Imagine being a twenty-something world-renowned virtuoso... young, talented, beautiful... constantly battling anxiety, and eventually having a serious bout of depression... having three kids... defeating cancer.. yet still continuing to do what you love at a virtuosic level nearly 60 years later. This woman is an absolute gift.
@@haminguyen9598 hi i meant she could do it all without the excessive body movements and overly dramatic facial expression. None of the over the top physical movements that might not actually help the music. Hope my explanation helps! 😊
This statement. That's exactly how I feel about her, specifically with her Chopin scherzo performances. I've never seen someone lash out so gracefully. I am of the staunch belief that there isn't a pianist alive that plays Chopin's scherzos better. I love her in other Chopin works but there's something magical about her scherzo performances that I've never heard any other pianist come close to matching.
@@mc3newsmcocconcierge504 Martha indeed plays them with reckless abandon, airily, delicately, lightly, perhaps as wood sprites would play them - hard to put into words... Whimsically is a good one. Like when you play Polichinelle, you try to be a mischievous as the clown himself. But when I listen to a work of Chopin to see how people play it, Cortot is the one I always look for first. He is "rubato limit" so to speak - but it's more than that. I can't speak for all Martha's Chopin but I'll bet you are spot on with her Scherzo's. I'd also like to hear Zlata Chohieva's Scherzo's but it appears there aren't any on youtube. Z's Rach Etudes-Tableau are stunning and magical.
Honestly, there's not much one can say. I'm a rock, pop, soul and blues man. It's been a great joy over the last few years to discover this lady. She's absolutely, almost impossibly great.
What a beautiful woman, what an extraordinary performance of this magnificent worrk of Chopin.. How very fortunate we are to have access to all this beautiful music and virtuosic rendition.on You Tube. This is what makes life worthwhile for me! Harry E W Smith, E.D., A.D.M. Dip Health Couns
Listen , when Chopin wrote these extravaganza's. Piano's weren't made as pianos are manufactured in the last 60 years or so today and what's more, writing in the freezing cold and damp weather conditions Give credit when do. Who in the hell knows how his music sounded 180 years ago. Every pianist has his/her own interpretation as closely as can be followed according to the music read.
Breathtaking in every possible way. The power, the delicacy, the nuance, the phrasing, the sense of architecture, the poetry, the passion, the absurdly sensational technique.
From the way she played the first bar I already knew it was going to be perfect. Personally, it is my favourite recording of it. She played with so much passion. So much dynamic variation.
I envy those who were/are able to hear this living legend play live. My wife and I have bought tickets to multiple concerts of hers, even traveled to Singapore on one occasion, only to have her cancel at the last minute. I guess we'll have to settle for listening to her recordings. What sets her apart from others is that no matter how many times I listen to her recording, it never fails to move me emotionally. Even though I know what's coming, I always hear a fresh hidden layer in her playing. I don't blame her for the frequent cancellations: she bares her soul every time she's on stage, so if she doesn't feel inspiration, she won't waste your time by giving a formulaic performance.
What an exceptional pianist ! Plus, this scherzo is perfectly suited to her temperament: the reflective sections do not need anything else than sheer desolation and the virtuoso parts are also the ones where Martha Argerich's passion is allowed to flare up... Thanks for posting and regards from France
I vehemently disagree. Her fast tempo glosses over all the emotional content Chopin labored over. Rubenstein and Zimmerman both used a tempo which embodied the scherzo (though Rubenstein muddled the notes a bit) whereas Argerich flagrantly speeds over chords which require a pianist's full attention. You and others say that this performance reflects Argerich's personality which is a dreadful insult to Argerich considering the piece's quality. Ultimately this pieces appears to be some sort of contorted satire!
He may have written for the piano alone, but he changed completely how piano music was made and in this sense he really does rank among the most important composers of classical music.
I would be shocked if Chopin himself could play the piece this well. I listen to her play list Hungarian number two yesterday and people were saying that some RUclips piano player named Rousseau is better and after comparing them side-by-side, you would just chalk those comments down to callow youth
Is a composer able to realize the entire essence of their own compositions? Or do they spend their whole lives trying to better understand their own creations? That being said, Chopin was known as being a marvelous pianist. In his case, he was the only person that could play his works to the best service of the music.
@@skrutten_ Franz Liszt is said to have played Chopin better than Chopin albeit he often deviated from the score which angered Chopin to the extent that it ended their very close association and friendship.
Acá en Argentina al único gil que reconocen es a Maradona... ¿ningún paisano se enorgullece de que esta verdadera artista haya salido de nuestro país?. Qué decadencia
She is amazing. I wish she was Brazilian, haha. Thankfully, Portugal borrowed us Maria João Pires. Now we have an amazing pianist too XD But Martha still a better pianist to me.
Excuse me....we also have other names such as Nelson Freire, btw he's very close to Martha, as mentioned before Guiomar Novaes and let's not forget Magdalena Tagliaferro
Her dexterity and technical brilliance is unmatched. I've played this piece myself, and while her interpretation is admirable in of in itself, it is the perfect mastery she has over her fingers that gives a fire to her performance.
4:40 - 4:56 How... did she do that? If only we could hear a live recording of Chopin playing this, to compare who's a better pianist, because Martha is really good! Extremely talented!
I think the fact that there is no recording and only written accounts of chopins playing makes him seem brilliant. I dont doubt that he was, but i bet there ar epianists today that are just as good as he was. Of course, well never know haha
Argerich's performances from the 1966 competition are one of the reasons I really like RUclips. I might never have come across them otherwise. Plus it's a great platform to share my own music.
I am looking for a vídeo of her. I used to see it once in a while for years. Now i cant find it. It was deleted i gess. She performs a chopin piece in less than 1 minute, super fast, she has a red dress and is old video
Que seria de nosotros sin esos virtuosos de la música; no lo puedo imaginar; a través de ellos descubrimos sensaciones inimaginables,y Martha Argerich recibió ese Don Divino.........
@@tteerabeats9116 I'd say most of the themes in this one aren't as playful as you'd expect but, to me, out of the four, this and no 4 do have the most playful themes. Likely because Chopin took the scherzos in a completely different direction compared to how they had been previously composed. No 1 is definitely the darkest but the purpose of all four is not the brightness and light-heartedness with which the scherzo form was previously associated (Beethoven had started to take the form in darker directions, but Chopin takes the playful scherzo and takes it in a radical new direction). These are large and powerful expressive works.
To Brandt: do you know with certainty how Chopin would have wanted this played? Rubinstein was a marvel, Zimerman plays Chopin as wonderfully as anyone, specially the Ballades, and Argerich is another marvel. Let their different ways keep giving us a peek at the mysteries that these works imply.
Well, no. There is no such thing as the "greatest" anything in music. Music is not a hard science, where an absolute number can be given for something. Music is subjective.
if we're talking about most people's favorite, that's definitely krystian zimerman, it's almost indisputable. but it doesnt make him better at any term arthur rubinstein is also a popular preference
@@thefaze1096 🤣 Zimmerman! Yes he is super technically solid but also afraid to fly on airplanes and rarely travels out of Europe. His performances are also not super brave and musically captivating like Martha. A bit plain andcstraight forward. Vladimir Horowitz is almost "indisputably" the most renowned concert artist of the last century; Martha is in there though as is Rubenstein and Gould when it comes to Baroque music.
Clearly you are American like me. Among the rest of the educated world speaking multiple languages is pretty common. Unknown pretty much here. Rest of the world where countries are as big as our states, it’s just necessary
@@chriscascketta174 Big deal. I have personally known many people who speak several languages. It’s not that hard if you are in those cultures to pick it up.
@@chriscascketta174 I repeat- it’s not that big a deal Especially when all of them are based on Latin Melania Trump - same thing. No one gives a shit. You wanna get all geeked up about it, fine. Meet some people outside America.
My, who knew Argerich was such a beauty in her day! A beautiful woman playing beautiful music beautifully: is there anything so aesthetically overwhelming?
it looks effortless, but it really does take a true master to be able to give that effect. i'm 100% sure an extreme amount of effort went into this performance, actually :)
MARTA ARGERICH avvenente ,la piu' grande pianista dell'eta' moderna per tecnica insuperabile ed interpretazione perfettissima.CIAO BELLISSIMA MARTA,errico.
Argentina’s icons (Perón, Evita, Maradona and Messi) are wayyyyyy below this amazing pianist. She’s definitely the most notable classical musician of the 20th century and posible the 21st too. She battled cancer, depression , being a mom of three daughters and the pressure of touring and being on the spotlight, She’s now 80 beautiful years old and performing like she’s a young person. This is a real Icon for any country….for the world itself !!!! but here in Argentina she’s rarely mentioned.
I hold her to the highest regards but saying she's better than a footballer is pretty wild. You can't possibly compare physical ability with artistic endeavor. That's like saying Isaac Newton is better than Shakespeare. They're each masters in their own field.
