Martha Argerich

Portrait of an exceptional musical talent and one of opera’s biggest stars, mezzo-soprano Cecilia Bartoli. With interviews from her illustrious friends and colleagues from the world of classical music: Daniel Barenboim, Antonio Pappano, Gustavo Dudamel and more.

In a small street in Brussels there is an unusual concentration of pianists: on one side, the house of Martha Argerich; on the other, that of the Tiempo-Lechners, four generations of pianistic prodigies. At just fourteen years old, Natasha Binder is the heir to a dynasty, her last great promise.

최고의 피아니스트 마르타 아르헤리치. 그녀는 세 명의 남자들과의 사이에서 세 명의 딸을 낳았고, 이제는 세 딸과 함께 살고 있다. 스테판 코바세비치의 딸 스테파니는 이제 전설로 기록될 마르타 아르헤리치의 모습을 사적인 시선으로 보여준다. 무대에 오르기 전, 극도의 긴장감에 사로잡힌 모습과 손자를 안고 훈훈한 미소를 보여주는 상반된 모습도 인상적이며 공연장을 휘어잡는 카리스마를 보여주는 아르헤리치의 연주 모습도 인상적이다. (2013년 제9회 제천국제음악영화제)

At one of her rare appearances with orchestra, Martha Argerich, the grande dame of the piano, joined forces with world-famous cellist Mischa Maisky and the fabulous Lucerne Symphony Orchestra for the world premiere of a newly commissioned work by Russian composer Rodion Shchedrin – “Romantic Offering”, a double concerto for piano, cello and orchestra dedicated to its very first soloists. The programme was rounded off by late-Romantic masterpieces by César Franck, Antonín Dvo?ák and Dmitri Shostakovich’s Ninth Symphony under the baton of renowned maestro Neeme Järvi.

Riccardo Chailly conducts the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig and pianist Martha Argerich in this 2006 celebration of the work of Robert Schumann (1810-1856), filmed at Leipzig, Germany's famed Gewandhaus. Selections include Schumann's Piano Concerto in A Minor, "Von Fremden Ländern und Menschen" from "Kinderszenen" and Symphony no. 4 in D Minor.

Martha Argerich is the last remaining pianist of legend. A wild child and a rebel at heart, this legendary Argentinean musician is surrounded by an aura of mystery: some find her too uncompromising, others generous and beautiful, yet to all she is without doubt incredibly talented. Thanks to these "evening talks", Georges Gachot lifts a corner of the veil: Martha Argerich shares with us her memories, confides in us her doubts, and transmits to us her incredible appetite for music making. Images of Argentina, rehearsals in the concert hall or at home, excerpts of recent concerts and archival clips complete this unique film on one of the most secretive and endearing artists of our time.

The Beethoven Symphonies Nos. 2 & 7 performed by Seiji Ozawa, who turned 80! Bonus content includes valuable footage of Beethoven’s Choral Fantasy (piano: Martha Argerich
) from the Celebrating Seiji at 80! Gala Concert performance!