Rachmaninoff: Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30 / Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23
This is madness in action. Martha Argerich's Rachmaninoff  Third is the fastest and most physically exciting you'll ever hear. She's  recorded live, and the balances are a little strange as a result. You can also  tell that Riccardo Chailly and his orchestra are having a hell of time trying to  keep up with her, while anticipating what she's about to do next--but so what?  This is as close as you can come to an experience of spontaneous combustion, and  survive. The Tchaikovsky is, if possible, even wilder, with quite a few missed  notes. But with an artist like Argerich, you simply can't judge the performance  one note at a time. So go ahead: live dangerously.--David Hurwitz