Martha is a genius and for those who were criticizing her then let me here your own interpretation with this piece. You don't need to state the edition of the book just bring it on and post it here!
I personally loved this interpretation and have nothing to criticize about it but I disagree with you. I invite anyone who has observations to share them here, whether they can play it or not. If we followed you logic, there would be no movie critics giving negative reviews because they can't make movies themselves or food critics saying they don't like a certain plate at a restaurant because they can't cook it better themselves. Believe it or not, most people are not professional pianists reknown internationally and thus cannot perform such pieces but still are entitled to their opinions. Just because Martha or anyone else is a genius doesn't make them impervious to constructive criticizm.
Martha has brought this piece to life for me. And she did it only 3 years after I was born! It is a shame that I didn't discover this performance much earlier in my life. Incredible talent! Dare I say...incomparable? AND, WHO ARE THESE THAT DISLIKED THIS ? There is no doubt in my mind that their decision to "dislike" this performance was due most certainly to being overcome with a shade of green the likes of which could not be easily cast aside, and which has illuminated them like a spotlight on a stage.
There is this assured-certainty in her finger dexterity and flexibility of wrist coupled with many, many fast twitch muscles. On top of that her heart is fiery poetic and sassy( chuckle).Love her laying to bits.
rodrigocientista is right, but to elaborate, in the musical sense it is a dance movement in a fast triple meter that the light hearted/joke plays a part of.
FredMyOpinion: Your comments are racist, not musical. Obviously you don't have a glimmer when it comes to actual, responsible criticism. "She throws tantrum all over" is, for instance, a remark no intelligent schoolboy would be caught making. And "Delivers insincere lyricism" is bonkers, pal. "Her Chopin interpretation is bound to be influenced by the rhythms and sounds of her native Argentina, where those quick Tango twitches, turns, and tantrums surfaced in her playing" is repugnant. Ugh.
The best pianist alive (and perhaps ever) performing this. Martha was as good as legend say. Whether or not this is "the best" version is really another question but her technical interpretation is beyond reproach. Notes are crystal clear, tempo is perfect and she does not over peddle. Where I consider the most difficult parts of the piece 4:40 and 6:20 stretch (most mortals slow down) where she maintains her tempo. Bravo.
Renovar Wwis Agree!, at last we can hear the velocity, tempo and rythm like we want at the 4.40 min (the part i like the most) , making very clearly the Bass melody. Never found anyone else like that.
I like it if it were played slower(But that's my opinion). And it's a difficult part, but I don't know if it's the hardest. I've seen people play much harder things.
@renovar Wwis when she goes she goes! Those leggiero passages are outstanding and that speed, with such accuracy and melodoldy in the left hand. The sempre con fuoco is played with such fire 🔥 plus there's chords unspread of 9ths in the left hand (4th line onwards) at that pace is masterful. My favorite is the last 58 bars how she comes down to a pianisamo for the arpeggiated Fmaj7 to Aflat major. Lush!
This is even better than Rubinsteins many performances of this famous work. Her playing playing has such passion, poetry and flair. A riveting perfomance!
@@justinpino8115 Well of course it's all a matter of personal taste. Rubinstein brings a patrician grandeur and lyrical poise to this famous piece. Having said that I find Argerichs youthful exuberance and flair irresistible, and has the second major key theme ever been delivered with such ardour as this?!.
I found some versions to be too masculine and heavy-handed, whereas others were lacking in the same area, but argerich flows so effortlessly between the fortes and pianos, between staccatos and legatos. She covers all bases, putting the entirety of her being into the music and controlling it extremely well. You can hear each note like pins dropping, but nowhere do her fingers stutter, not once. A stupendous flurry of (very long!) fingers, it is not only entertaining to listen to, but to watch.
Define too masculine? What has gender got to do with piano playing? Do you expect women to play a certain way and men to play a different way? Why? I'm a female pianist and have a lot of strength and power but I do not consider that I play like a man because in the end what does a man play like? They all play so differently. So can we just leave gender out of it please.
@@louisehollyhead6807 masculinity playing the piano refers to a certain heat and intensity. Feminine people have a softer and 'kinder' attitude to the piano. Typically. Female does not mean feminine, nor male mean masculine. Don't confuse sex with the feminine and masculine.
Imagine being a twenty-something world-renowned virtuoso... young, talented, beautiful... constantly battling anxiety, and eventually having a serious bout of depression... having three kids... defeating cancer.. yet still continuing to do what you love at a virtuosic level nearly 60 years later. This woman is an absolute gift.
