I use to watch my mum play this when I was 5 or 6 year old. My mum was a concert pianist. It brings tears to my eyes even today I can see her playing this. She was a wonderful lady and brilliant pianist. I am 75 year old now and miss her very much. God bless her.
john pogson John,, how marvelous to have a concert pianist for a Mum. It brings tears to my eyes to read your comment. This is probably my most favorite piece of music ever. keep the faith man. love john x
john b We didn't see much of Mum in our early years. She was always away playing at a concert somewhere. She did play the Albert hall in the 30's. Wish I could have been there to watch. Thanks for your lovely comment. You keep the faith too. Thanks again John x
john pogson God Bless, John. That's heartwarming to hear. I am just 26 and discovered this piece about 3 years ago.. .I'm a pianist but I play Billy Joel and such, no way I could play this without a TON of practice.. the arpeggios are insane. It's a very emotional piece.. it reminds me of my own bipolar disorder as it's happy and sad and anxious all at once. Live well, buddy.
Absolutely. Wait till you find the opening of Chopin piano concerto 1, then Rachmaninov piano concerto 2 and 3, then Bach piano concerto 1. The beauty never ends...
I switch back and forth watching both Martha and Yuja Wang perform this amazing piece trying to figure out who is better and couldn't so I came to the conclusion " It be pretty close, I'd hate to have to live on the difference".
As a German I am proud too. I admire her. And to be honest, a high percentage in Argentinia has German ancestors. Best wishes from the free and hanseatic city of Hamburg/Germany
Her smile during the passage starting at 28:10 !!! The pressure and level of skill involved here is off the charts, yet she's just up there having fun. I love it. :)
@@maxpower252 If you listen to her speak, she's so humble and not narcissistic at all.. To me, it's like a smile of appreciation directed to the piano..
Lol, ironically - while I agree with you, and that Argerich showed some of the greatest instrumental grasp the world has ever known - I think in this case she is smiling to herself because she hit a small wrong note. She does that sometimes! Haha
Most people, even top pianists, would be sweating from the concentration and sheer exhaustion of the piece and she is just smiling like it's a cakewalk. Just having fun, she says.
Frater Tenc Also I could never manage playing such syncopation on the piano! Some of the piano parts have two totally different time-shifted rhythms that are wayyy out from each other. Even many bassists and drummers would have trouble individually playing the two separate timings.
I was eleven when I first heard this piece of music. I listened to it on a battery operated radio in a wee cottage in the Perthshire Highlands of Scotland. (Just after the war) I had no idea what I was listening to, only that it touched my soul. I sat down and wrote to the BBC and waited. For years I treasured the formal letter on embossed BBC letterhead thanking me for my enquiry and naming the piece I had listened to. It moves me to this day.
I like that seeing dozens of performances, years apart sometimes, you can decide what you love & then buy great quality recordings. I love full orchestras but I do wish the YEAR of the performance was included.
Christine Still 1975, two years after she had been divorced from Charles Dutoit, the conductor (they were married from 1969 to 1973, but continued to record and perform afterwards; they also have a daughter together, Annie Dutoit). Makes this performance even more special.
I still have this LP, belonged to my father. He played it in the 60's. Everytime I hear this it makes me cry, seems this piece is deeply embedded in my soul. He died 1971 aged 35. The piece is a treasured memory of days gone by.
Le génie incomparable de Tchaikosky, joué magistralement par l'excellente pianiste argentine Martha Argerich. J'ai adoré l'entendre encore et encore, merci beaucoup de le partager.
Concerts like this are rare. Despite the limitations of the microphones and recorders of the time, Martha, in a faster tempo than usual, had with Charles a brilliant presentation, very special. Thank you Martha, for this gift.
First Bourne whats crazy is she's always been like that. In the 60s she had a recording of chopin scherzo 2, and her octaves are still out of this world
Martha said few days ago that she played the piano only 5 minutes a day during lockdown, just for fun... and after that she has performed Chopin Piano Sonata no. 3. She is a genius.
50 years ago I was studying at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels and my teacher Grumiaux said:"have you heard the latest recording of Tchaikovsky with Argerich"? It was world news between musicians. Since that time on Argerich was my favorite pianist......until now.
@@stijn4687 do you really have to say that? Are you angry with God? Maybe something happened to you but it is not in your good so you decided you lost your faith. Help them God!
I always thought that this musical theme is so incredibly beautiful and touching that when Tchaikovsky wrote it down he was so astonished himself that he couldn't get it to be developed as it would deserve. As a matter of fact, the entire concert is about resisting the temptation to get back to the main theme as soon as possible.
Sure, yeah, tie passes but nothing changes; you'd still have to travel far and cash out hundreds if not thousands in order to attend a performance of Martha Argerich, when she plays, if she plays. TH-cam hasn't beaten live music!
El N1 de Tchaikoski es de lo mejor que escucho. Esta pianista es soberbia....felicitaciones Con las nuevas tecnologías todas las maravillas a nuestra disposición...es una suerte y un gusto la época que nos toca vivir....es este sentido.Gracias por todo.
Silviu Garet People like you never stop amazing me you have to call it like it is... as far as I know she is from the country of Argentina and you would say she is from where exactly? Please feel free to share.
To me, without a doubt, Tchaikovsky's Piano Concertos No 1 is the most spectacular piece of music ever written. I've listened to this recording back to back three times and could just keep it on replay all the time. I never get tired of it.
This became an obsession to me at 21 when I first began listening to 'classical' music. Now I'm teaching myself the piano I plan on learning it in 2018.
Andrew Beadle hey Andrew just thought I'd share my experience with you. I heard it at the Free Trade Hall in Manchester my home town when I was 11yrs, obviously it blew my mind and I became totally obsessed with it. I decided I must learn it so I went and bought the score and started studying it. I could play the into almost emediately, I just practised the passages I could play with moderate difficulty and then gradually over about 4yrs I'd nailed it. But I was just a kid, I spent the rest of my life to date and the love affair I have with it, a rich and enduring true love for it, perfecting and tweaking it. Don't be daunted by it, break it up into small phrases and take your time. As a tip I think the 2nd mvt is the hardest of the whole piece! Very best of love with it I'd say, you don't need luck, you just need to love it to master it
I have listened to this several times, no other recording or version of this piece is as beautiful and perfect as this one. Quality is fantastic for 1975 as well.
