RACHMANINOV : The Complete Works (2014) 32xCD BOX-SET | APE (image+.cue), lossless

Presented on 32 discs in a sturdy box set, Rachmaninov: The Complete Works consists of the piano concertos, solo piano compositions, transcriptions, chamber pieces, symphonies, and other orchestral works, as well as the operas, songs, and choral music, all drawn from Decca's vast catalog. The roster of performers impresses with its variety, and the piano music especially benefits from the number of artists involved, which includes Martha Argerich, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Nelson Freire, Mikhail Pletnev, Zoltán Kocsis, Byron Janis, Alexis Weissenberg, Alexander Ghindin, Sviatoslav Richter, and Jorge Bolet, among others. The orchestral performances are led by such eminent conductors as Ashkenazy (in his second career as a conductor), André Previn, Neeme Järvi, Riccardo Chailly, Kirill Kondrashin, Walter Weller, Edo de Waart, and Charles Dutoit. The set also includes bonuses: The Ampico Recordings, which were taken from piano rolls Rachmaninov made between 1919 and 1929; and an interview, "Rachmaninov: Vladimir Ashkenazy and Rob Cowan Discuss the Russian Romantic." Fans of Rachmaninov's intensely passionate music will find this set essential and a lot more practical to buy in one shot than to acquire the CDs separately. However, many collectors will already own a few of these classic recordings, so the prospect of duplication is great. Blair Sanderson
Tracklist:
CD1
24 Preludes
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
CD2
Michail Pletnev piano
Zoltán Kocsis piano
CD3
Jorge Bolet piano
Alexis Weissenberg piano
CD4
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
with André Previn, piano/ Vovka Ashkenazy, piano
CD5
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
CD6
Transcriptions
Original Compositions:
CD7
Fantaisie-tableaux (Suite No.1) for two pianos, op.5
Suite No.2 for two pianos, op.17
Symphonic Dances for two pianos, op.45
CD8
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
CD9
Heinrich Schiff cello (1-4)
Lynn Harrell, cello (5 9)
Elisabeth Leonskaja, piano (1-4)
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano (5 9)
Peter Jablonski, piano (10-12)
CD10
Beaux Arts Trio
CD11
Dene Olding, violin
Joan Rodgers, soprano?
CD12
Songs I
Elisabeth Söderström (soprano)
Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano)
CD13
Songs II
Elisabeth Söderström (soprano)
Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano)
CD14
Songs III
Elisabeth Söderström (soprano)
Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano)
CD15
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
London Symphony Orchestra/André Previn
CD16
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
London Symphony Orchestra/André Previn
CD17
Alexander Ghindin, piano
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra / Vladimir Ashkenazy
CD18
Tracks 1-4: Symphony No.1 in D minor, op.13
Tracks 5-7: Symphonic Dances, op.45
CD19
London Philharmonic Orchestra / Walter Weller
Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra / Edo de Waart
CD20
Natalia Troitskaya, soprano+ / Ryszard Karczykowski, tenor / Tom Krause, baritone
Chorus of the Concertgebouw Orchestra
Concertgebouw Orchestra / Vladimir Ashkenazy
CD21
Sydney Symphony / Vladimir Ashkenazy
The Philadelphia Orchestra / Charles Dutoit
CD22
Prague Philharmonic Choir / Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano & conductor)
CD23
Tracks 1-18: Liturgy of St John Chrysostom, op.31
CD24
Tracks 1-15: Vespers (All-Night Vigil) (Vsenoshchnoye Bdeniye), op.37
CD25
Tracks 1 4: Monna Vanna, Act One
CD26
Tracks 1-13: Aleko
CD27
Tracks 1 18: The Miserly Knight, op.24
CD28
Tracks 1 25: Francesca da Rimini, op.25
CD29
Piano Concertos Nos. 1&2
CD30
Piano Concertos Nos. 3&4
CD31
The Ampico Recordings
Rachmaninov Transcriptions:
CD32
The Real Rachmaninov
Vladimir Ashkenazy and Rob Cowan discuss the Russian Romantic

SCHUMANN : Chamber Music (2010) 5CD BOX-SET | FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

