MARTHA ARGERICH AND FRIENDS   Live from the Lugano Festival 2008

First Release CD: EMI  2 67051 2

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CD:1

1. W. A. Mozart   Andante with 5 Variations  K.501 （for four hands）

　　　　　  　 1. Tema (Andante)　　2. Var.1　　3. Var.2

　　　　　　   4. Var.3　　5. Var.4　　6. Var.5

　　　　　　　　         Piano 1: Martha Argerich      Piano 2: Stephen Kovacevich

                (21 June, 2008  RSI Auditorium Stelio Molo)   RTSI

2. Schumann   Sonata No.2 for Violin and Piano in D minor, Op.121

　　　　　1. Zeimlich langsam - Lebhaft

　　　　　2. Sehr lebhaft

　　　　　3. Leise, einfach

                4. Bewegt

　　　　　　　　         Violin: Renaud Capuçon      Piano: Martha Argerich

                (20 June, 2008  RSI Auditorium Stelio Molo)   RTSI 

3. Arensky   Piano Quintet in D major, Op.51

　　　　　　　　    Piano: Lilya Zilberstein      Violin: Dora Schwarzberg,  Lucia Hall       Viola: Nora Romanoff-Schwarzberg      Cello: Mark Drobinsky

                (11 June, 2008  RSI Auditorium Stelio Molo)   RTSI

4. Saint-Saëns   Scherzo Op.87

　　　　　　　　         Piano 1: Lilya Zilberstein      Piano 2: Akane Sakai

                (20 June, 2008  RSI Auditorium Stelio Molo)   RTSI

CD:2  

1. Shostakovich   Trio for Piano, Violin and Violoncello No.1 in C major, Op.8

　　　　　　　　    Piano: Lily Maisky      Violin: Alissa Margulis      Cello: Mischa Maisky

                (9 June, 2008  RSI Auditorium Stelio Molo)   RTSI

2. Rachmaninov   Suite No.1 "Fantasie-tableaux", Op.5

　　　　　　　1. Barcarolle: Allegretto

　　　　　　　2. La nuit　-　L'amour: Adagio sostenuto

　　　　　　　3. Les larmes: Largo di molto

　　　　　　　4. Paques: Allegro maestoso

　　　　　　　　         Piano 1: Lilya Zilberstein      Piano 2: Martha Argerich

                (11 June, 2008  RSI Auditorium Stelio Molo)   RTSI

3. Janáček   Concertino for Piano and Six Instruments

　　　　　1. Moderato

　　　　　2. Più mosso

　　　　　3. Con moto

                4. Allegro

　　　　　　　　    Piano: Martha Argerich    Violin: Lucia Hall,  Alissa Margulis    Viola: Nora Romanoff-Schwarzberg    Horn: Zora Slokar    Bassoon: Vincent Godel

                 (17 June, 2008  RSI Auditorium Stello Molo, Lugano)   RTSI

4. Dvořák   Slavionic Dances  - Op.46 No.1,  Op.72 No.4,  Op.46 No.7 and Op.72 No.2

　　　　　　　　    Piano: Lily Maisky and Karin Lechner

                 (17 June, 2008  RSI Auditorium Stello Molo, Lugano)   RTSI

CD:3 

1. Piazzolla   Tre Tanghi

　　　　　1. 3 minutos con la realidad

　　　　　2. Oblivion

　　　　　3. Libertango

　　　　　　　　         Piano 1: Eduardo Hubert      Piano 2: Martha Argerich

                 (24 June, 2008  RSI Auditorium Stello Molo, Lugano)   RTSI 

2. Ravel   Introduction and Allegro

　　　　　　　　    Piano: Giorgia Tomassi and Alessandro Stella

                 (22 June, 2008  RSI Auditorium Stello Molo, Lugano)   RTSI

3. Piazzolla   Las cuatro estaciones  (arr. by José Bragato)

　　　　　　　　    Piano: Alexander Gurning      Violin: Alissa Margulis      Cello: Alexander Debrus

                 (20 June, 2008  RSI Auditorium Stello Molo, Lugano)   RTSI

4. Pletnev   Fantasia Elvetica *

　　　　　1. Maestoso

　　　　　2. Tranquillo

　　　　　3. Tempo di marcia - Andante

           4. Tempo di polka - Più vivo - Allegro

　　　　　　　　    Piano: Martha Argerich, Alexsander Mogilewsky    Pletnev/Orchestra della Svizzera italianaCello: Mischa Maisky

                 (14 June, 2008  Palazzo dei Congressi, Lugano)   RTSI

                          Artistic Direction:   Martha Argerich

                       Executive Producer:   Carlo Piccardi (RTSI),  David Groves (EMI)

      Production, Recording & Editing:   Wolfgang Müller,  Ulrich Ruscher *

   Edior (Dovořák/Slavionic Dances ):   Uta Ruscher

                                         Photos:  Sonja Werner

                                  Liner Notes:   Jeremy Siepmann

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     EMI would like to dedicate these recordings to the memory of Jurg 'Abdul' Grand who founded and co-directed the Martha Argerich Project at the 2002 Lugano Festival. For fourteen years Jurg was responsible not only for bringing the great Martha Argerich to our label but also for maintaining extremely valuable relationships with a number of other major artists and artistic institutions associated with EMI. His style, personality, wisdom, humour and courage should remain an example to us all and he will not be forgotten.  (from CD: EMI  5 56654