Richter wasn’t bad either 😂. There’s something about his presence even before the music starts, and then his ability to just deliver those three chords. Wow
Timestamps for each movement: 00:34 I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso - Allegro con spirito 20:43 II. Andantino semplice - Prestissimo 27:18 III. Allegro con fuoco
I've watched Lang Lang. Then, I've watched Yuja Wang. Lastly, I'm watching Martha Argerich. I'd say... This performance of hers takes my breath away more so than Lang Lang's and Yuja Wang's combined.
@@olliemartinelli4034 I think a lot of pianists are constrained by the technical difficulties in the piece like the octave sections, but Argerich is able to bring everything up to the intended tempo and truly able to play the piece as she wants it to sound.
@@mikrokosmiko1 Yes, I did. If I hadn't, I wouldn't have made my original comment. Don't get me wrong. I am a big fan of Yuja Wang but not so much of Lang Lang. I love each and every performance she made and I like her interpretation. I watch every video of her performances and she inspires me.But, as I watched Martha Argerich's performance, I have to say that Martha Argerich's take on this piece surpasses both of theirs. But each to their own. Every performer is unique in their own way and both Yuja Wang and Martha Argerich happened to be among my favourite pianists.
wtf did i just watch? how can a human being do something like that? is her brain consciously controlling those hands or is she in some kind of trance. this is amazing. played so beautifully. it brought a tear to my eye, such a beautiful piece.
@@SarahJones-wy5us Actually that is not an answer. The reason why they are top notch professional musicians is because they are talented. Not the other way around.
@@Emilien-hy3sy Please elaborate. First of all, I'd be glad if you accepted that not everyone shares the same opinion as you, so saying "there's no way that the Rach concertos are better" is just ignorant. Secondly, I'm really interested in your reasons for saying that the Tchaikovsky is much better. In my opinion it is pretty weak compared to the other great concertos, especially the piano part. Rachmaninoff's however seem to be unmatched in perfection of melody, harmony, textures, orchestration and thematic development as well as evoking a feeling of pure passion. Once again, just my own opinion though.
My grandmother was notorious for playing this over and over again on the record player when my dad was young (early 70s), along with Rach 3. He said she used to listen to it so often that he and everyone in the house got sick of it, but she loved it still. I think that was partly what prompted my dad to start learning the piano. Today my dad is a professional cellist and I wouldn't be a violinist if it wasn't for him. I had the fortune of seeing this concerto played by Dmitry Masleev (first prize winner of TCH15) a few years ago in my little town with the Moscow State Symphony Orchestra conducted by Pavel Kogan. What an incredible concert. The crowd clapped before the first movement was over and in between movements, but honestly I couldn't care less because it deserved such a rapturous response. One of the most incredible concerts I ever saw. My sister was there as well and actually got to speak to, along with her class, ask Mr Masleev questions. He didn't speak any english so they needed someone to translate, and he said he practiced 8 hours a day. That blew my mind a little bit.
+katie bell I understand you. from the very first time I´ve heard this piece I knew that that is the song I always had in my heart. since that moment I listen this music almost every day and almost cry every time.
+caxopinhao everytime I listen to this music, something inside me wants to let all my feelings out and it makes me feel kinda strange... its like something wants to break out of me... I dont know how to describe it... others maybe dont understand me, but im glad I found someone who understands me and feels music in the same way as I do
I lost my 93-year old mother last year. One could say "we were prepared". There is not a day gone by I do not think about her every little move or gesture. It is not a heart breaking sadness. It is like a profound LOVE and care that crosses the boundary of life and death. I am no longer afraid of my own mortality. For the first time I feel there is someone on the other side waiting for me.
SHADGER BADGER yes shadger, Martha with H my name Marta within H yes? she was my friend in the school in Argentina. I am from Argentina. In our chilhood was very friend ....my english is bad sorry.
SHADGER BADGER Martha is a genius in the piano....she is all passion and all feeling...your soul is the piano but she was always very shy.....she was never arrogant.
Her recording of it just a few years ago I think is better. The orchestra in several spots during this performance just wasn't keeping up with her tempo. In her recent performance I just don't hear the timing issues.
@@kofine05lk43 Because she plays slower. It's amazing that she still plays Tchaikovsky 1 and prokofiev 3 near her 80s. She has both sceduled in verbier this year and 2021 París/Berlin
It’s wonder the ROC picked this as their national anthem. I’d be proud to hear this at the Olympics if I was Russian. A truly passionate and beautiful concerto!
It's my dream to see this piece performed live. It's a very important piece to me, and I listen to it whenever I'm feeling really down. I think I would be crying in the theatre if I heard it in person, but ever since I first heard it, I knew this piece would be part of me forever.
Funny thing is, Argerich (pianist) and Dutoit (conductor) were married from 1969-1973, divorcing 2 years before this concert. They continued to perform and record together obviously.
definitely Martha, numerous divorces, abandoned all her kids for the music, etc... Great pianist, but terrible wife and mother. She sacrificed her chance at a family to become one of the greatest pianist.
I love this artist Martha Argerich. She is so talented as well as beautiful. She plays with her soul. There is no one in the word like her. I am honored to be able to listen to this piece by the world's greatest pianist!
