COMPOSERS: Ravel & Ginastera,Works by Schumann
LABELS: EMI
ALBUM TITLE: Martha Argerich
WORKS: Ondine; Scarbo; Concerto
PERFORMER: Martha Argerich (piano)
CATALOGUE NO: 476 8492
Argerich fans look away now. ‘Ondine’ too loud, ‘Le gibet’ too fast (4:50), ‘Scarbo’ scrambled; and the elegant conversation of the Schumann Concerto’s Intermezzo turned by Argerich’s rhythmic distortions into a (post-modern?) essay in irony. Roger Nichols
Works by Schumann, Ravel & Ginastera
Argerich fans look away now. ‘Ondine’ too loud, ‘Le gibet’ too fast (4:50), ‘Scarbo’ scrambled; and the elegant conversation of the Schumann Concerto’s Intermezzo turned by Argerich’s rhythmic distortions into a (post-modern?) essay in irony. Roger Nichols
Our rating
2
Published: January 20, 2012 at 3:57 pm