Martha Argerich Plays Prokofiev Piano Concerto No.3 | Singapore International Piano Festival 2018
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- Legendary pianist Martha Argerich, as part of her long-awaited Singapore debut, performed her signature Prokofiev Piano Concerto No.3 at the 25th Singapore International Piano Festival (SIPF) 2018.
SERGEI PROKOFIEV (1891 - 1953)
Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, Op. 26
00:00 Entry and applause
00:45 I. Andante - Allegro
10:20 II. Tema con variazioni
20:09 III. Allegro, ma non troppo
30:30 Applause
Martha Argerich, piano
Darío Alejandro Ntaca, conductor
Singapore Symphony Orchestra
Recorded live at the Esplanade Concert Hall, Singapore, on 13 June 2018. This video is the property of the Singapore Symphony Group. Unauthorised reproduction or re-uploading is not permitted.
For more information on the next Singapore International Piano Festival, please visit sso.org.sg/sipf - Hudba
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She’s 77 here. That’s seventy-seven, and a 25-year cancer survivor (seriously BAD BAD metastatic cancer!), yet she can play this brutally difficult concerto as good or better than anyone on the planet. She is in a class by herself, and at 80, still going strong. They don’t make ‘em like this anymore.
She was inspired by Horowitz, let's see, hope she lasts long.
Just saw her yesterday play this concerto. She's 81 now, no words.
@@bautistap8515 ¿Estuviste en el Colón? Yo también!!
@@dyadic asi es.
@@bautistap8515 ¿También asististe al concierto del 18? Tu cara me suena a la del chico que me preguntó si formo parte de alguna orquestra 😅
I think Martha Argerich is the earth mother of all pianists. Her playing is purely organic. Nothing artificial, no theatrics, just the pure essence of the music.
So true
Totally agree.
Yes1
I wonder who you would consider her make counterpart to be. There are so many options. Kissin, Barenboim, Ashkenazy, Gould, etc...
@@eduard6266 I know, there are so many talented pianists from all generations. I must say she seemed to be having the most fun with Daniel Barenboim and her both at the keyboard.
In an interview, Martha once said that Prokofiev is her best friend. Now I can see what she meant.
I looked for this Concerto after I saw that interview today.
In that interview she said she "knew him - probably." Cool answer!
да Прокофьев музыка для сердца и души
And Martha Argerich is definitely Prokofiev's music's best friend!
Also it meant she didn't get out much.
I am a 92 year old music lover and follower. Argherich is by far the greatest pianist of my lifetime. The hours of pure enjoyment that I owe to her will never be repaid. But I am glad I owe her
Prokofiev would cry. Totally brings his music to life. Sounds like it should-spontaneous. Absolutely beautiful. Makes me weep. It's like she wrote it.
What Iove about Profokiev is that he didn't play by the rules. Either does Martha.....
prokofiev himself brought his music to life when he composed it.
@@Alex-oy6ss no shit. But while someone is dead I guess we've the duty to keep this music being played and renewed, or more well put, alive.
This performance "sparkles" as no other I've heard. Astonishing composition and performance.
Amazing. I put away my guitar at 65…. I’m now 80 like Martha…. The dexterity Lost to arthritis, I’m just glad my ears are holding out so I can enjoy my peers who are still able to make music
She's not your peer lil bro 😂
@@markredford84peer as in same age group... your comment was unnecessary and disrespectful
Martha Argerich is a living legend. She said this concerto was "easy" to her... Total respect !!!
and that she learnt it in her sleep while her neighbour was practising it
Easy????
@@Charlie-vf8hw I don't know if that's true but it's a great story either way.
Michael Livingston she said it herself during an interview. She used to share a flat in Geneva with another pianist. And they used to take turnings to study and sleep as the place was tiny. So she would listened her flat mate practicing whilst she slept and learned the score (she laughed saying she even learned it with the same mistakes her flat mate did)
Herman Munoz Ratto , 😱😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Martha's getting older - as we all do - but her power never seems to fade! Amazing!