Whenever I am listening to this, it takes me back to my childhood in the USSR - near every day the fragments of the Concerto were on TV! Even the main news Novosti would start with it! 💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖
Simply unbelievable ... I never liked Tchaikovsky but listened to this because my wife told me that this was her prefered piece when she was young (in the meawhile we both have the 70 behind us) ... and I still do not like Tchaikovsky but once I started to watch Mrs Argerich I could not stop until the grand finale. Thirty four minutes I had the impression that Tchaikovsky wrote this with the thought in mind "now lets see who can play this" and look - there are geniuses who play this - and not simply "play" - but with a tear causing virtuosity, with deep feeling paired with ultimate precision - and all this by heart
Tchaikowsky is the genius of the geniuses !!! Martha Argerich - superb! ... but I don't get how people dare putting an ad in the middle of a masterpiece!
L' esecuzione della Argerich è decisamente la più coinvolgente che abbia mai ascoltato di questo brano. Passione, pathos, romanticismo senza svenevolezze , una tecnica straordinaria e un senso di calore "mediterraneo" assolutamente unico.
I approve, genuinely. The uniqueness of Martha comes through her progressiveness. As a pianist, she has grown both emotionally and musically to reach a sense of ‘oneness’ with what she is playing. Unlike other virtuosos which are incapable of progressing as they become older, Martha gives music a multi-faceted beauty that is hard to achieve when playing such pieces repetitively, according to the classical repertoire. I approve.
She is heralded as being among the greatest pianists. However, she is performing the GREATEST piece of music composed by the GREATEST COMPOSER that ever lived.
레코딩 시대 이후 가장 도발적인 피아니스트, 가장 기개넘치는 피아니스트, 단신으로 오케스트라를 압도할 수 있는 피아니스트. 최전성기의 아르헤리치는 기교와 해석에서 감히 비슷한 부류도 찾을 수 없는 유일의 연주자였고, 특히 협주곡에서 보여주는 그 기상은 가히 천황을 찢고 나오는 듯한 기세네요. 마치 오케스트라의 부족함을 꾸짖듯 몰아치는 연주는 비교를 불가하는 무력 그 자체입니다.
The keyboard tigress on the loose! The amazing thing about Argerich is that her technical accomplishments are achieved with without fuss or theatrics, in fact nonchalantly. The speed and precision of her double octaves for example is electrifying. Having lauded her all encompassing technique, there is also an innate musical sensitivity and insight on display. A remarkable virtuoso whom is assured a place in annals of piano legends.
it is good that we have all this great music. Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Beethoven, brahms, Richard strauss, Stravinsky, bach, glass, and, of course, I could go on and on and on. we don't NEED to pick ONE and call them "the best"...this is a testament to the variations inherent in the human soul and experience...
For those who don't know: "She started playing the piano at age three. At the age of five, she moved to teacher Vincenzo Scaramuzza, who stressed to her the importance of lyricism and feeling. Argerich gave her debut concert in 1949 at the age of eight." (Wikipedia) Knowing this I don't think I would have the temerity (or ignorance) to criticize her piano playing.
Togutas You have verifiable evidence that "almost all classical pianists have a similar story"? In any event, I never said she was an exception. I merely quoted some biographical information for those people who want to post negative criticisms to think about their qualifications and skills before they start hitting the keys.
What are the qualifications of these people who criticize a superb performance? This is her interpretation of what the composer wrote down under the direction of Charles Dutoit. These people are probably looking at her hands and not listening to the notes they are creating . . . .
Grandissimo bellissimo meraviglioso magnifico capolavoro sublime celestiale opera concerto pianoforte e orchestra del compositore della nazione Russia. Una stupenda interpretazione della bravissima preparata specializzata pianista solista argentina Martha Argerich.
Estoy reescuchando despues de tiempo que estas verciones desaparecieran de este blog feliz de verlas!¡ son tan puras! Los sonidos, la iinterpretacion , Unicas! gracias , deleite , así la vida es tan bella....?
I use to watch my mum play this when I was 5 or 6 year old. My mum was a concert pianist. It brings tears to my eyes even today I can see her playing this. She was a wonderful lady and brilliant pianist. I am 75 year old now and miss her very much. God bless her.
God bless you too
Jay Zinho Thank You Bless you too.
john pogson John,, how marvelous to have a concert pianist for a Mum. It brings tears to my eyes to read your comment. This is probably my most favorite piece of music ever. keep the faith man. love john x
john b We didn't see much of Mum in our early years. She was always away playing at a concert somewhere. She did play the Albert hall in the 30's. Wish I could have been there to watch. Thanks for your lovely comment. You keep the faith too. Thanks again John x
john pogson God Bless, John. That's heartwarming to hear. I am just 26 and discovered this piece about 3 years ago.. .I'm a pianist but I play Billy Joel and such, no way I could play this without a TON of practice.. the arpeggios are insane. It's a very emotional piece.. it reminds me of my own bipolar disorder as it's happy and sad and anxious all at once. Live well, buddy.
The opening theme is without a doubt one of the greatest things I've ever heard.
YESSSSS
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And then its a totally different thing :(
Absolutely. Wait till you find the opening of Chopin piano concerto 1, then Rachmaninov piano concerto 2 and 3, then Bach piano concerto 1. The beauty never ends...
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Getting interrupted by a TH-cam ad during the 3rd movement felt like getting stabbed in the heart.
I've lost count of how many times I have watched this video of Martha Argerich playing Tchaikovski's Piano Concerto No. 1. Truly amazing!
watching it 10 years later, and wow, it was like for the 1st time again! there's definitely something magical about this video!
I switch back and forth watching both Martha and Yuja Wang perform this amazing piece trying to figure out who is better and couldn't so I came to the conclusion " It be pretty close, I'd hate to have to live on the difference".
Idem...è un sogno
Same, watch Martha constantly. She plays this again in her late 60's early 70's and it is better I feel
Magnifique
Oh man took me AGES to find this, I was asking people what's that one that goes DUN DUN DING DUN DUN DING
Asif Khan 🤣🤣🤣😂🤣🙈🙈🙈
Marshall good for you
You know the song that goes Bum Bum Bum Bum Bum Bum Bum Bum Bum Bum Bum Bum Bum Bum Bum Bum Bum Bum Bum Bum Bum Bum Bum Bum Bum Bum Bum Bum Bum Bum Bum Bum Bum Bum Bum Bum Bum Bum Bum Bum Bum Bum Bum Bum Bum Bum Bum Bum?
