She's 24 years old here, and this is after at age 3.5 she began playing and taking lessons at age 5! At 8 she gave her first public recital! By the time of this video, 7 years prior, she had already won both the Geneva and Busoni competitions (3 weeks apart), 1st prize in both at the age of 16! (they don't allow pianists to compete at that age now) Then after failing to study with Horowitz, she took a 3-year hiatus from the piano and decided to not pursue a piano career! The wife of her old piano teacher, Askensae persuaded her to prepare and enter this most prestigious competition. In which she won, again, 1st prize. No kidding, here is the pianist of all pianists and she still rules at the top of her profession at age 81! Having survived cancer twice, the second time was nothing short of a miracle. We are in the presence of a goddess!
@kimthevirtuoso
9 ай бұрын
@@ciararespect4296 can you define the term "best pianist" for me please?
@believe-in-yourself
8 ай бұрын
@@ciararespect4296😊
@believe-in-yourself
8 ай бұрын
@@kimthevirtuoso😅
@FeraSomnia
8 ай бұрын
Sounds like she needs a movie made about her life
@believe-in-yourself
8 ай бұрын
@@FeraSomnia yes def
@doko980629
3 жыл бұрын
She wasn't joining the competition, it looked like she was giving a master-class lesson to the judges and audiences of how a great pianist should perform.
@vcortes409
3 жыл бұрын
EXACTLY !!!
@leidannis9544
3 жыл бұрын
That's what I want to say, bro.
@lucasbarbosa943
3 жыл бұрын
She is hor concurs. Can not be fair to the rest of the pianists for her to compete
@zuhairbakdoud1360
3 жыл бұрын
Rubbish
@zuhairbakdoud1360
3 жыл бұрын
I heard Arthur Rubinstein play the scherzo in C# minor...
@bw2082
7 жыл бұрын
She makes those cascading notes in the chorale section look so easy and effortless
@peteklat
4 жыл бұрын
They are not really difficult. They lie easily under the hands. Chopin knew what he was doing.
@Mateo-kk3bq
4 жыл бұрын
@@peteklat:)
@leidannis9544
3 жыл бұрын
Because she’s fingers are strong.
@timward276
Жыл бұрын
In addition to her incredible speed and power on those double-octave passages, she has the most beautiful rendition of the cascades in the trio that I've ever heard; effortlessly feather-light and smooth, like a shimmering waterfall.
@na-kun2136
2 жыл бұрын
2:30 this is something outstanding. I dont think ill ever achieve something close to this. Ive never felt such ease during the playing. She press the keys so soft almost airy
@user-zz5je1ry1o
9 ай бұрын
That’s literally the easiest passage in the whole piece
@spfqr4977
9 ай бұрын
@@user-zz5je1ry1othat Is not the point
@user-zz5je1ry1o
9 ай бұрын
@@spfqr4977 it is. There’s nothing amazing about this, not more than everything else she does. Despite Na-Kun’s amazement at a professional pianist “playing so soft”
@stavard
3 жыл бұрын
Rick Beato sent me here. Better late than never. Simply stunning. Tears in my eyes twice during this segment.
@dcdc92
3 жыл бұрын
I'm with ya
@damiananglada4685
3 жыл бұрын
Me too! 😅
@mattyoung7415
3 жыл бұрын
Yep
@leidannis9544
2 жыл бұрын
Me too!
@mrcohiba1662
2 жыл бұрын
Maybe you should have that checked out by a doctor?
@kayokk-
Жыл бұрын
One of the greatest musicians that have ever lived and played an instrument.👏🏼👏🏼
@findelka1810
2 жыл бұрын
6:15 onwards and I’m dying. So good! I never heard this scherzo being played so effortlessly while each note and phrase keeps its meaning to the fullest.
@user-hk8ti8po4b
Жыл бұрын
It's a very rare video. The video of Archerich participating in the Chopin Competition. I can't help but be surprised. Even now, her performance, which is still sophisticated and colorful, is probably ahead of its time. The way she plays the piano is so beautiful.
@user-nt1xz6qn8x
2 ай бұрын
She is brilliant, a lady poet playing the greatest musical poets music.
@poplife123
Жыл бұрын
Again this woman never fails to amaze me...her playing now is as impressive if not more today as it was then......she's a rare gem....please go see her live while you still can.....
@kevinkasp
3 жыл бұрын
Meanwhile, in 2021, nearly 60 years after this competition, she's still touring, doing concerts. How is that humanly possible?
@mrcohiba1662
2 жыл бұрын
Well. She doesn’t really do much. Just sits there and wiggle her fingers.
@howardchen5611
2 жыл бұрын
On top of that, she's well known to pick and choose last-minute whether she actually wants to play that very day of the concert ;P
@FaceTubeU
Жыл бұрын
Surely, you can't be serious, Mr. Cohiba?
@MHB48615
Жыл бұрын
@@howardchen5611 Yea, and that’s why she never signs a contract.....but they still book her. Now why is that you might ask?
@TheHalusis
Жыл бұрын
@@mrcohiba1662 yes
@russkizfb2684
8 жыл бұрын
She had so much beauty and had always had an immense amount of talent. Thanks for the upload. Love you Martha.
@manuelbes
4 жыл бұрын
I love the hand movement, it's so satisfying to watch! I love the end
@tencipierluigi
3 жыл бұрын
Martha performed this Chopin note with confidence and feeling. From a young age she had passionately developed the study of great composers.
@russkizfb2684
8 жыл бұрын
She's pure perfection. I just can't get enough of her music.
@richardblake6781
Жыл бұрын
Over 5k comments and all are glowing and positive. That is rare air and praise. Yes she is a Goddess. Clarity and tone and effortless playing w soft caressing of the notes. Zero forearm tension. Just a marvel. I think she is better than Horowitz IMHO.
The end of this piece especially is such a majestic work of music, one of Chopin’s best, though currently I love his Opus 44 Polonaise, the mazurka part in the middle is just enchanting. Such a genius. If he had lived more than 39 years who knows what he would have brought to this world. Our loss.
@paulaspring5609
3 жыл бұрын
Wishing you a Happy 80'th Birthday Madam Argerich and many, many more in good health, with G-d''s Blessings! Paula & Marty Spring
@gloriainesgomezpinto5687
2 жыл бұрын
She's a Goddess. Pure beauty and perfection.
@JohnSmith-ei2pm
7 жыл бұрын
I used to have a friend who used to fancy her like mad. Looking at her in this I can see why. I have heard it said (by learned persons) that she is the greatest living pianist. She certainly has a wonderful technique.
@morhywaden
3 жыл бұрын
She was immensely attractive. I saw her play the Grieg piano concerto at the Brangwyn Hall, Swansea in the sixties. A young raven haired beauty at the piano. On a radio broadcast over fifty years ago, I heard another great pianist, Julius Katchen, describe his young colleague as "A kind of sexy angel".
@JohnSmith-ei2pm
2 жыл бұрын
@Alazar Wanderer Your comment should teach everyone something about the true worth of Democracy.
@eddyvideostar
2 жыл бұрын
@@ciararespect4296: Why did you make your tag name so close to the other side?
Her specutacular performance is beyond description , immeasurable and unfathomable
@fabianvillalba2879
3 жыл бұрын
Qué virtuosa. Y para más, uno de los rostros más bellos concebidos.
@sebastianperez3696
2 жыл бұрын
Bueno, actualmente esta llena de arrugas, porque nada dura para siempre. Lo que sí se conserva intacto es su espíritu musical ysu energía
@MrRjcosta
2 жыл бұрын
¡Muy virtuosa...y preciosa! ¡Muy guapa¡🎹🎼🎶🎶🎶😊💚🕊
@opricnik
5 жыл бұрын
She IS the music.
@natzhao3260
2 жыл бұрын
So much finesse. If you've played this piece you know how hard it is to play it so delicately and nuanced.
@robanderson4137
Ай бұрын
ALL THOSE NOTES MEMORIZED...STUNNING
@lucianoserra590
3 жыл бұрын
Felices 80 años, Martha Argerich. Talento supremo, belleza insólita y orgullo argentino.