The thing with music is when you get older the better you will be
@@devonchristopher5837 Yes exactly, but you only get better musicaly, but as a pianist ages their skills fade away, what's amazing about Martha is that her power, agility and finger dexterity in her 70s are just the same as they were in her thirties!
What blows my mind most about this performance is the way she flies through the final passage and, rather cavalierly, stands up immediately to shake the conductor’s hand….as if she didn’t just perform one of the most difficult concertos ever written 😅
Exactly my comment. She behaves as though she's just finished doing a bit of light dusting.
My jaw dropped seeing the speed of her fingers on the piano. This is so lovely!
Her fingers dont play like 80 years. She certainly didn't limit herself or retire because of her age. Such blessings.
It seems that Prokofiev wrote his piano concertos especially for her.
I wish they had known each other, Sergei could have cajoled her to play the second concerto :-)
@@willemboone7912 if they met each other you probably wouldn't be watching this video now
She only plays/played 2 out of 5 concertos
@@felipe2637lol, I get it
I still remember the surreal sight of her coming into the stage - finally in Singapore! - and how the audience refused to stop clapping, so thrilled we were!
that's like so lucky of you! did she play any encore for this? what piece if she did? :D
@@espadae8697 Yes she did! There were not one but two encores, a Scarlatti and Debussy's La soirée dans Grenade!
Argh! I missed it!!!!!! I'm in Singapore too!
oh, i never knew she came here! it would have been a nice trifecta, after hearing her play in Buenos Aires and Madrid... and my favorite concert! damn.
This makes me cry! How amazing that must have been!
One of the best piano concertos in the history of music, and one of the best performances of that piece aswell. Sorry for my stupid joke, but imagine how quickly she knits socks for her grand children!
I heard this first on the movie The Competition" I love it. I played a wonderful Argentina composer's piece for my graduating recital danzas Argentinas. Alberto jinastera. That was so much fun. And I don't like much passed classical but had to do neoclassical too. So much fun to play
I'm speechless. It seems Martha Argerich was born to elevate Prokofiev to the highest level of interpretation. They are a perfect match, although living in another century. just divine.
The world woke up to the phenomenal talent of the Argentinian pianist Martha Argerich in 1964 when she won the International Chopin Piano Competition at the age of 24. She is now arguably the greatest living pianist and can sell out concerts in minutes.
Her trademark mass of lustrous black hair may be grey, but Martha Argerich still looks almost girlish when she steps onto the concert platform. Diminutive, with surprisingly small hands, it comes as a shock when she unleashes her full horse-power and those famous fingers dance over the keyboard.Aug 20, 2019.
Everyone - you are listening to and looking at the greatest pianist in the world today. And, she is ranked behind Debussy as one of the greatest of all time, I believe 5th overall. She is 1st in my humble opinion. It is totally amazing to me how she plays this Prokofiev. Pianissimo, Fortissimo, fingering, all amazing. I believe she could do it without looking at the keys. A genius and God has given her to us to hear her play.
How many others came here after watching Rick Beato's recent video on Martha Argerich? I had never heard of her until today, but I wish I had heard of her long ago. She is indeed amazing!
@@ReasonableExpectations What Doug said.
Same here.
Me too !
Yes, thank you, Rick Beato
me ditto
The fact that she can play for hours at a time, now over 80 years old is impressive in itself. let alone the fact that she is doing it entirely from memory without making a mistake. She is beyond words impressive.
Just remember she's almost 80.
Aren’t we all
It’s so sad to see true legends getting older...
(!) Born June 5, 1941. The Wikipedia article is a great read.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martha_Argerich
@@bobmayfield7925 yes it is, she has had a great wonderful life, what we don't see are the hours and hours spend learning to be this good, and I am sure that was not always easy!
