Martha Argerich & Itzhak Perlman - Bach & Schumann (CD)

2016 collaboration between the two classical greats. Their program comprises Bach (Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 4 in C minor, BWV 1017, whose lilting opening movement became the sublime 'Erbarme dich' from St Matthew Passion), Brahms (Sonatensatz in C minor, Op. Posth.) and Schumann (Fantasiestücke, Op. 73 and the Violin Sonata No 1 in A minor, Op 105). "Working with Martha was a unique experience for me," Itzhak Perlman has said. "Jer brilliance and the colors she uses when she plays are recognizable as soon as you hear them: it's her - nobody else sounds like that... I am so excited that we were actually able to record together again." Martha Argerich is no less enthusiastic in her praise of her duo partner: "I feel so stimulated to play with Itzhak, it's really a feast - fantastic! It's a very special relationship, I am completely enchanted. #it's like having a conversation... You get inspired by what you hear at a particular moment. There is an interplay, a lot of things happen - it has spontaneity!"

Track List:

Disc: 1

1. Violin Sonata No. 1 in a Minor, Op. 105: I. Mit Leidenschaftlichem Ausdruck
2. Violin Sonata No. 1 in a Minor, Op. 105: II. Allegretto
3. Violin Sonata No. 1 in a Minor, Op. 105: III. Lebhaft
4. Fantasiestucke, Op 73: I Zart Und Mit Ausdruck
5. Fantasiestucke, Op 73: II Lebhaft, Leicht
6. Fantasiestucke, Op 73: III Rasch Und Mit Feuer
7. Sonatensatz in C minor, Op. Posth. "Fae Sonata": Scherzo
8. Violin Sonata No. 4 in C minor, BWV 1017: I. Siciliano. Largo
9. Violin Sonata No. 4 in C minor, BWV 1017: II. Allegro
10. Violin Sonata No. 4 in C minor, BWV 1017: III. Adagio
11. Violin Sonata No. 4 in C minor, BWV 1017: IV. Allegro