@spastor92
2 жыл бұрын
OMG absolutely effortless, what a way to play
@Andrea-hc4kz
4 жыл бұрын
she is so chill what a pure talent
@dolalafontaine
3 жыл бұрын
Oh my dear lord. This is my favorite scherzo and I’m so ashamed to have never her version until now. That was remarkable!
@brandonwarweg3622
4 жыл бұрын
No pianist living or deceased plays octaves faster, more powerful or as accurate as Martha!!!! Love her...
@chezbe
4 жыл бұрын
Alexei Grinuk can, Sviatoslav Richter can, Cziffra, Lukas G. and others
@yuzoookun
4 жыл бұрын
@@chezbe not really
@jupatj24
4 жыл бұрын
Horowitz, Cziffra, Marc Andre Hamelin playing anything Liszt
@bw2082
3 жыл бұрын
Her octaves are legend
@thegoldenkeys1289
3 жыл бұрын
Listen to Alexi grynyuk octaves in hungarian 6, def faster
@MarcAmengual
4 жыл бұрын
She was only a girl then... And she played better than a lot of mature pianists! Incredible. Lucky the man who was loved by her.
@MarcAmengual
Жыл бұрын
@@prokopjula Didn't know that. Well, just saying she was very young but very mature in her playing.
@manuelprietohernandez4820
3 жыл бұрын
Felicidades y gracias por tanta gran música a lo largo de tan gran carrera.
@AudioFanMan
2 жыл бұрын
Rick sent me here too... omg.. i wept... such amazing beauty.. i couldn't ever imagine.. speechless.. thank you !
@Durval8489
2 жыл бұрын
Nunca canso de ouvir Chopin tocado pela Martha Argerich. Lindo, lindo...
@daviddanielbowes4076
6 жыл бұрын
Even then, she was one of the most amazing pianists. Several times over many years, I have heard something on the radio (Chopin Concerto in e, for example) and it had "something extra, something special". Those times it always turned out were her performances.
@hannastaszak1684
Жыл бұрын
Chopin to najpiękniejsza spuścizna dla ludzkości ❤️
@Mateo-kk3bq
4 жыл бұрын
Chopin's masterpiece, martha's masterpiece.
@davidjohnsailor102
3 жыл бұрын
Clearly a fantastically talented artist playing a an exquisitely beautiful piece
@chezbe
3 жыл бұрын
Martha absolutely overrated, she nothing compared with Alexei Grinuk very overrated, Gerade Linie playing without any emotions. She doesn't deserve to be alongside great pianists. Chopin overrated too
@Thiago-px9ev
3 жыл бұрын
@@chezbe "Chopin's overrated" but Prokofiev cant hold a candle to him.
@marshallartz395
2 жыл бұрын
@@Thiago-px9ev : Chopin is *NOT* overrated, and neither is Prokofiev. 😎🎹
@davidsheriff9274
23 күн бұрын
@@marshallartz395Don't feed the troll.
@dscmaker
Жыл бұрын
for me, this record is the ever best rendition of the scherzo 3 until now, which I have heard.
@rigel48
9 жыл бұрын
Thank you to upload this wonderful performance with a watchable video.
@wolfgangwagner4484
6 жыл бұрын
Magic with strong arms like a Tennis Player.beautiful.
@jackwilloughby239
2 жыл бұрын
Another piece I could never quite grasp. It's enough to just watch her beautiful hands. Still, she has a way of conveying the meaning of a particular piece of music that just pierces the soul.
@jeffreywilliamson79
Жыл бұрын
What a great performance. Martha Algerich can play Chopin's music like nobody else can.
@lshin80
9 жыл бұрын
A beautiful performance from one of the top ten pianists ever!
@IvanGreindl
4 жыл бұрын
Quelle virtuosité ! (Je ne me souvenais pas qu'elle était aussi belle...)
@Kahzarwarrior
8 жыл бұрын
Thanks for uploading!
@Whizzbizz
9 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Great upload!
