2020 | Martha Argerich plays Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 3

[jeffreydanowitz]

The technique is amazing. The control of layers and emphasis is amazing. There are several places where it’s clear she’s controlling the orchestra :) This is a tear jerking stellar performance. You don’t hear things like this all the time and to see it fairly up close is a real gem.

[isabelbritonogueira]

Wonderful pianist, makes me proud of this South American citizen

[pianistegolfeur]

Toujours aussi fabuleuse, "notre" Martha, et malgré les années qui passent, elle ne perd pas la main ! Et Chung, toujours aussi inspiré ! Excellent concert.

[Algorox]

Martha Argerich is an absolute magician of a musician. 80 years and she hasn't lost any chops! Unbelievable.

[BillSU]

The world woke up to the phenomenal talent of the Argentinian pianist Martha Argerich in 1964 when she won the International Chopin Piano Competition at the age of 24. She is now arguably the greatest living pianist and can sell out concerts in minutes.

You are looking at, to answer a question below, the greatest pianist alive and has been for years. She is ranked 5th best pianist ever behind Debussy. She ranks first with me. An amazing individual. Being 80 has nothing to do with her playing. She is the BEST! I believe she could play most of this without looking at the keys.

[CABritez]

The Queen with a turtle's orchestra. Incredible. She is an eternal caleidoscope.

[BillSU]

I just listened to the greatest pianist in the world, I could not hold back the tears, amazing!

[CandiceJoergan]

Unbelievable, astonishing, astounding, incredible, etc. fail to even begin to accurately describe the talent of this beautiful woman. Words haven't been created yet, and perhaps never will, that can do justice in describing her.

[TERI]

Despite her bandaged left finger, she played just as brilliantly as ever!!! Love you Martha!!!

[antoniavignera]

Formidabile, unica Martha non ci sono parole per descrivere la grandezza. Grazie per aver messo in rete .Bellissimo canale …

[l.l.legion.]

Damn, when she picks up the notes somewhere between 30:15 and 30:30 she is right on top of that pace and has no problem sending it home. And the respect she has for the conductor looking to him to ensure smooth tempo changes shows you she works well with a group and knows a good orchestra is important. Its also indicative of her playing the purest interpretation of the music as possible for modern age.

[Highinsight]

It is SOOO much fun watching her play this!... like she wrote it herself!

[billblossom]

How does anyone do this? Argerich is gifted and there's no other way to explain it. She's a blessing to us from who knows where?

[remixuereb]

Il me semble que Prokofiev est un des artistes qui ont le mieux oeuvré pour le renouvellement au XX°s. du style symphonique, il a su bouleverser ce style russe hérité de Tchaïkovski et de Rimski Korsakov pour d'avantage d'expression donnée aux vents ( cuivres et bois ) percussions, et piano il a su maintenir le rôle des cordes tout en leur ôtant cette omni/présence/potence parfois extrême.. Avec Bartok et Stravinski, il a donné à la musique d'autres moyens d'envisager la mélodie et mis fin ou presque au romantisme, bien que par exemple certains moments du deuxième mouvement du Concerto pour Piano N°3 soient des réminiscences parfaites du climat romantique.
J'apprécie bien évidemment l'énergie extrêmement bien ciblée de Martha Argerich au piano sous l'excellente direction de Myung Mum Chung ..

[b-music]

Most incredible piano player of our time, and this with nearly 80 years

[patriciaray]

15:03 section of the second movement always carries me into an ethereal existence....

[pratikshah_destiny]

Watched it almost 20 times and become a fan of this concerto already luv Martha argerich playingi am just a piano beginner but dreaming of playing this poece

[Mmmm-fdkl]

So that’s how the second mvmt is supposed to sound! Dynamic and nuanced, beautiful

[ds]

Martha is simply a spectacular pianist and musician. Always a treat to hear her perform.

[michaelroberts]

Martha is THE best in this repertory - she is never less than amazing!