I concur.Absolutely correct.
She started playing piano at the age 3 so she really grew with music, as she matured was always there and that for 80 years.
Do .
It's difficult to find enough positive things to say about her, her music, and her career. She's extraordinary.
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If it wasn't for RUclips I would have died without watching this.
I am with you!
Guarda anche questo:
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minuto 1:17:20
youtube is trillion times better than shitty tv
I played it in my fourteens.. not like her of courrse!!!
If it wasn't for the Internet, I would've died not even knowing about this.
i love her incredible technique and musicality, and how she can blow you away without all the theatrics you see in younger pianists
I agree with you. So on point. She doesnt need any of the theatrics.. Shes phenomenal as she is without any extras.
Could you explain what you mean with theatrics? I don't know what it means...
@@haminguyen9598 hi i meant she could do it all without the excessive body movements and overly dramatic facial expression. None of the over the top physical movements that might not actually help the music. Hope my explanation helps! 😊
@@itsmegianna oh thank you ☺️
@@haminguyen9598 like flourishing hands, making extreme facial expressions etc
How remarkable it is that Chopin's works can be played so differently. She brings warmth and fire rather than menace and grandeur.
p1anosteve Well said.
This statement. That's exactly how I feel about her, specifically with her Chopin scherzo performances. I've never seen someone lash out so gracefully. I am of the staunch belief that there isn't a pianist alive that plays Chopin's scherzos better. I love her in other Chopin works but there's something magical about her scherzo performances that I've never heard any other pianist come close to matching.
@@mc3newsmcocconcierge504 Martha indeed plays them with reckless abandon, airily, delicately, lightly, perhaps as wood sprites would play them - hard to put into words... Whimsically is a good one. Like when you play Polichinelle, you try to be a mischievous as the clown himself.
But when I listen to a work of Chopin to see how people play it, Cortot is the one I always look for first. He is "rubato limit" so to speak - but it's more than that. I can't speak for all Martha's Chopin but I'll bet you are spot on with her Scherzo's.
I'd also like to hear Zlata Chohieva's Scherzo's but it appears there aren't any on youtube. Z's Rach Etudes-Tableau are stunning and magical.
Chopin overrated composer
@absoftitanium Lol. What. Sosi Hui.
Honestly, there's not much one can say. I'm a rock, pop, soul and blues man. It's been a great joy over the last few years to discover this lady. She's absolutely, almost impossibly great.
Absolutely amazing! Shout out to Rick Beato for introducing his viewers to this remarkable artist.
Came here the same way
Same!
Hear, hear!
Hey!
Beato is tha shizz...
In Tibetan Buddhism, such phenomenal people are known as "Craft Bodhisattvas." Mozart and Beethoven would qualify for this appellation as well.
I've been listening to Martha since about 1974 and she still astonishes and surprises me with her virtuosity and artistry. WHAT A WOMAN!!
What a beautiful woman, what an extraordinary performance of this magnificent worrk of Chopin.. How very fortunate we are to have access to all this beautiful music and
virtuosic rendition.on You Tube. This is what makes life worthwhile for me!
Harry E W Smith, E.D., A.D.M. Dip Health Couns
Listen , when Chopin wrote these extravaganza's. Piano's weren't made as pianos are manufactured in the last 60 years or so today and what's more, writing in the freezing cold and damp weather conditions Give credit when do. Who in the hell knows how his music sounded 180 years ago. Every pianist has his/her own interpretation as closely as can be followed according to the music read.
She's just like the queen of the piano..
Wow!! her fingers really fly beautifully and clearly on this
아니 모든곡들을 존나 쉽고 과감하게 쳐서 어이가 없음ㅋㅋ
Marvelous performance! Martha Argerich is one of our greatest living pianists.
she is THE greater living pianist (imo)
Danny Boy no
Pro Ektor yes
I agree 100/100.
And she got better with age. Genius.
Breathtaking in every possible way. The power, the delicacy, the nuance, the phrasing, the sense of architecture, the poetry, the passion, the absurdly sensational technique.
Imagine if Chopin could watch this on RUclips...
언뜻보면 불같은 연주지만 박자변화를 유심히 들으면 섬세하고 다정하게 애기다루듯이 루바토를 넣는다. 대단한 사람이다.
3:15-3:34 I wasn’t expecting that. So Beautiful!
no es barato amigo prefiero que en el mundo Argentina sea conocida por gente como ella que por Maradona..
