(David Hurwitz)
This is madness in action. Martha Argerich‘s Rachmaninoff Third is the fastest and most physically exciting you’ll ever hear. She’s recorded live, and the balances are a little strange as a result. You can also tell that Riccardo Chailly and his orchestra are having a hell of time trying to keep up with her, while anticipating what she’s about to do next–but so what? This is as close as you can come to an experience of spontaneous combustion, and survive. The Tchaikovsky is, if possible, even wilder, with quite a few missed notes. But with an artist like Argerich, you simply can’t judge the performance one note at a time. So go ahead: live dangerously.
(David Hurwitz)
This is madness in action. Martha Argerich‘s Rachmaninoff Third is the fastest and most physically exciting you’ll ever hear. She’s recorded live, and the balances are a little strange as a result. You can also tell that Riccardo Chailly and his orchestra are having a hell of time trying to keep up with her, while anticipating what she’s about to do next–but so what? This is as close as you can come to an experience of spontaneous combustion, and survive. The Tchaikovsky is, if possible, even wilder, with quite a few missed notes. But with an artist like Argerich, you simply can’t judge the performance one note at a time. So go ahead: live dangerously.
Rachmaninoff: Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30
Martha Argerich
December 5, 1982
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOOfoW5_2iE
同じ演奏を、偶然ＣＤで持ってるのですけど、やっぱり映像があるといいですね。何しろ、美人ピアニストにイケメン指揮者ですから。自由奔放なアルゲリッチの演奏は大好きです。カーネギー・ホールの会員特典で年２回だかリハーサルを無料で見られたので、気まぐれな彼女のこと、心配しつつ行ったら、案の定現れず、ガッカリした思い出が。ブラッセル在住なので、エリザベート妃国際コンクールの時、すぐ近くの席だった事がありドキドキしました。思ったより小柄でしたが、さすがにオーラが！その時優勝したロシア人が弾いた曲が、まさにこの曲で、酷い演奏でした。先週、テレビで別府アルゲリッチ音楽祭を見ました、白髪ボサボサでしたが、やっぱりすご～く素敵で した。あと、ポリーニのモーツアルトも聴いて、今朝は癒されました。