@antonioregalario370
3 жыл бұрын
Superb and astonishing martha argerich remains up to this time the best pianist of all time on the level of musicianship as horowitch and rubenstein. I hope her the best health
@RaineriHakkarainen
Жыл бұрын
Not True! More beautiful colorful piano Sound than Argerich=Wilhelm Kempff Emil Gilels Artur Rubinstein Radu Lupu Vladimir Ashkenazy! More Powerful Louder than Argerich=Mikhail Pletnev The Suoernova Explosion Power! ( Prokofiev piano concerto no 1 by Pletnev!) The Second Loudest was Lazar Berman! More Genius than Argerich=Sviatoslav Richter Solomon Cutner Grigory Sokolov Maurizio Pollini Alexei Lubimov Stanislav Igolinsky!
@ADGO
8 жыл бұрын
Fantastic quality. Thanks for sharing
@zuhairbakdoud1360
2 жыл бұрын
I once read that MARTHA ARGERICH was born to play the piano:HOW TRUE!!!
@nickk8416
Ай бұрын
The great artists make it look easy! Stunning performance. As good as it gets really.
@NoferTrunions
4 ай бұрын
Martha's the best - a joy to watch playing without ego. Few are left.
@nicolasaubert7409
9 жыл бұрын
La Meilleure De Toute ! 😍💞
@RaineriHakkarainen
Жыл бұрын
NOT TRUE! More beautiful colorful piano Sound than Argerich=Wilhelm Kempff Emil Gilels Artur Rubinstein Radu Lupu Vladimir Ashkenazy! MORE POWERFUL Louder than Argerich=Mikhail Pletnev The Supernova Explosion power!( Prokofiev piano concerto no 1 by Pletnev!) The Second Loudest was Lazar Berman! More Genius than Argerich=Sviatoslav Richter Solomon Cutner Grigory Sokolov Maurizio Pollini Alexei Lubimov Stanislav Igolinsky!
@RodroFajar2
Жыл бұрын
Recuerdos felices de CEMUS vienen a mi memoria! Gracias por este viaje en el tiempo. Te deseos de bendiciones! Un honor haber coincidido en aquella época! Saludos! Ya mire todos tus videos, 👍 Comenté en los que más me gustaron y todos llevan su like. Suscrito y campanita ! Nuevamente, gracias Ale! Saludos!
@justinyeo3192
7 жыл бұрын
Is she crazy? How does she do that and make it look so effortless?
@WaterFlame957
6 жыл бұрын
Mongmongy Yeo That can't be a real question that you are asking? 🤔🤔
@iliatsiklauri3868
6 жыл бұрын
hahaam i thought the same
@agamaz5650
5 жыл бұрын
slow practice
@practician5730
4 жыл бұрын
@@agamaz5650 *practice
@mckavitt13
4 жыл бұрын
Justin Yeo Dunno if she’s crazy or not, but she is certainly beautiful & a first class player.
@LascoDePasco
Жыл бұрын
Oh, what a girl and whal a magical talent she is. She broke me many myths as a piano player in my youth. She was always excellent in whatever she played. Maybe the best piano player of all time. Martha, my dear...
@walterguerson4265
3 жыл бұрын
A real intellectual achievement as well to give such unity, grace and precission to this piece, one Chopin's most complex btw. Only one question is left : what would the composer himself think of this interpretation
@TDBLAS
Жыл бұрын
I’d be surprised if he didn’t rise from his grave and cheer!
@lamourcharlotte4209
6 жыл бұрын
Version incroyable !
@cdarrsse
2 жыл бұрын
Much of 6:15 and onward is so incredibly even and precise that it sounds like a MIDI file. Insane!
@lordleo9047
Ай бұрын
since nobody wants to talk about how gorgeous she is here - understandably, as that would sully the conversation about her insane musical ability - I guess i'll have to do it
@princemania9225
4 жыл бұрын
She is great!!!