Hahaha love this! Glad you found it :)
or you could just search for RTR Vesti theme early 2000s, they're basically the same thing.
32:17 WHAT
+WondrousMoose I can play that with the triangle
+John Davies sry I'm actually italian, I wasn't sure how to write it.
개오바 ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
+J Joe Townley mejor escucha, dejate llevar por la música, deja de especular que si esto o aquello, I highly recommend it.
No te va a entender, habla en inglés mejor
Martha Argerich. We, argentinians, are proud of such this Artist. I am glad of have listened to her many time. She is blessed.
Aguante Argentina wacho. 🇦🇷
Martha Argerich, Daniel Baremboim, Lalo Schifrin, argentinos cuyo arte musical es excelso!
Por favor, no os olvideis de Astor Piazzolla,, yo como italiana que soy, invidio la tierra que nos ha regalado este genio musical immenso!
As a German I am proud too. I admire her. And to be honest, a high percentage in Argentinia has German ancestors. Best wishes from the free and hanseatic city of Hamburg/Germany
but Carlos Gardel was Uruguayan....
To that she is in her 80s now and still playing at the top of her game is incredible.
so...this is a well trained audience to not applaud between movements, but this piece in particular begs for a standing ovation after movement 1.
luckily no coughs!!!
I agree. Extremely exciting conclusion.
Agree emphatically!
@@sainte5excuse me? 4:50 :)
Oh yes.
Martha's octaves of this concerto;-)
8:32
11:10
32:17
And 33:30
Oh my gosh...as a pianist I have to say, it's mission impossible. 😂 Incredible
I have never heard any (of the 'great') - or other) pianists play the difficult octaves in the Dev. section at 8:32 as fast or as *clean* as she does!
I dislocated a couple of my fingers just listening to this.
Absolute domination. The best there is.
Her smile during the passage starting at 28:10 !!! The pressure and level of skill involved here is off the charts, yet she's just up there having fun. I love it. :)
She is like: “Yeahhh I kick ass...”
@@maxpower252 If you listen to her speak, she's so humble and not narcissistic at all.. To me, it's like a smile of appreciation directed to the piano..
Thanks for pointing this out! Truly nice
Lol, ironically - while I agree with you, and that Argerich showed some of the greatest instrumental grasp the world has ever known - I think in this case she is smiling to herself because she hit a small wrong note. She does that sometimes! Haha
Most people, even top pianists, would be sweating from the concentration and sheer exhaustion of the piece and she is just smiling like it's a cakewalk. Just having fun, she says.
Не знаю большего фортепианного шедевра чем этот!
Чайковский-божество на Земле.
My very favorite classical piece.. anyone else agree?
Frater Tenc Also I could never manage playing such syncopation on the piano! Some of the piano parts have two totally different time-shifted rhythms that are wayyy out from each other. Even many bassists and drummers would have trouble individually playing the two separate timings.
It's from the romantic period :p
+Frater Tenc I do agree, my friend.
+JimmieOC Bruh. His freaking icon is a troll face. It doesn't get any more obvious than that.
+Frater Tenc Mine too, but this execution was too fast for my taste.
I was eleven when I first heard this piece of music. I listened to it on a battery operated radio in a wee cottage in the Perthshire Highlands of Scotland. (Just after the war) I had no idea what I was listening to, only that it touched my soul. I sat down and wrote to the BBC and waited. For years I treasured the formal letter on embossed BBC letterhead thanking me for my enquiry and naming the piece I had listened to. It moves me to this day.
What a great story. You had so much initiative at the age of 11, it astounds me. I am glad you found the piece :)
I like that seeing dozens of performances, years apart sometimes, you can decide what you love & then buy great quality recordings. I love full orchestras but I do wish the YEAR of the performance was included.
Christine Still
1975, two years after she had been divorced from Charles Dutoit, the conductor (they were married from 1969 to 1973, but continued to record and perform afterwards; they also have a daughter together, Annie Dutoit). Makes this performance even more special.
That’s so awesome. I love this story 👌
What a wonderful memory.
I still have this LP, belonged to my father. He played it in the 60's. Everytime I hear this it makes me cry, seems this piece is deeply embedded in my soul. He died 1971 aged 35. The piece is a treasured memory of days gone by.
APARECE, Y ES ALGO QUE EXTREMA MIS SENTIDOS es tan imposible que algun otro gran pianista Le de esta coloratura! 😢😅😅
Few minute ago I was 20 years old.
Now I am 63 years old, and this music sound like the time would stop forever.
This is the video I watch when I'm being to lazy to practice and in need to whip my ass off the couch and on to the piano bench.
remsan03 Haha I watch Rach 2 for that xD
or maybe rach 3 or brahms 2 jajajaj
Gustavo Garcia
Yes, Rach 3 is the Everest which everyone aspire to. As for Brahms 2, Zimerman/Bernstein legendary recording was awesometacular!
Lol same
😂 same.....
I was -115 years old when this came out, and here I am 26 years old and it still sounding good in 2016 holla
You mean 2019
You mean forever
You mean what?
Im still a little confused everytime I see this comment
Ronan Eichten me too hahaha
Le génie incomparable de Tchaikosky, joué magistralement par l'excellente pianiste argentine Martha Argerich. J'ai adoré l'entendre encore et encore, merci beaucoup de le partager.
Classical music is underrated
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I agree
@@roccorodriguezb.b.6233hes saying classical music is just as good as other genres but not many people listen to it as much
@@Adambenhmida0000 yeah. love your profile pic
@@ballaarnold8255 haha thanks! Yours is funny too
When musicians smile during their performances, that cheers me right up
Muy hermosa esta musica indiscutiblemente grande talento
Teacher: Don't procrastinate.
