Martha Argerich plays Beethoven´s 2nd Concerto Part I

[simcha181818]

The orchestra and conductor are very good. Martha as always is superb.

[michaelinable]

Looking at a small orchestra typical in the Haydn-Mozart Era.

[yuripingo]

maravilha! a orquestra e as duas criaturas fantásticas, regente-pianista e pianista!!

FANTÁSTICO!!!

[TheHoldenblood]

Very good performance but beethoven can play it better i know this by i was there.beethoven's performance is a master piece. so good job Martha Argerich

[wesmusic72]

If only Argerich had played slower and with more restraint, she would have sounded much better. And give her Berlin Philharmonic and a Steinway grand, she will sparkle! Great performance! Argerich also cannot do Mozart as well as Mitsuko Uchida. I look to Mitsuko Uchida or Gulda for Mozart. Hope I am not nitpicking! I've pointed out Argerich's weaknesses! Uh Oh!

[wesmusic72]

Martha Argerich, to me, is the greatest of the living pianist. I adore her recordings. But for Beethoven concertos, i will look to Kempff and Berlin Philharmonic under Ferdinand Leitner. It may not be the best recording, but I like Kempff better than Argerich in Beethoven 2. I prefer Kempff slower tempi, more nuanced details emerge from his playing, and it allows me to catch my breath with Kempff.

[lovesGenet]

these players don't ever look at their conductor .the music is always new to these people no matter how many rehearsaks!

[galapz]

she makes this dumpy Yamaha sound like a real piano

[fdartmouth]

Great playing by Marta and the orchestra!

[ghawk2005]

she's incredible and she makes it look SO easy !

[somedudeplayingpiano]

I would love too play conserts one day, but now I'm not good enough :( and does anyone know which consert is the easiest for piano ?

[ghawk2005]

the schumann piano concerto in A mintor is fairly straight forward.

[bourdass]

nooo, don't do that! It may hear simple, but it has enough difficulties. Try the 2nd of Beethoven or the A major of Mozart (not n.23!)

[Phrygian12]

shes amazing

just so much Control

[slambennett]

The tone probably isn't Martha's fault - this sounds like a piano with hammers that haven't been voiced in some time, resulting in the brilliant "edge" to the sound.

[Ellinidara]

My god she'incredible...

[kgatmit]

Fantastico.

I played this first movement about two years ago, spent about 8 months on it, and never got the entire thing up to this speed. There's basically 3 entire pages of continuous sixteenth notes, and that was so hard to perfect. Martha Argerich's technique is amazing.

[marcelo412]

Oh so good. Amazing Beethoven by Argentineans

[tommyIglesias]

this is in Argentina

[locadenoche]

I don't think so

[Edward3600]

Its a very very good ochestra. Every one is talented.

[aldebussy]

Her tone...uhhhh....

[54spiritedwill54]

Martha is just amazing!!!

[musicdivinemusic]

Excellent video with a great sound, loud and full, so rare on YouTube. Unfortunately cut abruptely at the end.

[pabloj08]

yo lo Conozco al flacoooo!!! jejeje Aguante Ivan Carajo!! Dicho de Paso, Martha Argerich es única! No encuentro sentido a la discusión sobre quienes fueron sus maestros...Volviendo al a Martha, su técnica, limpieza, musicalidad, y belleza estética a pesar de sus años son inigualables.

[Rubinstein007]

very good film and music!!! especially the background is beautiful!!

[petie32]

That was Beethoven's intent. He had a Broadwood, an instrument in no way inferior in sound to today's 6 foot grand, against this rather thin orchestra. Game, set, match. At 30 he was involved in promoting himself as a player and his music was a vehicle. About 1803, deafness and events in the French court changed his view of the world and himself; Eroica changed music forever.

[atoafriend]

Y'know, if you're learning this piece (like me), try not to go as fast as her (learning this piece is no walk in the park).

[rokinchopin]

She rushes herself and the orchestra. They start off together but do not come in/end togehter when it counts. But very good technically.

[aldebussy]

Who was Martha's teacher? Does she teach? If yes, where?

[cocofuria]

Friedrich Gulda was his teacher.

[kiwibd]

the famous pianist michelangeli is also one of her teachers

[Geonetic52]

Abbey Simon was her teacher before she won the Chopin Competition, but what happened was after she won...she didn't mention him at all...and that was a bit of an insult....so ya...

[kiwibd]

but she often mention Gulda! She first met Gulda when she was around 10-year-old

[lrodor]

Wonderful Brillant performances!

[lourak]

To clarify my comment of 3 months ago: In the macro-tempo (long range) Martha stays within normal range - what she does do quite often, is rush her foreground passages. It is of course a stylistic matter, which, I think, is out of place here, considering the conductor, orchestra, etc...

[kevtrey]

This is the one in B major?

[Saturn2005]

B-flat major

[guillote75]

Was it filmed while she was "visiting" her homeland, Argentina? Seems to be in a TV studio.

[lourak]

Martha is rushing too much and playing a bit to aggressively for this small and mild-mannered orchestra.

[KennYWooD2]

No, she's not rushing at all. Excellent performance from her as always.

[wupohan]

Argerich NEVER rushes. She always plays music the way she think it's supposed to be. People think she rushes just have different taste in music. That's all. Thanks for the posting. It's excellent!

[superbemaison]

I agree with you but could it be Beethoven's own way of playing??He (beethoven) is reputed to be heavy-playing?Anyway this is beethoven's FIRST piano concerto but was published as number 2.

[vocalpianist]

I think it is also how the mics are set up.

[leomulder]

My God, how boring you are.

[lourak]

You're right but that's how I was born. It's not my fault!

[atoafriend]

Yeah, you're special in your own way, and "boring" is lourak's special way of doing things (I mean this by NO offense, if any).

[atoafriend]

Besides, it's only boring under two conditions (of my knowledge): one is when you can't understand it; another is when you just don't have any interest.

[Tuftaffety]

Argerich rocks as usual.

but, what an amazing orchestra too!

[citlalliguevara]

Martha is just amazing!!!