From the way she played the first bar I already knew it was going to be perfect. Personally, it is my favourite recording of it. She played with so much passion. So much dynamic variation.
She is still very beautiful and graceful now :)
I envy those who were/are able to hear this living legend play live. My wife and I have bought tickets to multiple concerts of hers, even traveled to Singapore on one occasion, only to have her cancel at the last minute.
I guess we'll have to settle for listening to her recordings.
What sets her apart from others is that no matter how many times I listen to her recording, it never fails to move me emotionally. Even though I know what's coming, I always hear a fresh hidden layer in her playing. I don't blame her for the frequent cancellations: she bares her soul every time she's on stage, so if she doesn't feel inspiration, she won't waste your time by giving a formulaic performance.
She cancels a lot of performances because of stage fright, she won't even sign contracts.
What an exceptional pianist ! Plus, this scherzo is perfectly suited to her temperament: the reflective sections do not need anything else than sheer desolation and the virtuoso parts are also the ones where Martha Argerich's passion is allowed to flare up... Thanks for posting and regards from France
+Bertrand Jacques What a beautiful read of her..her personality and how it is expressed musically. I FULLY agree with what you say. :)
I vehemently disagree. Her fast tempo glosses over all the emotional content Chopin labored over. Rubenstein and Zimmerman both used a tempo which embodied the scherzo (though Rubenstein muddled the notes a bit) whereas Argerich flagrantly speeds over chords which require a pianist's full attention. You and others say that this performance reflects Argerich's personality which is a dreadful insult to Argerich considering the piece's quality. Ultimately this pieces appears to be some sort of contorted satire!
You mean Rubinstein??????
You mean Zimerman??????
+Brandt couldn't agree more
If the only thing I ever did with my life is learn to play that song as well as she did, that would be a perfect life no matter what...
You can't say anything is perfect, but I'll say this is perfect.
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@@Mike1614bI totally agree
This is the year after she won the International Chopin Competition!
I have been following her videos recently, this woman must be close to real genius, can you imagine doing all her work by memory!
Not just close, she is a real genius of mind-blowing proportions
She is phenomenal, but I can’t think of any soloist who plays with the music.
He may have written for the piano alone, but he changed completely how piano music was made and in this sense he really does rank among the most important composers of classical music.
He also wrote for cello
This is the BEST version of this Scherzo!
Yes, Zimermmann too, they both are such amazing
Ever heard kissin?
Hey guys let's not compare different pianists since we all have different tastes and might prefer one instead of another
Cortot?
Chopin to najpiękniejsza spuścizna dla ludzkości.
Non-mannered Chopin - it is a rarity!
How can anyone not love this.
Is it possible that Martha Argerich surpasses Chopin ability to express his own work ??? Exquisite music !!!
I would be shocked if Chopin himself could play the piece this well. I listen to her play list Hungarian number two yesterday and people were saying that some RUclips piano player named Rousseau is better and after comparing them side-by-side, you would just chalk those comments down to callow youth
Is a composer able to realize the entire essence of their own compositions? Or do they spend their whole lives trying to better understand their own creations?
That being said, Chopin was known as being a marvelous pianist. In his case, he was the only person that could play his works to the best service of the music.
@@skrutten_ Franz Liszt is said to have played Chopin better than Chopin albeit he often deviated from the score which angered Chopin to the extent that it ended their very close association and friendship.
I would agree here - the same for her Rach 3! Superior in all respects. Better than Rach himself 🥰
She plays Chopin very beautiful and she is very very beautiful!!!
Unequalled technique and interpretation. How could there possibly be dislikes on this?!
Acá en Argentina al único gil que reconocen es a Maradona... ¿ningún paisano se enorgullece de que esta verdadera artista haya salido de nuestro país?.
Qué decadencia
peor le fue a piazolla que es admirado hasta en corea del norte
Si! Es una verdadera artista, imcomparable!
No one as good? Is that what this meant?
Por esta ignorancia que tenemos los argentinos nos va como nos va en este país de mierda!!!
Aca ni marta ni maradona son giles, ambos son craks, y no es culpa ni de maradona ni de marta a quien reconocen y a quien no.
She was 25 at this point
Only 25? In the recording looks older, my opinion
@@passiveyoutuber4972 she was born in 1941 and this was 1966
@@WilloPR 1941? damn that's old she could hang with tatum or rubinstein xd
LoL 😂
I'm 15 now and I'm learning it for a recital this November. I can only hope of playing as good as her when I'm 25.