Me at 11:59PM: 32:17
Jonathan Lau times essays be like *put as much stuff in as you possibly can before you turned up*
i wish my hands could move that fast
Can you do it with that accuracy? :v
TBH I'd rather do that than homework.
lmaoo me every time there’s some kind of homework/project
She is beautiful !
Concerts like this are rare. Despite the limitations of the microphones and recorders of the time, Martha, in a faster tempo than usual, had with Charles a brilliant presentation, very special. Thank you Martha, for this gift.
Seriously, 8:32 , that was one of the fastest ,yet precise, versions I have heard. Her octaves are monsters
First Bourne whats crazy is she's always been like that. In the 60s she had a recording of chopin scherzo 2, and her octaves are still out of this world
First Bourne that’s her just getting warmed up.
No one plays this concerto quite like argerich. Her octaves are ON POINT. And to whoever says they’re too fast, please just leave. Thank you:)
@@soulofcinder4222 killer queen reference-
You haven't heard Gilels, he is even faster and precise
00:34 - 1. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso - Allegro con spirito
20:42 - 2. Andantino semplice - Prestissimo
27:18 - 3. Allegro con fuoco
Thanks
More like
00:00-34:56 Ultra Prestissimo e molto maestuoso
Error404fucknickname Lmao
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Martha said few days ago that she played the piano only 5 minutes a day during lockdown, just for fun... and after that she has performed Chopin Piano Sonata no. 3. She is a genius.
Did she? She really is a genius....
What a genius is she!!!! My eternally love
She played her entire life, probably played the Chopin Sonata countless times. This performance was in 1975... She's an ageless immortal
Wow, that's amazing
Just amazing, no other words
50 years ago I was studying at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels and my teacher Grumiaux said:"have you heard the latest recording of Tchaikovsky with Argerich"? It was world news between musicians. Since that time on Argerich was my favorite pianist......until now.
The passion!! The passion of Tchaikovsky! The passion of Ms. Argerich! The passion of Monsieur Dutoit! The passion of the orchestra! Fabulous!!
Yes it was Great BUT there is one better than Martha and her name is Yuja Wang.
@@Etnalleb Yuja Wang is great, but not better than Martha.
@@Etnalleb I hate when people do this....They are all great Artists in their own right, and all different.
@@sarahjones-jf4pr Like comparing Chaikovsky to Mozart
Listening to Tchaikovsky is like being momentarily wrapped in God's sweet embrace.
God never existed, Tchaikovsky did exist, thats the difference
Screw that god stuff, Tchaikovsky's genius is what I marvel in.
The Truth Prove it then, should be quite easy right?
@@stijn4687 Is really that neccesary to jump like this over a positive comment?
@@stijn4687 do you really have to say that? Are you angry with God? Maybe something happened to you but it is not in your good so you decided you lost your faith. Help them God!
I. Andante non troppo e molto maestoso: 0:35
II. Andantino semplice: 20:42
III. Allegro con fuoco: 27:17
Thanks!!!
Performing since the age of 7. What a God given talent Martha Argerich!!!
She's still a whirlwind of talent. I think I was just inspired to listen to her Tchaikovsky Concerto. Thanks!!!
I always thought that this musical theme is so incredibly beautiful and touching that when Tchaikovsky wrote it down he was so astonished himself that he couldn't get it to be developed as it would deserve.
As a matter of fact, the entire concert is about resisting the temptation to get back to the main theme as soon as possible.
Marco Zoncu beautifully put
Marco Zoncu Idk, the sidethemes are also spectacular
If Tchaikovsky was alive he would be given a 10-hour loop version.
Marco Zoncu theme comes back at 12:49 in variation
Mark Gordon sure? anyway, all those chromatic modulations are pretty suspect... 😎
only 100 years ago watching & listening this was a privilege if the elites...not everything has gone wrong after all
Ricardo Quinto viva el Revolucìon
You must be so rich
Don't have to be rich to enjoy the Classics.
Eileen K. Whitley-Twidt *_y e e t_*
Sure, yeah, tie passes but nothing changes; you'd still have to travel far and cash out hundreds if not thousands in order to attend a performance of Martha Argerich, when she plays, if she plays. TH-cam hasn't beaten live music!
El N1 de Tchaikoski es de lo mejor que escucho. Esta pianista es soberbia....felicitaciones Con las nuevas tecnologías todas las maravillas a nuestra disposición...es una suerte y un gusto la época que nos toca vivir....es este sentido.Gracias por todo.
adds in-between this should be a federal crime
Agreed
Absolutely.
Correct
I came looking for this comment bc I knew I wasn’t the only one appalled there were ads
President Biden just signed an executive order banning TH-cam from interrupting Tchaikovsky performances with crappy ads.
So proud to be born in the same country as Martha Argerich. What a pianist!
try "on the same planet" and you'll make sense in the 21st century
Silviu Garet Well said Silviu!
Silviu Garet People like you never stop amazing me you have to call it like it is... as far as I know she is from the country of Argentina and you would say she is from where exactly? Please feel free to share.
she's universal my dear Alicia
You got Danny Barenboim also. What a country! PS: I love Argerich, Gilels, Rubinstein and Arrau also.
Oh Martha Argerich, I love the way you perform!
To me, without a doubt, Tchaikovsky's Piano Concertos No 1 is the most spectacular piece of music ever written. I've listened to this recording back to back three times and could just keep it on replay all the time. I never get tired of it.
Karen VC yeh agree with you. Definitely the best opening of any concerto
@@daniels7052 busoni moment
TROPPO BELLA......ANCHE QUESTO E' UN DONO CHE LA VITA MI HA CONCESSO......GRAZIE VITA!
This became an obsession to me at 21 when I first began listening to 'classical' music. Now I'm teaching myself the piano I plan on learning it in 2018.
