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New release: Live from Teatro Colón captures Barenboim and Argerich reunion in concert with West-Eastern Divan

On 24 July 2015, Peral Music releases a live recording of the legendary concert given by Daniel Barenboim, Martha Argerich and the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra at the Teatro Colón. The new release captures the long-awaited, sold-out reunion of Barenboim and Argerich in their home city of Buenos Aires. More than three thousand spectators packed the theatre for the performance, which was the opening concert of the Festival de Música y Reflexión.

 

Live from Teatro Colón features a program that comprises Beethoven’s Piano Concerto no. 1 in C major op. 15, works by Ravel and the overture to Mozart’s Le nozze di FigaroLa Nación described the occasion as “a masterly return – a memorable concert – the audience at the Teatro Colón cheered as rarely before.” For a whole month, the live recording of this concert will be available exclusively on iTunes.