Martha Argerich Plays Chopin: The Legendary 1965 Recording cover

Martha Argerich Plays Chopin: The Legendary 1965 Recording

Released

A devilishly perfect match. Chopin was unafraid of unchecked, pure floral beauty and Argerich has the touch of an absolute wizard: like tiny animal feet one moment, and a hydraulic press the next. Her emotional range is as big as Chopin’s, making this a deeply affecting hour of music.

Sasha Frere-Jones

Recommended by

Suggestions
Martinu: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 6 cover

Martinu: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 6

Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Bohuslav Martinů, Jiří Bělohlávek
Bruckner: Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, WAB 109 (Ed. L. Nowak) cover

Bruckner: Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, WAB 109 (Ed. L. Nowak)

Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Manfred Honeck
Beethoven: Complete Violin Sonatas cover

Beethoven: Complete Violin Sonatas

Maria João Pires, Augustin Dumay
Brahms: Hungarian Dances cover

Brahms: Hungarian Dances

Budapest Festival Orchestra, Iván Fischer
Antheil: Ballet Mécanique cover

Antheil: Ballet Mécanique

Daniel Spalding, Philadelphia Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra
Toch, Ernst cover

Toch, Ernst

Leon Botstein
Schubert: Piano Music for Four Hands cover

Schubert: Piano Music for Four Hands

James Levine, Evgeny Kissin
Mahler 9 cover

Mahler 9

Riccardo Chailly, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra