Martha Argerich plays Scarlatti Sonata in D minor K.141 at Singapore International Piano Festival

On 13 June 2018, the legend of piano legends, Martha Argerich, as part of her Singapore debut, surprised the full house at the Esplanade Concert Hall with not one but two encores after her incredible performance of her signature Prokofiev Piano Concerto No.3 (available to view on our channel).
This first encore was the Scarlatti K.141 Sonata in D minor, a staple of her repertoire. We present this video for the first time on KZbin, since her 2018 performance.
Recorded at the Esplanade Concert Hall, Singapore, 13 June 2018 as part of the Singapore International Piano Festival.

[@thetanktoppianist6312]

One of the most exhilarating experiences of my life. I was seated at the second row, and my eyes were fixated on Martha's hands. It's so amazing to watch I can't describe in words.

[@RebelHippyProductions]

So glad you got to experience that!

[@alexroberts7118]

You are so lucky and happy person! Incredible!!!

[@michaelg9344]

She doesn't even need sheet music. Those fingers are blessed too. WOW!!

[@ednewton6875]

Scarlatti Sonata in D minor K.141 by Martha Argerich. Who else could play this with such heart???

[@이스에-s9c]

Fantastic! She drives the melody like water flowing away between her fingers! I admire her!!!!

[@yiyikupianostudio]

Scarlatti is so underrated. This certainly makes me want to go learn some more Scarlatti now!

[@alexbogdan9737]

sounds almost like a harpsichord sometimes

[@TheIpazia1]

Grazie mille Singapore Simphony per la condivisione anche dell'encore, molto gradito, bravooooo Martha, incredibile! 🤗❤️

[@trblcleft]

Single-handedly changed how this is supposed to be played.

[@ivebarraco]

I would say 'double-handedly'. she certainly needs both. (?)

[@coltrane326]

great

[@n.e.s5864]

GRANDE MARTHA !!!!

[@abhishekjino3526]

Why is that there's no other recording of her on Scarlatti other than this k 141. She has been playing this same piece since 1960s.

[@theo5069]

Cus she wants to?

[@backmax]

​@@theo5069apparently you can't read.

[@LUIZEDUARDO-wd6dy]

Uma Estrela não carece de comentários. Apenas Admiração, senão, Contemplação.

[@quagapp]

Incredible.

[@НаталияМайская-й5ч]

Великая Марта!!!

[@amaliamariag9922]

Tiene alas en las manos!!! Fantástico

[@br14nh]

The mark of a "good" interpretation (I hate the word good, but can't think of a better one) is that the performer can play the piece in a way you've never heard, and leave you convinced that that is how it should be heard..... when I first listened to this, I thought it was waaaay too fast - by the end of 30 seconds I could hear things in the music, lines and shapes, that I'd never heard before which forever changed the way I will listen to this piece..... I would be interested to hear whether this approach works on a harpsichord, due to the different tonality, texture, etc but I can't ignore what Martha has done to inform me of what can lie within it... Marvellous!

[@colorsofsound4782]

Agree so much with what you said. I'm unsure if a harpsichord can reproduce this even if the tuning right because modern grands have instant response and work with repeated fast notes, again, not certain but I think this type of hammer action is not something a harpsichord can do.

[@br14nh]

@@colorsofsound4782 - a harpsichord can play repeated notes that fast, it depends on how the note is voiced, i.e. the shaping of the "quill" that plucks the string. I only say that because I have one, and I can get many of the notes to play that fast, but I never got around to voicing all the notes properly when I was restoring it. I haven't learned that piece well enough to play it on either instrument but this makes me think I should try!!

[@colorsofsound4782]

@@br14nh thanks for the insight, that's something I never knew before.

[@capemaxi]

Enjoyed your comments.

[@TheMrWuuu]

Un tempo rapide fonctionne aussi très bien au clavecin. Écoutez l'interprétation de cette sonate par Jean Rondeau.

[@franciscolima5793]

Sensacional Parabéns 👋👋👋❤️

[@leons4088]

Da ammirare come con la bocca si porta il tempo vista la grande difficoltà del brano pur se lei oramai lo conosce come il padre nostro. È un suo cavallo di battaglia

[@metodijatasevski7464]

3:16 that slip was cute

[@ivebarraco]

that's for us to remember she is still human, after all. 😋

[@mopmaster]

すごすぎる。こんなに完璧な連打は聴いた事がない😄

[@Freawulf]

Out of this world! :o

[@ДиляраМахмудова-д9с]

Брависсимо!!!

[@LUIZEDUARDO-wd6dy]

Se eu fosse a Estrela da Manhã não permitiria que viesse morar na Terra!

[@democolor42]

That's all she plays, never heard another

[@bernabemalfax5029]

How about the Debussy

[@singaporesymphony]

We are preparing this for a premiere around the 3rd week of August, stay tuned!

[@djtomt]

Oh, my goodness - Argerich never ceases to astonish. This is pure magic.

[@ilariadamico6041]

Amazing

[@E.Vecvec]

this is not what scarlatti meant, his tempo was slow and dancing, in fact he wrote 3/8 in key, not a note with a dotted value of 2/4

[@antoninopirrone2541]

👏👏👏👏🌺💐❤️💕💕

[@soavemusica]

The other encore?

[@norarossetti2087]

Grande.....

[@Pegasus4213]

No question how good she is, but it's surely played faster than originally intended? I love Scarlatti but this sounds too fast? Though I've just listened to other performances and they are similarly fast. My mistake. I prefer slower where notes can be wallowed in! :-)

[@RadekNiec]

reminds me of a crazy cat lady.. well her play is EPIC for sure!

[@luissousa3420]

00:09

[@SenHappy-l3k]

ありがとうございます！

[@singaporesymphony]

ありがとうございます！返事が遅くなってごめんなさい！Thank you!

[@matador1981]

Слишком быстро

[@Thomas11611]

I would just love to meet her. I would be so engaged to conversation with her. I bet we could talk for so many hours.

[@Macy1ify]

* Exquisite *

[@ddd20120127]

⚘⚘⚘⚘⚘

[@Ax-ix4os]

Que extraordinaria la Argentina...🇨🇱

[@licgabrielrosso]

🇦🇷

[@nhinangiandoan]

How old was she in this video?

[@jean-michelprillieux5012]

Plus que ça encore...

[@jean-michelprillieux5012]

77 ans !

[@akifaliyev1886]

Too fast, no good.

[@TheMrWuuu]

Ce sont (presque tous) les autres qui jouent cette pièce pas suffisamment rapidement.

[@arturkranz-dobrowolski2959]

She is a great pianist. However, it is a pity that she happens to confuse art with sport.

[@שופן-ג9ע]

Sviatoslav Richter also played certain Bach pieces at a very high speed. And of course Glenn Gold too. Probably each for its own reasons, but I really feel that the fast tempo section is more lively, and kicks more