Andrew Beadle hey Andrew just thought I'd share my experience with you. I heard it at the Free Trade Hall in Manchester my home town when I was 11yrs, obviously it blew my mind and I became totally obsessed with it. I decided I must learn it so I went and bought the score and started studying it. I could play the into almost emediately, I just practised the passages I could play with moderate difficulty and then gradually over about 4yrs I'd nailed it. But I was just a kid, I spent the rest of my life to date and the love affair I have with it, a rich and enduring true love for it, perfecting and tweaking it. Don't be daunted by it, break it up into small phrases and take your time. As a tip I think the 2nd mvt is the hardest of the whole piece! Very best of love with it I'd say, you don't need luck, you just need to love it to master it
So what happened
Did you learn piano yet?
I have listened to this several times, no other recording or version of this piece is as beautiful and perfect as this one. Quality is fantastic for 1975 as well.
Tansen it's the year I was born and I've also watched it many times and know nothing about playing piano
Tansen s
better wash your ears...
Yup. Never heard better. Gee, she did that in 1975. I wish I had been there in the middle about six rows back. Thank you, Martha.
Richter wasn’t bad either 😂. There’s something about his presence even before the music starts, and then his ability to just deliver those three chords. Wow
Timestamps for each movement:
00:34 I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso - Allegro con spirito
20:43 II. Andantino semplice - Prestissimo
27:18 III. Allegro con fuoco
Thank you very much !!!
I've watched Lang Lang. Then, I've watched Yuja Wang. Lastly, I'm watching Martha Argerich. I'd say... This performance of hers takes my breath away more so than Lang Lang's and Yuja Wang's combined.
Anna Fedorova
@@siddharthabhimanyu9667 Federova gets nowhere near this. The octave passages are the best example of how Argerich technically is unbeatable.
@@olliemartinelli4034 I think a lot of pianists are constrained by the technical difficulties in the piece like the octave sections, but Argerich is able to bring everything up to the intended tempo and truly able to play the piece as she wants it to sound.
Have you tried listening to them separately?
@@mikrokosmiko1 Yes, I did. If I hadn't, I wouldn't have made my original comment. Don't get me wrong. I am a big fan of Yuja Wang but not so much of Lang Lang. I love each and every performance she made and I like her interpretation. I watch every video of her performances and she inspires me.But, as I watched Martha Argerich's performance, I have to say that Martha Argerich's take on this piece surpasses both of theirs. But each to their own. Every performer is unique in their own way and both Yuja Wang and Martha Argerich happened to be among my favourite pianists.
wtf did i just watch? how can a human being do something like that? is her brain consciously controlling those hands or is she in some kind of trance. this is amazing. played so beautifully. it brought a tear to my eye, such a beautiful piece.
Am pianist, it's trance
Muscle memory is crazy thing!
@@scusachannel1682 lie
40hrs a day of practice
@@vegandonut5456 Achieve ling ling, a quarter of the way you are
Oh. My GOD.
HOW can people be so TALENTED????
B Ropous
B Ropous , because they are top notch professional musicians.
@@SarahJones-wy5us Actually that is not an answer. The reason why they are top notch professional musicians is because they are talented. Not the other way around.
@@jeffreythornton428 tiresome, I wrote simply that they are top notch professional musicians,the fact that they have talent goes without saying.
because PRACTICE
This is the best and most important piano concerto ever composed. Change my mind.
I know you don't wanna hear this but I think Rach 2 and Rach 3 are better.
Only my opinion, of course I also respect your opinion.
Luca Klös Well, they are great too ;)
Beethoven’s Emperor Concerto 😢
@@Luca-yg5qx In no aspect Rach 2 and 3 are better than this concerto
@@Emilien-hy3sy Please elaborate. First of all, I'd be glad if you accepted that not everyone shares the same opinion as you, so saying "there's no way that the Rach concertos are better" is just ignorant. Secondly, I'm really interested in your reasons for saying that the Tchaikovsky is much better. In my opinion it is pretty weak compared to the other great concertos, especially the piano part. Rachmaninoff's however seem to be unmatched in perfection of melody, harmony, textures, orchestration and thematic development as well as evoking a feeling of pure passion. Once again, just my own opinion though.
My grandmother was notorious for playing this over and over again on the record player when my dad was young (early 70s), along with Rach 3. He said she used to listen to it so often that he and everyone in the house got sick of it, but she loved it still. I think that was partly what prompted my dad to start learning the piano. Today my dad is a professional cellist and I wouldn't be a violinist if it wasn't for him. I had the fortune of seeing this concerto played by Dmitry Masleev (first prize winner of TCH15) a few years ago in my little town with the Moscow State Symphony Orchestra conducted by Pavel Kogan. What an incredible concert. The crowd clapped before the first movement was over and in between movements, but honestly I couldn't care less because it deserved such a rapturous response. One of the most incredible concerts I ever saw. My sister was there as well and actually got to speak to, along with her class, ask Mr Masleev questions. He didn't speak any english so they needed someone to translate, and he said he practiced 8 hours a day. That blew my mind a little bit.
It has been clear for some time that Argerich is superhuman. She is beyond, out of this world.
i have no words for this. I'm just crying.
+katie bell I understand you. from the very first time I´ve heard this piece I knew that that is the song I always had in my heart. since that moment I listen this music almost every day and almost cry every time.
+caxopinhao everytime I listen to this music, something inside me wants to let all my feelings out and it makes me feel kinda strange... its like something wants to break out of me... I dont know how to describe it... others maybe dont understand me, but im glad I found someone who understands me and feels music in the same way as I do
+katie bell I do understand you, I feel the same way. My heart is touched, tears come to my eyes, and I think this is heaven!
Solange, from Brazil
+Solange Porto yeah, thats exactly what I was thinking hearing this masterpiece. have a good day! :)
Laura from Italy
I understand you Laura it happens to me too.
I lost my 93-year old mother last year. One could say "we were prepared". There is not a day gone by I do not think about her every little move or gesture. It is not a heart breaking sadness. It is like a profound LOVE and care that crosses the boundary of life and death. I am no longer afraid of my own mortality. For the first time I feel there is someone on the other side waiting for me.
