The first release in Deutsche Grammophon’s new partnership with the Verbier Festival that will see the release of exceptional concerts with great artists (2 sets per year from 2016) recorded by Verbier over the years.

Something special was bound to happen when Martha Argerich was given carte blanche to invite whoever she wanted, to play whatever she and they chose at her Verbier Festival concert on 27 July 2007. She was the life and soul of the party, playing in seven works and making a rare solo appearance in Schumann’s Kinderszenen. Argerich’s artistic partners are Yuri Bashmet, Renaud Capuçon, Lang Lang, Mischa Maisky, Gabriela Montero and Julian Rachlin, in a killer programme.
 
An uproarious encore was given by Gabriela Montero improvising a tango version of “Happy Birthday” (for Mischa Maisky’s daughter Lily Maisky).
 
This release offers over two hours of exceptional music-making with an enviable line-up of colleagues.

Contents:
CD 1
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
- Piano Trio in D major op.70 no.1 'The Ghost'
Julian Rachlin (violin), Mischa Maisky (cello), Martha Argerich (piano)

ROBERT SCHUMANN
- Kinderszenen op.15
Martha Argerich (piano)

FRANZ SCHUBERT
- Grand Rondeau in A major D951 for piano duet
Lang Lang (piano), Martha Argerich (piano)

MAURICE RAVEL
- Ma Mère l’Oye, five children’s pieces for piano duet
Martha Argerich (piano), Lang Lang (piano)

CD 2
FRANZ SCHUBERT
- Sonata in A minor for arpeggione and piano D821
Yuri Bashmet (viola), Martha Argerich (piano)

BÉLA BARTÓK
- Sonata no.1 for violin and piano Sz.75
Renaud Capuçon (violin) / Martha Argerich (piano)

WITOLD LUTOSLAWSKI
- Variations on a Theme of Paganini for two pianos
Martha Argerich (piano), Gabriela Montero (piano)

- Improvisations on “Happy Birthday to You” for Lily Maisky
Gabriela Montero (piano)