A Birthday: Martha Argerich
Evening Music | May 6, 2010
Martha Argerich, the amazing Argentinian-born pianist, born this day in 1941, dazzles with a dashing performance of Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1, Kiril Kondrashin leading the Bavarian Radio Symphony.
Later in the evening, hear Argerich’s alluring interpretation of the ‘Träumerei’ from Schumann’s “Kinderszenen.” Then, whimsy takes over, as the Belgian Woodwind Quintet brings us a spirited performance of Claude Arrieu’s Quintet in C. Claude’s music typifies Parisian elegance and wit, like that of her compatriots Germaine Tailleferre and Jean Françaix. Her name may be unfamiliar, but we think you’ll enjoy making her acquaintance. Speaking of things whimsicalin our final hour, the Babar Premier Ensemble under the baton of composer Raphael Mostel takes us on a whirlwind of a ride as they play the Music Suite from “The Travels of Babar.”
Later in the evening, hear Argerich’s alluring interpretation of the ‘Träumerei’ from Schumann’s “Kinderszenen.” Then, whimsy takes over, as the Belgian Woodwind Quintet brings us a spirited performance of Claude Arrieu’s Quintet in C. Claude’s music typifies Parisian elegance and wit, like that of her compatriots Germaine Tailleferre and Jean Françaix. Her name may be unfamiliar, but we think you’ll enjoy making her acquaintance. Speaking of things whimsicalin our final hour, the Babar Premier Ensemble under the baton of composer Raphael Mostel takes us on a whirlwind of a ride as they play the Music Suite from “The Travels of Babar.”