So my own Mather and father, RIP
I first heard this piece of music when I was about 9/10. I fell in love with it then. I'm 61 now. Still love it
The part where the piano joins the strings, sounds like the sunlight shining on the ocean
Thank you Argentia for my lovely Argerich.....Gracias Martha ...tu amiga de siempre
Does that mean you are friend always? Just curious..trying to learn Spanish..
SHADGER BADGER yes shadger, Martha with H my name Marta within H yes? she was my friend in the school in Argentina. I am from Argentina. In our chilhood was very friend ....my english is bad sorry.
SHADGER BADGER ah mi amiga de siempre mean my friend for years o my friend since our chilhood...understand?
SHADGER BADGER Martha is a genius in the piano....she is all passion and all feeling...your soul is the piano but she was always very shy.....she was never arrogant.
tank you for your words
Please, no ads during the movements!!!
Seriously. Get your sh!t together Google.
Use adblocker mate :)
Ad blockers have been around for like 15 years and people are still like: "hurr durr, duh, uh."
I tried to do the content blocker thing then realized my device is from 2015. 😢 But it runs well so no point in getting a new iPad just for that lol
2020 anyone?😂👏
Still the best Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 ever played.
Absolutamente
Her recording of it just a few years ago I think is better. The orchestra in several spots during this performance just wasn't keeping up with her tempo. In her recent performance I just don't hear the timing issues.
@@kofine05lk43 Because she plays slower. It's amazing that she still plays Tchaikovsky 1 and prokofiev 3 near her 80s. She has both sceduled in verbier this year and 2021 París/Berlin
Shhh Chopin has more views than this concert stfu
@@abishekb2920 Even being the best piano composer of all, never ever got close to the epic of Tchaikovsky concerto.
Lady gaga has even more views
There are many excellent interpretations and performances of this piece, but nobody has ever bested Martha.
He visto tantas veces éste concierto y no puedo dejar de emocionarme tanto. Martha Argerich es un orgullo tan grande de nuestra querida argentina.
Muy joven ahí y ya con esa técnica impecable.
Que belleza para honra y gloria de Argentina esta famosa pianista, mis respetos al sufrido pueblo argentino.
Sufrido? Porque razon?
La honra y la gloria es para Marta Argerich, no para Argentina.
It’s wonder the ROC picked this as their national anthem. I’d be proud to hear this at the Olympics if I was Russian. A truly passionate and beautiful concerto!
It's my dream to see this piece performed live. It's a very important piece to me, and I listen to it whenever I'm feeling really down. I think I would be crying in the theatre if I heard it in person, but ever since I first heard it, I knew this piece would be part of me forever.
I have to askr, where are you from ? I may take my circumstances for granted where a performance of this i secoondary, so forgive me
I’m going to see it performed live at St. George’s Hall, Bradford, Yorkshire, England tomorrow night. Feel privileged.
Funny thing is, Argerich (pianist) and Dutoit (conductor) were married from 1969-1973, divorcing 2 years before this concert. They continued to perform and record together obviously.
How is this funny
David Au yeung funny: curious; strange; peculiar; odd:
She left him because she found him with a violinist.
shouldnt shit where you eat.... specially if youre both like super talented. i wonder which of them both is more difficult to be around
definitely Martha, numerous divorces, abandoned all her kids for the music, etc... Great pianist, but terrible wife and mother. She sacrificed her chance at a family to become one of the greatest pianist.
I’m in tears! I’ve never heard anything as beautiful and awe inspiring as this. Martha Argerich is the greatest pianist I’ve ever heard.
seems did not hear many
Fantastique !!! Quelle énergie, quelle furia !!!
Magnifique
Bravo !!!
I love this artist Martha Argerich. She is so talented as well as beautiful. She plays with her soul. There is no one in the word like her. I am honored to be able to listen to this piece by the world's greatest pianist!
Un' indimenticabile e brillantissima esecuzione di questo concerto. Che splendida artista, la Argerich! (E che splendida donna, tra l'altro!).
Whenever I am listening to this, it takes me back to my childhood in the USSR - near every day the fragments of the Concerto were on TV! Even the main news Novosti would start with it! 💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖
Yes and how very ironic that Russia then and now are so proud of a gay man being one of the most homophobic countries on the planet.
Not news, Novosti, but time, Vremya. And it didn't start with Tchaikovsky, it was Pakhmutova "Time ahead".
Me emocionó muchísimo que Rusia usara esta pieza magistral como himno para los altletas en JO Tokio 2020
A mi también
Ellos no la quisieron usar se los castigo de esa manera!, Por eso no pueden usar ni su bandera, el nombre y el himno.
@@luuu9195 seguro que cuando escuchan esta melodia les arde la sangre de nacionalismo a los atletas rusos
@@misatokatsuragi7119 Así es
@@luuu9195 si conozco la razón ye gustó mucho que usaran esa pieza como recurso nacional
This is quite simply one of the best pieces in the world!
I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso-Allegro con spirito 0:35
II. Andantino semplice-Prestissimo 20:43
III. Allegro con fuoco 27:18
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Thank you so much for your information
Outstanding rendering historical experience rendez-vous EVER ! Merci beaucoup FROM PARIS FRANCE.
When I was 6 years old, This song was able to cure my sore throat.
This concert has the capacity to reach out to my soul. It is so fulfilling.
Incredible genius. Incredibly moving. Incredible human heritage.
Čaikovkskij or Argerich?
Tom Frøkjær humans invented fidget spinners and hentai
So I don’t know how music could possibly get better than that 🅱️
Britains got talent welsh boys choir
darktennisball Valentina igoshina playing chopin
Simply unbelievable ...
I never liked Tchaikovsky but listened to this because my wife told me that this was her prefered piece when she was young (in the meawhile we both have the 70 behind us) ... and I still do not like Tchaikovsky but once I started to watch Mrs Argerich I could not stop until the grand finale.
Thirty four minutes I had the impression that Tchaikovsky wrote this with the thought in mind "now lets see who can play this" and look - there are geniuses who play this - and not simply "play" - but with a tear causing virtuosity, with deep feeling paired with ultimate precision - and all this by heart
Tchaikowsky is the genius of the geniuses !!! Martha Argerich - superb! ... but I don't get how people dare putting an ad in the middle of a masterpiece!