Jutta Weise it’s a very lonely journey practicing for hours by yourself! However it does offer a cathartic aspect as well!😀
That is a nearly 80 year old woman crushing a really tough concerto. Amazing.
I watched this performance live, and there were really no words to describe it. It was so good that almost the whole audience gave a standing ovation and wouldn't stop clapping! Great recording, but it's nothing like watching her live. Her musical dynamics and contrasts are truly astounding.
The Supreme artist.
Grande interprete! Ho i suoi migliori vinili.luis.
I was there seated at the second row from the stage, totally mesmerized by Martha"s stunning performance. To watch her live was a dream come true.
My jealousy knows no bounds! Lucky you.
great, witness of a historical art event!
I am not a naturally jealous person, but of this I am SUPER jealous!
wooowwwwww
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This performance of Prokofiev 3 by Martha Argerich is such a powerful testament to her humility as an artist. It is never about her; it is always about the music. Absolutely love her. ❤
I usually listen to one of Yuga Wang’s performances of this concerto. Her interpretation tends to bring out more of Prokofiev’s impish humor. But Martha Agerich brings out the beauty and fluidity and reminds me that, without her, there might not be a Yuja Wang.
I think this is the best recording of Prokofiev's 3rd piano concerto, I am very impressed
I just shake my head in disbelief thinking how amazing and talented beyond recognition she is as a genius pianist. 😅.
Martha is a mind boggling Pianist, one of the greatest of the 20th/21st century? The greatest living one?? This recording gives nothing but goosebumps.
1:21
The bassoonist applauding the clarinetist for nailing the opening solo. I LIVED
Such an amazing concerto and a superb presentation by the orchestra
thats so sweet :(
Almost 80, and after 25 minutes, by the end of the concert... one can hardly see her hands, they should have recorded this at double speed. Sometimes not even looking the keys, giving entrance to the same director. No reading notes, all by memory. It is absolutely not normal, beyond world class.
MARTA ARGERICH IS A GREAT PIANIST, AND SHE IS ALSO FROM ARGENTINA, MY COUNTRY. THIS IS SUCH AN AMAZING CONCERT !!!
I'll never tire of watching this. Absolutely thrilling, and the climax at the end is wonderful. I love the way Argerich stands up at the end in a matter of fact way - as if she's just finished hoovering the front lounge.
How fortunate are we! She’s still alive in 2021, still giving concerts. ❤️
The lady with fingers of steel. In the first movement there are passages of incredible clean articulation seldom heard played like this. This is unbelievable and as a pianist myself I know the heavenly level she is performing at. We are so fortunate to be alive to witness it.
I'll see her perform this year, I feel so lucky!
4:30 always makes me grin. She makes it look as easy as tapping a beat on the table. God bless her.
I think maybe at 105 she will perhaps feel a little old.
Everything is exceptional : Martha, the Singapore orchestra, the chief, the concert hall, the audience, the video recording. Thank you Singapore. I love your country also for that.
I have exactly the same feeling. There is something magical here. The lightings are also beautiful and very soft. I have watched this video countless of time. I especially love the last movement, there is so much emotions.
7:01 That build-up is so incredible. One of the best moments of any piano concerto imo
agree!
Yeah
Totally agree with you
Unreal...
Absolutely incredible!!!
How wonderful that she can play at the highest level. This is a message that music can transcend
the physical plane and bring hope and joy to all.
How many pianists, including Horowitz and Rubenstein, would tackle the Prokoviev 3 at 79? None! They didn't! She is amazing and just doesn't quit. Such a brilliant rendering. Thank you for posting and sharing this video.
Martha 's normal exuberance shines bright for all to hear & see once again.
Horowitz played the Rachmaninoff 3rd at 75. And consider the recital he played in Moscow in his 80s. Incredible mastery and some of what he played is in the top-tier of difficulty in the piano literature, e.g., Etincelles.
This is not to denigrate Argerich's achievement here. I heard her play this masterpiece in Boston when she was 77 and it was as good as this. She's an incredibly great pianist, but is not unique in retaining the ability play the instrument near 80 and beyond.