@5musico8
2 жыл бұрын
Immensa allora come oggi❤
@andrewkennaugh1065
3 жыл бұрын
It's laughable to think that there were judges sitting there when she could play immeasurably better than each one of them! Does it really get better than this?! Her technique,in particular the octaves,was just perfect then.A great example for young pianists(and not-so-young!)to try and emulate. Zimerman is another one who does everything absolutely correctly.It's a pity there are no visual recordings of Lipatti.😊
@MHB48615
Жыл бұрын
Don’t badmouth the jury too much. I mean after all, they did give her the win. What an incredible woman she is, after almost 60 years, STILL being able to perform at this level.
@RusskyVoyennyKorablIdiNakhui
Жыл бұрын
"Does it really get better than this?!" Yes, for starters without making an elementary mistake of not phrasing the sigh motive in mm. 5-6. Then thinking it is an octave piece, rather than a music piece. Etc., etc.
@MHB48615
Жыл бұрын
@@RusskyVoyennyKorablIdiNakhui It’s a damned good thing I’m not as musically educated as you are or have as good an ear as you have or I might not be able to enjoy her performance as much as I do.
@RusskyVoyennyKorablIdiNakhui
Жыл бұрын
@@MHB48615 I am glad you did. Being a pro, I notice things regular listeners do not. That being the case, her 3d scherzo is a flawed interpretation (and I am a Martha fan!)
@RusskyVoyennyKorablIdiNakhui
Жыл бұрын
@@MHB48615 If you are into Chopin generally, and into scherzi in particular, I re-posted a stunning performance on my channel. This guy is a youtuber, he posted a massive amount of historical recordings over the years, and, apparently, used to be a genius-level pianist, before he gave up music and started making a living. I gather, the Russian school. He does not like my playing, so he is not perfect. 🙂 But his 3d scherzo is the real thing, beginning with the sigh motive and concluding with the wildest coda. Check it out -- kzitem.info/news/bejne/q5eN2HWBqGKmqXo
@oldconspiracydude236
7 жыл бұрын
she never drowns her performance with too much pedal.
@arturoocaranza1318
Жыл бұрын
Gracias Fabio, esta versión de Martha es extraordinaria.
@leematthews6812
3 жыл бұрын
Superb. What a pity I'll never get to see her playing unaccompanied.
@stanleyzhang3466
8 жыл бұрын
Wow! She play great!
@--076
8 жыл бұрын
the best!! incredible
@carloseduardocarossi5782
3 жыл бұрын
Genial ,linda ,sensual e nunca vai aparecer talento igual.😘👍
@RaineriHakkarainen
Жыл бұрын
Not True! More beautiful colorful piano Sound than Argerich=Wilhelm Kempff Emil Gilels Artur Rubinstein Radu Lupu Vladimir Ashkenazy! More Powerful Louder than Argerich=Mikhail Pletnev the Supernova Explosion power!( Prokofiev piano concerto no 1 by Pletnev!) The Second Loudest was Lazar Berman! More Genius than Argerich=Sviatoslav Richter Solomon Cutner Grigory Sokolov Maurizio Pollini Alexei Lubimov Stanislav Igolinsky!
@drbruce77
4 жыл бұрын
Terrific!
@wiggityp
8 жыл бұрын
Its absurd that she is that talented and that beautiful. Maybe she doesn't have a sense of smell....I like to think everyone's got an Achille's heel of some sort but I sure can't see one :-)
@eddyvideostar
8 жыл бұрын
+wiggityp Wiggityp: It is a good thing that your companion doesn't have this all-important trait which you had specified, so that she could tolerate your frequent olfactory mishaps.
@wiggityp
8 жыл бұрын
Yeah fo' real right! I be fartin' homes.
@eddyvideostar
8 жыл бұрын
wiggityp Wiggi: I was unfair: Your point was that everyone has a weakness or a non-talent, or negative attribute. This is true. Regarding this pianist, I don't know what it is, but you had made a truthful innocent comment and I take it back. I bid you all of the best.
@etiam161036
6 жыл бұрын
Quellle perfection de sensibilité... Chopin doit jubiler!...
@yagirlllwavy
6 жыл бұрын
wiggityp LMFAOOOO
@forgottenbooks2395
8 жыл бұрын
Finally, the last chord! :D
@tynegawnie
2 жыл бұрын
Best pianist ever. She should be more recognized and admired.
