Stravinsky, Brahms, Piazzolla – Music for Piano Duo – Alessio Bax & Lucille Chung

Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971):
Petrushka
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897):
16 Waltzes, op.39
Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992):
Four Tangos (arr.Bax & Chung)

Alessio Bax - piano
Lucille Chung - piano

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Piazzolla – Chamber Music – Astoria

Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992):
Michelangelo 70
Otoño Porteño
Tristeza de un doble A
Nuestro tiempo
Escualo
Milonga sin Palabras
Regreso al amor
Oblivion
Libertango
Primavera Porteña
Adios Noniño

Astoria

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Bach, Handel, Marcello, Telemann – Baroque Oboe Concertos – Il Gardellino

Alessandro Marcello (1684-1750):
Concerto for Oboe, Strings and B.C. in D minor
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750):
Sinfonia "Ich stehe mit einem Fuss im Grabe" BWV 156
Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767):
Concerto in Oboe, Strings and B.C. in F minor TWV 51: f2
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750):
Sinfonia "Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis" BWV 21
Georg Friedrich Handel (1685-1759):
Concerto for Oboe, Strings and B.C. in G minor HWV 287
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750):
Sinfonia "Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen" BWV 12
Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767):
Concerto for Oboe, Strings and B.C. TWV 51: e1
Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992):
"Oblivion"

Il Gardellino [on period instruments]

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Martha Argerich and Friends 2008 – Chamber music

Martha Argerich and Friends - live from Lugano Festival 2008

CD1:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):
Andante and Variations for piano 4 hands in G major, K. 501 *
Robert Schumann (1810-1856):
Sonata for violin & piano No. 2 in D minor, Op. 121 +
Anton Arensky (1861-1906):
Piano Quintet in D major, Op. 51 #
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921):
Scherzo for 2 pianos, Op. 87 §

Martha Argerich - piano * +
Stephen Kovacevich - piano *
Lilya Zilberstein - piano # §
Akane Sakai - piano §
Renaud Capuçon - violin +
Dora Schwarzberg - violin #
Lucia Hall - violin #
Nora Romanoff-Schwarzberg - viola #
Mark Drobinsky - cello #


CD 2:
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975):
Piano Trio No. 1 in C minor, Op. 8 *
Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943):
Suite No. 1 for 2 pianos in G minor, Op. 5 +
Leoš Janáček (1854-1928):
Concertino for piano, 2 violins, viola, clarinet, horn & bassoon #
Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904):
Slavonic Dance No. 1 for piano 4 hands §

Martha Argerich - piano + #
Lily Maisky - piano * §
Lilya Zilberstein - piano +
Karin Lechner - piano §
Alissa Margulis - violin * #
Lucia Hall - violin #
Nora Romanoff-Schwarzberg - viola #
Mischa Maisky - cello *
Corrado Giuffredi - clarinet #
Zora Slokar - horn #
Vincent Godel - bassoon #


CD 3:
Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992):
Tre tanghi (transcr. Eduardo Hubert) *
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937):
Introduction & Allegro (version for two pianos by the composer) +
Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992):
Cuatro estaciónes porteñas (arr. José Bragato) #
Mikhail Pletnev (b. 1957):
Fantasia elvetica for 2 pianos & orchestra §

Martha Argerich - piano * §
Eduardo Hubert - piano *
Giorgia Tomassi - piano +
Alessandro Stella - piano +
Alexander Gurning - piano #
Alezander Mogilevsky - piano §
Alissa Margulis - violin #
Alexandre Debrus - cello #
Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana §
Mikhail Pletnev - conductor §

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Martha Argerich and Friends 2003 – Chamber music

Martha Argerich and Friends - live from Lugano Festival 2003

CD1:
Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809):
Piano Trio in G (Gypsy Rondo) *
Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943):
Six Duets op.11 +
Edvard Grieg (1843-1907):
Cello Sonata in A minor, op.36 #

Martha Argerich - piano * +
Renaud Capuçon - violin *
Gautier Capuçon - cello * #
Lilya Zilberstein - piano +
Gabriela Montero - piano #


CD 2:
Anton Arensky (1861-1906):
Piano Trio No.1 in D Minor Op.32 *
Witold Lutosławski (1913-1994):
Variations on a Theme by Paganini for two pianos +
César Franck (1822-1890):
Piano Quintet in F minor #

Martha Argerich - piano +
Polina Leschenko - piano *
Renaud Capuçon - violin * #
Gautier Capuçon - cello * #
Giorgia Tomassi - piano +
Alexander Gurning - piano #
Dora Schwarzberg - violin #
Lida Chen - viola #


CD 3 (bonus):
Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992) - Tangos for two pianos:
Revirado *
Adiós Nonino *
Gabriela Montero (b.1970):
Improvisation on a Theme from Beethoven's First Piano Concerto +
Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992):
Oblivion #
Gerardo Matos Rodríguez (1897-1948):
La Cumparsita (arr.Bosso) #
Music from the Gypsy, Hungarian and Romanian Traditions §

Karin Lechner - piano *
Sergio Tiempo - piano *
Gabriela Montero - piano +
Dora Schwarzberg - violin #
Jorge Andres Bosso - cello #
The Cello Concep(r)t #
Géza Hosszu-Legocky and The Five Devils §

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Yo-Yo Ma - Soul of the Tango - The music of Piazzolla

tribute to Yo-Yo Ma on his birthday

(October 7, 1955)

Music of Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992)

Yo-Yo Ma - cello
Sergio & Odair Assad - guitars
Kathryn Stott - piano
Nestor Marconi - bandonéon
Antoni Agri - violin
Horacio Malvicino - guitar
Hector Consoles - bass
Leonardo Marconi - piano
Jorge Calandrell - music director

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Martha Argerich Edition - Solo & Duos (cd 6 of 6) - Messiaen, Gustavino, Piazzolla

"(...) with all its challenges, and the radiant, sunny freedom of the live recordings from the Martha Argerich Project in 21st-century Lugano. In the collegiate atmosphere of these shared concerts, Martha Argerich is once again able to feel free and happy, even when she is alone at the keyboard (...) But after all, for Martha Argerich is Lugano not principally like the dream of one big family?" 

[Jean-Jacques Hoffelé in the booklet]

(disc 6 of 6)

Olivier Messiaen (1909-1992): Visions de l'Amen for two pianos*
Carlos Gustavino (1912-2000): Tres Romances argentinos for two pianos, op.2 +
Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992): Three Tangoes (transcr. for two pianos Eduardo Hubert) #

Alexandre Rabinovitch - piano *
Mauricio Vallina - piano +
Eduardo Hubert - piano #
Martha Argerich - piano

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