SIMP much?
As close to pure magic as you'll ever see.
This is my favorite musical performance of all time. Martha's hands have a life of their own. I felt like I was watching the creation of the World.
Astounding!.No sheet music. She knows when to play it soft, loud, moderate, she knows when to crescendo. She is a true maestro in every since of the word.😳
She’s also 78 in this which is remarkable
@@daniels7052 Amazing indeed. She didn't miss a beat.
*maestra
Playing by heart is really standard
that's kinda the bare minimum of any classical pianist lol ... her excellence is something even beyond me, a mere piano major...
How in the world does she remember all of this? She is incredible.
au delà de la science, c'est vertigineux! merci pour ce moment de grâce.
Prokofiev was ahead of his time. His music is unlike any composer's. People often forgot how good he is and kept on focusing on the pianists. Without Prokofiev and all the great composers, all these pianists wont have anything to perform. Thank you Prokofiev for your amazing music. RIP....
Prokovieff was... Not ahead of his time at all. His music is indeed unlike any other composer's, but at the same time Bartok was making his own concerto, and Schoenberg/berg/Webern were mastering serial music. Composing tonal (here, neo-classic) music at that time wasn't "ahead" of the time.
@@arielorthmann4061 Prokofiev hated academism.
@@hungahamsterflywater nice comment that has nothing to do with what I said
@@arielorthmann4061 What I meant was that not following the academy does not mean being out of date. Can't we just say that his originality was ahead of his time?
@@hungahamsterflywater i didn't say he was out of date. Just not ahead of his time. He's part of the neo-classic movement, along with composers such as Poulenc, Ibert...very personal style was very common in the XXth century
Always mesmerised by Martha's playing. Those fingers radiate confidence and extraordinary clarity all at the same time. She's a tonic...
07:02 This progression is simply mind-blowing. Martha Argerich plays this with an ease and musicality which is simply unparalleled.
What I particularly love about her playing is that she has such a large dynamic range, so much feeling and so nuanced and she's playing all of this from memory so flawlessly.
she's NOT only one of the GREATEST pianist of all time... she's one heck of a gracious lady!!!! HATS off to Argerich... !
How can such a piece even exist? Prokofiev the great maestro has given a true gift back to the universe.
Wow! Another bravura performance of a war horse concerto by the peerless Martha Argerich! Her playing is absolutely effortless at nearly 80! Astounding genius!
Every time I see this video (I've lost count) it's like I see and hear it for the first time. Argerich is impeccable and thrilling.
And I love any woman who appears with gray hair. That's enough for me.
Let’s pause for a moment to salute Max Lima for making all of this Martha treasure available for us to enjoy. I , for one, can’t thank him enough. Hearing Argerich play feels like winning the lottery every time!
Lol this was uploaded by Singapore Symphony Orchestra
Mind-blowing - She is a living miracle.
It is astounding, that a woman of her age can play in this marathonesk strength-draining masterpiece of Prokoviev and in the end, she just bow and gestured ‘ ahhhh never mind, I just played a bit, it was nothing special’ and by the way burned the hands of the conductor instantly.
THE QUEEN!
i love how she's just tapping her leg during these passages like she's just doing a 30 minute warm up
Every single rendition is different, yet it's alway Argerich's energy: indomitable.
Yh her versions are definitely the best
I want a world more like this, please.
heck, yeah clap after that first movement! That was straight 🔥 Also, seeing Martha mercilessly tear this piece apart at age 80 is one of the most inspiring things I’ve ever seen.
Some people are just clueless!
She was almost 80 here, and still she was playing like a 20-year old! ;-) ^^
She's super human...like for real. I wish she'd perform Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 3 again.
So do I
My favorite pianist on the planet!!! She always says that Prokofiev is her favorite composer to perform!!!
