MFARTHA ARGERICH
THE COMPLETE RECORDINGS
DGG 00289 479 4647 (48 disks Limited Editiuon)
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What a remarkable bargain issue this is! It contains the renowned
pianist's complete recordings made from 1960-2014 originally issued
on DGG and Philips. The compact box
houses 44 CDs each in its own jacket with photos of covers of original
CD issues. No effort has been
made to provide maximum playing time; each disk contains what was on
the original release. The set includes concertos by
Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff, Schumann,
Ravel,
Prokofiev,
Beethoven, Haydn, Shostakaovich, Mozart and Poulenc. Argerich's famous
Chopin recordings are there as are her collaborations with many other
artists including Gidor Kremer,Mstislav Rostropovich, Mikhail Pletnev,
Nelson Freire,and Mischa Maisky., A number of disks are devoted to
the Lugano Concerts. A 1540-page booklet6 accompanies the set
giving complete recording information with a number of articles
about
the artist along with a series of original artworks of Argerich.
This is first-class in every way, a great, and inexpensive method
of adding these major
recordings
to your library should you have missed them first time around. Don't
miss it
R.E.B. ()(October 2015)