Schumann: Piano Concerto / Symphony No. 4 - Martha Argerich / Gewandhausorchester / Riccardo Chailly / Soloist: Argerich, Martha / Orchestra: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra / Conductor: Chailly, Riccardo / DVD

Format: NTSC

Running time: 93 Minutes

UPC: 880242554987

• Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 1.78:1
• MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ NR (Not Rated)
• Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.75 inches; 4 Ounces
• Media Format ‏ : ‎ Multiple Formats, Color, NTSC, Widescreen, Classical
• Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 33 minutes
• Release date ‏ : ‎ September 26, 2006
• Actors ‏ : ‎ Schumann, Argerich
• Studio ‏ : ‎ EuroArts
• Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ France
• Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1

In summer 2006, the incomparable Martha Argerich presented an all-Schumann programme in honour of the great Romantic composer's anniversary year. Recorded live at the beginning of June 2006 at the Gewandhaus in Leipzig, the programme comprised favourite works for piano and orchestra including the Piano Concerto in A minor, the Symphony No. 4, excerpts from Kinderszenen, and works by Schumann in orchestrations by famous composers such as Tchaikovsky and Ravel. The legendary Argentinean pianist was accompanied by the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig under its new "Kapellmeister" Riccardo Chailly. Martha Argerich has long been hailed as a uniquely imaginative pianist, and she is definitely the right person to honor Schumann on the 150th anniversary of his death, as she is especially well-known for her interpretations of the 19th-century repertoire. She has been surrounded by an impermeable, almost mystical aura since the start of her career in the fifties ?EUR" she is uncompromising in her music making, and yet she is generous and beautiful ?EUR" and this recording bears witness to the deep musicality of this incredible artist.