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Thursday, 5 January 2012

Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 3, Argerich HD COMPLETE

....The Piano Concerto No 3 In D minor . Op 30 , composed in 1909 by Sergei Rachmaninoff (colloquially known as "Rach 3") is famous for it's technical and musical demands on the performer . It has the reputation of being one of the most technically challenging piano concertos in the standard classical repertoire . Rachmaninoff composed the concerto in the peaceful setting of his family's country estate , Ivanovka , completing it on September 23 1909 . The concerto is respected , even feared , by many pianists . Joseph Hofmann , the pianist to whom the work is dedicated, never publicly performed it, saying that it " wasn't for him" And Gary Graffman lamented he had not learned this concerto as a student , " when he was still too young to know fear "............Martha Argerich ( born 5th June 1941 in Buenos Aires ) is an Argentinian pianist . She started playing the piano at age 3 , and performed her debut concert in 1949 at the age of 8 . She is famous for her interpretation of Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No 3 .

1 comment:

Blossom said...

What an amazing talent!