Martha Argerich Chopin Piano Concerto1 3/4

Bravissima!!!

4:55 Agitato , very impressive,heartbreaking

Not as good as her recording with Abbado and the LSO, but then again, this is LIVE. Absolutely gorgeous muscianship.

listen how tenderly and softly she plays perhaps the most beautiful part of the concerto - 7:55 to the end.....technically wise, this part isn't so hard to play however her greatness is how she lets her emotions take over and guide her through (you can see it on her face....)

this concerto is among my very favorite pieces of music ever written, and this movement is just sublimely, brilliantly written. chopin at his best. i think even he would love argerich's interpretation of it. stunning, ethereal, otherworldly. indescribably romantic and breathtaking.

Heartbreakingly beautiful

simply best performance for my ear, heard dozens of it, but this..... glorry

...Romance&Virtuosity Vs Virtuosity&Romance...Awesome!

Como siempre Martha me sorprende, me fascina. Su fraseo, su sonido, su ritmo. Música avasallante: música y más música. Qué se puede decir? Ahí está todo.

"driving with a bycycle with square wheels instead of round ones"

All Chopin is there, isn't he? Being straight and sinuous at the same time, free within bounds, seing melancholy in joy and hope beyond that - being.

I love the way she plays it. Every note has a weight and a purpose.

Reminds me of Musset :

"J'ai souffert souvent, je me suis trompé quelquefois, mais j'ai aimé. C'est moi qui ai vécu, et non pas un être factice créé par mon orgueil et mon ennui."