The Christmas Tree Concert - Argerich & Barenboim

Long-time artistic partners and close friends Martha Argerich and Daniel Barenboim bring their extraordinary artistry to the Pierre Boulez Saal.

Long-time artistic partners and close friends Martha Argerich and Daniel Barenboim bring their extraordinary artistry to the Pierre Boulez Saal in a piano duo recital, which features Bizet’s charming "Jeux d’enfants" alongside Ravel’s work for four hands "Ma Mère l’Oye" and Liszt’s rarely heard "Weihnachtsbaum suite", an arrangement of Christmas carols written for his granddaughter.

When Argerich and Barenboim invite the children in the audience to sit on the floor around the piano for their performance of Weihnachtsbaum, it is in the spirit of Christmas, when families come together, and reminiscent of the work’s premiere: First performed in a Rome hotel room on Christmas Day 1881 by Liszt’s granddaughter Daniela, the suite of 12 pieces brought the composer a family reunion with his beloved daughter and granddaughter.

Original title The Christmas Tree Concert – Martha Argerich & Daniel Barenboim
Recording date Pierre Boulez Saal, Berlin, November 2017
Duration 105 mins
Production Company Unitel
Composer Georges Bizet, Maurice Ravel, Franz Liszt
Soloist Martha Argerich & Daniel Barenboim
Video format shot in 4k