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Martha Argerich in 1962
Martha Argerich in 1962

Martha Argerich (born June 5, 1941) is an Argentine concert pianist. Events 70 - Titus and his Roman Legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem in the Siege of Jerusalem Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. A pianist (/'piənɪst/ is a Musician who plays the Piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces play with an ensemble or Orchestra Her aversion to the press and publicity has resulted in her remaining out of the limelight for most of her career. She has given relatively few interviews. As a result, she may not be as well known as other pianists of similar calibre. Nevertheless, she is widely recognized as one of the greatest modern-day pianists.

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Early life

Argerich was born in Buenos Aires and started playing the piano at age three (the ancestry of the Argerich name is uncertain: some say it is Catalonian, while others sustain it originates from Croatia). Buenos Aires is the Capital and largest city of Argentina. It is geographically located on the southern shore of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern [1] At age five, she moved to teacher Vincenzo Scaramuzza who stressed to her the importance of lyricism and feeling. Vincenzo Scaramuzza ( 19 June 1885 - 1968 was a Pianist and music teacher She gave her debut concert at the age of eight (1949), playing Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. Ludwig van Beethoven ( English ˈlʊdvɪg væn ˈbeɪtoʊvən, 16 December 1770 &ndash 26 March 1827 was a German Composer and Pianist. Ludwig van Beethoven 's Piano Concerto No 1 in C major, op 15. In 1950, she played Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Piano Concerto No 20 in D minor, K. 466 was written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in 1785 466 and Bach's French Suite in G major, BWV 816. WikipediaWikiProject Composers#Lead section.2 This article is written in British English including maximised use of "-ise" The French Suites, BWV 812-817 refer to six Suites which Johann Sebastian Bach wrote for the clavier ( Harpsichord or

The family moved to Europe in 1955 where Argerich studied with Friedrich Gulda in Austria. Friedrich Gulda ( 16 May 1930 - 27 January 2000) was an Austrian Pianist who performed in both the classical and jazz fields Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich She later studied with Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli and Stefan Askenase. Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli ( January 5, 1920 – June 12, 1995) was an Italian classical Pianist. Stefan Askenase ( Lemberg, July 10, 1896 - Cologne, October 18, 1985) was a Polish -born Belgian In 1957, at sixteen, she won both the Geneva International Music Competition and the Ferruccio Busoni International Competition within three weeks of each other. The Geneva International Music Competition (or Concours de Genève Music Competition is an annual Music competition held in Geneva founded in 1939 for It was at the latter that she met Michelangeli, whom she would later seek out for lessons at twenty during a personal artistic crisis. Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli ( January 5, 1920 – June 12, 1995) was an Italian classical Pianist.

Argerich won the seventh International Frederick Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw in 1965. The International Frederick Chopin Piano Competition is one of the oldest and most prestigious Piano competitions in the world taking place in Warsaw since 1927 and held every Warsaw (Warszawa; also known by other names) is the Capital and Largest city of Poland. One of her performances in that winning campaign was a defiantly confident reading of Chopin's Etude in C major (Op. 10, No. 1). Étude Op 10 No1 in C major composed by Frédéric Chopin, is a technical study in reach and Arpeggios for the piano The following year she gave her American debut in the Lincoln Center's Great Performers Series. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the