@RaineriHakkarainen
Жыл бұрын
NOT TRUE! More beautiful colorful piano Sound than Argerich=Wilhelm Kempff Emil Gilels Artur Rubinstein Radu Lupu Vladimir Ashkenazy! MORE POWERFUL Louder than Argerich=Mikhail Pletnev the Supernova Explosion power!( Prokofiev piano concerto no 1 by Pletnev!) The Second Loudest was Lazar Berman! More Genius than Argerich=Sviatoslav Richter Solomon Cutner Grigory Sokolov Maurizio Pollini Alexei Lubimov Stanislav Igolinsky!
the leggerio part is SOOOO difficult, how did she make it look SOOOOO easy, I wanna quit piano lol
@pjbpiano
4 жыл бұрын
Hahaha. The things we go through everyday!
@doko980629
3 жыл бұрын
This can't be a competition. This should be Martha's master class.
@Populous3Tutorials
3 жыл бұрын
what part is that?
@lospazio
3 жыл бұрын
@@Populous3Tutorials The first one is at 1:29
@Taminosboy
4 жыл бұрын
It looks like she just waves her fingers over the keyboard and it plays for her!
@nanocus
3 жыл бұрын
Shhh, she is using the force...
@nataliabenedetti3639
7 жыл бұрын
magnifica!!!!!Queens Martha!!!!!superba!!!!
@williamgregory1848
Жыл бұрын
Prior to this, Martha Argerich had not played piano for three years and had only returned to the piano for 6 months. Also, a year prior to this, she got pregnant by her friend Robert Chen; married him and shortly divorced him; then returned to her domineering mother in Geneva, where she gave birth to her first daughter. And yet, she still found the time to win the Chopin competition at age 24… again, all within one year. If that’s not talent, I don’t know what is. She truly is the queen of the piano!
@rainerlanglotz3134
Жыл бұрын
At least in Arthur Rubinsteins view this is the hardest Chopin piece. The maestro admitted he had to practise a lot for it. Young Martha is still in her comfort zone here. Guess she just could play anything at that age and still have reserves.
@marcelocrossoficial
Жыл бұрын
Exuberante, esplendorosa & magnifica.....el altisimo la creo para otorgar belleza
@michiko2562
2 жыл бұрын
Fabulous, just fabulous!!!
@peterfilardo9380
Жыл бұрын
Aside from being one of the very greatest pianists of our time, she us very intelligent and has led an interesting life. Fortunately, there are a few extended interviews with her on Yourtube.
@ava_alami
3 жыл бұрын
It doesn't get any better...
@stevenhaff2733
2 жыл бұрын
Martha and Yuga are just generational pianists. I think I have been given a great gift/blessing just watching and hearing them perform. I say this recognizing the wealth of pianistic talent that one hears in the world and on KZitem. I guess it is similar to this idea Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart had, talking about defining pornography. Even though he can't adequately define it, he knows it when he sees it.
@sepiae
2 жыл бұрын
Mesmerizing.
@paularodriguez8261
6 жыл бұрын
Awesome.
@darthtrinna
9 жыл бұрын
Bella!
@MHB48615
Жыл бұрын
What a beautiful young woman. And she can also play the piano!
@Danihogwda
4 жыл бұрын
6:45 looks like she doesn’t even press the keys
@MariadelosAngelesPrado
7 ай бұрын
Qué sonido;;; que buen uso de la técnica;;; hace música como si el Piano fuera un juguete para ella;;;cada vez me recuerda más a mi hija;;;son gemelas de la buena interpretación;;;Felicitar es poco;;;
@Benjamin-fk2yo
3 жыл бұрын
6:32 the c sharp being played staccato makes this so much better
@edcanto2737
9 жыл бұрын
Hermosooooooooooo
@mattileszek9239
5 жыл бұрын
I was born four years later... wow
@user-kp7ls7ml1h
5 жыл бұрын
same song compare this one, i think yundi li did very very close in 2000 thank so much for sharing :) great video recording
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