Although Schumann penned chamber music throughout the bulk of his compositional career, 1842 marked a banner year for his output. With astonishing ease and mastery, Schumann completed the three string quartets, the piano quartet and quintet, and the Op. 46 Andante & Variations. Of these works, the Op. 44 Piano Quintet has endured as one of Schumann's most celebrated chamber compositions, followed shortly by the remainder of the works written in the same year. On this five-disc EMI set, the 1842 works are also the stars of the set. The Cherubini Quartet takes center stage and, joined by pianist Christian Zacharias, delivers performances of Opp. 41 (string quartets) and 44 that are Beethovenian in their rhythmic intensity and drive; Mozartian in their clean, crisp elegance; and Mendelssohnian in their energetic execution of intricacy and filigree. The performances on the first two discs of the collection alone warrant further study by listeners. The rest of the set offers quality performances of the bulk of Schumann's chamber works, but not with the same drive, precision, or intensity as the first two discs. The two piano trios, performed by the Grieg Trio, drag slightly instead of pushing ahead; Argerich and Schwarzberg's reading of the Second Violin Sonata is muscular and energetic, but lacking in the same crisp refinement. This, of course, is a difficulty with large compilations such as this: it is difficult to put together a uniform set of performances from such vastly different performers. Still, as an introduction to these works, this set is a solid choice; for collectors, the Cherubini's Opp. 41 & 44 make this worth adding to your shelf. Mike D. Brownell  
Tracklist 1 :  
Piano Quintet in E flat, Op. 44
String Quartet No. 1 in A minor, Op. 41 No. 1
(Christian Zacharias / Cherubini-Quartett)

Tracklist 2 :
String Quartet No. 2 in F, Op. 41 No.2
String Quartet No. 3 in A, Op. 41 No.3
(Christian Zacharias / Cherubini-Quartett)

Tracklist 3 :
Piano Quartet in E flat, Op. 47
Andante and Variations, Op. 46
Märchenerzählungen, Op. 132
3 Romanzen, Op. 94
(Martha Argerich / A. Rabinovitch / Misha Maisky)

Tracklist 4 :
Fantasiestücke, Op. 73
Adagio and Allegro, Op. 70
Märchenbilder, Op. 113
Violin Sonata No. 2 in D minor, Op. 121
(Martha Argerich / A. Rabinovitch / Natalia Gutman)

Tracklist 5 :
Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 63
Piano Trio No. 2 in F, Op. 80
5 Stücke im Volkston, Op. 102
(Grieg Trio / Michael Rudy, Boris Pergamenschkow)

RACHMANINOV · LUTOSLAWSKI · RAVEL : Music for Two Piano (Martha Argerich · Nelson Freire) (1982) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

 

MAURICE RAVEL : The Complete Works (2020) 21CD | MONO | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

CD1-5 Piano Woks and Transcriptions for Piano, Piano Four Hands, Transcriptions by Ravel.  
 CD6-7 Chamber Music
CD8-11 Orchestral Works
   CD12 Orchestrations by Ravel of Other Composers
CD13-15 Songs
CD15-17 Choral Works, Opera and Lyric Works
CD17-21 Bonus and Historic Recordings
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MARTHA ARGERICH - Martha Argerich Edition : Concertos (2011) 4CD / FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

Martha Argerich Edition: Concertos is one of several box sets issued in 2011 in honor of her 70th birthday. These four discs gather ten complete concertos recorded between 1997 and 2009 for EMI. As an artist as well-known for her loyalty to particular repertoire and particular musicians, most of these works have been recorded by Argerich multiple times. Prokofiev's Concerto No. 3, one of the first concertos she ever recorded, is here in a 1997 performance with conductor Charles Dutoit, one of her best collaborators. The two recorded both Chopin concertos the following year, also included here. Others of Argerich's most frequent collaborators are found on Beethoven's Triple Concerto: Renaud Capuçon, Mischa Maisky, and Alexandre Rabinovitch. The recordings of fellow pianist Mikhail Pletnev's Fantasia elvetica and of Falla's Noches en los jardines de España come from her Lugano Festival, an annual event founded in 2002 where Argerich gathers friends -- her familiar collaborators and new, promising, young musicians -- for music-making. The collection unfortunately does not include Ravel's Concerto in G, the other concerto typically noted as one of Argerich's best interpretations. Yet, it should very well satisfy those who want to get to know Argerich's work in the concerto repertoire as a mature musician at the height of her talent. by Patsy Morita   

MARTHA ARGERICH - Martha Argerich Edition : Solos & Duos (2001) 6CD / FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

MARTHA ARGERICH - Martha Argerich Edition : Chamber Music (2011) 8CD / FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827):