Professional career

In the same year, she made her first recording, including works by Chopin, Brahms, Ravel, Prokofiev, and Liszt. Johannes Brahms ( pronounced ˈbʁaːms (May 7 1833 &ndash April 3 1897 was a German Composer Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev (Серге́й Серге́евич Проко́фьев Sergéj Sergéjevič Prokófjev) ( - 5 March 1953 was a Russian composer who A few years later she recorded Chopin's Sonata No. 3, Polonaise, Op. 53, and other short works. Frédéric Chopin composed his Piano Sonata No 3 in B minor, Op The Polonaise in A-flat major Op 53 or ( Polonaise héroïque, Heroic Polonaise) was written by Frédéric Chopin in 1842 for solo piano Her technique is considered amongst the most formidable of her time, inviting comparison with Vladimir Horowitz. Vladimir Samoylovich Horowitz (ולדימיר הורוביץ Владимир Самойлович Горовиц Vladimir Samojlovič Gorovits; Володимир Самійлович Indeed, her early recordings (made at age 19) of such competition mainstays as Prokofiev's Toccata and Liszt's Sixth Hungarian Rhapsody remain yardsticks for these works. Sergei Prokofiev 's Toccata in D Minor Op 11 was written in 1912 The Hungarian Rhapsodies, S244, R106 (Rapsodies hongroises Ungarische Rhapsodien Magyar rapszódiák is a set of 19 piano pieces based on Hungarian Although some critics say she has exaggerated dynamics and tempi, her playing is characterised by her passionate and unique sound.

Argerich has often remarked in interviews of feeling "lonely" on stage during solo performances. After the 1980s she played few solo concerts, instead focusing on concertos and, in particular, chamber music, and accompanying instrumentalists in sonatas. A piano concerto is a work written for Piano and Orchestra.See also Harpsichord concerto; some of these works are occasionally played on piano Chamber music is a form of Classical music, written for a small group of instruments which traditionally could be accommodated in a palace chamber Usage of sonata The Baroque applied the term sonata to a variety of works though most works in the Baroque Period were fugues and toccatas She is noted especially for her recordings of 20th century works by composers such as Rachmaninoff, Messiaen and Prokofiev. At the turn of the 20th century classical music was characteristically late Romantic in style while at the same time the Impressionist movement spearheaded by Claude Debussy WikipediaWikiProject Composers#Lead section --> Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninoff (Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов Olivier Messiaen ( December 10 1908 &ndash April 27 1992 was a French Composer, organist and ornithologist. Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev (Серге́й Серге́евич Проко́фьев Sergéj Sergéjevič Prokófjev) ( - 5 March 1953 was a Russian composer who One notable record pairs Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 3 with Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1. The Piano Concerto No 3 in D minor Op 30 by Sergei Rachmaninoff (colloquially known as the "Rach 3") is famous for its technical and musical demands The Piano Concerto No 1 in B-flat minor by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Op

Argerich has married three times. Her first marriage was to Robert Chen, with whom she had her daughter Lyda Chen. From 1969 to 1973, Argerich was married to conductor Charles Dutoit, with whom she continues to record and perform. Conducting is the act of directing a Musical performance by way of visible gestures Charles Édouard Dutoit (born October 7, 1936) is a Swiss conductor, particularly noted for his interpretations of French and Russian 20th century Annie Dutoit is their child. Her third husband was pianist Stephen Kovacevich, with whom she also had a child, Stephanie Argerich. Stephen Kovacevich (born October 17 1940 who has also been known as Stephen Bishop and Stephen Bishop-Kovacevich is an American classical Pianist and

One of Argerich's closest friends is the Brazilian pianist Nelson Freire, with whom she frequently appears in duo-piano recitals. Nelson Freire (born October 18, 1944) is a Brazilian classical Pianist.

Argerich has been tireless in promoting younger pianists, through her annual festival, and frequently appears as a member of the jury at important competitions. The Croatian pianist Ivo Pogorelić was thrust into the musical spotlight when, after being eliminated in the third round of the 1980 International Frederick Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw, Argerich proclaimed him a genius and left the jury in protest. Ivo Pogorelić (born October 20, 1958 in Belgrade, Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia) is a Croatian Pianist. The International Frederick Chopin Piano Competition is one of the oldest and most prestigious Piano competitions in the world taking place in Warsaw since 1927 and held every Warsaw (Warszawa; also known by other names) is the Capital and Largest city of Poland.

Argerich is also president of the International Piano Academy Lake Como. The International Piano Academy Lake Como is a Music school. Seven pianists chosen annually from a worldwide field of 400 applicants including many international prizewinners

Awards and recognitions

References

  1. ^ Dean Elder, Pianists at Play, Kahn & Averill, 1989

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