The killer octaves at 18:01...oh my.. Only she can produce that sound and speed in the most EFFORTLESS manner. She can still literally compete with younger pianists nowadays.
What a stupid comment. She's Martha Argerich hahahaha she doesn't need to compete with anyone hahahahaha, NO YOUNG PIANIST can compete with her, you mean...
There's another monstrous octave run in the Tchaikovsky 1st that she plays effortlessly and it's one of the most surreal things I've ever seen
literally
You should hear her Tchaikovsky Concerto no.1 on old live performance (maybe around 1980), there's she's swept all the octaves as if she's playing a reguler scale hahaha. Superhuman pianist. Bravo!
she said she has a “thing for octaves.” Oh Martha, you’re the real lioness of the piano.
Hay emóciones, imposibles de describir...❤
She is clearly loved ❤ never have I seen a world class performer who is so normal, down to earth and has such a natural aire 🎉Unlike a lot of other classical pianists.
If ever a pianist owned a Concerto it’s this one. No one comes close to her in the performance of this work.
Only performance that comes close might be Pampa-Baldi several years ago, as part of the Van Cliburn competition. czcams.com/video/fZdjG3YhE7Q/video.html
My favorite piano concerto! AND my favorite pianist!
Thank you so much!
I'm 74 and was raised in environment of music my whole life.
My mother was an honors graduate from Northwestern University on piano and choral conducting.
She tells of one piano jury after which the three professors actually applauded. Unheard of then (late 30's) and still rarely now.
The three of us children took lessons (not from our mother, she was too intelligent for that).
My final achievement was playing the 1st movement of the Grieg Piano Concerto when I was a high-school junior. After which I focused on the clarinet.
My band director said we would perform the Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue if I could learn the clarinet "smear" as it was called then in 1965 (now the "gliss" or glissando).
My clarinet teacher/band director.
He thought I spent hours on it, but it took about 15 min. to get it roughed. The rest of the time was to build consistency.
I taught my son how to do it when he was in 7th grade much to our regret and the band director's.
A tour de force on the keys. Martha is magnificent!
7:56 The interplay with the flutes is simply brilliant. The way the sound imperceptibly jumps from one instrument to the other and back again is flawless. This is how Prokofiev must have imagined it.
Yes it's stunning. The flutes blend in the piano and vice versa, this is so beautiful.
Великолепная пианистка. Впервые слышу такой звук у рояля. Ей очень идёт играть современную классическую музыку, звук настолько яркий, живой, что получается непередаваемая красота с очень сильными ощущениями и восхищением. И сам композитор Прокофьев - великолепен, современен! Всё-таки русская музыка прекрасна!
No one handles a piano like Margaret Argerich! My mind is infatuated by her hands stroking and almost pounding the keys with the most beautiful results!! Her quickness is faster than my mind can process. She is my most beloved pianist ever. And she shall always be. I am awed by her abilities.
Her technique... second to none
Legend has it that they are still clapping.
at 7:02 - no change in her tempo from as far back as I can find. Astonishing... Amazing. IMO the greatest modern pianist.
What is amazing is the person that composes these pieces, and of course, it's another thing to find some great pianist to play it. She is truly a master of this instrument. She is one of a kind in this century.
Well, Prokofiev used to play his 3rd concerto very often, and it was in the ... 20th century !
She was 78 when she played this. But her hands were 25. Absolutely the most amazing pianist!
A freaking legend. Can't even word my ecstatic happiness while i watch this video
Yh it always puts me in a good mood when I’m having a difficult day
What a tremendous performance. Martha is the best pianoplayer ever.
She plays with such elegance
Magnificent! Pure Sincerity, Divine Performance.. a moment on the planet Earth when one is speechless 🙏💖 Bravo 💐
Martha Argerich is a living legend!! My compliment wouldn’t do justice!!
I think everyone feels that way. What more can anyone say about her? Every superlative has been used over and over but it’s still hard to describe the incredible talent of this woman. There is no one like her.
