A close up from above of M. Argerich's playing

Here is the first movement of the Rachmaninoff Suite no. 2 for two pianos. Funny they don't mention who the other pianist is, you only can see her briefly at the beginning. youtube.com/watch?v=ET_bXJada4Q Enjoy and discuss!!?? Your link leads me to a version of "Je crois entendre encore" from Bizet's "The Pearl Fishers", but that's opera; no Argerich, no other pianist, no Rachmaninoff there. I still enjoyed it though. P.S.: Most of the time, Martha Argerich perform version I know with Brigitte Meyer: If you still had another version in mind, then please post the correct link. Thank you. Paul

Sorry, Here is the correct link: A friend in Argentina sent me this information: Daniel Rivera, who lives and teaches in Italy, is the other pianist. The concert took place in Rosario de Santa Fé, Argentina on October, 2010. Miguel

youtube.com/watch?v=Tqc1UphB2Bk A friend in Argentina sent me this information: Daniel Rivera, who lives and teaches in Italy, is the other pianist. The concert took place in Rosario de Santa Fé, Argentina on October, 2010. Musically brilliant as always, of course, although, pianistically (mechanics), the clip is of interest only if you want to copy Argerich's fingering or if you want to see something of how she organizes her movements in the horizontal plane. I miss the vertical element, though, the angles, etc that could really teach us something. One can see that Martha has very well developed hands, but it all looks a bit like pushing from the arms, which is partly an optional illusion I suppose because of the way this clip was shot. Paul

Definitely an optical illusion. It looks like she pushes from her arms but actually she just uses her arms to throw the fingers sometimes at the right key. The finger must respond right smartly if it is to do what she wants with the key, so the finger ends up being the prime mover. Other people imitate this with a more lackadaisical finger with disastrous results... AFF