano2]

It is so distorted - the rhythms pulled so lopsided and what I consider to be a like soap opera version of Shakespeare. Exaggeration is to my mind never a component of the greatest art. Chopin's art is one I hold to be simple, magical, and always expressed in natural emotions - and to use the phrase of my great teacher -- always singing.

[k4bb75]

You actually think that it's distorted??? haven't you noticed how Argerich does not only play music with perfection and magnificent technique but when you listen to her, you feel like if she's talking through the music she's playing, her emotions are in her performance. I really do believe that you should reconsider Argerich's interpretation and watch out for all the die-hard Argerich fans.

[celpiano2]

Don't get me wrong, she is a magnificent pianist, but she is playing it the way she wants, and not what Chopin wrote

[levantissimo]

Martha, you are so gorgeous, i love you, especially when you are playing this

[marrieter08]

OH MY GOOOOOOOOOD.... SHE IS PERFECT

[ganymed45]

thanks a lot!!

[citlalliguevara]

Thank you so much for posting this!!!!!!!