I am proud because she is Argentina, and is an exceptional pianist
She is amazing. I wish she was Brazilian, haha. Thankfully, Portugal borrowed us Maria João Pires. Now we have an amazing pianist too XD But Martha still a better pianist to me.
+Phellipe Diaz What about Guimar Novaes ... pretty decent brazillian pianist.
Andy F
Thanks for the indication, bud. I will take a look at her :D
Excuse me....we also have other names such as Nelson Freire, btw he's very close to Martha, as mentioned before Guiomar Novaes and let's not forget Magdalena Tagliaferro
What about Sergio Tiempo ? I think Martha was his teacher, right ?
Her dexterity and technical brilliance is unmatched. I've played this piece myself, and while her interpretation is admirable in of in itself, it is the perfect mastery she has over her fingers that gives a fire to her performance.
And she's still phenomenal.
Daniel Masmanian I agree!
Still is
4:40 - 4:56 How... did she do that? If only we could hear a live recording of Chopin playing this, to compare who's a better pianist, because Martha is really good! Extremely talented!
I think the fact that there is no recording and only written accounts of chopins playing makes him seem brilliant. I dont doubt that he was, but i bet there ar epianists today that are just as good as he was. Of course, well never know haha
why comparing at all? what for?
That part is a truly gift. A very special moment in music. Well, the whole piece, all Chopin...
Easily the best recording.
Argerich's performances from the 1966 competition are one of the reasons I really like RUclips. I might never have come across them otherwise. Plus it's a great platform to share my own music.
checked you out and was glad i did. keep it up!
Thanks A J447!
Luke Faulkner
Concur full.
I am looking for a vídeo of her. I used to see it once in a while for years. Now i cant find it. It was deleted i gess. She performs a chopin piece in less than 1 minute, super fast, she has a red dress and is old video
@@vincvinc3947 prelude lo 28 no 16 i found it
Que seria de nosotros sin esos virtuosos de la música; no lo puedo imaginar; a través de ellos descubrimos sensaciones inimaginables,y Martha Argerich recibió ese Don Divino.........
Brilliant with great class played !!
scherzo is an Italian word, it means "joke", here in the sense of a playful piece, or a piece that is played playfully.
u can definitely see that meaning in this scerhzo but idk about scherzo no 1
@@tteerabeats9116 I'd say most of the themes in this one aren't as playful as you'd expect but, to me, out of the four, this and no 4 do have the most playful themes. Likely because Chopin took the scherzos in a completely different direction compared to how they had been previously composed. No 1 is definitely the darkest but the purpose of all four is not the brightness and light-heartedness with which the scherzo form was previously associated (Beethoven had started to take the form in darker directions, but Chopin takes the playful scherzo and takes it in a radical new direction). These are large and powerful expressive works.
To play so beautifully….but make it look as easy as breathing. Truly amazing!🥰
To Brandt: do you know with certainty how Chopin would have wanted this played? Rubinstein was a marvel, Zimerman plays Chopin as wonderfully as anyone, specially the Ballades, and Argerich is another marvel. Let their different ways keep giving us a peek at the mysteries that these works imply.
Martha Argerich is the marvel!
Yes, that's exactly how I see it, thanks for putting it into words so eloquently.
She is a genius and so beautiful... I love her..
So strange that Martha's so talented and so gorgeous at the same time. It makes the world seem so confusing xD
This doesn't make sense. You can't have both!
No correlation...
That doesn’t make sense. Someone can be both
my god she's literally the greatest pianist of this century
Well, no. There is no such thing as the "greatest" anything in music. Music is not a hard science, where an absolute number can be given for something. Music is subjective.
@@joeperson448 While very true.... I think she's most people's personal favorite!
@@1212hjb Evgeny Kissin is also popular
if we're talking about most people's favorite, that's definitely krystian zimerman, it's almost indisputable. but it doesnt make him better at any term
arthur rubinstein is also a popular preference
@@thefaze1096 🤣 Zimmerman! Yes he is super technically solid but also afraid to fly on airplanes and rarely travels out of Europe. His performances are also not super brave and musically captivating like Martha. A bit plain andcstraight forward. Vladimir Horowitz is almost "indisputably" the most renowned concert artist of the last century; Martha is in there though as is Rubenstein and Gould when it comes to Baroque music.
And she speaks multiple languages fluently…this woman is most incredible.
Clearly you are American like me. Among the rest of the educated world speaking multiple languages is pretty common. Unknown pretty much here. Rest of the world where countries are as big as our states, it’s just necessary
@@dougcameron6609 Argerich speaks Spanish, French, Italian, German, and English.
