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J.S. Bach: Toccata, Partita, English Suite 2/ Martha Argerich [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED]

Johann Sebastian Bach (Composer), Martha Argerich (Performer)
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On this CD:
  1. Toccata for keyboard in F sharp minor, BWV 910 (BC L146)
    Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
    with Martha Argerich

  2. French Suite, for keyboard No. 2 in C minor, BWV 813 (BC L20)
    Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
    with Martha Argerich

  3. Prelude and Fugue, for keyboard No. 18 in G sharp minor (WTC II/18), BWV 887 (BC L121)
    Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
    with Martha Argerich


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A lot of pianophiles have been waiting for the reissue of this 1980 LP, Argerich's only Bach recording. She played the same Partita at her Carnegie Hall recital in the Spring of 2000, suggesting that she just doesn't play much Bach. These performances have the pianist's typical intensity of approach. Her fingers do the talking, with some dazzling clear articulation reminiscent of Glenn Gould on a good day, and she seldom blurs any of the textures. She also has a very good feeling for Bach's dance rhythms; the closing Gigue of the Partita makes you want to jump up and put on your dancing shoes. Argerich uses an unusually wide dynamic range for Bach, and some of the dreamy slow movements won't be to the taste of all listeners. Nobody, though, will be able to ignore these performances; while they are playing, they seem like the only way to do it. The 1980 sound is still fine, and although the disc is LP length (50 minutes), the price is right. --Leslie Gerber

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49 of 51 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars more... please!, June 16, 2000
By Niya (USA) - See all my reviews
  
It's usually much more difficult to play Bach on the piano than on the harpsichord. Very few pianists are able to give convincing interpretations that can stand the test of time. They need to have good fingers, great intellect, an intuitive sense of rhythm, clear and clean sound production, a style suited to the music of Bach, and an awareness of the grand musical structure in his music. They also need the greatest sensitivity for harmonies and colors. Martha Argerich has all of those qualities and more. In her Bach, there is an intensity and drama that are rarely heard. She creates powerful and vivid characterization and impressions with the greatest economy, without ever doubly underlining anything. Magical and dramatic moments are often in fact produced by no more than a slightest shading or a subtlest rubato. The secret lies in the concentration. This is music making that challenges your mind! You can sense that Argerich has a most fastidious and serious attitude when playing Bach. Everything is so thoroughly thought out and prepared with the best care and the best musical taste and judgement. Miraculously, she still sounds effortless and natural. She achieves the divine simplicity, the final seal of arts. This recording will grow on you and accompany you like a faithful friend. It's like a mystical treasure in which you always discover new things and insights.

Having said all that, I also have a small complaint! The length of this recording is very short (50'16)- one of the shortest in DG's "The Originals" legendary recordings series. Perhaps there is nothing the record company could do. This is all they had when Argerich recorded the LP in 1979. What a pity! This recording has been unanimously acclaimed as soon as it was released, and one would think that it should have encouraged Argerich to record more solo works of Bach. But that's not the case. One must settle instead for listening to the only other studio recording of Bach she made - the Cello Sonatas with Mischa Maisky. I find myself listening to these two CD's very often. They are stimulating when you listen to them intently, but they are a soothing companion for my book reading too!

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27 of 29 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Argerich's purism and poetry in Bach is UNSURPASSABLE!, June 18, 2000
By Eytan Ýpeker (Ýstanbul,Turkey) - See all my reviews
Martha Argerich is an absolute winner in Bach. Surpsingly so in some ways but not totally so: The maximum fingercontrol/clarity/artýculaion makes a Bach recording that one can easly call DEFINITIVE, a term that nobody dared to use for Argerich before. Not even the most 'purist' listener will be able to say "This is not Bach,it's Argerich"(BTW,listen to her new EMI concert recordings of the same tracks and you will be amazed to see the difference between the wilder/ truly 'Argerich' concert approach and this calmer and more Bach-like studio approach: She is simply someone else in the studio!..) Yet,in this studio recording righly reissued in the Deutsche Gramaphone's LEGENDARY RECORDÝNGS series,one can also guess that such a natural sounding poetry, such a 'color-range',such an elegence and beauty cannot be anyone but Martha Argerich. This is how the purist approach Bach should be ideally. Having listened to Richter's(Well-tempered), Gould's(well-tempered)and a few others' Bach, Argerich's recording reminds me of Plato's cave parable.
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19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars One of the most extraordinary classical recordings ever, November 8, 2002
I first heard this recording over twenty years ago in a small, dusty apartment in Tel Aviv. As a serious piano student, I was accomplished in playing Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier. In fact, Glenn Gould's piano rendition of Book One was the first album I ever purchased. I was familiar with Gould's Bach interpretation, and when my Israeli friend heard my praise, he went to his cupboard and produced this recording. "You've never heard Bach played like this," he said, smiling wistfully. He played the LP and the room was suddenly alive with the internal joy and rhythmic nuance that only the best Bach performers can capture. Over the years, I have returned to this recording for creative inspiration as it sounds as fresh and vital on the thousandth hearing as the first. There is intelligence, wonder and extraordinary musicality in Argerich's technique inspired by the composer's crafty genius. She is a wonder.
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5.0 out of 5 stars INEFFABLE!
Do you like Glenn Gould's Bach? So listen to what Martha can do baby...

Ms. Argerich, you rule!
Published 16 months ago by Ondina Maria F. Schamber

4.0 out of 5 stars Good approach - alternatives to Gould, Pogorelich
I was really looking forward tolisteing to this recording after have read the glowing reviews. What was really nice to hear was that she, in my mind, gets it when it comes to... Read more
Published 21 months ago by B. Christensson

5.0 out of 5 stars MARTHA IS THE BEST !!!
Martha Argerich is the best pianist I ever heard... This Bach's works are excellent.. I enjoyed this record !!! Applause !!!
Published 22 months ago by Guillermo C. Alzueta

5.0 out of 5 stars No hummer
Do you think humming along with your piano playing is charming? If not try this recording by Martha Agerich--just the right amount of sostenuto. Read more
Published 24 months ago by Laurence Sterne

5.0 out of 5 stars Kevin Lee
She was so wonderful. I highly recommend it to anyone is learning or being interested in Bach keyboard work.
Published on February 20, 2007 by Kevin Lee

5.0 out of 5 stars Mystic crystal revelation, and the mind's true liberation
When Martha Argerich recorded this music in 1980 it must have been the Age of Aquarius. What a beautiful recording. Read more
Published on October 25, 2006 by Frank Bunyard

5.0 out of 5 stars Dramatic infusion
Given Martha Argerich's career, you would not expect Bach to be at the forefront - and it isn't - but when she put her mind to the Baroque master in this recording, the result was... Read more
Published on July 25, 2005 by Alan Lekan

5.0 out of 5 stars Highest Recommendation for Bach on Piano
This recording would make an interesting blind listening test, given the pianist's reputation for passion. Read more
Published on April 9, 2005 by Ruminator

5.0 out of 5 stars Superb Bach!
Bach keyboard recordings tend to be of two kinds: recitals or complete sets, e.g. the complete Partitas, the complete Well Tempered Clavier etc. Read more
Published on February 15, 2005 by M. Levitt - classical music buff

5.0 out of 5 stars Bach and Argerich.
Martha Argerich combines the technnical precision that is demanded by Bach with poetic sensitivity. How she does it is beyond me. She is surely one of the all time greats.
Published on March 26, 2003 by squeekycheese

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