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June 22 2008 - I did not update this page for probably 2 years, but here is a list of currently available Argerich DVDs. at Amazon.  Of prime interest currently are the recent Schumann with Chailly and the Evening with Argerich.

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VIDEOs Newer CDs       Earlier CDs       Concert News       Interviews/Articles All commercial DVDs by Argerich at Amazon.     Martha Argerich, Evening Talks - The English-subtitled version finally, with subtitles also in French, Spanish, German, Japanese, and Portuguese.  $19.95  Release date in the U.S. was July 29.  See description of film at the filmmaker Georges Gachot's site.  A thank you to Georges Gachot for this unusual and excellent film, which has extra material now from various live performances. Here are All commercial Argerich VHS videos at Amazon.     Also, Crotchet in the UK has several interesting DVDs not readily available in the U.S.  You'd pick the NON-VAT price, and the U.S. price is about twice that for the pounds-sterling figure.  Shipping is about $4.00 for first item (even if a set) to the U.S. The Scarlatti, Debussy, and Ravel VHS from Kultur is unavailable though used copies can sometimes be found, at a high price (but this particular tape is worth it).   This includes Argerich, Freire and Maisky playing in a French mansion or villa, with Argerich playing the Gaspard.     The playing is wonderful, but the filmmaker keeps showing us the tapestries, or the fountains or the floor or windows whenever the playing gets more complex and when we want to watch the hands.  Someone apparently knows this is otherwise a good item, since they're now pricing it rather high. Ozawa/Argerich play Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 1 in C, Op. 15 - Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Ozawa.   Dreamlife Corporation, NTSC / Color / Stereo,  DLVC-1020.     The link doesn't work with Firefox but works with Internet Explorer. UPDATE 1/5/01 at the bottom.     Beethoven DVD and VHS video available from Japan (English Ordering)     For some reason, Tower doesn't import this one, from a concert 1983;  it's an especially good performance.  Songful, always unusually musical, very dynamic with a very expressive slow movement. One of her best performances. Also, there is good camerawork showing the fingerwork.     Jeremy Cook found that it's possible to order this directly.  The DVD is distributed by Dreamlife Corporation, manufactured by NihonMonitor Co., Japan.   Voice Phone for DreamLife: 03-3578-6930   Fax: 03-3578-6851.     He e-mailed them at their webpage and found they do take orders by mail and e-mail. Cook adds, "The video is 3,800 Jp yen ($32 at today's exchange rate - 1/5/01), and they quoted 1,880 yen for international shipping ($16.84). With fluctuation ... the DVD + shipping to the US will run between $50 and $55." Also, they shipped one day after he e-mailed the order and he adds, "They apparently give discounts for purchases of multiple items" as he got 20% off when buying two DVDs.     Argerich plays only this concerto and Ozawa adds the Overture to "Egmont" Op. 84, making a total playtime of only 48 minutes.  The DVD was made for "All" regions. The VHS videos from Japan (NTSC) work in U.S. machines, but not in the usual European ones. The VHS pricing is the same as for the DVD. Ordering is done from a mail link on the video-link page.  I've no affiliation with this store.     1/5/01 Update - The DVD version is now available a bit more easily, maybe, for Europeans, from a reliable place named JPC, in Germany, where it's listed as "DreamLive, ADD DVD Video, 2285313 109.95 DM ($46.22 US today per their webpage) plus a flat rate shpping of 45 DM for a total of $64.76 - very high but Argerich collectors should get this one for sure from one source or another. I have no affiliation with either place. The DVD plays in all regions.     1/18/01 Update - The *VHS* copy WAS available from HMV Japan for about $32 (shipping to U.S. 15 for up to two items)     8/15/02 Update - No longer available from JPC. Martha Argerich and Friends - DVD released on 2/29/00. With Economou, Freire, Maisky.     Features:     Optional on-screen analysis;  In-depth biography of each performer; On-screen liner notes; Glossary of musical terms and contemporary history of the compositions     1) Argerich and Nicolas Economou perform Mozart's "Piano Sonata for Four Hands in D major, K. 381,"   2) Argerich and Mischa Maisky play Schumann's "Phantasiestucke op. 73, No. 1-3."  and   3) Argerich and Nelson Freire perform Rachmaninov's "Suite for Two Pianos no. 2, Op. 17" and Ravel's " La Valse".     This remastered footage was originally filmed in 1982, and the music was remixed from the original multitrack tapes to a 5.1 dolby digital mix. Audio options include the original non-compressed stereo mix.     These are very well-directed films, by Janos Darvas (credited on laser disc original productions, pre-DVD) whose site is at http://www.darvas.de. Amazon's DVD version of the Strauss Burleske is now in stock (7/5/08) - it's with the Berlin Philharmonic orchestra conducted by Abbado, during the 1992 New Year's Eve Richard Strauss Gala. -- and the VHS video version of the Strauss Burleske with orchestra conducted by Abbado, during the 1992 New Year's Eve Richard Strauss Gala, is once again available for $9 and up, though they tend to be used copies.     The VHS versions is usually found among the Argerich VHS videos at Amazon from independent parties at Amazon, the pricing is low to quite high.     Clicking on the photo brings you to the album cover for the New Year's Richard Strauss Extravaganza, with singers Andreas Schmidt, Renee Fleming, Federica von Stade, Kathleen Battle. The INFO link takes you to more info on the recording (audio and video versions). (Sept. 2003) - At Crotchet on DVD* for about the same price as VHS.     This DVD is in Region-Free (PAL/NTSC) format.   The DVD is usually no longer available at Amazon. But if you want the VHS one, then you can try Amazon's VHS used or 3rd party entries for this. Also, VAI now sells this direct, in DVD, VHS-NTSC, and VHS-PAL, which explains its no-stock status elsewhere. The video of the Canadian studio recording from 1976 - VAI 69425 was available only as VHS until now.     The original VHS was first brought to our attention by piano enthusiast Joseph Previte, M.D. (and NY Times) May 26.   VAI's webpage PR states: "...In 1976, Miss Argerich was in the studios of the CBC Montreal network where she performed the Schumann Piano Concerto, Liszt’s Funérailles and Ravel’s Jeux d’eau."     This was filmed with so much distance between orchestra and piano that there seems less involvement on Argerich's part than in other live video'd performances though there are some charming moments.  The studio atmosphere is a bit dry as well.  However, the camerawork concentrates on her hands and how she gets her results, and it's a lesson in playing with incredibly relaxed hands in pieces you'd least expect this.     Review - by Arthur Kaptainis, for Montreal Online.