@@chriscascketta174 Big deal. I have personally known many people who speak several languages. It’s not that hard if you are in those cultures to pick it up.
@@dougcameron6609 There are not many people who can speak 5 languages FLUENTLY.
@@chriscascketta174 I repeat- it’s not that big a deal Especially when all of them are based on Latin Melania Trump - same thing. No one gives a shit. You wanna get all geeked up about it, fine. Meet some people outside America.
i am not a fan of Algerich. i am a worshipper. i kneel and bow before her.
the true goddess
Gostei muito dos concertos desta grande pianista Martha Argerich. adorei ouvi-la.
My, who knew Argerich was such a beauty in her day! A beautiful woman playing beautiful music beautifully: is there anything so aesthetically overwhelming?
No, that's why so many new beautiful women come along with big careers.
She's a beauty today.
Her performance is just spectacular.
Looks like she's not putting any effort into it. That's how effortlessly she's playing.
Indeed her scintillating pianism is achieved without fuss.
it looks effortless, but it really does take a true master to be able to give that effect. i'm 100% sure an extreme amount of effort went into this performance, actually :)
Maravilhosa ! com que perfeição e naturalidade ela interpreta a musica.
Ela e um fenômeno.
Parabéns a ela.
MARTA ARGERICH avvenente ,la piu' grande pianista dell'eta' moderna per tecnica insuperabile ed interpretazione perfettissima.CIAO BELLISSIMA MARTA,errico.
Argentina’s icons (Perón, Evita, Maradona and Messi) are wayyyyyy below this amazing pianist. She’s definitely the most notable classical musician of the 20th century and posible the 21st too. She battled cancer, depression , being a mom of three daughters and the pressure of touring and being on the spotlight,
She’s now 80 beautiful years old and performing like she’s a young person. This is a real Icon for any country….for the world itself !!!! but here in Argentina she’s rarely mentioned.
I hold her to the highest regards but saying she's better than a footballer is pretty wild. You can't possibly compare physical ability with artistic endeavor. That's like saying Isaac Newton is better than Shakespeare. They're each masters in their own field.
Which is crazy. Seems she should be an Argentinean hero.
Martha is a genius and for those who were criticizing her then let me here your own interpretation with this piece. You don't need to state the edition of the book just bring it on and post it here!
I personally loved this interpretation and have nothing to criticize about it but I disagree with you. I invite anyone who has observations to share them here, whether they can play it or not. If we followed you logic, there would be no movie critics giving negative reviews because they can't make movies themselves or food critics saying they don't like a certain plate at a restaurant because they can't cook it better themselves. Believe it or not, most people are not professional pianists reknown internationally and thus cannot perform such pieces but still are entitled to their opinions. Just because Martha or anyone else is a genius doesn't make them impervious to constructive criticizm.
Divine technique.
I feel this music also - I LOVE Chopin - and Martha's interpretation is.....I repeat - I FEEL this music....
Martha has brought this piece to life for me. And she did it only 3 years after I was born! It is a shame that I didn't discover this performance much earlier in my life. Incredible talent! Dare I say...incomparable? AND, WHO ARE THESE THAT DISLIKED THIS ? There is no doubt in my mind that their decision to "dislike" this performance was due most certainly to being overcome with a shade of green the likes of which could not be easily cast aside, and which has illuminated them like a spotlight on a stage.
Keyboard Gymnastics - Gold Medal.
silver, gold medal is for Josef Hofmann, best performance of this piece i've heard
The Best Claudio Arrau.
Listen Nicolas Economou
A rare playing of this piece-she bring out the melody-bravo!~
A very bright, smart way to play Chopin! Everything flows so naturally. Be blessed Martha!
" How beautiful... "
Como é bom achar esse tipo de material aqui.
Martha não precisa de adjetivos....é só ouvir.
Every time I listen to it I discover something new throughout those lovely combined notes.
Oh God wow my leg's covered in goose bumps when she goes back to the A section.
There is this assured-certainty in her finger dexterity and flexibility of wrist coupled with many, many fast twitch muscles. On top of that her heart is fiery poetic and sassy( chuckle).Love her laying to bits.
Her scherzos are the best, they are so powerful
rodrigocientista is right, but to elaborate, in the musical sense it is a dance movement in a fast triple meter that the light hearted/joke plays a part of.
What a joy to listen and to watch. Argerich is a genius!
