The genius of Martha Argerich

A review of the Deutsche Grammophon complete recordings box set

I only discovered Martha Argerich’s piano talent in middle age— better late than never! You see, I like classical music, but I’m no expert. I dabble.

As I surveyed the records and CD’s in my collection, I would find familiar pianists like Glenn Gould, Alfred Brendel, Rudolf Serkin, Alfred Ciccolini, Vladimir Horowitz, Artur Rubenstein — all wizards at the keys to be sure. But strangely, the name Martha Argerich wasn’t there, except for one CD of…