OMG! I can't believe it! How can anyone make something like this? I cannot stop crying about this because it's so emotional!
Martha is unsurpassed in expressive energy, my compliments!
L' esecuzione della Argerich è decisamente la più coinvolgente che abbia mai ascoltato di questo brano.
Passione, pathos, romanticismo senza svenevolezze , una tecnica straordinaria e un senso di calore "mediterraneo" assolutamente unico.
I approve, genuinely. The uniqueness of Martha comes through her progressiveness. As a pianist, she has grown both emotionally and musically to reach a sense of ‘oneness’ with what she is playing. Unlike other virtuosos which are incapable of progressing as they become older, Martha gives music a multi-faceted beauty that is hard to achieve when playing such pieces repetitively, according to the classical repertoire. I approve.
Thank you Tchaikovsky, very cool.
Hey are you who I think you are,the 9year old?
Nice take, Tchaikovsky.
Thank you Maestro Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, no one is more capable than Martha Argerich to play your Masterpiece
yooo its tchaikovsky hand me over the autograph
She is heralded as being among the greatest pianists. However, she is performing the GREATEST piece of music composed by the GREATEST COMPOSER that ever lived.
Well said!
Just remember that Tchay's mentor said that "this is is not music, that is vulgar music", glad he did'n burn the score😍😍😍
this performance was incredibel with high accuracy with the concert pianist and the conductor full of energy and balanced harmony
Wonderful Samer. How are you and where are you now?
I watched this videon in full last night, yes she is incredible
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I will do that. Thank you.
She plays with all her heart, mind, body and soul. She becomes one with the music. I love to watch her face, also Charles while he's conducting.
Esta obra es un claro ejemplo de la apasionante belleza del arte del Romanticismo. Sin duda la escucharía una y otra vez.
Her playing is beyond words ! She has such a glorious tone...!
Genius !
one of my favourite piano concertos. I love this!
Me too !!!!
Bravo 👏
레코딩 시대 이후 가장 도발적인 피아니스트, 가장 기개넘치는 피아니스트, 단신으로 오케스트라를 압도할 수 있는 피아니스트. 최전성기의 아르헤리치는 기교와 해석에서 감히 비슷한 부류도 찾을 수 없는 유일의 연주자였고, 특히 협주곡에서 보여주는 그 기상은 가히 천황을 찢고 나오는 듯한 기세네요. 마치 오케스트라의 부족함을 꾸짖듯 몰아치는 연주는 비교를 불가하는 무력 그 자체입니다.
V😮😮😅
To me, the greatest, living virtuoso pianist of the late 20th-21th Century!!
Martha Argerich is a goddess; she exudes perfectionism & beauty through every single note.
Something always draws me back to this video. Absolutely beautiful.
Es un gran orgullo para mi Argentina, tener una pianista como Martha Argerich
The keyboard tigress on the loose! The amazing thing about Argerich is that her technical accomplishments are achieved with without fuss or theatrics, in fact nonchalantly. The speed and precision of her double octaves for example is electrifying.
Having lauded her all encompassing technique, there is also an innate musical sensitivity and insight on display. A remarkable virtuoso whom is assured a place in annals of piano legends.
Anal what?
it is good that we have all this great music. Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Beethoven, brahms, Richard strauss, Stravinsky, bach, glass, and, of course, I could go on and on and on. we don't NEED to pick ONE and call them "the best"...this is a testament to the variations inherent in the human soul and experience...
+bckm54 I agree! This wonderful music is one of the most compelling examples of the kind of beauty human beings are capable of creating.
+bckm54 I consider your lack of Rachmaninoff disturbing.
Justin Burton Him too. :)
Mahler is one of those who will not find a place on MY list. Maybe on yours, just not on mine. :)
bckm54 awh how come?
For those who don't know: "She started playing the piano at age three. At the age of five, she moved to teacher Vincenzo Scaramuzza, who stressed to her the importance of lyricism and feeling. Argerich gave her debut concert in 1949 at the age of eight." (Wikipedia)
Knowing this I don't think I would have the temerity (or ignorance) to criticize her piano playing.
Well, almost all professional classical pianists have a similar story so why should she be an exception?
Togutas You have verifiable evidence that "almost all classical pianists have a similar story"?
In any event, I never said she was an exception. I merely quoted some biographical information for those people who want to post negative criticisms to think about their qualifications and skills before they start hitting the keys.
Ok I apologise. A debut concert at 8 is astounding. I somehow glossed over how remarkable that is.
Togutas No apology necessary. I didn't consider your comment offensive in any way. Have a great day and enjoy the classics as I do.
What are the qualifications of these people who criticize a superb performance?
This is her interpretation of what the composer wrote down under the direction of Charles Dutoit. These people are probably looking at her hands and not listening to the notes they are creating . . . .
Grandissimo bellissimo meraviglioso magnifico capolavoro sublime celestiale opera concerto pianoforte e orchestra del compositore della nazione Russia. Una stupenda interpretazione della bravissima preparata specializzata pianista solista argentina Martha Argerich.
Estoy reescuchando despues de tiempo que estas verciones desaparecieran de este blog feliz de verlas!¡ son tan puras! Los sonidos, la iinterpretacion , Unicas! gracias , deleite , así la vida es tan bella....?
My word, this is truly fantastic, what a performance! Simply wonderful!
Ал Пачино--- в усещане за жена.
suegha m
Brava! Ms Argerich is a true master of the piano, and the heart and soul of classical music.
When the gods create the universe this piece of music was their inspiration
Superba talentata ,geniala ,a fost din totdeauna ,asa este si asa va fi mereu ,Martha Argerch!!! Silvia Baciu
Splendide! Je l'écoute toujours avec autant de plaisir et de bonheur. Hélas les publicités imposées par TH-cam sont envahissantes!!!!