Thanks for uploading.
her playing is like earth and water. Unmoveable and unstoppable, yet none of it seems forced and flows effortlessly.
Martha Argerich " Drags you into her performance " ! ....I freeze on my back listening this .......She plays TRULY good .......I love her musicality !
FredMyOpinion: Your comments are racist, not musical. Obviously you don't have a glimmer when it comes to actual, responsible criticism. "She throws tantrum all over" is, for instance, a remark no intelligent schoolboy would be caught making. And "Delivers insincere lyricism" is bonkers, pal.
"Her Chopin interpretation is bound to be influenced by the rhythms and sounds of her native Argentina, where those quick Tango twitches, turns, and tantrums surfaced in her playing" is repugnant. Ugh.
The best pianist alive (and perhaps ever) performing this. Martha was as good as legend say. Whether or not this is "the best" version is really another question but her technical interpretation is beyond reproach. Notes are crystal clear, tempo is perfect and she does not over peddle. Where I consider the most difficult parts of the piece 4:40 and 6:20 stretch (most mortals slow down) where she maintains her tempo. Bravo.
Renovar Wwis Agree!, at last we can hear the velocity, tempo and rythm like we want at the 4.40 min (the part i like the most) , making very clearly the Bass melody. Never found anyone else like that.
I like it if it were played slower(But that's my opinion). And it's a difficult part, but I don't know if it's the hardest. I've seen people play much harder things.
@renovar Wwis when she goes she goes! Those leggiero passages are outstanding and that speed, with such accuracy and melodoldy in the left hand. The sempre con fuoco is played with such fire 🔥 plus there's chords unspread of 9ths in the left hand (4th line onwards) at that pace is masterful. My favorite is the last 58 bars how she comes down to a pianisamo for the arpeggiated Fmaj7 to Aflat major. Lush!
This is even better than Rubinsteins many performances of this famous work. Her playing playing has such passion, poetry and flair. A riveting perfomance!
I don't know if it's better, but it's clearly different. Rubinstein version is "smoother". Hers seems to me more passionated. Both are fantastic.
Not nearly as musical and very rushed compared to Rubinstein imo
@@justinpino8115 Well of course it's all a matter of personal taste. Rubinstein brings a patrician grandeur and lyrical poise to this famous piece. Having said that I find Argerichs youthful exuberance and flair irresistible, and has the second major key theme ever been delivered with such ardour as this?!.
I can see a truely genius is playing........ so natural
Thank you for downloading them :)
7:15 what a bass drop
Gracias Martha.
How can someone "dislike" this?
You can't fix stupid...
Musical morons, just ignore them.
Fantastic!!!!! :D
I see ten hummingbirds are flying on Chopin.
Sorry fans, but she's rushing a lottt. Zimerman and Rubinstein still the best at this piece.
Muchas gracias por esta hermosa interpretacion!
Wonderful. Martha's overwhelming musicality and technique are a miracle as always.
Thanks so much for sharing this with us Chopin fans. Maestro Argerich is amazing, of course! ❤
She is so amazing, how does she remember all these pieces from memory and is still doing it today at 80 years old
To remover is the easiest thing, playing with such a passion is hatd
@@nicolaspachecoarango I agree but at 80 years old surely it must be more difficult to remember hundreds of pieces
Love love love!
imagine living when people like chopin were alive and seeing them live lol
My god, man -- do you ever enjoy just listening?
I found some versions to be too masculine and heavy-handed, whereas others were lacking in the same area, but argerich flows so effortlessly between the fortes and pianos, between staccatos and legatos. She covers all bases, putting the entirety of her being into the music and controlling it extremely well. You can hear each note like pins dropping, but nowhere do her fingers stutter, not once. A stupendous flurry of (very long!) fingers, it is not only entertaining to listen to, but to watch.
Define too masculine? What has gender got to do with piano playing? Do you expect women to play a certain way and men to play a different way? Why? I'm a female pianist and have a lot of strength and power but I do not consider that I play like a man because in the end what does a man play like? They all play so differently. So can we just leave gender out of it please.
@@louisehollyhead6807 masculinity playing the piano refers to a certain heat and intensity. Feminine people have a softer and 'kinder' attitude to the piano. Typically. Female does not mean feminine, nor male mean masculine. Don't confuse sex with the feminine and masculine.
@@louisehollyhead6807 -_-
qué técnica!!!
she was so beautiful, what a wonderful woman glad to have her still with us. we have her talent to admire forever.
This is a rarity as i never come across a skillful pianist who's beautiful as well like her ;)
Thank you for uploading!