Search - Martha Argerich and Itzhak Perlman :: Bach & Schumann

Their programme 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 ?Her brilliance and the colours she uses when she plays are recognisable 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!?