Martha Argerich in a fiery live performance of Beethoven's famous "Waldstein" Sonata. This recording was already available on YouTube, but the final chords were missing, so I decided to reupload the whole thing.

It is very likely that Martha first learned this sonata as a child, when she was studying with Francisco Amicarelli in Buenos Aires.
It's known that on November 6th, 1953 (she was 12!) Martha performed at Teatro San Martin a huge three-part recital featuring the Waldstein sonata and pieces by Scarlatti, Brahms, Chopin, Mendelssohn, Aguirre, Ravel, and Fauré.
Please notice that this recording I uploaded was made much later, in 1970.

Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No.21 in C Major, "Waldstein"
00:00 | Allegro con brio
10:13 | Introduzione. Adagio molto
14:50 | Rondo. Allegretto moderato

Martha Argerich, piano
February 4th, 1970
Tokyo

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