Violin Sonata No.9 in A major, op.94 “Kreutzer

César Franck (1822-1890):

Violin Sonata in A major

Itzhak Perlman – violin, Martha Argerich – piano

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Piano Quartet in C major WoO36 No.3

Clarinet Trio in B flat major, op.11

Piano Trio in D major, op.70 No.1 “Ghost”

Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849):

Intoduction and Polonaise brillante in C major, op.3

Renaud Capuçon – violin, Lida Chen – viola,
Gautier Capuçon – cello, Marek Denemark – clarinet,
Mark Drobinsky – cello, Mischa Maisky – cello, Martha Argerich – piano

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)

Violin Sonata No.1 in A minor, op.105

Violin Sonata No.2 in D minor, op.121

Fantasiestücke op.73 (version for flugelhorn and piano)

Märchenbilder, op.113

Géza Hosszu-Legocky – violin, Renaud Capuçon –
violin, Sergei Nakariakov – flugelhorn, Nobuko Imai – viola,
Martha Argerich – piano

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)

Piano Quintet in E flat major, op.44

Piano Quartet in E flat major, op.47

Andante and Variations in B flat major for two pianos, horn and two cellos, op.46

Dora Schwarzberg – violin, Renaud Capuçon – violin,
Nora Romanoff-Schwarzberg – viola, Mark Drobinsky – cello,
Lida Chen – viola, Gautier Capuçon – cello, Alexandre Rabinovitch – piano ,
Marie Luise Neunecker – horn, Natalia Gutman – cello,
Mischa Maisky – cello, Martha Argerich – piano

Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)

Piano Trio in G major, Hob.XV:25 “Gipsy Trio”

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847)

Piano Trio No.1 in D minor, op.49

Robert Schumann (11810-1856)

Fantasiestücke, op.88

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

Cello Sonata

“La plus que lente” – valse

“Minstrels” – Prélude No.12

Renaud Capuçon – violin, Gautier Capuçon – cello,
Mischa Maisky – cello, Martha Argerich – piano

César Franck (1822-1890)

Cello Sonata in A (transcription of the Violin Sonata)

Béla Bartók (1881-1945)

Violin Sonata No.1 Sz75

Contrasts Sz111 for violin, clarinet and piano

Mischa Maisky – cello, Renaud Capuçon – violin,
Chantal Juillet – violin, Michael Collins – clarinet,
Martha Argerich – piano

Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)

Piano Quintet in G minor, op.57

Piano trio No.2 in E minor, op.67

Leoš Janáček (1854-1928)

Concertino for piano, two violins, viola, clarinet, horn and bassoon

Renaud Capuçon – violin, Allissa Margulis – violin, Lida Chen – viola,
Mischa Maisky – cello, Maxim Vengerov – violin, Gautier Capuçon – cello,
Lucy Hall – violin, Nora Romanoff-Schwarzberg – viola,
Corrado Giuffredi – clarinet, Zora Slokar – horn,
Vincent Godel – bassoon, Martha Argerich – piano

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)

Piano Quintet in E flat major, op.44

Violin Sonata No.2 in D minor, op.121

Fantasiestücke, op.73

Dora Schwarzberg – violin, Lucy Hall – violin, Nobuko Imai – viola,
Mischa Maisky – cello, Natalia Gutman – cello, Martha Argerich – piano

MARTHA ARGERICH - Martha Argerich Collection : Solo Works & Works for Piano Duo (1983) 4CD / APE (image+.cue), lossless

MARTHA ARGERICH - Martha Argerich Collection : Solo Works Chopin, Bach (1997) 3CD / APE (image+.cue), lossless

MARTHA ARGERICH - Martha Argerich Collection : Concertos (1997) 4CD / APE (image+.cue), lossless

FRANCK, PROKOFIEV : Sonatas for Flute and Piano [Galway-Argerich]

FRANCK -  PROKOFIEV

 Sonatas for Flute and Piano [Galway-Argerich]

[1975] RCA / CBR320 / scans

O Púbis da Rosa

BEETHOVEN - Complete Edition Vol. 8 [Cello Sonatas] DG [2CD] FLAC

Performer: Mischa Maisky, Martha Angerich
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
Label: Deutsche Grammophon

BEETHOVEN - Complete Edition Vol. 7 [Violin Sonatas] DG [4CD] FLAC

Performer: Martha Argerich, Gidon Kremer
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
Label: Deutsche Grammophon