@@drrabner47 couldn’t be agree with you.. she’s gifted
The power, the details, the easiness, the mastery - all unmatched in this concerto as if written especially for her.
What a sense of rythm had Prokofiev!!!
h 😊
Beginner: pieces in c major are so easy!
Prokofiev: *NO*
lol yup :)
True!
lol
It's the most difficult key to play in.
everything is so far apart
The finger work at 9:44 is incredible.
Thank you singapore Symphony for sharing this wonderful event. Superb audio recording of a real fine orchestra featuring the last piano diva living. Thanks to Martha for such masterly interpretation. maximum respect. viva musica
Martha to orchestra at 1:44: "Vamos!"; Martha at 1:53: "I SAID - 'vamos'"; Flautist at 2:05: "I'm trying, I'm trying!"
Hah nice comment. It’s supposed to be a tug-o-war between the orchestra and the pianist, so you nailed it on the head! :)
@Gregory Justin it's a bot...
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Ce qui m'étonne, c'est qu'elle ne montre aucune trace d'anxiété lors de ses performances. Son répertoire, sa technique et son toucher doux font d'elle l'une des meilleures pianistes de l'histoire.
Sur scène non, mais il semble qu'elle ait un trac dantesque avant! Ce doit être terrible après des dizaines d'années d'expérience.... Dans le film qu'a fait sa fille Stéphanie on la voit très mal à l'aise avant un concert au Japon, en train de faire les 400 pas dans le coulisses tout en disant qu'elle ne veut vraiment pas jouer, qu'elle ne se sent pas bien, mais elle y va quand même et une fois sur scène, tout semble couler de source....
@@willemboone7912yes and i also read that after the performance she feels refreshed, renewed, rejuvenated, no fatigue.
Martha joue avec une aisance déconcertante, elle survole le clavier, l 'age n'a pas d'emprise sur elle, c'est l'une des meilleures pianistes, un toucher, une maîtrise technique une puissance de jeu...quel plaisir de la voir jouer et interpréter des pièces aussi difficiles
20:01 the way she plays that last chord..just that alone and releasing the keys says so mcuh right there..
I've loved her since I was four years old. Do you notice that at times it appears her fingers don't even touch the keys? It's quite extraordinary. And to play this as Martha does, you have to be a world-class athlete to have that much stamina, strength, and especially control of her entire body, again, like an athlete.
Prokofiev must have been the inspiration for John William's music for Star Wars. Martha Argerich is always incredible!
this is my favorite modern piano concerto Prokofiev was incredible.......the Mozarts are my other fav........Prokofiev is a master at layering complex woodwind chords that sound phenomenal
A friend sent me this video and I was instantly sucked in. I couldn't stop watching until the end. No score in front of her either. Amazing pianist is an understatement. I don't own a piano, but this lady makes me want one.
This is what I love about Argerich, even at her age right now, she's still got it, the power and essence of the pieces she plays. Definitely worth watching for.
A dame of the 80 years old!!!!!! Awesome!!!!!!
Growing up, Martha was young with vigor and vitality. Now, she is older and gray like me. She will leave a good legacy one day as with all the great artists.
i was lucky to be in this concert watching Martha Argerich live in singapore. awesome performance!
Ms. Argerich, I have admired you all my life. I will never forget your performance in Switzerland - Schumann piano sonatas with Gideon Kramer. Early 80s. I was so lucky to be in the audience at the time - and even luckier to meet you back stage! Will never forget, even though it was many decades ago! I'm sure you hear this every day many times, but I gotta tell you one more time: You will go down in history as one of the most formidible pianists of the 20th/21st century. Thank- you from the bottom of my heart for the many, many hours of wonderful enjoyment, and for all you do for our art.
DeAnna Howe
It is quite perturbing that she plays this massive difficult piece at 77 as when she was 30......
Damn. I must get to the gym. Go Martha!
better!
She, deserved to be totally respected! I totally do love her, her talent !