Martha Argerich is a genuine living legend, a musician in a class of her own who inspires a huge devotion from her many fans.
In addition to her breathtaking technical skills and rare combination of power and grace, there’s a refreshing element of risk to her volatile performances.
Argerich has often said she feels “lonely on stage” during solo performances and gave up solo recitals in the early 1980’s. As a prodigy “I never went to school and was able to share with children of my own age” so “on stage I had that strange feeling of being separated, stranded. I have a great need for company on stage.”
What a spectacular performance she provides with the music of Bach:
